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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Fried chicken supper at. Swedish
Lutheran church Thursday, Nov. Is,
beginning serving at 5 o'clock Tickets
IS cents. The menu: Fried chicken.
mashed potatoes and gravy, lima
beans, celery, pickles, bread and but
ter, coffee, ice cream and cake.-Ad-
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Mrs. Edward Carlson, Of Burlington,
returned home Monday after visi.
with hsrs mother, Mrs.- na-Peterson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

! Daisy. Drake Mission Circle of Gem
Ctral Church OF Christ will meet We'd
nesday evening at 1880 in the church
[parlors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

The Archers Aid Society will meet
Wednesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. John Humphrey, over l16 West
Main street. 80 ri
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Any one wishing sewing done by the
day by an experienced dressnaker,
phone 17O5.- -Adpertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Miss Eva Alexander arrived home
Monday evening from a months visi
with friends in Chicago. Cincinnati
and various points in Kentucky.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

S An 'oystef supper will be held in the
Green Mountain church basement
Thursday, Nov. Is. Supper served AT
5:3q.- Committee .1... %
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Mrs. &C. w. Nelson and son Charles
went M onday to- Galsshurg, III. for a,
short visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Martin, formerly OF this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Little pig sausages are indeed treat
You can't enjoy the meal without them
Phone 2S4. Fresh shipments come II
every morning. McCord's grocery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

! Hair sout-25 cents. Schoenhuts.
Twenty-fiv cent hair cut. Schoen-
hiYf,s 81 49, ~ st5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

With potatoes and. meat at present
prices, bread is the cheapest thing you
can eat. Bake with Occident or Cleal
Quill and get the finest, sweetest bread
possible. Bowles & Billings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

T We have just one, of those ranges
left which we were willing to sell at a
sacrifice price. 1t is perfectly SOUND
so far as use is concerned and will go
at ridiculous price. Also one Oak
heater Lennox Furnace. Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Mrs. r. H. Cook went Monday to
Algona to visit friends. eN}ss,,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14
\ CITY IN BRIEF

Bring your, watches In. HODGES
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Bring your, watches in. Hodges
Mrs. r. H. Cook went Monday to
Algona to visit friends. alls
\ Hair ,ouI-25 cents. Schoenhut's. =
Twenty- five cent hair cut. Schoen-
hut's.
Any one wishing sewing done by the
day by an experienced dressmaker,
phone 7O5. Advertisement.
Mrs.. Edward Carlson, Of Burlingt ton,
returned home Monday after a visi.
with hsrt mother, Mrs Anna Peterson.
! Daisy. Drake Mission circle of cen-
sCtral Church OF Christ will meet We'd
nesday evening at 1880 in the church
parlors.
The Archers' Aid Society will meet
Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. John Humphrey, over l1s West
Main street.
An, oyster supper will be held in the
Green !, Mountain church basement
Thursday, Nov. is. Supper served at
sap Committee -s
Mrs. &C. w. Nelson and son Charles
| went Monday to Galsshurg, Ill, for a
short visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Martin, formerly OF this city.
Miss Eva Alexander arrived home
Monday evening from months visit
with friends in Chicago. Cincinnati,
and various points in Kentucky
Little pig sausages are indeed treat
You can't enjoy the meal without them
Phone 2s4. Fresh shipments come IN
every morning. Mccords grocery.
With potatoes and. meat at present
prices, bread is the cheapest thing you
can eat. Bake with Occident or Clear
Quill and get the finest, sweetest bread
possible. Bowles & Billings.
T We have just one, of those ranges
| left which we were willing to sell at a
sacrifice price. 1t is perfectly sound
so far as use is concerned and will go
at a ridiculous price. Also one Oak
heater. Lennox Furnace Company.
Secretary Sidney johnson, of the
Marshalltown Club President e. E.
Forkner of the local sad club. and Emil
Seleine, went this morning to Cedar
Rapids to attend the meeting of the
Associated Advertising Clubs Of Iowa,
which opens today, and continues over
Wednesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Mrs. g. NJ, Clemson, of Marengo, re-
turned home Monday after visit with
friends at the soldiers home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Mrs. Sadie Bennett, of Oskaloosa,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Ella Jenkins returned home Monday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14
Good Warm Clothes

Now is the time to think before you buy your
very complete stock of Mems and Boys Clothing,
Children's Coats, Suits, DRESSES, SKIRTS,
GLOVES, in fact everything for MEN. WOMEN
merchandise at our usual BARGAIN PRICES, n
everything. Compare our prices; see our goods
you can save money at the BARGAIN STORE.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Buy sliced bacon, in the pound boxes
1t Is sliced just right and costs no
more. McCord's grocery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Mrs. Ed Cole, Of Abba, spent Mon
day in the city visiting her daughter
Mrs. Cutler Abbott.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14
THE BOWLING LEAGUE,

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

The Loyal Womens bible class OF
Central Church Of Christ will hold it's
monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon
at $3.50 in the church parlors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-14

Z Sunshine Circle will meet with Mrs.
NJ. H. Cole, 706 East Linn street
NJ eopestiay afternoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-16
Losses Through Lack of
Birds

Scientists have determined by care
full computation, study and investga-
ton that the farmers and fruit grow
ers over this country are losing over
$1,000. 100000 year by reason of the
reckless and senseless destruction OF
birds during the past thirty years, says
Colonel G. o. Shields
The cotton growers Of the south are
suffering loss of 100000, 900 year
by reason of the ravages Of the boil
weevil, an insect that bores into the
cotton stall kand kills it. Why? Because
the quails, prairie chickens, meadow
larks and other birds, which were for
merly there in millions, have been
swept away by thoughtless, reckless
men and boys.
The grain growers are losing over
500, 100000 a year on account of the
work Of the chinch bug. They are los
ing another $20O,OO0,0OO a year on ac
count Of the work of the Hessian fix
Both Of thes care very small insect, w.,
almost microscopic in size. 1t takes on,
900 chinch bugs to weigh an ounce. and
neorly $4,000 Hessia flies to weigh an
ounce.
Scientific men announce that there i
no way on earth by which these insectc
can be destroyed except for the peor1e
to stop the killing of birds, ahsolutelv
and at all times, and let them ,eon,s
back and take care Of the insects,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-16
Aleine Wheaton on X, L,
NJ and N

Kendall is the name of my uncle. He
lives in st. Cloud, MINI. When he was
boy he had several pets of which two
were crows. He slit their tongues and
taught them to talk. When he was
about thirty years old he had claim
in the northern part of Minnesota. He
often went hunting and one time he
killed a moose. Once before he killed
deer and had the head stuffed and we
have it hanging on the wall.
Lead is one of our most useful min
erals used in making of hardware and
it is generally made into pipe. There
are lead mines west of the Ozark
mountains and the western part OF
Canada and some in Eurassai. A great
deal of lead is taken from silver ore.
The plateau section produces more than
half the lead mined in the United
States.
Mary is the name of two of my chums
and they both have blue eyes and me-
dunn hair. One of them lives in town
and one of them in the country. They
are both very nice girls.
North Carolina is one of the original
thirteen colonies. 1t was the eleventh
to join the union.
Aleine Wheaton, age 10,
Agency, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-16
Margaret Forsyth on w, X,
Y and Z.
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
l thought l would write in the alpha :
bet contest.
. Winter Is one of the seasons. One
sleigh rides, snowballs and plays fox
and geese, and battle in the winter In
winter there is snow on the ground.
Sometimes there is lots Of snow and
sometimes there is hardly any at all.
\-rays are great inventions. They are
to see through the clothes and through
the skin. The doctors in large cities
have X-rayS, sometimes small and
sometimes large.
Yellow is a color which is used in
many things. The sun like gold is ytl-
low. In fall some of the leaves turn yell
low. Dandelions which grow everyplace
are yellow. Oranges and bananas are
yellow. Some violins are yellow, some
carpets and rugs have yellow in them.
The goldenrod is yellow.
Zebra is a name given to a striped
animal of South Africa. In the whole
group the characters more resemble
those of the mule than of the horse. The
tail is furnished with long hairs only
toward the tip and the hind legs are
without warts, the neck full and arch
ed. the name stands erect. The zebra is
about twelve hands high at the shoul-
der. 1t is of light and graceful FORM
Win slender limbs and narrow hoOfS
The head light, the ears rather long
and open: the ground color white, or
slightly tinged with yellow: the head,
neck and body and legs striped with
black. the neck and body transversely,
but not regularly: the head with bands
of various directions, the legs with ir-
regular cross stri pes The flesh is eaten
by the natives and hunters of South
Africa
Margaret Forsythe, age 10,
Box 307, Mystic. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-16
Robert Rogers Tells of the
Hilton Grange Picnic

Dear Juniors: -.
l am going to tell about picnic the
Hilton grange had. There was large
crowd there: There were thirteen autos,
five bicycles and twentysix buggies.
There was a stand at which they sold
pop, peanuts. ice cream and chums and
gum. They had fine dinner at noon.
In the afternoon there was a ball game
in which one fellow got hit on the back
of the neck and another got black
eye. They had big trade at the stand
all day. Everybody had nice time.
There we're two men talked in the fore
noon. They both made fine speeches.
There was a progdam in the forenoon
too. r... ..r ~
There are about a hundred members
in the grange. I shall soon be old
enough to Join the grange.
My school has started. My teachers
name is Miss Louise Saunders. / am in
the eighth grade. have to go a mile to
school. '''' -..,..
'' Robert Rogers, age 10,
Abba, Ia, r. 2, Box "a,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-16
The Two Sides of 1t

There was a girl who always said
Her fate was very hard:
From the one thing she wanted most
She always was debarred.
There always was cloudy spot
Somewhere within her Sky:
Nothing was ever quite just right,
She used to say, and sigh
And yet her sister, strange to say.
Whose lot was quite the same,
Found something plea SAINT for herself
In every day that came.
OF course things tangled up sometime:
For just a little while:
But nothing ever stayed all wrong,
She used to say and smile.
So one girl sighed and one girl smiled
Through all their lives together.
1t didn't come from luck or fate.
From clear or cloudy weather.
The reason lay within their hearts
And colOred all outside;
One chose to hope and one to NOPE,
And so they smiled and sighed.
The Childrens Friend
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-16
How the Bean Broth
ers Woke Up

Here are Ave little Bean Brothers for
you" said mother one morning, drop-
ping something into Boykin's hand
They have been in bathing all night
long"
With their clothes on too" exclaimed
Boykin: their little white coats are all
wrinkled."
You'd better put them to bed right
away" suggested mother Here's
flowerpot on the sunny window siii.
The fresh soft earth will make nne
bed for the Bean Brothers. And If they
have a good nap who knows what Will
happen
SO Boykin put them to bed in the
soft. brown earth and covered them up
snugly. Day after day the Bean Broth
ers slept soundly and showed not sim
gle sign Of waking up. Then one morn
ing one Bean Brother pOked up llny
bit Of slim green back. out from under
the bedclothes. but his head he kept
safe underneath.
Come. get up. you sleepyhead," cried
Boykin. and, taking hold Of Bean Broth :
er's back. he pulled him straight out or
bed
"Oh, see" he called to mother Bean
Brother has leg, too, long splndly
one"
Better put him back again, if you
longer It's not time for them to be up
yet. mother told him.
Next day the other Bean Brothers had
poked up their little backs too. but
Boykin only watched them and
sprinkled their bed with fresh water:
Day by day the Bean Brothers pushed
up their backs higher.
"A funny way to get out Of bed" de-
clared Boykin; they hump themselves
up like green caterpillars."
Then one day the strongest of the
Bean brothers Ventured to pull himself
away from the warm bedclothes, but he
could not stand up straight, and droop-
ed his head sleepily.
ooh. see, mother" cried Boykin.
Bean Brother has grown out of his
old coat and split in two"
True enough, what Boykin had called
Bean Brothers coat before he had
tucked him into bed was hanging in
two pieces to his side.
pulled themselves out from under the
bedclothes. Then little by little they all
up and lifted their green
plumy heads The old coats clinging to
their sides shrank and shrivelled and
finally dropped off altogether
Boykin picked up two of the wrinkled
bits
His coat is all worn out" sd id he.
He won't need it again. mother ex-
planned. But it was a good coat in it's
day and wonderful one too. for it not
only kept Brother Bean Brother warm
when he was a tiny baby. but it gave
him food so that he could grow into this
nice tall Bean plant"
And will he always live in this flow
er-pot?" asked Boykin.
NO. answered mother; when he is
stronger we will take him and his four
brothers out of this bed and put them
in corner of our big garden. where
you can watch them. "-Rebecca Dem-
ing Moore. in Mothers Magazine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-16
A Colony of 'Quawks"

A few days ago l visited Hog Island
an island of about ten acres extent,
which is a part of the town Of Barn
stable, Massachusetts, where there is
colony Of 'quawks'' or night herons.
This island is wooded by swamp
naples, in size all the way from an inch
to a foot in diameter. The trees are over
all the island and comparatively thick.
There is hardly a tree Of size large
enough to hold nest that is not in
habited. Some trees had as many as
eighteen nests The largest number of
eggs l found in any nest was six.
Standing at the foot Of tree. ]
counted over two hundred nests without
moving from my tracks or turning my
head.
On Sandy Neck. in Barnsta BILE, there
is another colony OF night herons and
the local bird lovers tell me that this is
larger than the one on Hog Island
The eggs of the night heron is about
2Lx11s inches in size. 1t scolor is very
light blue or green.-John Bracket, in
Dumb Animals.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-16
How a Doll Saoed
a War

There was great uneasiness in the
fort, and the general was pacing up and
down In his room. while he pondered
what to do. The Apache Indians had
broken from their reserve and were ad-
vancing In full war paint to the attack
1t was an easy matter for the little
company in the fort to defeat the Ird-
ians il there should be a fight, but re
generals orders were to avoid war and
yet keep the Indians within their own
bounds. AS he paced about he thought
he heard the crying Of a child. -
He went out and found crowd OF
soldiers gathered about a four year old
| Indian papoose. who had evidently
strayed from her tribe.
The general himself picked up the
frightened little mite in his arms and
took her to his own qua rters for COM
Portable meal.
Hours passed. and the general grew
uneasy. He had expected the mother to
come and claim the child. As 1t grew
dark anc the papoose grew restless and
lonely, and finally broke into the sob
ping cry peculiar to the little Indians
She misses her mother as much, I
suppose as though she were a white
child. said the general. Il must find
some way to comfort her" rsa
One of the officers told him that his
little girl in the fort had doll.
Inc very th1ng. said the general
ana forthwith went in person to the of
f1cer's little daughter to ask for the
loan OF the doll for few hours,
Generous little Mary, owner of the
doll. WIN she heard of the crying little
indian child, insisted upon giving IN
the doll to the papoose to keep for her
very own.
soon the general placed the beautiful
doll in the little papoose's arms.
AZ once she stopped crying, and went
quickly to sleep with the precious dolly
clasped closely to her heart -
week passed. and no mother ap-
peared to claim the little stragler: but
the child played happily with her new
toy. and did not seem to mind.
FINALLY 1t was decided to carry the
little one back to the wigwams Of her
people, since they did not come for her,
nightly clasping her new treasure.
the child was carried to the Indians and
left with them. They were greatly ex-
cited obout the beautiful doll, none OF
them ever having seen such a thing be-
fore.
Next day the Indian mother appeared
at the fort with the, doll in her arms.
not believing it possible that the TOW
mad really been given to her papoose.
Inc soldiers were careful to treat her
well. giving her a plentiful meal and
some gifts besides the doll to take hack
to her people. =, :
This kindness on the soldiers part So
touched the tribe that they gave up
preparations for battle, and returned
without struggle to the reserve The
doll had saved a war a'&
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-16
A BULB CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: Just the o>her day
1 The Courier ST., carried an advertise
I ment about bulbs. Well the thought
came to US that some of the Juniors
would like to have bulbs for prizes.
Won all know that every little bulb
planted in a pot of nice earth will
bring forth a beautiful flower we
want all the Juniors to work in this
contest.
To the Junior writing the best let
ter we will give twelve bulbs.
To the Junior sending in the best
gcomposition we will give twelve bulbs
TO the Junior writing the best story
about some event of September we
will give twelve bulbs.
This contest open today and closes
1 Monday, Sept. rs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-16
George Washington - BY
Harold Brown

Dear Juniors:
l thought l would write story about
George Washington. When George was
a little boy and got big enough to han.
die an ak he liked to cut down little
trees so well that his father thought
one nice cool morning he would hitch
up and 60 to town and get George a
Ratchet. When he got home he gave
George his Ratchet and after while he
went in the house and he began to Won
der what George was doing. So he went
out where George was in the habit of
playing and found that he had cut
down his cherry tree with his nice
He asked George why did he
cut down the cherry tree. George said
that he did not know that was your
nice cherry tree. Georges father had
given ever SO much money for the
tree. George began to cry and said he
would never do it any more.
Hfldred Brown, age -,
Selma, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-09-16
Agnes HOrnick on s, T,
u and V.

Dear Juniors:
This is my second time to write to
the Junior.
San Francisco is a large city of Cali
fornia. 1t is beautiful city. 1t lies on
the peninsula between San Francisco
bay and the Pacific ocean. 1t is large
manufacturing city.
Thelma is the name Of my friend. She
has blue eyes and curly hair. Thelma
lives on farm not far from my house.
We have many good times together
Thelma is thirteen years old. She goes
to school and is in the seventh grade.
Utah is one of the states belonging to
the United States. Its capital is Salt
Lake City and it is one the Great Salt
Lake. Utah is one of the great lead
producing states. Flour and beet sugar
are manufa ctured here.
Utah was settled by band of people
called Mormons.
Virginia is a beautiful state belonging
to the United States. There are valu
able coal and iron mines in Virginia
They raise lots of tobacco there. Rich
mond is its capital United States navy
yard is located near Virginia.
Agnes Hornick, age H.
Dudley. Ia, r. l.