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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
SUFFER HEAVY FIRE LOSS.
Explosion Of Gas Engine Threatens
Destruction Of Waterville. y

Explosion Of Gas Engine Threatens
Destruction Of WatsrviIie. Y
Lansing, Aug. 2S.-The explosion OF
a gasolene engine in the grist mill
operated by Bjerke Bros, Saturday
afternoon nearly resulted in the total
destruction of Waterville, fourteen
miles southwest of here by fire. The
damage is estimated at $4,000 partial
" covered by insurance.
The property loss is as follows:
Bjerke Bros, feed mill garage and
electric light plant $4,000 No in
surance.
Joseph Bjerke. residence. $4,000. In
surance. $1,000.
Alfred Williams, residence, $4,000.
insurance $1,000.
A near tragedy was averted when
several men rushed thru the mass of
flames and rescued Joseph Bjerke who
was lying in bed in his home suffering
from tuberculosis. The home coll
lapsed soon after Bjerke had been re-
moved
The confiagration which nearly
wiped out the entire town started at 1
o'clock and for hours hundreds of
volunteer residents fought the spread
ing flames. Their heroic work re-
suited in saving Of considerable prop
erty.
Shortly after the fire started, the
alarm was spread near and far. Auto
mobile after automobile carried farm
ers and residents from Waukon
Lansing and other nearby cities to the
scene to aid in subduing the flames.
Owing to the Inadequate water sys-
tenn, lit was impossible to check the
fire at first and women, children and
men formed a bucket brigade. Numer-
Gus wells were pumped dry and those
carrying water nearly collapsed with
exhaustion. After several hours OF
hard work, the volunteers succeeded in
checking the flames.
The fire resulted fromtth explosion
of a gasolene engine which is utilized
to run the mill machinery. The ex-
plosion is said to have been caused by
back firing. 1t was but a few seconds
until the big feed mill was mass of
flames. Every effort was made to con-
fine the flames to the mill but the fire
got beyond control. Flying embers
soon ignited the residences Of Joseph
Bjerl,e and Alfred Williams.
Realizing it was a losing fight, a
call was sent to Waukon for fire, APP
paratus. two fire trucks responding.
The %Waukon fire department and the
volunteer bucket brigade turned their
attention to adjoining buildings and
after sexe raT hours of constant labor
succeeded IN checking the flames. 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
ROAD CONTRACT LETT.
Dickinson County to improve Highway
10 Emmet County Line. ~; ,

Dickinson County to improve HIGHWAY
to Emmett County Line.
Spirit Lake, Aug. 2S.-Ats a meeting
Of the board Of supervisors the con
tract was let for the grading OF the
county road from Spirit Lake east to
the Emmett county line. The contract
was let to J. e. Kughn, OF Bows, who
has the contract for the road to Lake
Park and is now working on the same.
Besides the road running east the con-
tract calls for about three miles Of
road running west from Lake Park to
the Osceola county line. The specifi-
cations call for the moving of 46.17S
yards Of dirt at 21.sscen per yard,
which totals . little upwards of s1O,-
600. Tho contract takes IN the com
plete road from across the draw bridge
straight thru to the Emmett county
line. The contract was let at one
tenth Of a cent higher than the work
on the Lake Park road. No other
bids were hled According to the no.
tice published the work IS to be COM
menced within ten days and completed
ready for traffic by Nov. /, 1916.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
Northern Io1ua Items

trict court Mrs. Catalan. according
to the petition. claims that her hus'
band deserted her several years ago
and that he has not returned to i've
with her. She claims that he is the
owner of $500 acres of land in Cerro
Gordo and adjoining counties and that
he is interested in bank stock and clty
property in Dousherty Mrs. Catalan
asks for $1,000 temporary alimony and
$50, 900 permanent alimuny.
MeGresor.
E. +. Broadhead and crew Of men
from Aurora, Iowa, are camped on the
west edge of .McGregor engaged in
making several hundred yards of fill
on the North Iowa Pike just west Of
the city limits. The Pike is the heav-
lest travelled road in the county. a
mile of it between ,McGregor and the
foot of the Giard hill is being brought
up to grade preparatory to hard sur
facing which 1t is expected will be
done next season Mr. Broadhead.
who is reputed an expert in road grad
ing has been employed in the county
by the board Of supervisors for four
months grading at various places.
Rudd.
More than 1900 persons attended
the annual homecoming and barbecue
which was held here Thursday. The
celebration opened at 10 o'clock when
hundreds of people took part in a
parade A ball game between Rock
ford and Orchard was played in the
afternoon and the latter took the con-
test by score of Is to II. Following
the ball game program was given on
the streets and Rev. Mr.. Soule, of Nora
Springs, pastor Of the First Methodist
church, gave the principal address.
The Empyrean quartet and Mrs. Mark
Geeting, of Mason City also took part
in the program. An athletic program
consisting OF races and novelty events
was held in the afternoon.
Dubuque.
Another blind pig" operated by
Joseph Comandi and Rosa Manno. for
eigners, was raided by the police au-
thorities Friday night. Six cases Of
beer were confiscated. Two. men.
drinking in the place at the time.
were taken to police headquarters and
will appear later as witnesses. Charges
of selling liquors illegally have been
filed against the woman and Comandi
The woman, who is married, lived in
the same building in which the liquors
were sold. and her two children were
taken with her to the matron's quar-
tiers. The pig was located in the
old Ryan packing house near Railroad
avenue and near the river front just
east Of the Illinois Central railroad
yards.
Waterloo.
Struck down from behind. when a
horse which was being led leaped into
the buggy, John Bailey. a farmer liv-
ing near Jesup is in st. Francis hos
pital suffering from two fractured ribs
and internal injuries as the result CT
an accident in Linden. According to
witnesses Of the accident, Bailey and
Lou Robinson. another farmer. were
driving a team Of horses and leading
three more behind the buggy. AS they
were passing the Lafayette school, an
interurban came up from behind. One
Of the three horses behind the vehicle
became terrified and plunged. landing
with his forefeet in the buggy. The
team which was being driven ran away
and the buggy was wrecked. Bailey
was carried into a nearby house and
later taken to the hospital Robinson
was not hurt beyond few bruises.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
HAVE YOU A
SWEETHEART.

Son or Brother In camp or upon the
Mexican Border7 II 90. mall him .
package OF Aliens Ease, the anti
septic powder to be shaken into the
Shoes. and sprinkled into the foot bath.
1t takes the friction from the shoe and
will be Of the greatest benefit In that
arid. hot climate, where tho alkali dust
plays havoc with tho feet. What re-
membrance could be SO acceptable7 Ask
your dealer to-day for a 26c. box Of
Aliens Foot Ease, and for a &c. stamp
he will mail it for you.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28

Ida Grove.
The foreman Of the night shift at
the asphalt plant. H. 4. Healandec,
met with serious accident. Some on
left the top off Of the vat and MI
Healander fell, striking his head on the
iron, cutting the top of his ear and
making large scalp wound.
Mason City. ,,5
Rev. Fred Clark. of Hastings, NeD'
who was in the city Friday for Few
hours, confirmed the report tnat I've
had been offered and had accepted the
pulpit of the First Congregational
church at Omaha where he will>move
early in September. Wednesday eve
ming he lectured at the Rockford chat
tauqua and his parents, Judge anu
Mrs. J. ]. Clark, and his brother. f..
w. Clark, drove over to Rockford and
brought him home with them.
Waterloo.
A. Vosberg, penniless when he came
to America in 1884 who worked 1or
s1.1O a day for the Rock Island rail-
way at Winslow as a section hand 1or
twenty three years, keeping his Family
and saving enough in the meantime 10
buy a farm, carried a bag OF gold
home with him after marketing car
load of wheat here. In the bag were
gold pieces and silver enough to total
s1,O2S. The best wheat yielded forty
bushels an acre. He received a rec
ord price, s1.3S per bushel.
LeMars.
Mrs. Clara Rubel swore out an in
formation against Mrs. Will Rubel on
Tuesday before Justice George M.
Smith, charging the defendant with
assault and battery. The women in
the case are sisters in-law Mrs.
Clara Rubel went out to the Rubel
farm north Of town on Tuesday and a
quarrel ensued between the women.
The complainant in the case alleges
that Mrs. Will Rubel struck her with a
buggy whip while she was sitting In
the rig and also dashed the horse she
was driving and drove her off the
premises.
Orange City.
About $500 attended the Sioux
county missionary picnic held ION the
fair grounds here. Among those on
the program were DR.. Harrison, OF
Arabia; DR.. Strick. Of China, and the
Rev. Van Peursem, of Arabia. The
program was held in huge tent Over
$50 autos were counted on the grounds.
collection for missions was taken
and 1t amounted to over 1857. This
amount will be divided between for-
eign and domestic missions. The
stands sold over $500 worth Of goods,
the profits Of which go to missions
also.
Cedar Rapids.
o. Haynes Bunker. the Cedar Rapids
boy who was arrested in Milwaukee
after the automobile he was driving
struck traffic policeman, causing his
death, has been released on $4,000
bonds. Bunker, according to the po-
lice version, was halted at the crossing
by GudgeN, and when he signalled for
the machine to go ahead Bunker at
tempted to drive the car behind the
officer Apparently Gudgell expected
him to turn the machine and pass In
front. But as Bunker passed Gudgcli
was knocked down and the wheels
passed over his body.
oousherty.
Bridget Catalan. Of Dougherty, asks
for $4,000 permanent aiimcny in a
petition for divorce from Patrick Ca
halan. which was filed Friday at the
Office Of Fred Blake, clerk Of the dis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
Jewell News Briefs.
ial TO Times-Rcpublican.

Special to Times Republican.
Jewell is still on the map when it
comes to a shooting match. Elias Ma
land. who lives south of town, went to
St. Louis last week and at the Granl
American shoot took second prize.
breaking.9s out of the possible 100, and
taking down Il prize of 1857.
Adoiph Pnager is around again after
six weeks at Mercy hospital.
Nels Hendrickson. who lives north Of
Jewell. raised 1.400 bushels of barley
and Saturday sold it for 81 bushel.
This was raised on forty acres.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28

is said, and lost his balance while
seated at the window. The body fell
at Schools feet The latter reported
the accident to the clerk at the hotel,
who called the police. Easley was
hurried to Mercy hospital and died In
the elevator on the way to the operat-
ing room.
BY order of the coroner the body
later was removed to the undertaking
establishment. :. s.
at the Volunteers hotel.aa He is sur
Easley had been making his home
vived by widow, Mrs, Minnie Easley.
and three children. He had not been
living with his family for the past sew
eral years, it is said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
Montour News Items.

Special to Times Republican.
Montour. Aug. 2S.-The residence
property of Mr.. and Mrs. Q. P. Wall in
West Montour caught fire Saturday aft
ernoon while Mrs. Wall was in Mar
shalltown shopping and Mr.. Wall was
in the country working. 1t seems to
have started between the walls off the
kitchen. probably due to defective
.hue Owing to prompt and efficient &C
ton on the part of neighbors and
others. the fire was put out before
much damage was done except to the
kitchen.
Mrs. H. l.. Lovejoy and family en-
joyed visit from their cousin. J. j.
Mcdaniel, and daughter and son and
uncle, j. l.. Farmer. all of Morning Sun.
the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Dora Wonscr is entertaining her
niece, Miss Mildred Elliott. and hel
grandmother, Mrs. Elliott, of Rockford,
Ill.
Mrs. Joe Bywater and son of Garwin
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHALLToWN I0wA AUGUST % 1915

home by her brother, L. Brown.
but even then she has had quite y
trip for blind lady In her eighties
v1oya Cook has decided not to go
to college this year and win remain in
the T. e. MCCOY home AZ housekeeper.
Rev. A. N ConkHn and family were
down below Iowa Falls Friday night to
social in which many Of their friends
and relatives were interested.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
Scranton News Notes.
,cial 70 T,nes.Renublican

Special to TimeS-Republican.
Scranton, Aug. 2S.-Everett Gibson
has commenced the erection of a large
barn on his farm just east of town:
Charles Bowen, an old time black
smith of this place. has secured a po-
sition with the Capitol City Monument
works.
Messrs Charles Sayre & Son have
commenced to wreck the buildings
damaged by fire. and Will tear them all
down and use the best lumber to erect
a paint shop.
En- Mayor P. P Pitcher has returned
from his trip to Chicago and Illinois.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
AGED RACING DRIVER WINS.
Hunt Barnes, Aged 80, has Been Long
in Horse Racing Game.

West Union, Aug. 2S.-Hunt Barnes,
Of West Union. who will be 80 years
old on Oct. -. if he lives to that date,
and who by following the racing bust
ness since 1S49. or for sixty eight con-
secutive seasons. has long established
the record OF being the oldest racing
man in the United States, returned the
last of the week from Independence,
where he drove in two races. winning
third and fourth moneys respectively.
He will drive in race at the fair here
tomorrow. and whatever good luck he
may have will be rejoiced in by every
body in this community.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
BRISK SALE OF LOTS.
Evanselistic People to Build Summer
Homes Near Cedar Falls.

Evanselistic People to Build Summer
Homes Near Cedar Falls.
Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls. Aug. 2S.-That many
Evangelical people of Iowa will build
summer homes in the beautiful wooded
tract along the Cedar river adjacent
to Cedar Falls on the west, Is indicated
by the brisk sale of building lots at the
site of the new camp ground of the
Iowa Evangelical Association on the
Cedar river here.
This tract OF ten acres was purchased
by the Evangelical Association last
year as permanent location for their
annual camp meeting, but was not de-
veloped this year. That it will be de-
veloped next year by the erection Of a
big tabernacle for the meetings and
scores of summer cottages by members
of the Evangelical faith was indicated
by the action of the twenty-fourth an
nual camp meeting of the Iowa Evan
gelical Association. which concluded a
ten days session at Chautauqua Park,
Waterloo, Sunday night. Resolutions
were adopted directing the continuance
Of the sale Of lots, which opened two
days ago. and the raising of an i'm
provement fund for development of the
site. The fund is to be raised by pro-
ceeds from sale of lots and by sub
scriptions. That it will be quickly
raised is apparent. or the flfty-four
lots offered for SALE more than two
thirds have already been disposed of,
and contributions began coming in I'M
solicited at Sunday nights meeting.
The new Evangelical camp ground is
one Of the most beautiful bits of wood
land along the Cedar river. 1t prom
Uses to be the nucleus for a big sum-
mer resort, as local people Of other
churches are planning to build summer
cottages on adjacent tracts next year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
Alden News Items.

Special to Times Republican.
Alden, Aug. 2S.-Billy Johnson. the
infantile paralysis patient, is much i'm
proved and no new cases are reported.
The death reported as result OF
infantile paralysis, that of Alfred
Johnson, was investigated by post
norton and the cause of death was
ascertained as from swimming when
in an overheated physical condition.
Mrs M. Utley is very sick of nervous
prostration. The daughters were called
home Friday night.
The Newton school opens today
with Miss Bessie Ellefson as teacher.
The shock threshing is practically
completed.
Public sentiment in China frowns
unnn the understanding of Women.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
FALLS TO HIS DEATH.
sDes Moines Man Killed by Tumble
From Hotel Window.

Oes MoIneS Man Killed by Tumble
From Hotel Window.
Des Moines, Aug 2S.-Charles Eas-
ley. SO years old. laborer, plunged
TO his death yesterday afternoon from
a window on the third floor of the
Volunteers hotel, Second and Walnut
streets.
The man fell to the Walnut street
sidewalk a short distance from the
corner and barely missed striking Lew
School. 629 East First street, who was
passing beneath the window. He struck
the back of his head, sustaining frac-
.tured skull at the base of the brain,
and died before he could be placed on
the operating table at Mercy hospital.
Easley was alone in his room, 1t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28
Bradford News Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Bradford. Aug. 2s.-Mother Mccoy
has returned from her summer visit to
scenes of her early life in Indiana. and
will continue to make her home with
her son here. She was accompanied
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28

This years strawberry crop in the
United States was worth s20,000.000
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28

Public sentiment in China frowns
upon the photographing of women.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28

Mrs. Joe Bywater and son of Garwin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-02
GOES TO EUROPE IN
BEHALF OF SHIPPERS

New York, Feb 2.-William W.
Bride, formerly special counsel for
the state department at Washington
and now counsel for New York and
Chicago importers Of German and Aus
trian goods, has arranged to start for
London today to endeavor to- expedite
the movement Of German and Aus
trian merchandise contracted or paid
for by American importers prior to
March /, 1915.
Mr.. Bride made one trip to England
in behalf of American firms several
months ago and secured the release of
a large consignment of detained goods,
but his activities ended when the Brit
ish government required that all ap-
plications for such releases should be
made through the British embassy in
the United States.
Through Mr.. Bride the American
! importers hope to obtain permission
! from Great Britain to allow German
shipments to come through to Amer
| lea on the proportion Of one-half the
amount Of importations received be-
fore the British orders in council be-
came effective.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-02
HUNDREDS WORK
! TO REBUILD LAND

San Diego, Cal, Feb. 2.-Several
hundred men started work today in
many parts of the county as the first
definite step to restore the roads,
bridges and water pipe lines Destroy
ed or badly damaged in the floods Of
last week. 1t is estimated that in an
other week more than 1000 persons
will have been given employment.
Roads which two days ago were al
most impossible are now in fairly
good shape and the task Of reaching
the more remote points on relief work
has been expedited. Generous contri-
buttons of money, clothing and pro-
visions continue to pour into head
quarters.
1t is the intention Of Rear Admiral
Fullam to maintain naval patrols in
the Otay and Tijunana valleys until
the situation is so composed that civil
authorities can take entire charge.
Order is rigidly enforced in the strick-
en- districts and number of store
keepers who have marked up prices
have been warned to lower them or
suffer confscation of their goods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-02
COL. HOUSE Is CALLED
SPHINX IN A SOFT HAT

Paris, Feb. 1.-THE Paris press COM
ments on the discretion of Colonel E.
NJ. House, which is described as being
impenetrabIe and admirable.
The Excelsior publishes an article
on Colonel House and uses, as an illus
tration for it, composite photograph
of the colonel, and the sphinx. 1t heads
the article "a Sphinx in Soft Hat. "
1t says that the most experienced in
reviewers admit that Mr.. Wilson's en-
voy has baffled them as they had never
before been baffled.
A. Fitzmaurice, the foreign editor of
the Figaro says:
"As Colonel House has only visited
the capitals of the belligerent nations
most directly interested in the ques-
tons of the blockade and submarine
warfare, one would not be far wrong in
believing that those questions form
the principal object of his journey.
That he did not go to Vienna and that
he is in a hurry to return to America
NAV be due to the fact that the Lusi-
tania situation has been growing more
acute"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-02
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS ARE
BAFFLED BY CASE OF APPAM:
may Be ORDERED TO DEPART
REPORT ORDERED
UPON COLOMBIAN
TREATY|NSENATE

Washington, Feb. 2.-Reducing the
proposed payment to Colombia from
s25,O00,000 to s15,O00,000 and altering
the proposed apology of the United
States for the partition of Panama to
make it mutual expression of regret
on the part of the United States and
Colombia, the senate foreign relations
committee today ordered a favorable
report Oil the long pending Colombian
treaty
The vote on the treaty was eight for
to seven against. Senator Clarke of
Arkansas was the only democrat vot-
ing against it.
BY vote of ten to three the COM
mittee also favorably reported the
treaty to pay Nicaragua 100000 for
canal route and naval bases in the
Bay of Fonseca.
The action of the committee today
means that the treaties will be brought
into the senate for ratification with the
full force of the administration be-
hind them as part of its plan to fur
Their harmonious relations with all
Pan-America in consonance with the
broad general policy of Pan-American-
ism outlined by President Wilson and
Secretary Lansing at the recent Pan
! American orgress here.
The heavy fight is expected over the
! Colombia treaty. Such a change as the
majority of the committee now pro-
poses to make will necessitate further
negotiations with Colombia which al
ready has accepted the convention on
the basis of the United States paying
! $25,000,000 and expressing regret.
Some of the opposition to the treaty
is based on the report that Colombia
intends to use the money she would re-
ceive from the United States for Of
fensive operations against Peru over g
long-standing boundary dispute. Pan,
American diplomats see a connection
between that phase of the situation
and Secretary Lansing's proposal tc
bind all the Pan-American republics
to arbitrate the boundary disputes and
to agree to suppress shipments OF
munitions to revolutionists among
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-02
MAKE REPORT ON
iowa DRY REIGN

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 2.-"Tem-
perance conditions in Iowa, at least
as far as Davenport, Clinton and Du-
buque are concerned, are far from
IDEAL" says a report made public to-
day by team of students of Cornell
college, The students have just COM
pleted a survey in the three Iowa Mis-
sissippi river towns of the effect of the
new statewide prohibition law.
The report, published by the Inter
collegiate Statesman, says that in the
three cities in question the church
people seemed to be doing but little
outside of the usual church routine
and ordinary citizens do not know
what the temperance organizations
are doing"
THE chief points noted by the col
lege investigators" the Intercollegiate
Statesman says, were:
There is a strong anti-prohibition
sentiment in Davenport, Dubuque and
Clinton; temperance, educational IA
cilities are inadequate; lectures and
talks are confined almost entirely to
the churches. Public libraries are de-
fcient in good temperance books"