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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
LUTHERAN SOCIETY At MUscA,
TINE GIVEN $4,000 FROM
ILLINOIS ESTATE.
eIvER NEVER VISITED
INSTITUTION benefited
Society For Christian CHAR.
ties to Receive Largo Sum From Es.
tate Of Lambert z. Bowman, Wealthy
Resident Of Flanagan, III. Society
Control Orphan and Old Folks Home

Muscatine, March 6.-Bequeathing q
fortune to an Institution In city
which he never saw. an Illinoisan
shared his estate Of $4,000 with the
German Lutheran Society for Chris
tian Charities, which controls both the
orphans home and the old peoples
home in Muscatine, by leaving 1t $23,-
900 upon his death. s.. = .5,gsy1s7s IN, :
information Of the unexpected be-
quest was received by the Rev. Henry
Reinemund from the district court at
Flanagan, Ill, when legal papers con-
tanning the details Of the legacy were
forwarded to the superintendent OF the
local Lutheran institution. .*E
Lambert E. Bowman, wealthy
Flanagan resident, who died in that
city Feb. "a, is the generous donor Of
the money to the Muscatine institu-;
ton. According to the terms OF his
will, one-third Of his estate Is left to
the orphans home and the old peoples
home here. AS shown by the court
records, his estate is valued at $4,000,
not including $1,000 personal property.
s&E Request Unexpected. s., s;.'8s 8
No intimation Of the strange bequest
had ever been made locally. Mr. Bow:
man had never seen the homes to
which he left portion of his wealth
and in fact had never been in Musca-
tine.
The $4,000 which the Lutheran So
ciety has received from Mr.. Bowman
was beaueathed thru the influence OF
Bernhart Gueldenhaar. a teacher Of
the local Lutheran parochial school IN
Muscatine during the time that the
Rev. Mr. Reinemund was pastor Of the
church.
MIR. Gueldenhaar became a close
friend Of the Rev. Mr.. Reinemund and
held him in high esteem. When he
left :Muscatine Mr.. Gueldenhaar went
to Flanagan. ILL.,, to teach in Luther
an school there. Subsequently he
married q sister Of Mr. Bowman and
made his home on farm.
Mr. Bowman, when he realized his
end was near, expressed a wish to
leave a portion Of his estate to some
institution Of reputed standing. Mr.
Gueldenhaar devised the making Of
such q bequest in favor Of tho Luther
an homes here with which he had at
one time been connected. with the re-
suit that one-third Of q $4,000 estate
will soon be formally turned over to
the Rev. Mr.. Reinemund.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
BABY CONTEST A SUCCESS.
More Than 800 Infants Entered
O, Council Bluffs Exhibition.

More Than 800 Infants Entered in
Council Bluffs Exhibition.
Special to- Times
Council Bluffs, March 6.-The baby
health contest inaugurated fnSGouncil
Bluffs by the Woman's CLUB, which
closes this week. was one Of the biggest
successes ever carried out by the mem
bers. Over 800 babies wereiexamined in
four preliminary or elimination exam
nations held at the various school
houses. when physicians, dentists.
nurses and high school boys and girls
have their time to the examinations
From the 800 and more babies exam
ined forty eight were entered in the
final contest. These forty eight are 70
nearly perfect that they were all
marked close to 100. Three days this
week will be required to make the final
examinations Of these forty eight ba-
bies, the last examination being held
March and the award of the city
sweepstakes. -.
J 4 Baby health week In this city there
fore takes on q special significAnce to
q, lot of mothers. Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. Mary Watts, Of Audubon. will
give talk. her subject being "A Short
Course in Baby Raising" DR. v. L.
Treynor. city school physician. will leo
ture Wednesday On Infant Mortality.
Its Cause and Prevention" Thursday
afternoon q series Of moving pictures
will be given. DR.. Velura Powell, Of
Re6 Oak, will assist DR.. H. A. McClan
ahan in making the final examinations
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
SEED CORN CAMPAIGN.
Ben Walker, Of Amss, in Charge
Tests in Franklin County,

Ben Walker, Of Amos, in Charge Of
Tests in Franklin County.
Special to Times-Republican.
Hampton, March 6.-An organized
seed corn campaign has been launched
In this county with Mr.. Ben Walker,
an Ames expert. in charge. The coun-
ty board Of supervisors will defray the
expenses to the amount Of 500. Mr..
Walker conducted the corn work here
In the recent short course ana made
many friends who welcome him here
again. and he has the entire confidence
OF the farmers.
Mr.. Walker reached here Thursday
and already there has been located q
considerable amount OF corn that prom
ises well enough to warrant q test.
Hansell was visited Thursday, and on
Friday Bradford. Sheffield and Chaplin
were visited and preliminary work
done On Saturday 1 mass meeting
was held at the star theater here 1t
which the objects Of the campaign,
were outlined. "A vote OF thanks was
rendered the county board for the aid
pledged.
Mr. walker will be assisted ~ Fred
Paulius ,Jr., and It II PLANNED 10 can
vass the county thorouShly and select
q township committeeman In each
township to look after the local work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

Lansing.
While driving cows for Lewis Sed-
lacek from Len Cordes' sale. Monday,
Karl Schmidt slipped on the Icy road,
fell backward and broke his shoulder
bone Lewis Sedlacek took him TO
Usage, where DR. Hansen set the bone.
Waukon.
F.ye-year- Lewis Backward
found loaded shotgun shell and
pounded II with an ak. In the ex-
plosion he sustained injuries about the
face and body. Fuller. a farmer may
lose an eye as the result Of q chip or
wood piercing the eyeball while he was
chopping wood.
Dubuque.
The Union Electric company Of this
city has just closed a contract with the
Interstate Light and Power Company,
of Galena. Ill.,. to furnish electric cur
fent for a large number Of lead and
zinc mines in the southwestern Wis
consin district. The Dubuque com
pany is preparing to carry its trans
mission lines across the Mississippi
river, from an island opposite the
city to near the Observation-Disclosures
line.
Lansing.
A team owned by Liveryman Hayes
of New Albin. was lost thru the ice
Saturday night. Mr.. Hayes had been
at Genoa and was returning to New
Albin at about o'clock. Just ahead
of him was an auto containing siX-
passengers When at point very
near to where the Inflated steamer u.
S." sank a few years ago, the horses
o;o plr wit q
warning. 1t appears that the auto
weakened the ice in passing over
treacherous spot. Mr.. Hayes, who was
driving, had hard work to save him
SELF.
Bellevue.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthias Goldman, Of
Sabula, have a record reached by but
a few people--that of sixty-one years
of married life. Matthias Goldman was
born in Schleswig. Holstein. Germany.
June 25, 1880. He came to America in
1851 on a sailing vessel. making the
voyage in thirty-nine days. There be-
ing facilities for travel at that time.
Mr.. Goldman in company with others,
walked from Chicago to the Missis-
sippi river. Mr.. Goldman was married
in 1855 to Elanora G. Inversen. and
their entire time since then has been
spent in and near Sabula, with the
exception of four years in Davenport.
Waterloo.
John Mechanic, a well-to do farmer
living near LaPorte City has filed in
formation in Justice McQuilkin's court,
charging that Ella, Winifred and
Goldie Hansen daughters Of Mrs. Fred
Hansen, made an assault upon him.
using an AK. c. J. Rudolph, counsel
for the defendants. says the evidence,
when presented before Justice Buchan.
whose court a change Of venue has been
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
rKicEs AlMosT PRoHisIJixE De
CAUSE or DEMAND DuESTo "
EURoPEAN WAR.
IOWA UNIVERSITY rs
MANUFACTURING DRuas
cAmpsilsd . Mako Own Supplies Be-
;Aasss u 'ths Enormous inersasss in
cssa-lA sroSry Almost unobtainabis
eSs4uss u Crest Demand Abroad
y lssinun yxsrsh More Than Gold.
i to tTisnes-R republican.

special to tTimes- Rspublican. 5.S
N ib1a CITY, 3EAfrh Iowa university
lciiSihistry ana pharmacy departments
are feeling Ahe effects Of the world war
ibAsnfuisy. me university laboratories
IRE nsAnufantu1lng their own drugs, in
many cases. because Of the prohibit
tive prices IA tho markets.
& Mercury 10 now almost unobtainable
because Of the demand abroad for that
chemical In the caps Of shells-of
which It ID q constituent part.
z Platinum, too, Ia almost out Of
3reGch. Selling at $40 an ounce, the
rare element - worth about i've time.
- much 40 gold. The normal price is
448 an ounce. IOWA university has q
certain amount OF the coveted material
Ind Prof. A. W. 4Hixson, the university
expert, says Il could easily be sold for
three times It's normal value.
Drsmlds Not obtainabIe.
Bromide 10 another unobkainable ar
ticae. Tho university Of wisconsin
:ehemical laboratories tried to get three
pounds Of Z the chemical ut tho only
hi1nufactory In the United states the
other day, and failed. The maker said
the sn&ire output of tho plant for 1916
,hAs been. contracted for at s. q pound.
The normal price II 30 cents. Potas-
silm bromide, ordinarily valued at SC
cents q pound. has climbed to 50 for
f11at amount. Potassium chloride has
riSen from ~ . ton to the enormous
sum o. 1850 per ton. Caustic potash.
deemed Indispensable in the manufac-
ture Of soap. 81 al but ungettable. It
sells normally for Is cents a pound, but
Il has leAped- to $3.50 per pound.
potaeh Froa, Sea WSsd.
{ DR.. r. b :Wyiie. Of the Iowa univer-
sity. Geology department., declares 1t 10
possible to make potash from sea weed.
He investigated the sea weed beds
during m extenSive survey on the
coast Of Aiaskas On behalf Of the United
States government several years ago.
and found that they are large and rich
in potash. No effort. however. has been
INSIDE. he declares, to manufacture the
chemical Ia that manner. because no
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
Northern I01Ud Items

taken, will show q different state OF
affairs. In the motion for continuance.
Mr.. Rudolph sets out that Mrs. Han
sen is material witness, but that she
j Is now under the doctors care as q
result of a blow inflicted upon her COLI
lar bone by Mr.. McChane. He says
the evidence will show that the daugh-
ters of Mrs. Hansen, witnessing the al
! legged assault of the prosecuting wit
ness upon their mother. defended her.
| one of them picking UP an ak and
striking Mr.. Mechanic over the legs.
! Cedar Rapids.
Accused of abstracting $3.50 In un-
Cancelled notes from the hands OF the
| holder on false pretense, Lyman d.
Fishel. farmer living northeast OF the
city, was arrested on warrant Is
sued by Judge Nugent Wednesday
afternoon charging larceny. On his
appearance before the justice a hear
ing was demanded and was set for
March 7. The holder OF notes. Stephen
II. Bashor, charges in the information
that on February 20 F'ishel called on
him and asked to see the documents.
contemplating a change in their form.
when they were produced Ffshel
pocketed them and walked out of tho
office. A $1,000 appearance bond was
fixed by Judge Nugent.
| DEBORAH.
Does a hoodoo hover over the once
famous Bluff View stock farm. mile
east of Webster City? Many local
residents believe so as a result of a
series of fatal shootings that has cost
the lives of three occupants or the
farm. f. A. Ewards. original owner
of the farm and who made it famous
for It's fancy Shorthorn cattle, ten
years or so ago. was accidently shot
while cleaning his revolver In his
bank seven years ago. Three years
ago William Reinhardt, renter of the
| farm was killed on a 4th Of July by a
| bullet fired by some celebrant. AlVa
! NJ. Wright, brother of the present ten
ant Of the farm and who lives there
I also. was shot and killed by his own
shotgun Saturday while hunting.
Humboldt.
i The transfer of the properties Of the
Northern Iowa Power Company from
! the walls of the power house, out TO
the Northern Iowa Gas Electric
/ Company occurred Wednesday, March
| l. The Northern Iowa Gas Elec-
trio Company owns the companies in
Humboldt, Dakota City. Eagle Grove.
Sheldon and Clarion. Iowa. and con-
sequently the towns also (more than
80 in number) that are operated with
power from these points. This COM
pany has arranged for the issue OF
securities to the amount of $4,000. 900
to purchase these properties and build
up the properties they now own in
Iowa. The officers OF the company are
l. c. Elston. Jr., president d. NJ.
Stearns, vice president:fJ ]. N. McCul-
lum, secretary and treasurer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
Funeral At Montour.
Special to Times

Montour. March S.-Funeral services
for Cyrus H. CroRk. who died of heart
disease last Thursday at Baskerville.
were largely attended Sunday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock from the home Of
Mr.. Crnnk's nephew: 7 w Cronk Rev.
Mr.. Webster was in charge. and music
was furnished by Mrs. Edith Bur-
ro,,ghs and Miss Lottie Wallace. The
pail bearers were chosen from among
civil. and Standardization war vet
Grams. in the persons Of H. Avery. Fred
Strong. Silas Stephenson. R H. Ryan.
the latter Of Tarna, and Rodney and
Ray Finney. Burial was in the Mon
tour cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
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l1Wa Faits Mar N 0ppose DmW oskyeltS
Il lsr, Of Elders, For NemiMaaieee SsA3
Special TO Times Tsepublica Az
Iowa Falls. March s.-Kit g. Curtis
Of this city, win seek tho republicais
nomination. for sheriff ana pettti0nS
sre now In circulation In this cfty. MI
Curtis formerly lived In Ellis town1hiBs
on a farm and moved to this rtty ~
number OF years ago. He has served
as constable for several years and 49,
formerly a member OF the city cCuts-
Gil and was chief OF police under y
former administration. Dan &tricklers
Of Eldora, win also seek the nomfna-
ton for this offica and II is stated an
other candidate ID being groomed At
Alden. Max Gehrke. who Is serving his
first term as sheriff. Ia q democrat. and
will seek u second term. He has
proven an efficient official and VIII
make the republican entry hustle Il no
gets under the wire frst. Editor Tn
A. Nichols, OF the Hardin County Citi-
zen. Is expected to announce today
whether or not he will accept the in-
vitation OF the republicans Of this city
to run for representative 3ss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
HKissino Case" Dropped.

IaPorte City, March 6.--The kiss
Ing case came to an abrupt ending
in course hare Saturday when Mrs.
William Bunce withdrew her complaint
charging assault with intent TO hug
and kiss" against J. v. Rhodes. Wat
erloo insurance agent. She had charged
that Rhodes attempted to hug and kiss
her while at the Bunce home on busi.
ness last week.
Mrs. Bunce said she Withdrew the
complaint to avoid publicity. NJ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

Nashua, March Ga message from
Detroit, Mich, received Saturday an
nounced the death Mt that place Of DR.
B. NJ. Dewey, Of Nashua. Two weeks
ago the doctor, accompanied by his
wife. went to Detroit to attend the fu-
neral Of a sister. DR.. Dewey was a
pioneer physician in Chickasaw coun-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
PRACTICAL ROAD WORK..

Story City Commercial Club to Put
Work ow Competitive Basis.
Special TO Times Republican. Il.
Nevada, March 6.-The commercial
club OF Story City appears to be going
after the road betterment proposition
with practical view. At meeting
the other evening following a banquet
at the Grand hotel, the question came
up for discussion and r. r. Hanryson,
who is chairman Of the public i'm
provement and highway committee of
the club. reported that his committee
had decided to put the work on COM
petitive basis. With that idea in view
they named separate committees to
have charge Of the work Of the i'm
provement Of the six different roads
leading into the town. they being the
Ames. road, Roland road. Randall
Ellsworth road. South Timber road,
West-South road and West Depot
road.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
ODD FELLOWS TO BUILD.
Sheffield Lodge to Erect Commodiou'
4. Il. Quarters,

Special to Times-Republican.
8. Sheffield, March s.-The local 1. o.
o. F.. lodge has made final arrange
ments which will insure them new
building this coming year.
The old hall. which has served them
for over thirty years, will be removed
or torn down and a new building 44x30
feet with basement. will be put up. The
lower floor will be used for store rooms
and the second floor as a lodge room.
with club. rooms, kitchen and dining
room. The building will cost approx
mately SIC, 1000 when completed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
CLUB TO TEsT corn.
Eagle Grove Commercial oraanixatiou
TO Assist Farmers.

Spso.a; 80 .;zisss 3 ui0iiiicar. ~
Eagle Grove. March 6.The Eagle
Grove Commercial Club Is going to
test seed corn for tho farmers. This
decision was reachsd at q meeting Of
the club at which the seed corn oues-
ton was quite generally DISCUSSED,
The alarming condition Of She corn IL
apparent and the commercial dub VIII
no doubt do the community ! sreat
deal Of good. ~
Farmers may bring IN th4ir corn ana
have six-kernel test made for 7s
cents per bushei tins club wan have
List OF those WHO have 4ssed corn to
sell and will have q list OF those who
wish to buy. They have = room IN the
new city hail and VIII opse to-day. 4 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
FARMERS TESTING OATS.
Twenty Five Per Cent of 1915 Gro
Not Suitable For Seed.

Not Suitable For Seed.
Special to Times-Republican. N~
Fort Dodg, March 6.-Because ex-
.perts say 25 per cent Of the oats
.threshed out in the fall Of 1915 will not
grow. local farmers are testing their
oats along with their corn this spring.
Corn and oat tests are being held un-
der the auspices Of the commercial
club. The corn for the testing is com :
Ing in so fast that an auxiliary plant
has been, opened.
II. J. Ryan, who has charge Of the
testing. says that he has facilities for
testing 1000 bushels Of corn by plant
ing time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

invention hAS been produced whereby
the weed may be cut under weter and
brought to shore for drying purposes,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06

10 hoped thAx the farmers will take
Adxantage ~ this opportunity. "a COM
spN<sSk man win be In charge and he
viii BE- assisted by County Adviser e.
NtlT0blaa r# 5s'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
PICTURESQUE WINTER PARK.

- Hampton Playground.
Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, March 6.-The north por.
ton Of our city park presents the APP
pearance Of belonging in the arctic re-
gions rather than here for several OF
the trees near It bear Jan immense
amount Of ice. even to- the breaking
point, and several tons OF cold crystals
carpet the ground. 1t all comes from
a leak in the big standpipe OF the city
waterworks plant There are two leaks
about seventy feet from the ground
that furnish continuous spray.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-19
Five Russian Transports in Black Sea Destroyed by Submarine of the
 Turkish Navy.
HUNDREDS LOSE LIVES
Explosions So Quick that There Is No Time to Lower the Boats
 and Escape.

CONSTANTINoPLE, July l9. - Three Russian transports have been sunk in the eastern part Of the Black Sea and fourth has been forced ashore and is reported breaking up. It is believed that 30,000 soldiers who were aboard the transports for the most part lost their lives. This is the official statement of the war office issued this afternoon.
 The transports were attacked by a Turkish submarine and before the guns used for defense purposes on board the transports could be put in action one after another the trans. ports settled in the water and went down from the well directed torped- oes of the Turkish craft
 The fourth transport headed for shore but struck on jagged rocks and practically her entire bottom is be- lieved to have been torn off.
 The war office announces that so quick was the torpedoing and so ef- fectiye the explosions that the trans port crews had practically no time 10 lower boats and escape.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-19
KENNECOTT COMPANY NOT WORRYING OVER
 DELEGATES CHARGES

NEW YORK. Jhly 19 Kenuecott Copper Company is betraying no anxiety over recent ruling of ln- terstate Commerce Commission, cali ing for an investigation of common carriers operating i'm Alaska.
 The Kennecott Copper Company contends that it does not come with in the scope of the commissions in quiry. which emphasized common carriers interested in production or ownership of mines. Kennecott's carriers. the Copper River & North western By Co. and Alaska $ s. Co. have no interest whatever in the mine. But the mine has big in terest in the carriers, It owns them. Delegate Wickersham pre- pared the charges which resulted in the investigation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-19
GERMAN FLEET IS
 NOW BOTTLED UP
 AT WILHELMSHAVEN
Warships Are Hidden and Even the Germans Are Given No Information as to
 Their Condition.

NEW. YORK. July l9-Archlbald Hurd in cable to the New York Herald says that if any doubt exists abroad as to whether the Germans were beaten, and badly beaten, in the naval battle off Jutland, consider ation should be given 10 the follow ing facts. The British blockade has been continued without intermission, and activity in preventing cargoes reaching or leaving Germany has been. if anything. greater since June lst than it was before that date; six weeks have elapsed since the battle was fought, and the German high seas fleet has not yentured in to the North Sea during that period.
 The German high seas fleet has not only not emerged into the North Sea, but 1t has since been hidden away even from the observation Of the Germans
 Wilhelmshaven. the great north sea naval base. has been sealed; a judicial sitting of the evidence or British officers and men shows that the Germans lost five capital ships in the action. besides six, or possi- bly seven. light cruisers. large number of destroyers. and at least two submarines. The more carefully all the evidence is examined the more certain it is that the enemy narrow ly escaped annlhiliation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-19
CLAIMS MILITIAS
 WERE ILL-TREATED
 ON THE RAILROADS
Moore Asks that Investigation Be Made-He Makes Sev-
 eral Inquiries.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-lnforma ton as 10 the conditions under which the militia was and is transported Co the Mexican border is demanded in a resolution introduced in the House by Representative Moore of Penn syyanla
 The resolution recites Of the ne glect of sanitary conditions. and of a failure to supply the troops with proper food and equipment It also asks if it is true that troop trains were sidetracked enroute to accom- modate private business and that the troops were not properly equipped ito defend their country in battle II called upon to do so'
 The resolution was referred to the House military affairs committee
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-19
HUNDREDS OF SHIPS OF THE BRITISH ARE
 RELEASED IN BALTIC
Recent Naval Battle Afforded An Opening-Many Been Lying Idle Since the Out
 break of War.

LONDON. July l9 As a result of the great battle in the North Sea, the Baltic has been opened up and two hundred British merchanment have been released from Baltic ports i'm which they have been lying since ,he outbreak of the war.
 The vessels left Petrograd' kons' tadt. and other Baltic ports and pro, ceeded down the Baltic and passed through the Cattegat into the North sea without the slightest interference from the German warships One re- suit Of the release of such merchant tonnage is that freight rates, which have been abnormally high. are snow ing signs of falling considerably
 Canadian prisoners have been trans, ferred from Germany to Switzerland and comment upon the splendid treat menl which is being accorded them by the Swiss people.