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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04

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good team that outweighed the local
eleven but lacked the punch to put
over victory. 1.-The winning score was
made by Pickens, who executed q drop
kick from the thirty-fiv yard line IN
the second quarter. New Providence
had a line that was impregnable so that
the most OF the gains made by Iowa
Falls was around the ends, Dougan
starring in end runs.
The Ellsworth College football team
Is laying of this week, having no
game scheduled. The next game this
team Will play is with Upper Iowa
University, at Fayette. On Thanks
giving Day. Ellsworth will meet the
Iowa State Teachers College of Cedar
Falls here. The Iowa Falls high school
team will play the Fort Dodge eleven
here next Saturday and with Cedar
Falls high school team here on Thanks
giving.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
CAR SHORTAGE SERIOUS
Railroad Men Say Conditions Now
Prevailing Are Worst Ever Expert.
Il enoed-coal Famine Fsared--Traffie
Unusually Heavy at Present.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Nov. 4.--That the worst
car shortage ever experienced In Iowa
as well as the nation Is now upon us
vas the statement made to the Iowa
board Of railroad commissioners yes
terday by railroad men who attended
the car shortage conference held by the
railroad commissioners at the state
house. Both shippers and representa-
tives of the railroads were present.
The lack of boats at seacoast points
and on the great lakes, coupled with
the enormous demand for all kinds OF
agricultural products and manufac-
tured articles has created this short
age. the railroad men say. Goods are
piled up at the seaports. elevators are
full. and shipments from the western
coast and from the north country
which formerly went by water are now
attempting to go by rail. Traffic Is
unusually heavy everywhere. But a
little later in the fall the demand for
freight cars will be at it's height the
railroad men say. Movement of crops
and Of live stock and Of merchandise
will be seriously handicapped under
the best Of conditions the railroad men
say. They are urging all shippers and
receivers Of freight to load and unload
as promptly as possible.
Local dealers declare that there will
he shortage of coal in Iowa il severe
weather comes because they will not
be able to get cars enough to bring in
the coal
The interstate commerce commission
held a hearing at Louisville. KY, yes
terday on the car shortage question
ard state commissions in many states
held conferences similar to the one in
Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
Billy Bunny and His Friends

When Billy Bunny reached the Old
Briar Patch after his call at the Big
Farm he found his mother waiting fol
him
How you worried me, Billy Bunny"
She cried as he hoped up to her. II
just saw the Farmers Black Cat cross
the path from right to LETT, and tina
means bad luck, you know"
Il guess it means she's hunting fol
little Dickey Meadow Mouse" an
s"crea Billy Bunny. LII she catches
him it will be bad luck
8 why don't you run down to nj!
house and tell him, them" said Mrs
Bunny. BLACK Cat may be hiding very
near his place even now. You'd better
hurry, Billy, dead"
Then he scampered away to find lit
tie Dickey Meadow Mouse. He hadn''
gone very fer when he saw Dicke>
poke his head out Of his doorway ano
look anxiously, about On seeing little
Billy Bunny he seemed quite relieved
4 "Oh, it's you, lis it. Billy Bunny?'' he
asked. Il thought heard some one
creeping around my house. But II It's
you. why IT.. all right"
2 Perhaps ittisn't all right" whispered
Billy Bunny, and he told Dickey
Meadow Mouse that his mother had
seen Black Cat cross the patch from
right to left. And that means bad
luck, you know, added Billy Bunny.
And If, she crosses your path from
left to right, What does that mean?'
asked Dickeys deddow Mouse.
(. Why, that means good luck" sale
Billy Bunny.
81 II don't think So" said D!ckes
Meadow Mousse with a shiver, III
would not make bit of difference tc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
Iowa alls Items:

Special to Times-Repubhcan.
Iowa Falls, Nov. 4.-Dr. K. W. Schali
viii attend the annual Iowa-Amei
game at Ames this season and witness
his brother in action as member o.
tho Cyclones. DR.. Schalk was hinsell
a member Of the Ames team a. few
years ago.
News has been received here Of the
death in Newark, N. j., Of Miss Mabe
Odell, graduate Of the Iowa Falls
public schools. She has been teachint
music IN the east for q number o.
years.
William Niccolls is installing . boil
err in his laundry and making some
other improvements in the plant.
MRS. Minnie Weldon Sanders, who
has been visiting her father and Other
relatives here for several months, has
returned to her home in Vancouver
B. C.
l. &c. Divan, formerly Of this county
has decided, after several winters spent
on the Pacific coast, to make that
ton his future home and is building 9
home in San Diego.
Mr. and Mrs: Frank Bahr are plan.
ming on spending the winter in Color
ado and Arizona.
\ Banker Roger Leavitt, Of Cedar
Falls. nils the pulpit Of the ConsreEa.
tional church Sunday. speaking on thu
subject Of the ''Pilgrim Fund"
When completed the new Iowa Falll
creamery win be one of the finest of
It's kind In tho state. tt ID q brick
structure ana will be equipped with
the very latest In butter-makins facil-
tiles. 1t will beioperated by electricity
MRS. L. III. Knapp leaves for Wash.
ington Sunday with the intention OF
spending the winter in that city.
The Iowa Falls high school team
will meet the Fort Dodge eleven herr
on the nth. This teams Thanksgiv.
ing game u with the high school team
OF the Iowa State Teachers College Of
Cedar Falls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
MIXES WITH DETECTIVE.
1raer Resident and sisuth Engage in
Eistic Encounter.

Traer Nov. quite an interesting
time is promised in Traer over alleged
anonymous writing Of letters 1T seems
George Neinard and his spouse have
received several such communications
and when the postal authorities failed
to locate the guilty one mt. Niemand
employed private detective. The de-
tective decided the writer was a local
person and probably the same one who
it was claimed had annoyed the Me-
:nSna household while Mr.. Neimand
was absent. The detective claims he
caught Fred Siemsen looking into win
dows on the premises and when ac-
cnsted he started to run. The result
was g. fracas wherein Mr.. Siemsen
came out second best. He was very
angry and called the city marshal to
arrest the detective but the local Of
ficer refused to interfere, claiming the
detective had authority to act.
Mt. Siemsen promises legal action
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04

me which way-it would be bad luck
just the same"
Just then Billy Bunny saw some
thing move in the tall grass. Look out,
Dickey Meadow Mouse" he cried.
Into his house popped Dickey. And
none too soon, for Black Cat landed
with spring quite close TO Billy
Bunny. She looked very hercely at
him and said, SO it was you who
warned Dickey Meadow Mouse was
it,"
Billy Bunny was no coward. but
when he saw those yellow eyes of
Black Cat looking him right thru and
thru he felt just little bit queer. She
was too close for him to try to jump
away. and besides. the grass was very
high. The only thing for little Billy
Bunny to do was just what he did do.
And that was to suddenly turn his
back on Black Cat and strike out with
his strong hind legs. Thumpl they
went against her side. knocking her
over. Then Billy gave leap out of the
tall grass and scampered back to the
Old Briar Patch.
Chilly Bunny hasn't time tonight to
tell what he's going to do next, so we'll
wait until we read tomorrow nights
story)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
SWAPS STOLEN ovERcoAT.
Relies outdone in Hishhanded Eoat o.
Larceny at Mason City.

Relies outdone in Hishhanded Eoat Of
Larceny at Mason City.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Nov. ITO steal an
sovercoat out of clothing store, then
become dissatisfied with it, and go
back and Swap it for a better one, at
the same time picking up Some hand
kerchiefs, cap, collar and some other
small articles. is the feat of larceny
for which e. f. Rogers. who claims to
work for a Minneapolis auto tire con-
Germ, is now serving thirty days in the
county Jail.
Harry Zebker was the victim. He
was in the back end Of the store with
another customer when Rogers and
some other men came in. His atten-
ton was called to the loss when a
travelling man saw the second coat put
on and sweater taken. Zebker gave
chase but was beaten off by the
thieves. Later he recognized Rogers
as he entered the back door Of a cafe
and he was arrested. Rogers said it
vas q coke" but Police Judge Hayes
and County Attorney Hill could not
see it that way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
Northern Iowa Items

ing the banquet talks we're given BY
Frank A. Gotch, Humboldt; DR.. Fl. NJ
Bradley, Manchester; DR.. P. B. Cleaves
Cherokee; Henry Clark and Mr.. Gun
ningham Those from this city who
took part were Miss Harriet Lake, DIR
j.. H. McGready. Henry Owen alst
gave a short talk in regard to the
work. Campaign songs were sung anc
yells given. Paul Miller and Church
Chappell conducted the yells. The
high school orchestra, under the lead
ership of Prof. Eberle furnished the
music.
Sioux City.
Sioux City bank clearings establish
3ed new record during the month JUS
closed with $23,079,33S.0s. The best
previous months record was made las
March when the total for the month
was $21, 100000. The clearings for Oc-
tober, 1915, amounted to $17,241.99s.96
The bank clearings here for the ter
months Of 1915 already exceed those of
any previous full year in the history OF
the local clearing house. The total for
this period is $lS3,9S7, 1911.
Mason City.
Charles Barber, secretary Of the
North Iowa Fair association, was II
Charles City attending a meeting o.
Charles City men Tuesday to organize
an association for the promotion OF 6
county fair in Floyd county. Fol
years Charles City has put on q fair
but not on 4 largo scale. The organi.
OF promoting a fair that will come ur
H. - H.. \ -; /.
section Of the state. Mr.. Barber re.
ports that up to date sixty-seven en-.
tries have been submitted for the corr
exhibits OF the 1917 North Iowa fair
odsbelt.
Peter III. Dinges, one of the progress
sive farmers north Of town. hauled
$4,000 pounds of popcorn to the Dick
inson elevator the first OF this week
that amount being his 1914 and 1915
crop. It required seventy 4oads, mos
Of them large tank wagon loads, tic
transport the corn from Mr.. Dinges
farm to the elevator, and q little ovel
Two days to shell It, The largest loai
was 7,110 pounds which brought the
neat sum Of $213.30. Mr.. Dinges re-
celved check for $1o.238.17 In pay.
ment for this part Of his crop. and +
helps to explain why Sac county land
is selling for $3.50 per acre.
LsMars.
For the first time in the history o.
Plymouth county a woman has beer
committed to the state institution To-
inebriates at Knoxville. Mrs. Harm
Schwartz, Of Akron, aged 70, was com
mitted by Judge Hutchinson to serve s
term at Knoxville. Mrs. Schwartz ant
her husband were denizens OF Akron
and their home was notorious for rev.
els until Schwartz left suddenly fol
Montana two weeks ago. FRS
Schwartz gave party celebrating hi.
departure and the event attracted 81
much attention that the Akron author
eities arrested her and sent her to th'
county jail here Mrs schwartz ex.
pressed a WILLINGNESS to go and try the
cure
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
BUSY At CHARLES CITY.
Influx of Workmen Causes Scarcity Of
Houses and Boarding. Places.

Influx Of Workmen Causes Scarcity Of
Houses and Boarding Places.
Special to Times Republican.
Charles City. Nov. 4-This city is
just now enjoying Its share Of the So
called war prosperity. with It's thou
sand or more laborers working on the
shell contracts, to say nothing OF the
tractor works that are also in opery
alton the same as in peace times. The
heavy influx of laborers has caused q
scarcity OF houses and boarding places
that makes it almost impossible to get
5lodging.s It is said now the Hart
Parr people are going to install steel
blast furnaces in addition to other in
instries bringing yet more men.
To partially relieve the situation the
company has arranged to At up large
three story building on North Main
street as dormitories and restaurant,
etc, for its workmen.
Add to- the Hart-Parr list Of work.
men operating in three shifts Of eight
hours each, the construction work on
the new postoffice building. the build
ing of an enormous lumber shed, work
in the different sash and door factories.
and other industries Of the place alto:
gether makes the Floyd county me-
Aropolis one Of the busiest towns In
north Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
Men Had Horns Then.

The psychologists who traversed the
Susquehanna river valley. visiting sites
Of Indian villages and digging up alb
origines and other relics, are said to
have made most astounding discov-
cry on the Murray farm, near Athens,
Pa, in finding the bones of 50 prehis-
toric men. The average height Of
these men when their skeletons were
assembled was seven feet, while many
were much taller. Additional evil
dence of their gigantic size Is found
Id the massive stone battle axes In
their graves. Another amazing point
of this discovery is the allegation that
perfectly formed skulls were found
from which horns grew straight out
from the head"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
Sioux City.

SSSoA wy
Cattle receipts for October exceed
those Of any previous month in the
history Of the market. Unofficial re-
.ceipts Tor the month are $4,000 but
this does not include 1927 calves.
Sioux City.
ELMER Matters and Dewey johnson,
each ls years old, gave themselves up
voluntarily to the police and confessed
to robbing Alexander johnson, trolley
conductor. Of $50 last week.
Waukon.
Hampers FERRY is to have q cheese
factory. This makes the fifth cheese
factory for Allama.kee county promoted
by d. J. Murphy. Cheese factories are
located at Rossville, Hanover, volney
and another is being built at Cherry
Mound.
Dubuque.
Robbers looted the hardware store OF
Gotta, Bryne & Seymour Sunday. Re-
volvers seem to be the especial need OF
the marauders, many Of these articles
Of the robbers equipment being taken.
"A general round of the store was
made. only choice articles seeming to
please the thieves fancy.
Mount Vernon.
The herd OF thorou8hbred Hereford
cattle belonging to e. w. Kreischer, at
Sandy Hill farm, south OF Mount YER
non, was sold this week to Warren T.
..s .4on ~. - ns.n .n, ~s. !, !.
four v.ars IN which n1r. Kre,scher has
operated Sandy Hf1l Farm no has ship
ped fine stock ia, seventeen states and
has commanded exceptional prices.
Masen City.
A caSk and q hah OF beer and about
twelve sallons Of whisky were confis-
tcafed by Shsri1 Marsh and his depu-
tiles in q raid on the house OF Nora
Nolt, in tfs southeastern part Of Clear
Lake, ana Mrs. Nolt and aive men were
found In the place and arrested. All
the parties arrested were taken before
Justice Marsh there and arreisned and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
Value Of Vacation Recognized.

Pleasure, says Edmund Burke, Is
the absence f pain. Similarly, a va
cation is the absence of work. Joseph
Choate used to say that his vacation
was the interval between his asking
OF question and the witness answer.
But the Oldsters who used to make 1t
a point of pride that they never
took a vacation" in their lives, instead
Of making the rest of us feel like
apologize sicklings as they used to
do, now get only a plying, Think
of-you-the-fun-you've -missed." We are
reminded Of the fabulous monster In
the side shows of which the bally-boo
man barked: This Is the laughing
gyrasticutus. drinks only water and
eats only twice year. What he's got
to laugh about I don't know"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04

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Advertisement. 80
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
EXAMPLE OF LAND INCREASE.
Farm Bought at So an Acre i'll 1877
Sells For SIS Per Acre.

Special to Times-Republican.
Glidden. Nov. IAN interesting real
estate deal was closed here yesterday.
in which William Culton, Of Daven-
port, disposed Of q quarter section OF
land, three miles north ct this town. to
Bert Kline, q farmer in this locality.
Mr.. Culton purchased this land in 1877
at 50 per acre. He sold the same at
-$1S5 per acre. He has never lived on
the land. The new owner expects to
tile the tract, which wAl proba bly,
hiring its value up to 5000 per acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
.LoeAh's REouEsr GRANTED.
lows Guardsmsn TO 30 Mustered Gu.
at Fort Dee Moinss.

lows Guardsmsn 10 BE Mustered Out
at Fort Dee Moinss.
Special to Times
Des Moines, Nov. 4.--Adjt. Gen. Guy
Logan yesterday received word from
the war department that in case the
iowa National Guard troops were
brought back to Iowa from the border
before April I. the buildings at Fort
Des Moines might be used. for muster
ing out. General Logan WAS much
pleased with this news az he has twice
before been turned down in his request
for the use Of the Fort Des Moines
buildings.
Arrangements had been made by the
adjutant general to use buildings on the
state fair grounds for housing Iowa
troops in case the war department
would not grant permission to use the
buildings at Fort Des Moines Stoves
would have been put in and the build
lngs heated This will not now be nee
< essary, however. Nh,
4 There was no hint in the orders re-
ceived from the war department that
the troops would return soon. In fact
the ruling of the department Is taken
4 to indicate that the boys will be kept
on the border until spring. at least.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
BIG DAMAGES ASKED.
Three Suits Against Mississippi Valley
Electric Company Aggregate $t6,50o,

SFSc! 70 I-s!sss--ts1si1InIlCan.. =
Iowa City, Nov. damage suits
aggregating $16,500 were instituted
here today against the Mississippi Val
ley Electric Company. owners Of the
Iowa City Electric Railway Company
The litigation is based on single ac-
cident which resulted in the wreckine
Of a motor vehicle and it's sidecar at
Fort Madison. The injured complain
s1ts were Blanche Haas who asks
$4,000, alleging her right leg and ankle
sustained a compound fracture; Ed
Crowder, who demands $4,000, averrins
he was dangerously hurt. and Cody
Crowder, who asks $500, saying he
lost numerous teeth and suffered a bro
ken law. NS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
PROF. ARTHUR GEORGE SMITH,
or STATE UNIVERSITY.
PASSES AWAY.
ONE or FOREMOST
EDUCATORS or STATE
Head Of Department. ef Mathematics
and Astronomy 1t University. and
One Of Midwsst's Leading Scholars
4 Of Mathematics and Allied scisness
with School Twenty Nine Years
Special to, Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
I Iowa CITY, Nov. 4,-Prof. Arthur
George Smith, professor and head Of
the department Of mathematics and
astronomy at Iowa university, and one
Of Iowas foremost sons, in the realm
Of education. passed away yesterday
afternoon at his West Side home. after
a long illness Of perntcious anaemia
and complications.
Thus, all too soon. in the very flower
Of mid manhood, one Of the ablest and
best loved citizens Of the community Il
called to the other shore. :
Professor Smith was born at Wayne
Iowa, Nov. %, 1868. few days less
than 4s years ago.
He was connected with Iowa univer-
sity, as student and educator, twenty
nine years.
He was graduated here from the col
lege of liberal arts, class Of 1891, when
he won his B. Phi. Three years later
he was awarded the degree OF M. A. at
S. u. 1. He became q graduate stu
dent at Cornell university, ithaca, N.
Y; the university Of Goettingen, Ger
many, and the university Of Cam
bridge, in England.
Instructor For Quarter Century.
He was married here on Aug. 1S,
1896, to Miss Grace Otis Partridge, an
alumna of S. U. I. In 1893. the board
Of regents elected Professor Smith as
an instructor in mathematics and
thereafter, year by year, he served the
institution faithfully in sequence Tor
a quarter Of a century, winning prefer
ment after preferment, under various
presidents and various conrroiins
boards. He was promoted to the post
Of assistant professor Of mathematics
in 1896, and filled that position until
1904. He was then honored by d cal;
to the chair Of mechanics and physics
as full professor, and head Of the de-
partment, occupying that post until
1909. From 1909 to 1911, he was pro-
fessor and head of the department OF
mathematics and astronomy.
He has dlled the latter position with
brilliant efficiency ever since.
Prominent In College Activities.
He was . gifted, high ranking mem
her of the American ociationl 1for
the Advancement OF science, the UNI
Delta Theta fraternity, the Humanist
society. the Triangle, Baconian, and
commercial clubs, and other organizal
tons designed to promote learnihs'
educational activities. and civic prog
ress. in religious circles, for years
tho Congregational church held him
as ono Of its noblest men. He was one
Of the foremost men in faculty circles
OF the midwest In athletic fields, long
serving on the Iowa univeFsity board
in control Of athletics ~ president and
otherwise: ana on tho Western Con.
ference Athletic Association as a MEM
Der and an official-his Judgment as to
amateur rules, selection Of judges FOL
athletic contests, etc, being deemed
second to none.
To magazines, Stc, dealing with
mathematics, astronomy, athletics, etc.
he was one Of the chief contributors in
the great northwest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
Sioux Rapids Items.
to Times Republican.

Speclal TO IimeS- Republican.
Sioux Rapids, Nov. 4.--'Mr and Mrs,
James M. Hoskins celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary, Monday,
Oct. 80. They were assisted by their
seven children and thirteen grandchii-
dren.
After three-year pastorate at the
Baptist church, Rev. Mr.. Cochran
handed in his resignation, the same to
take effect this month. He has ac-
copied a call to Little Cedar.
While out with jack o'lanterns
Tuesday evening, Miss Ruth Eaton
had the misfortune to fall and tear
some Of the ligaments in her left hip.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04

This queer looking specimen Of hui
mainly, nicknamed by some observers
:the human elephant, - note the
proboscis like appendicitis British
roncommissioned officer wearing the
latest type of gas mask. There is a
constant struggle in Europe between
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-04
Repairing Reed Furniture.

Brace the split or broken reed with
q piece Of wire or match; wrap
tightly with rama, beginning at the bot
tom or inside, and winding toward tho
border, where q neat fastening may be
secured BY threading the raffia into a
bodkin and sewing and tying it through
the weaving Yf the reed. Rama may
be bought in all colors, as well as nat
ural (which matches the natural reed)
and II strong and inexpensive.