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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-24

Native-"That's Eph Haskins over
there. Son of the man that put our
town on the map. Visitor-"How did
he do it," Native-"Made a spe-
cial point to go to New York to die,
and the papers there had, right out
plain under to death notice, 'Bung-
town papers please copy. Puck.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-24
Notes from POllyka's Corners.

Mr.. Ed Blahnik and Louis Seykora
were in Green Bay one day last week.
The stork visited the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. John +. Augustine and left
them baby boy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-24
The Tnlkers.

Where one man wants to work HE
way to the top there are dozen who
hope to talk themselves in that gen.
eral direction. Globe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-24
FARMERS INSTIT UTE.

A farmers Institute will be held at
Cato, Feb. 29-March |, 1916. The
conductor will be John d. Imrie, Rob
erts, Wis, assisted by f. l.. Aderhold,
Neenah, of the Dairy and Food Com
mission; w. II. Clark, Rice Lake; Miss
Nellie Maxwell, Neenah, and Geo. W.
Hackett, North Freedom.
Tuesday Morning Session, 10 o'clock
Soils; Fertility, Manures, Rotations
Mr., Imrie
Dairy Barn Sanitation. Mr., Aderhold
Afternoon Session, $50 o'clock
Cow Testing and Testing Associations
Mr., Imrie
Licensing Creameries and Cheese Fac
tories Mr.. Aderhold
The Pure Bred Sire and his Pedigree
Mr.. Clark
Evening Session, 1880 o'clock
Music Local Talent
Give the Girls Chance
Miss Maxwell
Address: Education an Aid to Better
Agriculture Mr.. lmrie
Wed morning Session, $3.50 o'clock
Joint Session Farmers and Women's
Institutes)
Why Alfalfa and How to get good
start Mr.. Clark
Breeds of Poultry, Incubating and
Brooding Mr.. HackeiJ
The Ideal Farm Home Miss Maxwell
Afternoon Session, 1870 o'clock
How to Increase Egg Production
Mr. Hackett
Better Feeding for Larger Profits
MIR. Clark
Better Bred Horses on Dairy Farms
Mr.. Tmrie
Miscellaneous Pulling together
Mr.. lmrie
The program for the Women's insti-
tute which will be held in connection
with the farmers institute, conducted
10y Miss Nellie Maxwell OF Neenah, is
Is follows;
Tuesday Afternoon Session, 80 o'clock
Value of Vegetables in the Diet
Potato Soup Buttered
Carrots
Pork Chops with Apple and Prune
Stating
Ginger Bread Coffee
Wed, Morning Session, 1880 o'clock
Joint Session at Institute HalD
The Ideal Farm Home.
We'd Afternoon Session, 1870 o'clock
The Family Dietary
Demonstration; Escalloped Onions wi h
Cheese
Mock Grab Apple Pudding Cocoa
Miss Maxwell will be assisted locally
~ committee composed of ladies' OF
cato.
All the ladies of Cato and surround
ng country are cordially invited to at
end these lectures, which are free to
NJ.
There win be a question box at the
lose OF each lecture, Anyone wishing
Information should prepare questions
md hand them in.
Farmers Institute Women's Bulletin
No. s. will be distributed at each ses-
sion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-24
Success In Perseverance.

Inventions appear to be a case Of
try, try again. No doubt Robert
fulton thought this when he awoke
one morning and learned that his
ilrst steamboat had gone down as
rapidly as a rocket goes up. The
machinery proved too heavy. But
10 began his try again process and,
Mt last, when the Clermont travelled
miles in 80 hours, she was considered
q great success, although 1t is diff
cult to imagine this in an age noted
for rapidity.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-24
/" NIACARA''
SILK UNDERWEAR AND HOSE

We have just received lot Of Magyar:
Glove Silk Under garments and Hosiery. Beauti
full garments in pink and white as follows:
Silk Vests with French band tops, white
and pink each $i.25
Silk Vests with Picot edge $3.50
Fancy striped weave, pink only $3.50
Silk Boomers, envelope style, white and ~,
flesh at $3.50
Silk Vest, fancy taimmed, pink only $3.75
Corset Cover, pink and white SI.OO to $500
Sill Combination Suits, embroidered,
white and pink $3.50
Silk Com binaton Suits, white only S4.C0
Niagara Silk Hosiery champagne, black,
navy, Copenhagen-fancy striped
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-02-24
A LOT OF
DANCING DRESSES

A lot of Afternoon Dresses of Taffeta and a
combination of Taffeta and Georgette Crepe in a
number of new models, have been specially pric.
ed at
$500 and $780,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13
LIFTS IOWA OUT OF the MUD.

Uncle Sam is going to aid Iowa and
The president signed the Bankhead
bill Tuesday which will apportion to
Iowa approximately 100000 this year.
100000 next year, 100000 the third
year, 100000 the fourth year and nearly
100000 in 1921. AT last we are go
ing TO have roads such as other states
have. We may acquire an appetite for
more.
The secretary of agriculture and the
state highway department will agree
upon the roads to be constructed, the
character and method of construction.
1t will soon be up to county boards Of
supervisors to offer the CO. cooperation Of
county money 10 the state highway
commission in order to secure some
Of Uncle Sans money. It would be
would turn over to the state highway
commission all auto license revenues
in excess of $4,000 per county for
state fund whereby the highway COM
mission could then use federal money
as partial aid paying portion Of the
cost from state money and leaving
only the small portion for counties 20
pay from county money. In this way
Uncle Sans aid could be extended TO
more counties
Three millions or Whereabouts from
Uncle Sam during the next five years
will start some road building in Iowa
and it will not stop at dirt surface.
If it were applied to one-third the cost
only ii would give US thirty-flve miles
OF good graveled road in every county
or twelve miles of pavement in single
track width in every county. Those
would be Seeding roads. They would
bring forth a crop.
The next legislature, under Hard
ing's influence, may go reactionary as
to roads but Uncle Sans bonus money
will eventually reform the most skep-
teal. Uncle Sam is holding out his
hand with a generous offer to lift Iowa
out OF the mud. Let's grasp it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13
Mexican Coos. erss,s.

No one who did not know the Next
cans would ever suspect that Car
ranza's meek and unctuous reply to
the latest American note emanated
from the same source from which we
had but a few days ago the insolent
accusation of bad faith and the trucu-
lent demand that we withdraw our
troops from Mexico. or the even more
offensive and belligerent document
which was published in Mexico osten-
sibly as the reply to the American
note. 1t is true that the latter effusion
was discounted here at the time as in
tended solely for home consumption, in
dealing peculiarly Mexican, but even
among Americans who have believed
they understood that policy there is
surprise at the extreme contrast which
the actual reply affords. It is, in
deed. as suave and saccharine salu-
tation as ever flowed from solicitous
lips in brotherly greeting the while a
gentle dagger passes between the
shoulder blades of the solicitude's OBJ
ject
But as We are by no ,aeans ignorant
Of this little Mexican trait there Is no
reason why we should be so affected
by this latest manifestation OF /. as to
alter our present attitude toward Mex
leo. There is nothing in it to change
the facts Of the case. There Is moth
ing in it to demonstrate that the Car
rama crowd is any more willing or
able to act in good faith and fulfil its
promises to us that 1t was a week or
month ago. There Is nothing in it
to prove that CarranZa can be trusted
to make good his words any more than
he was able to be trusted when he
promised to cooperate with US in re-
storing order to the border and bring
ing Villa to the gallows. There Is Moth
ing in 1t at all except the disclosure
of desire to avoid war-a desire
which, tho shared by Washington. can
not alter or alleviate the actual facts
Of the situation.
We are in Mexico for q purpose. That
purpose, due largely to the impotency
or treachery Of Carranza, has not yet
been accomplished, and until II IL ac-
complished we are not going to get out
Of Mexico, however preferable peace
may be to war.
The way for Carranza to get us out
of Mexico is honestly to aid us in the
accomplishment Of orr purpose, in
stead Of Numbering about our tres
passing on Mexican sovereignty
Louisville Cour;er-Jcurnal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13

York, at the Raleigh. He was known
at Do Anything Niles,' and was even
more fearless than the late Lincoln
Beachey. At the time of the latter's
death Niles told me Beachey sacri-
feed his life unnecessarily because he
attempted to do stunts in a monop1ane
when he had been used to a biplane.
Niles himself was believer in tho
monopiane, and his flights were the
most remarkable I ever saw.
1T has not been more than year
since Niles left Mexico, where he was
head Of Pancho Villas aviation corps,
which consisted Of three or four aero
planes. Niles did most of the scouting
for Villas army when it was waging
more or less successful war against
Huerta He told me on his return that
the Mexicans would never learn how
to manipulate .aeroplanes for army
purposes. They seemed incapable Of
learning how to fly, he said. and, fur
thermore, lacked the courage neces-
sary. Niles quit villa because he could
not stand the Mexican bandits meth
DDS. Like Beachey. Niles was conf
dent he would never be killed while
flying "-Washington Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13

admission that the liquor plank Of the
democratic platform. is in line with the
best temperance sentiment Of the state.
How much OF the enthusiasm with
which it was received by democrats Is
genuinely temperance and how much
enthusiasm over opportunity for sue
cessful campaign is question for an
alysis But the democrats have put
the issue squarely up to the republic
cans. Taken at it's face value the DEM
ocratic party of Iowa is strong tenn
perance party headed by strong tenn
perance candidate for governor. BEING
SO it acquires a power of attraction
that it has never had; whether or not
it loses cohesiveness is to be proved.
1t was bitter pill to many demo-
Gratis but they seem to have gulped
1t down and endeavored to give out
ward evidence that they liked it. The
fact is that Meredith and the Mere
dithians controlled the convention as
they controlled the conference wherein
Meredith was selected as standard
bearer. Those familiar with the his
tory Of the democratic party in this
state will be slow to accept the plank
as the conclusion Of the party and in
cline to attribute it to the forcefulness
and sincerity of the candidate. 1t
stamps Meredith as the big man Of the
Iowa democratic party, big enough to
take it by the tail and swing it end
for end on the temperance question.
Without Meredith the plank itself
would be given slight attention. With
Meredith and his unqualified pledges
and the conditions with which he
hedged his candidacy it will be given
wide consideration across the state by
voters OF all parties, a consideration
that can not be otherwise than help
full to the democratic candidate for
governor. There is no occasion to dodge
the facts. Meredith and his platform
are the biggest bid democrats have
AiIduS " SiSSt d SONSflpI since bOleS
And it is distinctively illustrative of
the vast change in opinion that the
strong bid in this campaign is thru a
temperance candidate where the Boies
bid was based on booze.
With platform ringing dry and p
candidate to give it expression the ac-
ton of the democrats yesterday will
press home upon friends of the repub-
lican candidate next week the political
necessity OF a platform drier yet with
possibly dry running mate as an APP
peal but the candidate nominated by
the republicans will give any kind Of
platform a hollow sound of insin-
certify.
Judged by it's candidate, it's temper
ance plank and its pledge of effective
law enforcement the democratic party
in Iowa is by way of attaining a high
standard Of responsibility.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13
THE pEmocRATIc CONVENTION.

The minority party Of Iowa made a
It is a most astonishing platform in
view of past performance and affilia-
tons Of that party but 1t Is neverthe-
less definite, clear cut and concisely
conclusive. Putting aside all partisan
ship for the moment of consideration
of the democratic platform as applied
TO the state of Iowa ii is such plat
form as decency and progress in all
parties demand in an Iowa political
platform. Common fairness, men to
men and parties to parties forces the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13

Sand is an imitation Of whalebone
which is sometimes placed In the
backbone at birth and sometimes is
veneered on later in life. The ve-
neered kind of sand has tendency to
peel and crack at critical moments,
causing the wearer to back down and
regret having said it, but the blown
in the bottle variety should not be
triled with unless all preparations
have been made for decent burial.
Sand is valuable adjunct In busi-
ness life, as it enables the merchant to
buck up against five rainy Saturdays
in succession with a stout heart. It
is very discouraging to a sunny dry
goods retailer to advertise Saturday
specials in peek-a- boo waists at 50
cents, and then have 1t start in on
Saturday morning and rain 50 hard
that nobody can get in OF the farm
without wearing bathing suit. The
right amount Of sand, however, Will
enable the merchant to switch at once
to a clearance sale on mackintoshes
and near-silk umbrellas, thereby reap
ing golden harvest.
The largest stock of sand required
in any pursuit is that Of getting mar
ried on SO a week. With sugar at
10 cents pound and the price Of hard
coal going up hand over hand, like q
Brazilian ape, it is getting to be
mans Job to support family, but It
Is being done on $40 month in many
home where happiness has come in
and hung up its hat. Sand gives the
best results when 1t Is mixed with
contentment, and in that case 1t
doesn't make much difference whether
there is rag carpet or an Oriental
rug on the parlor floor.
There is something about whisky.
when imbibed by the bucket, which
drains the sand out Of mans system
but IL given half chance II will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13
Topics of the Time

The temporary chairman of the dem
ocratic convention attempted to sound
a national Keynote" But there wasn't
but one keynote in the gamut of that
convention and that was Ed Meredith.
He was candidate, keynote, torchlight
procession and everything else, the big
noise.
Some fellows take a drink because
it is hot in summer and because it is
cold in winter. Even the democrats
state platform would furnish an ex-
cuse and perhaps reason why the wet
democrat should seek and absorb four
fingers.
ball percentage column change day by
day. Just now England seems to have
on her batting clothes.
If somebody tells you to go jump into
the lake these days don't fel insulteS.
It's good advice.
Like the canal, Carranza is liable to
have another slide soon. A Mexican is
as uncertain as the Chagres river.
The submarine movement to kill
reference TO prohibition in the demo-
cratic platform never got its periscope
out Of water
How profitable that trip undersea
can be made is illustrated by the state
ment that if the boat had been loaded
with carbolic acid the cargo would
have been worth 100000. At pres
ent prices the profit would be some
hundreds per cent.
Trevino, who ordered the attack on
American troops, has been removed
That's the easiest thing to do and Of
fers a chance to satisfy Mr.. Wilson
by removing his successor when he
ordereds few American soldiers shot.
Des Moines feels injured at the
| charge that she monopolizes all the Of
! hces for Des Moines has never had but
, one governor altho three exgovernors
have preferred to reside in Des Moines
after their terms had expired. If Des
| Moines refuses to let US have our
! strong men back again Is that no,
enough cause for complaint?
80
| The democratic platform is for good
! roads and local option but it would
keep a man guessing to find out where
the makers stand as to road bonds.
1t is now up to Harding's crowd III
the republican convention to make tina,
platform dry too and then we will be
| down to q choice as between Harding
| the man, and Meredith, the man, and
| that is the real issue anyway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13
PEACE TO BRING LIQUOR FIGHT.

The anti saloon leagues all over the
country are planning for hard drive
against John Bafleycorn at the con-
clusion of the European war.
Germany has cut down the produc-
ton Of beer during the war more than
10 per cent. The stuff out Of which
beer is made is more valuable as food
in the form Of bread. Unitarian needs
this line. They are too provident an.
efficient TO permit a needless waste II
food material.
The success of prohibition in Russia
has been SO pronounced that it has al
ready been settled that it will be per-
manent policy Of that country after the
war. In France and England radical
restrictive measures against liquor
have so improved conditions that there
will be strengthening OF the prohibit
tive lines rather than a weakening
after the war is over.
1t is generally recognized that fol-
lowing the close Of the war there Is
bound to be a struggle on industrial
lines. Every nation involved will go to
its limit to promote industries which
will be a source Of strength in any
future conflict in which they may be
engaged Every ounce Of energy USED
i,v fal
ship and every railway car used for
transporting liquor and every brewery
and distillery consumes time and re-
sources which are a loss rather than
a profit to the nation. Not only is there
los in this direction but the consump-
ton of liquor is responsible for the
condition Of a large percentage of
young men physically incapable OF
passing examination for enlistment.
All these facts have set in motion an
opposition to John Barleycorn which
his opponents will endeavor to mobilize,
organize and direct in smashing drives
against his citadels.
Here in America the movement for
widening the prohibition area is being
strengthened in every direction. South
Dakota and Nebraska will vote in No
yember on constitutional prohibitoEy
amendments. Temperance people are
confident they will win in both states.
A tremendously energetic campaign is
being waged to win Chicago for the
drys. 4 New York state temperance
organization will gain a local option
law for that state in the near future,
The vets held Minneapolis by the skin
Of their teeth last April. The whole
state Is likely to go dry as soon as the
voters get a chance to pass on this
issue. America can not escape world
wide Industrial competition. II we
would hold our own We must free our
selves Of the handicap which liquor
imposes. 20.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13

"a + -
and II we waste any more money IN
Scott county it is our own fault. Book
records are kept on each road and each
section of each road. Twenty years OF
200 years from now one will be able
to ascertain where and when and how
the work was done. who did it and
what it cost.
Both the retaining walls were built
on the Blue Grass road before the
highway commission came into exist
ence and before there was a county
engineer. Do not blame the super
visors; they had to rely on the scien-
tific knowledge and business integrity
of the contractors In those days.
And to think that from some mys-
FERROUS source there has sprung an
agitation to have the highway COM
mission law repealed. Three or four
politicians are actively endeavoring to
make Iowa go book to the old by-guess
and by-gosh methods"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13
BY GUESS AND BY GOSH.


prior to the establishment of the
state highway commission in 1913
Scott county kept no specific records
Of road work Oral contracts were
given for big jobs: sometimes con-
tracts were not signed until after the
work had been commenced. and in one
case at least, a contract was not signed
until after the job had been COM
pleted. II a certain contractor did
$1,000 worth Of work on a certain
road. he would apply for his money.
The supervisors had personal knowl-
edge that the work had been done ac-
cording TO agreement, and the money
was paid. The entry on the county
books would be simply John Jones,
road repairs, $1,000" In going over
those records today you may discover
that John Jones was paid $1,000 for
road repairs, but you can not tell of
what the work consisted, or where it
was done-beyond the apparent fact
that it was done in Scott county.
However we find that 1885. SO
was charged to the bridge fund In
1911. and further notation that no
road work was done in 1911 except
that mile on the Blue Grass road We
might assume therefore that the cul-
verts in that mile cost $1,53S.96 That
leaves S21,531.H as the actual cost OF
the road, one mile long, without cul-
yerts or retaining wall.
lowing to the fact that the retain
ing wall is in ruins, the expensive
road surface is slowly washing into
the valley below. The county en-
10 ); c - H.,
surface with temporary fill, but this
will have to be repeated after every
rain-until the county digs up another
$2,964.32 for another retaining wall.
1T is interesting also to inspect the
ground at the base of the south retain
ing wall. One discovers some old
weather-beaten ruins-apparently OF
concrete. Looks yas tho some other
wall had given way IN the historic
and chaotic past. Inquiry at the
court house verified this-not from
the records, but from the memory OF
some OF the oldest inhabitants.
There is no telling what the first
wall cost. but it too was a total loss.
Whose fault is It? Again you may
want to blame the supervisors or the
county engineer or the highway COM
mission. Don't do it. Blame the sys-
tenn. The supervisors were not ex-
pert engineers. There was no coun
fy engineer In those days There was
no highway commission. There was
no state law requiring work to come up
to certain standard specifications; no
law requiring bids and work to be an
proved by expert engineers.
TODAY thanks tn the hi0b1,,,, 49,,
mission, conditions are a bit different
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13

alton, bit Campaign md myself
times a-standng indulgng in the talksmiths job, and
frohing the mouth and handing forensic trimmings to
the mob. yesterday and hammered in old Jim
Bckes blacksmith shop; this candidate and that ham
mered until Jirn's eyes began pop And well knew,
throwing Language thru my face
should home and busy hoeing. fixing fences the
place. With righteous the women viewed when
returned to home farm. the cottage
they shooed me- said false alarm My wife had
pumped eight tubs water the duds and scrub
the floors, Ysobe, my fossy daughter. saving
doors Ten billion flies needing swat
tim should be boiled; yet his du
ties all forgotten campaign foolishnent Is rolled
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Sac Sun recalls that 'tMr. Cum
Minis never protested to be one thing
to one man and something else to an
other. His statements never were
endgmatic. During those years wheA
he was under suspicion by prohibition
lists 1t was because of his advocacy of
q modification. OF the Iowa prohibitory
law which would exclude saloons from
all OF the state but the larger cities.
His policy was not adopted, but after
ward when Mr.. Cummins was neither
in the legislature nor holding office
the republican legislature enacted the
mulct law, which was much more lib