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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
SOW YOUR ALFALFA SEED NOW
There Is Still Time to Get Producing
Crop For Next Years CUTTING

Crop For Next Years Cutting.
If alfalfa seeded with oats or wheat
this spring has dried up because of
the hot July weather, there is still a
chance to secure a stand so that a
good crop may be cut next year. pro-
viding there is a good rain SO that the
soil will have enough moisture TO
terminate the seed, says the farm
crops department at Iowa State Col
lege. August seedlings have, in the
past, proved more successful than
seedlings in any other month. In fact
ont of reports of 40 August seedlings
thruout the state only ffty-two, or
us per cent. were failures-a smaller
proportion than where alfalfa was
seeded al any other time.
Just as soon after a rain as the
stubble ground may be worked, it
should be diSked thoroughly and
smoothed with a harrow. Then broad
cast fifteen pounds of good seed per
acre, and cover by light narrowing
Ground which has been fallowed
during the summer, or from which a
cultivated crop, such as early potatoes
has been removed, will make an excel
lent seed bed. A seed bed that is COM
pact is best-that is, not too loose, in
order that the young plants may take
advantage Of all the moisture possible.
Success with an August seeding is
mainly dependent upon moisture. If a
good seed bed can be prepared which
is not too dry, and a normal rainfall
is experienced. no trouble will be had
in getting a stand. Do not sow later
than Sept. ]. Lime and inoCulation are
two essentials for successful alfalfa
growing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
DO REMARKABLE BUSINESS.
Life Insurance Companies in low;
Enjoy Great Prosperity.

Life Insurance Companies in Iowa
Enjoy Great Prosperity.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. lS.-Life insur-
ance companies doing business in
Iowa. totalins forty-siN in all. have
done a rema rkable business in the
past two years as shown by the secu-
rites deposited with the state insur-
ance department There has been a
net gain in the securities filed with
the state Insurance department in the
past two years, ending July | of this
year, Of S15,165,S10
The total amount of securities de-
posted with the state insurance de-
partment July l, 1914, was s5s,790,-
095.3S. The total deposited during
the next two years. or up to July l
of this year, was s35,SI2,41094 max
ing a total of deposits amounting to
sa2, 6S2, 566.32. The total Withdrawals
have amounted TO SCI. 3SSS41, leaving
a balance of ST., 93,724.4l.
The law requires the companies to
deposit with the state insurance de-
partment sufficient securities to guar
antee the payment Of the policies in
force. All of the principal Iowa COM
panies have shown a big gain in the
amount Of business written in the past
two years. The Iowa company which
apparently did the most business
showed a net gain of s4,3IO,410 in
the past two years.
The state insurance commissioner
is now keeping close watch on gen.
eral insurance agencies writing fire.
accident and casualty insurance. He
is determined to put an end to bro
kerage' business. where agencies take
on big insurance contract and place
part of the insurance in companies
for which they have never been grant
ed license TO solicit. Commissioner
English yesterday suspended the
licenses held by Chester Ford. of Des
Moines. for alleged "brokering." and
also for rebating. His licenses will
stand revoked for thirty days Ford
wrote insurance on a large number Of
the buildings at the three state col
leges IS placed by the state board of
education. Commssio rer English
says he wrote insurance IN companies
for the solicitation of whose business
he had never secured a license and
that he granted a rebate on the
premium contrary to law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
THESE COWS, WILL GO TO FAIR.
Eight Animals From Test Association
Will Tell Their Own Story.

Eight Animals From Test Association
Will Tell Their Own Story.
Eight cows from the kossuth Coun-
ty Cow Testing Association, four pure
breds and four grades, will be brought
to the Iowa state fair at DeS Moines
and put on as an exhibition Of the
work Of the COW testing associations,
twenty three of which have been or
ganized to date in Iowa. One Of the
cows is the highest COW in the asso-
citation with record of $50 pounds OF
fat. and another is the lowest, with a
record of los pounds of fat.
This demonstra ton, which is to be
put on by the, agricultural extension
department of Iowa State College, in
cooperation with the state dairy asso-
citation, is designed to show the i'm
portant things about selecting cows. to
prove that good cows can't be selected
by looking at them and to illustrate
just what the testing associations do
and their value.
Every one of these cows has at least
a years record and this will be posted
above the COW in plain view so that
every visitor can see what each COW
has done. The cows, as selected by
G. Barker, state dairy agent
Of Iowa State College, were picked to
show two good looking cows that were
good producers and two poor looking
cows that were good producers. At
least one man will be in charge Of the
exhibit at all times during the fair to
explain it and help make it just as
educational as possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
Land Worth $500 Per
Acre Whe,, Planted to
the Odor;fero,ls Onion

Corn land in some parts of Iowa
worth $500 an acre may be made over
into onion land worth $500 an acre in
the same manner that the real estate
man takes a farm tract and makes ii
into residence lots, says Prof. c. l..
Fitch, truck crop specialist of Iowa
State College. In certain county In
Iowa a group Of men who own num-
Der of quarter sections want to make
over their land in this way and recent
ly sent for Mr.. Fitch, who went out at
their expense to examine the project.
Mr.. Fitch looked over the onions
growing here and there in small
patches in the tract, made inquiry as
to the history of the soil in that To-
cality, examined the soil and subsoil
and reported that he believed onion
growing in the district could be made
a large commercial success. if man
aged in the right way.
These promoters should first take
in half dozen hand-pcked, practical
onion growers and let them have ia
vorable terms upon moderately sized
tracts to be operated by themselves.
says hl. TilCil, anu tHSIi liiey SiAou'N
rent other onion tracts to desirab Bile
tenants"
Other things necessary to promote
success would be to spend for term
of years some of the income in making
the whole tract, and especially the
onion fields. practically NEEDLESS, TO
develop their selling association. TO
promote the production of early cab
bage and early potatoes as well as
onions to promote dairying and alfalfa
growing for the maintenance Of fer
fifty, to put little capital into still
better roads, schools and churches.
Tn short" says Mr.. Fitch, IF the
promoters would make a high grade,
high producing community, the onion
fields would become worth as much
money as those elsewhere in the state.
which bring from $500, to $1,000 an
acre" ,.
1t was left to the business men to
say whether this development work
could be done at profit but Mr.. Fitch
was emphatic in expressing his opinion.
based on long observation. that q the
promoters can not secure the desired
result without sharing the profits with
few expert growers and without
building up an all around prosperous
and wholesome community. There are
many places in Iowa where the de-
velopment of truck growing and Of
fruit growing would be a fine thing
and the men promoting such would re-
ceive a good financial reward for IT,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
ATTENDANCE RECORD BREAKER.
More Than 5000 Automobiles at Car
roll County Fair "Ford" Day.

Special 20 Times Republican.
Carroll, Aug 1s.-The second days
program of the 1915 Carroll county
fair will go down in history as the
largest attendance during the life Of
the Carroll County Fair and Driving
Association. There were over
5000 automobiles on the grounds it
being a special Ford" day. The races
were exceptionally good. The Hon.
E. T. Meredith. candidate for governor
on the democratic ticket, gave short
address and was we'll received.
Whether his presence was responsible
for the record breaking attendance
will always be a conjecture. Lieuten-
ant Governor Harding will speak at
the fair on the last day.
2:20 trot-purse s30o-Tom Carlisle,
first; Winnaunda, second; King Roy,
third. Time, 2:19H.
2:17 pace-Purse s3oO-Orpheus
Pan. first: Walter H., second; Prin-
temps, third. Time, 2:16k.
One-half mile running race-Purse
$50. Little Dan, first; Columbus
Queen, second; Joe Marvel, third
Time, 61k.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
6mes Bow Hit by Train.

Boone. Aug 1S.-Charles Tilton OF
Ames, was badly injured Wednesday
evening when the bicycle on which he
was riding was struck by Northwest
ern train No. 49, westbound, at Ames.
He was brought to this city and is
now in the Eleanor Moore hospital
for treatment.
Tilton. whose home is in Ames was
riding his bicycle and had waited al
the crossing for train No. 6, eastbound
to pull across. He started across the
track, according to a report, and was
struck by the westbound passenger
train. The train. stopped and the
injured man taken aboard. A mes
sage was sent TO Boone and an ambu-
lance was in waiting. He was rushed
to the hospital here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
Carroll Land at 32t1.

Carroll. Aug. 1.-THE August
Stangl farm in Eden township was
sold last Friday to Anton Klocke OF
the same township. for s211 per acre.
The farm consists Of 200 acres and
under the conditions Of the sale, in the
settlement Of the Stangl estate, fun
payment Of the purchase price of *42,-
200 is required before the first OF Nov
enher. A spot payment OF $4,000 was
made by the purchaser.
The farm ranks among the best IN
the county. bat the improvements are
not extensive or beyond the average
of the sur-nur ding farms. There is
not n foot Of waste land in IT, how
ever. am tie farm is in prime condi-
ton.
The sale is in tie settlement OF the
August Stangl estate, division or
which is to be made between the
widow and fifteen children, Of whom
there are SIX ';rda- ten years OF aga
The farm is located II miles, almost
directly south of Carroll and 2R miles
south and east OF Templeton The
price runs very close to the record OF
land prices in Carroll county and Is
probably the highest for transaction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
Keep Ships Name Clean.

A vessel whose name is to be changed
must first prove itself to have no debts
or other imputations against its good
name in any of the ports 1T has habit
ually made, the purpose being to pre-
vent assumption of an alias. The Ben
nington, formerly lake steamer. and
now of the port of Seattle, had recent
ly to get a clean BILL of health from
both Detroit and Buffalo before paint
ing off the old and on the new.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
MANN'S BODY TO HAVELOCk.
Brothers Take Charee-Divorced Wife
May Recover.

Boone, Aug. 1S.-Mrs Roy Mann
who was shot by her divorced husband
Tuesday. has an equal chance for re-
covery, according to physicians in
charge.
The shooting followed quarrel at
the home Of Mrs. Mann's parents.
where Mr.. Mann sought mis- wife. After
he wounded her he shot and killed
himself
The body was taken by the brothers
Of the deceased man living in Have
lock. where services will be held and
interment made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
Bio Yield Of WI eat.

Hancock, Aug. 17.-C. B. Britton,
one of our hustling young farmers.
and ca,tle rais<rs.- has Just threshed
good yield % oats, threshing $500
bushels from 5: acres and they are
of extra fine quality. He also had a
small field OF s'x acres Of winter wheat
which averaged fifty bushels per
acre. Mr.. Britton generally feeds
four or five cars Of cattle every
year and has afty-three head Of
thoroughbred Hereford calves which
he is going to put on feed for baby
beef. He says he Is going to finish
these calves on ground feed AMI ex-
poets to fe ID up al Of lis oats. he
also says trat he never eaw prosnects
for corn any better and thinks We will
have a record yield in his vicinity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
MAKING FIGHT ON DEEMER.
:. L. Dobson Finds Evidences
Harding .SaIinqer Combination.

Dies Moines, Aug. 1S.-George L.
Dobson, returning from tour of the
state yesterday, said that he ran into
evidences in many places of well laid
plan of Harding men to re-
place H. E. Deemer on the supreme
bench with William Theophilus. of
Davenport. "The idea seems to be
eventually to make a wet supreme
court In Iowa. said Mr.. Dobson
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
FALLS INTO RESERVOIR.
Construction Foreman Seriously In
jured at Denison.
Special 20 Times Republic

Denison, Aug. 1S.-R. A. BlOdcett. OF
Sioux City, foreman oc the Ward e.
Weighton Construction Company, which
is erecting new reservoirs and laying
water main at this city, met with a
serious accident while q work. He was
a the concrete reservoir and attempted
70 cross from the outer wall to the
center on a plank. One end gave way
and ne was thrown head first 10 the
cement floor fourteen feet below, strik
ing on his head and shoulders. He was
picked up for dead and hurried TO the
hospital There is hope now of re-
covery His wife was summoned from
Sioux City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

The homecoming of Walter H. Page,
American ambassador to Great Britain,
for brief respite after three years OF
work. has been saddened by the death
of his daughter in law. Mrs. Frank E.
Page, of acute anterior poliomyelitis
Gnfantile paralysis). The young wom-
an was married to Ambassador Pages
son in June and was III only three days
of the disease that is killing and Grip
ping so many children In New York
City and elsewhere and that attacks
adults sometimes. The picture of Mr..
Page was made on his arrival at New
York.
Western sypsies have discarded
horses and are making use of ,automo-
biles. a.,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
IOWA FARM NEWS AND NOTES

creased in value nearly ,1o for the
year 1915 oyer the preyi"as year With
proportionate increase In rental val.
ues. With the increase IN land values
the number Of dairy cows increased
Is per cent and % mere pure bred
sires were. in use in the associations
herds. The reports as made to the
agricultural s extension department
show that many of the farm herds
tested last year made profit Of bet
ter than 500 COW over the cost of
feed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

however, thruout the state, 1t is said, is
that there will be no strike. It was
stated here that in a symposium of
opinions collected from both sides from
thruout the state no one adopted pes
simistic viewpoint and both angles of
the controversy professeds to believe
that an amicable settlement would be
reached
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
Cured Of Indigestion After Twenty
Year, Of Suffering.

after suffering for over twenty years
with indigestion and having some Of the
best doctors here tell me there was no
cure for me, think 1T only right to tell
you for the sake OF other sufferers as
well as to your own satisfaction, that a
twenty five cent package of Chamber
lain's Tablets not only relieved me but
cured me within two months" writes
Jul. Gros:en, 5as Heary St, Houston
Texas. For sale by all dealers.-Adver-
tisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
Utilities Sewer Gas.

c. c. Hommond, chemist and bac-
teriologist for the city Of Atlanta, Ga.
recently directed the erection of ma
chinery for drawing the gas from the
sewers and using 1t for practical pur.
poses. At present heat, power and
light are supplied to the city from
sewer gas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18

state of Iowa, Marshall county, S.,
district court, September term, A. D..
1916: r41i
To whom it may concern;
You and each Of you are hereby noti-.
fed to appear at the courthouse in
Marshalltown. Iowa. in said county, at
o'clock a. M. on the Sth day Of Sep
TENDER 1916, to attend the proof Of and
proba ting an instrument in writing
purporting to be the last will and tesla
ment Of Sarah ]. Willard, late OF Mar
shall county. Iowa. deceased, at which
time and place you will appear and
show cause, II any why said will
should not be admitted to probate.
= In testimony whereof. / have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed the
seal of the district court. this 18th day
of August, A. D. 1916.
[Seal1 S. H. REILLY, III
Clerk of the District Court. {
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
100 Bushels Oats to Acre.

Grand Junction, Aug. 17.--Dan
Wessling had the prize yield of oats
for this county this year, when he
got 1O4 bushels from four acre tract.
This piece Of No. 1913 oats Welded
36a bushels Of grain by measure and
416 bushels by weight, from thirteen
bushels of s"cG. The land vas good
rich bottom soil. which had been in
corn for three years. the VARIETY
No. 1G3-is Il new sort that tie college
at Amos has been introducing. AID IS
especially adapted to ric: ercrrd.
Crop Agen: Eavis says that about
1000 acres wer. planted % this va
riety Of oats IN Greene county, this
year but this ~ much tn" largest yield
rr,orted.
Threshers' reports are generally
favorable. better yields than expected
being reported
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
One Way Coz Testing Pays.

Records from the eleven Iowa cow
testing associations which have been
in operation two or mere years, show
that the land Of the members has IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-18
PROBATE NOTICE.

Office of the clerk of the district court,
state of Iowa, MARSHALL county, S..
district court, September term, A. D.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-28
Two Shoes For Four Feet,
but Furs For Affinity

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 2s.-One pair
OF shoes for two children had a part
in the domestic tragedy of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert w. Holmes.
Holmes, according to his wife, is a
grain speculator. Whether he guess
ed the market right or wrong made
little difference around home accord
ing to the bill filed by the wife, who
also says she is informed her husband
has gone East with another woman
In an automobile
Mrs. Holmes says her husbands
failure to pay his bills compelled the
FAMILY to move from one neighbor-
hood to another and that in 1912 he
bought a set of furs and a gold watch
for an alleged affinity which cost so
much that his two children had but
one pair of Shoes 80 that when one
child wanted to go out of doors. the
other child had to stay in the house. I"
as the bill describes it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-28
EAT
HOLSUM B R E A ID
SCHMIDT'S BAKERY
BOY AND SISTER HURT

Butler. Pa. Sept. 2s.-Finding a
can containing nitroglycerine in
clump of bushes near here yesterday,
Walter Cetnar, fourteen years old,
and applied a match. The explosion
was heard for mile. The boy was
fatally injured and his sister Stella,
aged six, is in a serious condition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-28
Silo Drips, Cows Act Queer;
Were Drunk, Farmer Finds

Sharon, Pa. Sept. 2s. = Farmer
Edward Owens, of Shenango town.
ship, has a herd of cows. He also
awns a silo, which he fills with corn
and other foodstuffs for his stock each
year. Lately he noticed that the cows
had been acting queerly after being
fed, and he could not account for the
sudden change of temperament.
One of his neighbors Strengthened
the matter out this week, when he
explained that the animals were get
ting tight" from the drippings of the
silo, which contain percentage of
alcohol. When Owens shut off the
drinks" the cows pursued the even
tenor Of their ways.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-28

presents upon her, featured Miss
Tompkins' testimony when she was
called to the stand this afternoon.
She told how Yale had called her
the dearest little girl in the world"
and declared that "he could not get
along without her." Thoughts of
marriage were strong within him, she
said, until his housekeeper, Miss Julia
Messenger, who. she says, was lex
tremely jealous" began to put OBJ
stacles in the way of marriage cere-
mony. and then began long series
of postponements which finally culmi-
mated in the reputation of the mar
riage agreement.
Asked what evidence of his affec-
ton Yale gave during this period,
Miss Tompkins assured the court that
and squeeze 1t hard"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-28
Asks $50,0O0 Heart Balm
From 71-Year-Old Suitor

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Sept. 28.
Charging that his love grew cold after
a courtship covering several months,
Miss Lucille Tompkins, %, of Pough-
keepsie. told jury in the Supreme
Court here how Edward \ Yale, IL
years-old, wealthy proprietor of ho-
tel in Stanfordville, asked her to be
his wife, introduced her to his friends
as his fiancee and then changed his
mind. Miss Tompkins, before JUS
tice Morchauser. asked that the aged
hotelkeeper pay her $4,000 as heart
balm.
Miss Tompkins claims the proposal
of marriage was made to her in Oc-
tober, 1913. Tales of long drives into
the country, during which the plain
tiff hugged, kissed and talked "love'
to her, supper and theater parties in
PoughkeepsjA> and tha layishinG o1
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-07-25
TENDER HECTOR GOES DOWN
OFF CHARLESTON, S. C.
Carried Sixty Marines, Crew of Sew
enty Men and Twelve Officers
Was on Way to Santo Domingo.

Charleston, S. c., July 1.-THE big
rines In addition to her crew of ~
men and II officers, sank off Charles
ton on Friday, according to q report
from Captain Hunt of the tug Vigi-
liant, which tried to go to the Hector's
assistance.
Officials at the navy yard here an
nounced that the crew of the naval
collier Hector, reported sunk off here,
had been taken off in small boats.
The Hector left Port Royal for San
to Domingto on Thursday. 1t attempt
ed to put into port here when the
storm disabled it, but, according to
Captain Hunt, went down about nine
and one-half miles from the Charles
ton ightship. Captain Hunt said part
of the GOLFERS superstructure re-
manned above water.
The Hector displaced 1920 tons,
was 3S4 feet long, and was built at
Sharrows Point, Nd, in 1908.
Appeals to any vessels in the vicin-
ity to go to the aid of the Hector were
broadcasted by the navy radio towers
at Arlington. Wireless orders were
sent to the coast guard cutter Seminole
off the North Carolina coast to go to
the rescue.
The Hector left Charleston Wednes-
day afternoon for Guantanamo and
had on board, in addition to its crew,
60 marine recruits to fill up vacancies
in the marine expeditions in Santo
Domingo and Cuba.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-07-25
CLARKE NAMED NEW JUSTICE
". S. Judge of Cleveland Succeeds
Hughes-Was Appointed to
g.. Bench in 1904.

Washington, July II. President
Wilson Friday sent to the senate the
nomination of Federal Judge ]. Fl.
Clarke of Cleveland, o., to be associate
justice of the United States Spreme
court.
Judge John Hessin Clarke is now on
the bench of the United States district
court at Cleveland. He was born at
Lisbon, o., on September is, 1857. In
1914 he was appointed to the bench of
the United States district court.
Judge Clarke has all his life been a
Democrat in politics. He ran for the
United States senate against Mark
Hanna, Republican candidate, in 1903.
Judge Clarke is a bachelor. Most
of his leisure time has been spent in
reading and in a study of naturaliza-
ton and Americanization of immi-
grants.