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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
We Can Well Believe 1t.

Councilmen Taylor Phelps and
Vaughan were pleading with the
council to let them use the old res
voir as a reserve tank for the nata'
toriurh. Their contention was that
the overflow. could be first run into
the old reservoir and would then be
warmer when turned into the nata-
tcrium. Il fail to see" said Council
man Murphy, why the water should
be warmer in the reservoir than in the
natatorium." Councilman kirkpat-
rick supplied the reason and ended
the debate. Very simple" said he
the old reservoir being on the hill is
naturally closer to the sun
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
Ube OQaraklp @ullDogger
MONDAY, July Il. 1916,

Ia whole lot worse by accepting some
one else. This is the way our young.
poet sings of his troubles
There is Always just One More.
You know not how it panied me,
When I met her on the street,
Her eyes looked ever downward,
And mine refused to meet;
She passed by without even a smile
for me
How little then / dreamed.
Anothers bride she'd be.
II made me feel so lonely
When | sat down to think,
That if oregon wasn't dry
I'm sure I'd of took to drink
You know l felt so bad,
At first l thought I'd cry
But | don't see why that | should
worry
For there'll be another in the sweet
by and by.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
WILL MY CHILD TAKE

UINs NH47V . Nv HgH11NN "9H'
This best answer is DR. Kings New
Discovery itself. It is pleasant
sweet syrup, easy to take It contains
the medicines which years of expert
once have proven best for Coughs and
Colds. Those who nave used DR.
Kings New Discovery longest are its
best friends. Besides every bottle is
guaranteed If you don't get satlsfac-
ton you get your money back. Buy
d bottle, use as directed. Keep what
il left for Cough ana Cold insurance.
--Ady.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17

Compound made her well, so | took it and
now am just as we'll as ever was. I
cannot understand why women don't
see how much pain and suffering they
would escape by taking your medicine.
| cannot praise it enough for it saved
my life and kept me from the Insane
Hospital. Mrs. E. SHELDON, 5657 S.
Halsted ST., Englewood, III.
Physicians undoubtedly did their best,
battled with this case steadily and could
doNno more, but often the most scientific
treatment is surpassed by the medicinal
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
II any complication exists 1t
pays to write the Lydia Il. Pink
ham Medicine CO., Lynn, Mass,
for special free advice,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
Chambcrlain's COlic, Cholera and
DiarrhOea Remedy

Every family without exception
should keep this preparation at hand
during the hot weather Of the sum-
mer months Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoet Remedy is
worth many times It's cost when need
ed and is almost certain to be need
ed before the summer Is over It has
no superior for the purposes for
which it is intended. Buy it now.
Obtainable everywhere. ADV.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
PROSECUTORS ARE CALLED,
Portland Meeting IT, Confer OVel
DryNLaw Amendment.

ROSEBURG, ore, July lids
trlct Attorney Neuner has issued a
call for the annual meeting Of the
oregon District Attorneys Associa-
ton, which will be held in Portland
on July Il.
Among the matters to be discussed
at this meeting Is a proposed am
endment to the prohibition law max
ing 1t legal to bring liquor into Ore.
gon other than by common carrier
Under the present law some Of the
district attorneys have held that i!
was not violation to bring liquor
over the line by private conveyance
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
Good Morning. ANY Ice2

Dan Smythe, our new ice-man, is
having troubles of his own these
days He says he fails to see that
he has any friends now in this dreary
world Instead of the CHEEKY huil-
fellow-well-mc greeting as Of yore.
all Dan gets now is in deep. base
voice, ANY ice today?" And some
Of his acquaintances even go so far as
to hum, whi tie or sing that dainty
ditty of many Years ago, Howe d
you like to be the Ice-man?' when
ever Dan comes in sight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
CLEAR SKIN COMES FROM
WITHIN

It is foolish to think you can gain
a good clear complexion by the use
Of face powder Get at the root of
the trouble and thoroughly cleanse the
system with a treatment of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, Gentle and mild in &C.
ton, do not grippe, yet they relieve the
liver by their action on the bowels.
Good for young, adults and aged. Go
after a clear complexion today, csc
at your ggist.-Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17

Some Of the things Black Dan. the
Fitchburg. Mass, department horse,
will eat are: Ham sandwiches. with
and without mustard bread and
cake. vegetables, candy and some
times when there is nothing better to
be had a little of his straw bedding
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
What About il, Ice?

Lee Drake went fishing the other
day, made a cast drew in his line and
saw a green snake dangling from his
hook. Inasmuch as he admits having
seen the snake. the rest of us can be
excused if We have our own ideas as
to the kind of bait he took along.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17

lWiJn neadhcneS, ner-
Ivousness, flashes Of
heat, and | suffered
so much l did not
know what l was
doing at times. |
spent $500 on doc
tors and not one did
me any good. One
day a lady called at
my house and said
lshe had been as sick
las | was atone time,
and Lydia E. Pink
] hnfpiu UannAnhIo
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
italians Attack Plane Base.

ROME. July 16.-An Italian naval
unit successfully attacked the Austri-
an hydro-aeroplane base in Parenzo,
in Istria- It silenced the new and
strong shore batteries and put to
flight four Austrian vessels from
Triest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
MAILMAN PROTESTS FEE.
Stage Operator Required by Rose
burg to Pay Auto License.

ROSEBURG, ore. July 17.-Whe-
ther the city Of Roseburg has a legal
right to collect license for the ope-
ration of an automobile carrying the
United States mail is a question that
is to he submitted TO the federal au-
thorfties for determination, accord
ing to an announcement of L. L. Ma
theWs Mr. Mathews operates a stage
between Roseburg and Looking Glass
and has a contract to carry the mail
between the two points. Recently he
was compelled to pay a license f~r
operating his stage within the limits
Of ROseburg. He paid the fee under
protest and served notice on the city
that the matter would be submitted
to the federal officers for final de-
termination.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17

MACON, Ga, July 16.-The state
committee Of the progressive party
unanimously endorsed Charles e
Hughes and Charles w. Fairbanks,
the republican nominees for president
and vice-president
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17

A dispatch froam London under
date Of June 22 said that reports
had been received there of a serious
uprising against the Turks in Arabia,
The rebels, under command Of the
grand sheriff of Mecca, the chief
magistrate Of the Hoaly City, were re-
ported to have captured Mecca, Jid-
da, the chief seaport of Arabia, and
Taft
Kunfuda Is a port on the Red Sea
200 miles south Of Jiddah,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17

Two Canadian scientists have found
cobalt superior to nickel for plating
other metals, being more durable, re-
quiring less time to apply and pre-
viding equal protection with a thin
ner deposit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
We've All Tried 1t.

"Cut the mustard" is the edict OF
Street Commissioner John Heathman
and that's what some Of us have
spent a life trying to do
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
Call a Taxi!

Dear Mr.. Bulldogger:-T see by the
papers that they are destroying the
old Coffee House. l am wondering II
they will leave the grounds.
Yours, T. POTT.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17

The per capita wealth of the Uni.
ted States now has Almost reached
the $4,000 mark,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
PORT CAPTURED BY ARABS,
Town and Fort on Red Sea, 2Ot
Miles frOam JiGdah, Taken.

CAIRO, Egypt, via London, July
18.-Arabs have captured the town o.
Kunfuda, Arabia They also haye
taken the fort.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17

There are 5004 lighted aids to nav
igation in the United States. OF
these 1900 are either lighthouses or
majorlights
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
The same rule applies also to men

who desire to enlist provided they
have worked for the company six
months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-17
A REMARKABLE
STATEMENT
Mrs. Sheldon Spent $1,000 for
Treatment Without Bene-
fit. FinallyMade Well by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Englewood, III. -" While going
through the Change of Life suffered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-26
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TWENTY
FIVE YEARS AGO IN MARSHALLTOWN

county, and j. C. Comstock Of iMichi-
gan, appeared before a good-sized au-
dience in q wrestling match in which
Burns agreed to throw NComstock four
out OF five. Burns took the first fall in
fifteen minutes and the second in elev-
en-. .Comstock won the third and fourth
falls in nine and twelve minutes. Burns
had just returned from a tour of the
east where he threw twenty-nine con-
testants out Of thirty-three, meeting all
corners and barring none.
Saturday, June 81, 1891.
Mr.. S. s. Arnold Of Chelsea, as
sumed the position of cashier at the
c. & N. w. freight office here today,
He has been in the employ of the COM
pany for the past seven years"
B. L.. Hotchkiss and Miss Mabel
Adams, both of this city, were married
by Justice Stotts.
Altho the bad weather prevented ali
Of the events Of the Y. M. G. A. ath-
letic contests being run, six of the
nineteen events were finished and wit
messed by large crowd at the fair
grounds C. II. E. Boardman won the
baseball throw with 800 feet; and the
twelve pound hammer throw at 11O
feet. Walter Trotter won the 100-yard
dash in 40 3-5, with Stephen Jessup
Of Penn college, second, and Board
man third. Alfred Stern won the 100
yard novice race in II 3-5. Jessup
won the 220-yard dash in :23, with
Boardman second. The standing broad
jump went to e. P. Wyckoff. Of Grin
NELL, at feet inches. J. r.. Cravath
Of Grinnell, won the mile bicycle race
in 1882. F. b. Elliott acted as referee
DR.. L. F. kellogg, H. P. Densel, and
Frank Pierce, judges; ]. r. Anderson,
S. E. Jessup and IL. F. Binford. timers;
w. n. Bremner, starter; Harl Myers,
clerk Of course, and George L. Marsh.
scorer
Harvey Beckwith, well-known
resident Of this city, died at Turquesa,
N. M News Of the death came in a
telegram to Mrs. Beckwith.
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sunday, june %, 1891.

At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs, oliver
Nichols, near Minerva, was celebrated
the marriage of their Oldest daughter,
Addie, to Charles Brace. Fifty guests
witnessed the ceremony after which a
bounteous dinner was served.
(. Monday, June 20, 1891.
"A. "A. Moore mas purchased of Tom
Allen a magnificent team Of coach
horses, paying $3.50 for them"
Rev. William Bryant united in mar
riage A. e. A. johnson. of this city. ans
Miss Celia Olson, of Chicago.
Much interest centered in a game OF
ball between the IF. c. Las" of Carroll
and the Stars of Des Moines, which
was played at the fair grounds with
Fred Click as umpire and Fl. P. Densel
as official scorer. Packard and Mall
lory formed the battery for the Carroll
team and Maher and Mcfarland for
the Stars. The IF. C. LIS won the
game, 6 to 4. On the following day
the teams also met and the game was
won by Des Moines, to 2.
Tuesday, June 80, 1891.
Before good sized audience at
Guild hall Miss Lucia B. Griffin, u
well-k known impersonator of the day.
gave pleasing entertainment, assisted
by local talent.
"The Wilson House has changed
hands, J. B. Van Court having sold his
interest to John B. Shea, Of Whitten,
who will remodel it at once"
&c. c.. st. Clair. who for the past
six years has held the responsible po-
sition Of financial manager for the
F'irmenich Manufacturing Company. OF
this city, severed his connection with
that institution today. He is a young
man of excellent business qualifica-
tons, gentleman in all the word. i'm
plies, and has the happy faculty Of
making friends Of all whom he meets,
either In a business or social capacity.
AS to his future plans he Is undecided,
but his many friends In this city would
be pleased to know that he is still to
remain"
Mabel Johnson, aged ~. 305 Bromley
street, died of malignant diphtheria.
M. D. Needham. for thirty years
resident of Marshalltown, died at Ia
coma, Wash, aged SO. He was the
father Of Mrs. Henry McNeely and
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Thursday. June Is, 1891.

"a copious and timely rain came last
night to cool the'aMnosphere and I'M
prove vegetation"
"One of the large elm trees on the
north side of the square was blown
down by the wind last night. 1t was
decayed and rotten to the core. Inc
stump was chopped down this morn
ing and it's place will soon be filled by
tree of smaller proportions"
Mrs. Fred S. Whealen died yester-
day at II O'clock at her home one mile
east Of Albion, of cancer. The funeral
was held from her late residence today
at o'clock, and the remains were IN
tered in the cemetery at Marietta"
HMr. and Mrs. J. G.. Reeder, 40S An
son street, lost their 9-year- old daugh-
ter Nellie at o'clock yesterday of
spinal meningitis. The funeral was
held from the family residence at 8
o'clock this afternoon"
THE old settlers picnic took place
yesterday at Timmons' grove, Marietta.
Over 1000 people were present J..
F. M. Cooper, president of the associa-
ton, presided. Col. j. p. Sanford gave
the forenoon address. In the after
noon J. S.. Perry sang "The Sword Of
/
en- by James Crabtree, Louis Armbrus-
ter, Mrs. E. N. Chaplin, MIR. Weatherby
J. NJ. Parker, Samuel Beeson, Charles
Miller and E. N. Chaplin. Prof. w. P.
Howe sang 1.-The Cumberland Crew"
The Bethel band furnished the music.
A feature of the reunion was the pre-
sentation by the association to r. M.
Timmons of fine chair as a Stesti-
monial of the associations appfecia-
ton for many acts of kindness.
Jacob Lepley, living three miles west
Of Union, lost his house and most Of
its contents by fire Of unknown origin.
Friday, juno 26, 1891.
Announcement was made Of the
election of Leslie H. Needham as
teacher Of the commercial department
Of the high school.
Farmer Burns, of Big Rock, Scott
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Charles and Fred Needham. Of this
Wednesday, July !, 1891.

Wednesday, July y 1897.
A report Of the weather for the
month OF June showed 69,5 degrees az
the mean temperature, with 90 as q
maximum, reached on June 1926 and
As as a minimum. reached on June s.
The total precipitation for the month
was 4.52 inches, and rain fell on the
twelve OF the thirty days.
"Mr. and Mrs. l.. r. Willard moved
from South Second avenue today to 10
East North street They have had their
home remodeled, the house raised, and
everything put in splendid condition.
They have one Of the coolest homes In
the city"
At the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Garmshausen. EOS East Church street.
Rev. F. f. Judd united In marriage
Mrs. Garmshausens daughter, Miss
Trixie Baumgatdner. and Herman G.
Schmidt, Of st. Paul. Miss Gussie
Baumgardner, the brides sister. acted
as bridesmaid. and Frank Kinsey was
the best man.
1.-THE class Of 'S7 of the MARSHALL
town high school held reunion last
night at the home of Miss Leila Vail,
4O7 South Third street. School day
struggles and class recollections were
talked over. and the class prophecy re-
hearsed. Toasts We're proposed and re-
sponded to at the conclusion OF a
dainty supper OF ices. fruits. and cakes.
and the evening most pleasantly and
profitably spent. There were thirteen
in the class, eleven Of whom were pres
ent Misses Anna Abbott and Anna
Erickson being absent. Those present
were Misses Blanche Weatherly, Julia
Long, Henrietta Gould. Laura Jones.
Leila Vail, Pauline Myers; Messrs.
George Stiles, George Marsh Thad
Evans, Samuel Myers and Guy Saw
age"
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afro promoter ware shifting while hs
spoke, but Brouillard nxed and held
them before he said: ''Why should
Massingale threaten your son, Mr..
Cortwright?" MI
Il don't know" denied the promoter,
and he said It without hinching hairs
breadth.
''Then can tell you," was the equal.
" steady reJoinder. Some time ago
you lent David Massingale, through the
bank, pretty large sum Of money for
development expenses on tho Little
Susan. taking mortgage on every
thing in sight to cover the loan. But
when the railroad was an assured fact
he learned that the Red Butte smelt-
ers wouldn't take his ore, giving some
technical reason which he knew to be
q mere excuse"
Mr.. Cartwright nodded. so far you
might be reading it out of a book"
I'm consequence. David Massingale
finds himself in Q fair way to become
q broken man by the simplest Of com.
mercial processes. The bank holds his
notes. which will presently have to be
paid. II he can't pay. the bank comes
back on you as his indorser, and you
fall back on your mortgage and take
the mine. Isn't that about the size Of
IT,"
1T is exactly the size Of it. do
want the Little Susan and I've got q
good friend or two in the Red Butte
smelters who will help me get It,"
Brouillard's black eyes were snap
ping. but his voice was quite steady
when he said: Thank you. That
brings us down to the mention Of the,
Coronida grant and Stephen Massin-
gales threat-which your son can't re-
member"
'Right-o." said Mr.. Cartwright, still
with predetermined geniality. What
was the threat?"
81. don't know, but the guessing list
10 open to everybody. There was once
. grant Of many square miles Of noun
tain and desert somewhere in this re-
gion made to one Don Estacio de Mon
tarriba Coronida. Like those Of most
Of the great Spanish land grants, the
boundaries Of this ono were loosely
described and
Mr.. Cartwright held mp fat hand.
II know what you're going to say.
But We went into all that at Washing
ton before we ever invested q single
dollar In this valley. As you may or
may not know, the reclamation serv-
Ice bureau tried to choke us of. But
when It came down to brass tacks,
they lacked . witness. We may be in
the bed of your proposed lake. but
we're safely on Coronida land"
$50 you say" said Brouillard quietly.
"and on the strength Of that you have
been guaranteeing titles. Just there
is where Massingale comes in, imag-
Inc. He has spent twenty years or
more in this region, and he knows
every landmark in 1t. What If he
should be able to put q lighted match
to your pile Of kindling. Mr.. Cort-
wright"
(To Be Continued)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-26
CHAPTER XIV
Quicksands
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Copyright by Charles Seribnss.s Soos

A short week after the reclamation
service headquarters had been moved
from the log-built Offices on the gov
eminent reservation to the commodi-
GUS and airy suite on the sixth floor of
the Niquoia building Broullard re-
ceived the summons which he had
been expecting ever since the night
Of rioting and lawlessness which had
marked the close Of the railroad cele-
bration.
"Mr. Cartwright would like to see
you In his rooms at the Metropolis"
was the message the Office boy brought.
and Brouillard closed his desk with q
snap and followed the boy to Bongras'.
The shrewd-eyed tyrant Of Mirapo-
lis was in his shirt sleeves. busily die
tating to two stenographers alternate
~. when the engineer entered the third
room Of tho series; but the work was
suspended and the stenographers were
sent away az soon a. Brouillard was
announced.
'Well," was the millionaire's greet
ing. you waited to be sent for. didn't
your
why mott" said Brouillard shortly.
II have my work to do and you have
yours"
"And the two jobs are at opposite
ends of the string. you'd say. Never
mind; We can't afford to throw each
other down, and just now you can
tell me q few things that want to
know. How Is young Massingale get
ting along?"
"As we'll a. could be expected. Car
ruthers-the doctor-says he is out of
danger"
HIN. It has been handed in to me
two or three times lately that the old
man Is out cunning for Van Bruce. or
for me. Any truth in that?"
n think not. Massingale is Ken
tuckian. and I fancy he is quite capa-
BILE Of potting either one or both Of
you for the attack on his son. But so
far he has done nothing-has hardly
left Steve's bedside"
Mr.. ]. Wesley Cartwright flung him
self hack In his luxurious swing chair
and clasped his pudgy hands over the
top Of his head where tho reddish.gray
hair Was thinning reluctantly.
tive been putting It OF to SEQ which
way the cat was going to jump" he ad-
mitted. IF young Massingsle 10 out Of
danger. It IL time to get action. What
was the quarrel about, between him
and Van Bruce?"
IT occurs to me that your son would
be . better source Of information"
said Brouillard, evading.
ivan Bruce has told me all he re-
members-which isn't much, owing to
his own beastly condition at the time.
He says young Massingale was threat
ening neutrality-suspicious. In con-
nection with the Coronids grant-and
that he got the insane idea into his
head that the only way to stop the
threat was BY killing Massingale."
The sandy-gray eyes Of the million
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WANTED
FOUND
LOST

when an advertisement does nov
give the advertisers name write lot.
ter addressed as directed In the ~
and leave. It at the newspaper Office
whore the advertiser will get IT,
publishers can not give the name
the advertiser without the adverussL
consent. All advertisement TOT I'M.
column must be in the Office ~ -
o'clock on date Of publication to Ansu1'
classification.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-26
MlscElLANE ouS

Southwest Iowa II fertile nsld for
tho man with anything to sell that has
merit, Il 10 thiclkly populated and
prosperous. seventy-nve thousand poo-
nle In southwest Iowa read the daily
Nonpareil. It II the great want -
medium Of this section. It b known far
ana wide - q producer Of results q
Won have land or anything else 70 seal
or trade, get in touch with southwee
iowa thru the Nonpareil CouAeDi
R.uffs. Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-26
MICHIGAN LANDS.

For Sale-Landseekers! Come to
Michigan. You can get small or large
niece of land, unexcelled for general
farming, poultry. dairying, stock and
fruit at $40 to s25 per acre; terms IS
to $50 down. balance small monthly
payments; best. and largest tract IN
Michigan; will bear closest investlga-
ton. Potatoes alone make more money
per acre than corn on 5000 land in
Iowa Splendid opportunity II you
want to own land. Write now for full
information. want to tell you all
about this country. Owner. George w.
Swigart, X 1247 First National Bank
building. Chicago. ILL.,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-26

will send 81 for each old set by return
mail. Plates may be broken. Best
references. Mazer Bros, AZ Mentor
building, 80 South State street, Chi
eago, III.
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Computing the population Of Euro
pean and Asiatic Russia at 1S0,000.000.
and allowing five bushels per head for
food and seed. the consumption of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-26

herd headers. farm bulls and several
good aged bulls with quality. Prices
right. Ellis Baily, Marshalltown. Iowa
One mile southeast Of depots.