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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
Nstie. to Whom !. May Concern.

~
Sealed bids will be received by
Charles q. johnson. secretary Of the
board Of education, Of the independent
consolidated school district Of LeGrand.
Iowa, on or before the hour Of / p. M.
July 81. 1915. for the erection Of q two
story and basement school building, ac-
cording to plans and specifications pre-
pared for same, by Reimer & Herlin
architects, Of Marshalltown, Iowa, said
plans and specifications have been ap-
proved by the school board and may be
seen at the Office OF the architects and
the secretary Of the board Of education
on or after July IS, 1916.
Separate bids will be taken on the
general construction work, heating and
plumbing, and electric wiring.
IA certified check drawn on some
solvent bank, Of 8 per cent of the
amount Of bid must accompany each
bid as q guarantee that the bidder
will enter into a contract and perform
the work in case the contract is
awarded to him.
~ In addition the successful contracto.
Is to furnish surety bond for tho
carrying out Of the work on award of
contract for two-thirds of the full
amount thereof. to continue for six
months from date of acceptance OF
work.
The board reserves tina risht to reject
any or all bids; in awarding, the con-
tractors reputation as well as the
amount Of his bid will be considered.
(Signed) Charles G. johnson, secretary.
By order Of the school board.
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Northern I01Ua Items

easily last week have now passed to
Willis Andrews who toted to town an
eighteen pound Mississippi catfish he
caught in Hardin creek the first of the
week. With him was Bert Balloon,
who snaked out fine specimen weigh
seventeen pounds, almost at the same
time and place. We also hear that W.
]. Cromwell, of Scranton, captured
twelve pound cat at the Vance bridge
last Friday. Looks as tho the solution
Of the problem Of the high cost of
meat is at hand.
Fort Dodge.
Forty-one years in the service OF
the same railroad is the record of H.
c. Mullan, the oldest conductor in point
Of service on the Iowa division Of the
Illinois Central. Mr.. Mulan makes
one run each day between Fort Dodge
and Sioux City and has made close
friends with those who make frequent
trips over this road. His more init
mate friends call him Hank" In 1875
brakeman but soon was promoted to
the position Of freight conductor. Two
years later he was made passenger
conductor. He Is IS years old Five
years more in the service Of the rail-
road will retire him with a pension
Of SIS month. He appears younger
than he really Is and is unusually ac-
tive.
Spencer.
Fire destroyed five buildings on the
Murray Miller farm one and one-half
miles northeast Of Dickens Monday
night, entailing loss Of several thous-
and dollars worth to MIR. Miller. A
new barn, an old barn, silo, cattle
shed and corn crib were burned to the
ground and only assistance from the
large crowd Of neighbors assembled
saved other outbuildings. The house
was not in danger at any time during
the fire and all stock was in the pas
ture Spontaneous combustion among
the hay in the barn is believed to have
caused the fire. Mr.. Miller was out
doors until about o'clock and not
over Ave minutes after he had gone
into the house he heard an explosion
and hiss. Looking out OF an upstairs
window he saw the roof of the barn
in flames and neighbors were sum-
moned Immediately. Mr.. Miller ex-
poets to rebuild every building and al
ready mas barn almost finished. He
carried &1,400 in insurance on his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14

down on sixteen alleged bootlegging
establishments in Davenport and Scott
county Wednesday, and as a result q
car load of confiscated booze, was haul
ed to the county Jail in wagons OF
every description.
No arrests were made but the alleged
bootleggers will be given preliminary
hearings before, Justice of the Peace
August Kinkle probably Friday morn.
ing. State officers announced that the
case against the men whose estab-
lishments were entered were complete
and sound and they confidently expect
full quota of bind-overs as result
Of the preliminary hearings.
Great secrecy has been maintained
and the raids surprised even num-
Der of the county officials. Early We'd
nesday morning squad Of thirty dep
uties sworn in at Cedar Rapids ar
rived overland in several automobiles
and were met by the state men al
ready here, and county authorities
That Scott county has been literally
festooned with saloons since the repeal
of the mulct law the first of the year
is the assertion made by the state men,
The raids were made in an attempt
to make the. county conform to the
law .sas. .l. -
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Acklex News Briefs.

Special to Times Republican.
Ackley. July 1.-THE Misses Mary
and Catherine Holman returned Monday
from Wesley, where they had been Wis
iting relatives.
Mrs. J. j. Miller and Mrs. ]. w.
Thornton joined their husbands in Iowa
Falls Tuesday, and attended the ban
quet that evening of the Austin Flint
Medical Association.
Rev. Mr.. Wharton returned Monday
! to his home in Dubuque after weeks
visit here with friends.
Margaret Sprain, of Eldora. arrived
Thursday morning for visit with her
friends, Marjorie and Vivian Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lilley and two
daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret,
| went to Hopkinton. this week, where
they will spend week visiting among
friends
Balzar lessen returned Saturday from
a trip to Colorado. His brother Gus
met him in Omaha and returned with
him for a short visit.
Mrs. J. +. Fahey and daughter. Mrs
! c. J. Carlson. left Friday for Salem
Ore. Their only stop will be in Wood
River, Neb.
| Monday Mrs. George H. Brooks and
son John returned to Mason City with
her sister. Mrs. Sam Foster. and son
j Harold who had been visiting here.
| Miss Blanche Martin went to Free
port, H., Sunday. From there she will
go to her home in Marion, Iowa.
Mrs. Charles Page and Mrs Mary
Koch, of F'reeport, H., are visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Steffen.
DR.. and Mrs. II. l.. Probasco returned
Sunday night from a vacation spent in
| Minneapolis and Rice Lake, Wis.
Mrs VIM, of Council Bluffs. who
had been visiting at the home of her
brother, j. ]. Mullane, went to Hampton
Sunday to visit other relatives.
Mrs. Morrison. of Usage. arrived on
! Tuesday and is visiting at the home o
| her daughter, Mrs. F. A. Snyder.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Winter and baby
and Margery Scales, went to Clear
Lake Monday where they will spent
| the remainder of the summer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
CONGREGATIONAL CONFERENCE
PLANS ELABORATE FIVE
YEAR CAMPAIGN.
SEEKS $4,000 ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS FOR CHURCHES
viii Endeavor 70 Secure 10000 New
Members Of Sunday Schools, 500, 900
For National Work and $4,000 For
State Work Of Church = Commem.
crate Anniversary Of Pilgrim Fathers
.ecial 10 Tlges- Republican.

Special to Tiges- Republican.
+ Grinnell, July '13.-The marks al
which the State Conference of Congre-
during the five year period that is tc
commemorate the three hundredth an
niversary of the landing of the Pilgrim
fathers have been fixed by the execu-
tive board. Larger things for Congre-
gationalism in Iowa, and an expansion
and development of the denominational
activities and influence is the foun-
dation of the program.
The state association is undertaking
by this means to cooperate in the
national movement of the denom-
nation over the Ave year period that is
to be devoted to tricentennial ami
versary Of Plymouth Rock.
Program Of Association.
The>program of the Iowa association
is:
Twenty-Five thousand additional
members for the church.
Twenty thousand new members for
the Sunday school.
One hundred thousand dollars for the
national work of the denomination.
One hundred thousand dollars for the
state work of the church.
TO develop and increase the move
ment marked by the establishing of d
community house for students at Iowa
State College and the esta blishing OF
such community house at Iowa State
University.
increasing the state fund for the re-
lief and support of disabled and re-
tired preachers,
To increase the salaries of preachers
in the home missionary work.
To develop the missionary work il
growing cities.
The movement that is to be under
taken in the five years is to be launch
ed in each church of the denomination
Iowa Oct. Is. A chart is to be ISSUED
by the state association showing the
size of the undertaking and what is
expected of each church and society
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
Greene News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Greene, July 14.-Father Sheehy,
who has been in charge of ST. Mary's
church at this place for the past
eighteen years. left this week for
Waucoma, where he will locate. 1t is
expected to build a new 100000 church
at that place. The members of the
church held farewell party for the
departing priest Monday evening at
the opera house, and presented him
with a purse.
Mrs. w. E. Patterson and children.
of Waterloo, visited friends here this
week.
Mayor G. W. Wilson has gone to
Buffalo n. Y, to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rem Peddycoart OF
Menominee Wis, visited friends here
this week. They operated the variety
store here for several years, and have
been in the same business at that place
for the past two years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
Active Commercial Club.

Special to Times Republican.
Denison,, July 1.-THE Denison COM
mercial Club now has rs members. In
the past few weeks 1t has taken active
methods to encourage the board of SUI
pervisors to make use of the law by
which monument can be erected for
the union soldiers and the plan will
be carried out A sale pavilion will be
looked after by the club, also the re-
opening of the brick works just east
of the city. The business men are
thinking favorably of contributing To
the support of strong leader for a
band.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
Dubuque.

Dubuque. 2ti.
Claude O'Brien aged % 9 brick ma
son at Lamont Iowa perhaps was IA
+al,v injured Tuesday afternoon. He
lighted a, match to discover how much
water remained in a barrel. A terri
,fc explosion followed: The barrel was
previously used for gasoline.
Webster City.
One of the oldest settlers Of Hamil-
ton comfy. Mrs. Rial Widick, passed
away Tuesday night at the home OF
|her daughter, Mrs. Hezekiah F1sner'
after nine weeks OF intense sunerlng'
She was in her SSth year and was
widely known among the older resi-
dents Of the. county residing in the vi
cinity Of Homer.
Webster City.
Will Buick, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A r Buick, who reside on the for
mer Cleveland place on West Walnut
street. sustained az painful injury
Monday evening about 6 O'clock as
result OF runaway, in which one of
the horses kicked the young man on
the head and face, necessitating sew
eral surgical stitches. "A long cash
was cut upon the head. two teeth were
knocked loose and the young mans
face cut and bruised.
II eMa rs.
michael Kleitsch. a pioneer business
man Of I.eMars, died at the age OF II
from throat trouble. He was born in
Luxemberg, Europe. in 1916. and came
with his parents to Iowa In 1857. He
was engaged in business In Dubuque.
at Walker and came to LeMars In 1888.
he leaves two sons, John Kieitsch. Of
Duluth, and frank Kleitsch, Of Omaha,
and a daughter. MRS. ]. p. Eilenbecker.
OF this city.
Cedar Falls.
|. Lack Of patronage threatens to dis
continue the school children's market.
Last Saturday at the city hall was held
the second Of the school children's
markets. Fifteen salesnBen were there
youngsters eager to sell some fresh
vegetables OF all kinds-ibut the num-
Der Of buyers was exactly three. Over
IS was deposited in the school savings
bank as a result Of this meeting, but
unless the market Is patronized better
it will be necessary to discontinue 1t.
jefferson.
Mike Duiafi. with MS tweive-pounu
caAhsh, can now go way back and sit
down! His fishing laureis won SO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
MONUMENT 70 pow.

Shaft in Honor Of Founder Of Dow City
to Be Erected.
Special to Times Republican.
Denison, July 14.-After the Fourth
of July celebration at Dow City this
year an organization was formed to
erect monument in the city park in
honor Of S. E. Dow, the founder, who
has been dead some fifteen years. AL
fred Jackson was made president of
the organization; NJ. G. Virgins, vice.
president: DR.. l.. NJ. Coon, secretary,
and w. E. Fishell, treasurer. Il is pro-
posed to raise $1,000 by subscription
for the enterprise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
Notice.
Notice.
To All Whom It May Concern:


To All Whom It May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there is
now on file in the office OF the auditor
OF Marshall county. state of Iowa, the
petition for the vacation Of highway
beginning at point near the north
approach to the bridge across the Iowa
river STANLEY mill bridge) in the
southwest Y northwest Y section 1
township 81 range 10. west of the 5th
p. II. and running thence in a north
westerly direction ten or fifteen rods
and terminating at point connecting
with the public road running east and
west known on the records as road No.
10.
And the commissioner appointed to
locate said highway has reported in
favor Of the vacation thereof. and All
objections thereto. or claims for dam
ares, must be filed in the auditors Of
Ace, on or before the seventh day Of
August, A. D.. 1916, or such highway
will be vacated without reference
thereto.
- Ill: e -: tietn Gay Of
w. e. MLELAND.
Auditor Marshall County, Iowa. Z
rE7 = u
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14

ton with the x-Ray 1t was decided
not to remove the bullet. The affair
is surrounded with mystery. Tho boy
heard no report from gun and IL not
aware Of the source Of the shot.
A deal was made between Charles
Lance and Silas Quaintance, about ten
days ago, whereby the latter becomes
possessor of the Lance barber shop.
Mr.. Quaintances son Roy will take
possession of the shop.
Miss Nell McNeal. OF Grinnell, at
tehded the funeral of her grand
mother. Mrs William Cadawolder.
Wednesday.
Miss Helen McNay is suffering from
a severe attack of tonsilitis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
q + : j :oy Of a
Va alton NAV be

M ~ - 0ls1AO11 may be
turned to the sorrow that
comes from indigestion. The
battle with hotel menus is q
losing one for the manSwith
aweak stomach. Happy is,
the man who listens to the
call Of the wild who goes
fishing, hunting and canoe
ing who takes with him
Triscuit, the Shredded
Whole Wheat wafer. iris
cult is made Of the whole
wheat steam cooked, shred,
ded and baked. "A tasty
Summer snack for the warm
days. supplying the greatest
amount of nutriment in
smallest bulk. Delicious
with butter. soft cheese
or marrnalades. Made at
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
FIND TWO TARANruLAs.
iAekey Merchants Discover Big
Spiders in Bananas.

Special to Times Republican.
Ackley, July At is not often that
the poisonous spider, the tarantula, is
found in shipments of fruit these days.
Bunches of bananas shipped from
South America are handled so many
times by wholesale and commission
merchants that most of the wild
travellers from the tropics are shaken
out and meet death along the road,
but Goettel and Son have found two
tarantulas in punches OF bananas the
last two weeks. The first one was
small but the second was from three
to four inches across. The first one
was killed but the second captured
and has been on display in the window
of the Lowell billiard parlors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
Business Change. a. clark.viIle.

Special to Times Republican
Clarksvilie July IA. - Several BUSH
ness changes have just been made In
Clarksvile. Will Miller has traded his
harness business for the J A. Hale res
taurant, and Mr.. Hale disposed of the
harness stock to p. W. Hurd, who has
moved the stock to his harness shop
now making only one shop in town.
Burr NJ. Smith has purchased the
millinery stock of Mrs. A. Parshall and
will move her stock TO the new loca-
ton.
Alvin Holzschuh has purchased the
business and property of the Clarks-
Vile Produce Company from J. 4.
Wygle, who has been owner and man
ager for several years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14

after three doctors said I never would
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wife for seven years and I recommended
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me will be delighted to answer them.
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Women who suffer from displace-
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yousness, backache or bearing down
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ys Wv, want special advice, .vrita
the lydia f. Pinkham Medicine
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
BUNS Rays Derail Train.

Sioux City, July 14.-Sereral passen-
gers in the smoking car and w. H.
,Chappell, baggageman, were injured
when the westbound Tama and Sioux
City focal on the Chicago and North
western railroad left the rails, at a
point about one-half mile west Of Tur-
in Investigation showed the wreck
had been caused by "sunkist" track,
the intense heat causing the rails to
expand Three Of the coaches left the
track. Injuries consisted Of bruises.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
Grssns Woman Dead.
i 70 rim s.RenlIhlican

Special to- Times RepubIcan.
I. Greene. July 14.-Mrs. Mary Kingery
died at the home of her son. Amos,
south Of town, Wednesday. She was
very old lady, and has been confined
to her bed for long time. having been
in poor health for several years.
She has been making her home with
her sons in and about Greene for sew
eral wears.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
MovtEsavE BASEBALL.
New York Scout Declares CeIIu'oid
Drama Holds Youths Interest.

Special TO TlmeS-RepuDI1caH.
Cedar Rapids. July 1.-THE movies"
are blamed by Dick kinsella, now
scout for the Yankees, for some OF
the alleged lack of interest in baseball
on the part. Of youths. Stand on the
corner here and give quarter to the
first FIVE you see," he suggested. You
will see that first they drop in at a
soda fountain and then they'll be In
movie theater for the rest of the
afternoon. It's not only the baseball
situation which worries me-its the
health Of the youngsters as we'll. They
will sit in stuffy theater for hours
when they ought to be out enjoying
the fresh air they need"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
BABY DRINKS eAsoLENE..
Nevada Child Burned But No Serio,
n it,rw ia..,.lx.


Injury Results.
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, July 14.-Drinking small
Quantity of gasolene, Wednesday
afternoon Dorothy, 3year-cld daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Nokes, OF this
city, was burned about the mouth but
first add remedies eliminated the
poison from her system and she has
not suffered as result of the ex-
perience.
The mother was using gasolene
iron and had small quantity of gaso-
lene in a glass from which she had
filled the iron. She had set the glass
down to adjust the iron when the little
one grabbed it up and turned it to her
lips, swallowing a small quantity. No
physician was. to be found readily and
first aid home remedies were admin
istered No serious results are antici-
Epated. aside. from burned tongue and
Inns
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
New Sharon Briefs.

Special to Times Republican.
New Sharon, July 44.-Hugh Bleb-
lena fell from a load OF hay fracturing
his arm at the elbow.
Earl. son of c. T. Craver, met with a
very painful accident while plowing
corn. He received a shot in the lower
limb. the ball entered the feshy part
of the leg above the knee and lodging
against the femur. After an eXamina-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
Boys instaiI svvireisss outfit

Special to Times -Republican,
New Hampton. July 4 4TThe first
wireless telegraph outfit In this part
of the country~is being installed at
Elma, by two boys, Fred Borch and
Adonis Howard. The Howard boy is
the son of the editor Of the Elma New
Era. The wireless equipment consists
LOT four wires. one hundred feet hong
Suspended over the roofs Of the Family
Etheater, also owned by Mr.. Howard, and
the. Dunton residence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT.

Graduation EXERCISES at Highland
Park, July "a to Aug. 8.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 1.-THE COM
mencement Of Highland Park College
is announced to occur from July "a to
Aug. 8, inclusive. The ten days will
be filled with special exercises by each
of the colleges of the institution, lib
eral arts. engineering, pharmacy,
pedagogy, commerce, music and ora
tory. Glass day exercises for each of
the colleges will be a feature, and an
alumni reunion of special interest is
planned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
An aged bachelor became 50 infatuat-

An aged bachelor became so infatuat-
ed with woman barber OF Chester. Pa.
that he picked her chair for three
shaves a day. blowing himself. for the
joy Of the dear one" scraping his mug.
But the moment he got gay and pros
posed an elopement, the BARRIERS hus.
band kicked a good customer from the
chair to the street and called the po-
lice Tough luck!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
IS YOUR HEALTH
WORTH $500?
Woman Tells How Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound Restored Her
Health. :
Lima, Ohio. 60 was all broken down
in health from q displacement. One Of my

lady friends came to
see me and she adj
vised me to COM
mence taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
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and to use Lydia E.
Pinkham's Sanative
Wash. I began TAX
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and took S.. Wworth
and in two months
was . well woman
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
To the Public.

II have been using Chamherlain's
Tablets for indigestion for the past six
months, and it affords me pleasure to
Aay have never used a remedy that
did me so much good."-Mrs. c. E. Ri
lev. Ilhon, N. Y. Chamberiains Tab
lets are obtainable everywhere.-Ad-
Ivertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
AckLEY DEFEATS SHERMAN.
White sox Take one-sided Game by
Score Of g to o.

Special to Times Republican.
Ackley. July IA very one sided
game was played Thursday on the
local diamond when the Ackley White
Sox beat the Sherman team by score
of . to 0. The Sherman team may
make a good showing when in its own
class but the Ackley team is entirely
too fast for it. The battery for Sher-
man was Cope brothers. and for Ack-
ley. Wheeler and Steffen.
Sunday Ackley won from Williams
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14

with score OF to 1, the game being
played on the Williams diamond.
Ackley has won both games they have.
played with Williams.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14

Despite the army surgeons precau-
tons and the generally excellent con-
ditions of the camps In Texas 1t Is diff
ficult to prevent all heat prostration.
Cases are not numerous. however. Pic
ture show heat stricken soldier re-
ceiving attention from a comrade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-14
BOOZE JOINTS RAlDEp.

Authorities Swoop Down on Sixteen
Alleged Bootleggins Establish-
Davenport. July 14.-Headed by
Special Agent James Risdon Of Des
Moines. a squad of state officers aided
by Scott county authorities, swooped