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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
IOWA MAY ExcEEp QUOTA.
State Sure TO Roach Goal In Red Gross
Membership Campaign.

Des Moines. Dec. 2s.---lowa's Christ
mas Red Cross membership campaign
VIII be successful In obtaining at least
the quota Of memberships set for this
state, and the quota may be exceeded.
IL the report OF John p. Wallace, state
chairman.
The chapters reporting yesterday
nearly all of them reported they had
already enrolled ~ per cent OF the per-
sons In thir districts or would have by
today. The quota OF 100000 members
for the state was figured on basis OF
AZ per cent.
A 100 per cent membership for AL
lison was reported yesterday, as had
been previously done by Woodward.
Grant township. in story county, re-
ported 100 per cent membership In
it's two consolidated school districts
and In the township. Eighty per cent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
rhieve. steal 400 Autos in Year

Des Moines, Dec. 2s.-Over four hun
dred automobiles have been stolen In
Des Moline. during the last year. About
SO per cent have been reported to the
sherin's office and the other 80 per
cent to the police.
OF al the cars stolen about IS per
cent have been recovered. Most Of the
cars stolen are taken by men who wish
to haul booze across the state line
When they are thru with the car they
usually leave It standing in corn
field.
A number Of auto bandits, however
steal cars for the money they will bring
as second hand machines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
TEACHER BURNS TO DEATH.
Efforts to Save Life Of Hubbard
Norman unaXailina.

Hubbard, Dec. 2S.-Altho rescued
from the burning house by neighbors
who discovered her unconscious in the
flames. Miss Susie Bachelor died here
after suffering greatly for several
hours. She had been breathing smoke
for, some time before she was found
and was partly burned about the body.
Miss Bachelor was near so years Of
age, and had taught school in the rural
districts here for several years. Dur
ing the last year she had been under
the care of friends, and her mental
condition had been examined several
times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
Northern Io1ua Items

struck and instantly killed by a ROCK
Island train at $3.50 p. m yesterday
The accident occurred at Fourteenth
avenue and Fourth street, q point
where accidents of similar nature
have happened, and where at least two
other women have met death. Mrs
Pavlicek was the guest Of her niece
Mrs Arthur Storfa, 1900 N street west
at Christmas dinner and family gath
ering, and left for home shortly after
3 o'clock. Her little NEPHEW. Arthur
Storfa, Jr., was accompanying her to
her home at Fourteenth avenue and
Seventh street, and after crossing the
river took short route by walking
along the Rock Island ight-of-way.
Waterloo.
AS result Of careless play with a
.22 caliber rifle. Earl Beatty Of this
city Is in the Presbyterian hospital
paralyzed from the waist down, and
Miss Carrie Petit also Christmas
guest at the Sam Fry home, il near
distraction. The rife and it, shells
were found by the pair In their inspec-
ton Of the house ana the bullets ex.
tTactsd, paper bedng substituted, and
out Informing the young woman, Beat.
ty reloaded the ride with shells TO shoot
at q target out Of doors. Miss Petit
came in, picked UP the rife and aimed
it at him. He called out to warn her
but she thought him fooling and fired.
the shot passing through his right
breast into the spine. Examination at
the hospital resulted In the statement
that the wound was serious and his
chance Of recovery slight. He is 20
years old.
George.
John Heidebrink, Of Little Rock, has
been released from the county jail un-
der q cash bond Of 800, furnished by
Dick Prutn, Of Little Rock. Mr.. Heide-
brink was arrested at Little Rock for
assaulting a Red Cross solicitor. He Is
said to have told her he would not
give q peanut to the American Red
Cross, but was saving his money for
those In Germany who called him
uncle, and when the Red Cross worker
demonstrated with him he threw a saw
at her. He Is man Of 60 or more
years and Is an American citizen. May
or Van Eaton fned MIN 500 and sem
fenced him to Is days in the county
Jail. Prior to his arrest, Mr.. Heide-
brink is said to have offered the Red
Cross chapter at Little Rock 800 II
they would drop the charges against
him. It Is understood that the case
was repored to the federal authorities
and that Heidebrink has been cited to
appear before them in Sioux City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
correctionvilIe.

correctionvilie.
A Good Fellows" fund Of 1920 was
raised by committee headed by John
Meines to help make a merry Christ
mas for poor children in Correction
vile. The money was expended care
fully and made to buy as many of the
things Of real necessity as possible.
The Methodist. Sunday school cut out
all Christmas doings and turned Its
Christmas offering which was quite
ample to the American Relief fund.
Madrid.
A bad farm fire, in which the loss
will total several thousand dollars, oc-
CURED Monday night at the Newt
Long farm & mile south OF Madrid
John Snyder, the renter. and Fred
johnson, who owned most Of the stock
that was burned. were heavy losers as
well az Mr.. Long. The fire started IN
. big barn and It was wholly destroyed
with the building went seven head Of
horses. six or eight cattle. thirty tons
OF hay, q practically new Studebaker
automobile, i've sets Of harness and
considerable grain.
Clinton.
Fire destroyed the HOUSEHOLD fusni.
ture Of w. J. IJouiihan. and the proper.
ty belonging to Mrs. Louise Coleman
Of Sac City, on the Second avenue
road, at o'clock Sunday morning
while the Houlihan family were IN
Clinton for the night. A neighbor a
mile away first saw the fire, but it had
already burned through the 1ooe, and
before q bucket brigade could be form
ed and reach the scene, the whole
house was ahame. The wind, blow
ing favorably, saved the other buildings
from destruction. The Clinton fire de-
partment was not called
INTERCHANGEABLE.
christmas morning the people Of our
town were awakened by the ringing OF
the tire bell and on hurrying to y the
scene, 1t was discovered that the Pres
byterian church. had been Quilted by
fire. The whole interior plano, all
furnishings. the handsome Windows
all had been ruined. Only a few hours
before the handsome church had been
the scene Of q pleasant Christmas
gathering and this sudden destruction
cast q gloom over many homes Christ
mas day. It was believed that the fire
started from an over-heated furnace,
but the exact cause may never be
known. It Is believed to be entirely
covered by. insurance and steps Will be
taken Immediately to rebuild the same.
Cedar Rapids. i34'
While enroute home from q Christ
mas dinner ct the home sof relatives.
Mrs; Anna Paviicek, aged % years, was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
HAS e,ooo RED CROSS MEMBERS
Iowa Falls Chapter Enrolls. 43 Per
Cent Of Population Of District.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls, Dec. 2S.-When the maj
roundup is made the last day OF the
year. the Iowa Falls chapter OF the
Red Cross will be credited with 5000
members. During the recent drive fos
memberships, $500 were added to the
old membership Of $500. The follow
ing are the reports from the various
parts Of the chapter In new members:
Buckeye. 116: Alden, 224 Popejoy, ms;
Bradford, 70: Ackley, 900; Iowa Falls,
with parts of Ellis and Hardin town
ships, 1873. Several localities have
not reported. Based on the population
of the chapter district. the estimated
5000 makes the membership in the Red
Cross 40 per cent Of the population.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
lawsuit OVER TELEPHONE.
Operators Testify Mount Pleasant
Doctor Was Adept in Profanity.

Operators Testify Mount Pleasant
Doctor Was Adept in Profanity.
Mount Pleasant, Dec. 2S.-Telephone
operators, taking the witness stand In
the case Of DR.. w. 8. Lessenger vs. the
Mount Pleasant Telephone Company.
say that the doctor was proficient In
the gentle art of profanity. Not only
was the doctor proficient. they TESTIFY.
but that no was not q all backward
In making use Of this talent over the
wire when things did not 50 TO SUIT
him. The doctor brought suit against
the telephone company to force It
to reinstall an instrument In his
office. The instrument was taken
out last March. The case opened hero
Friday, last, and what promised to be
.he rnildes. Kind Of a lawsuit has de-
veloped into most sensational affair,
and is attracting more than ordinary
interest.
z The doctor, in opening his case,
put many witnesses on the stand to
testify that the health Of the COM
munity demanded that his Office be
equipped with q. telephone. and that
this without delay. He maintains
that the telephone company 10 .
public service corporation and,
therefore, has no legal right to de-
prive him Of the use Of its wires in
struments and service. He further
went on to show that he nad repeatedly
instructed the company to resume his
services. but that the company had
persistently refused to do 50. x & 3
That was the doctors case, and It
was not until the defendant company
put its ''helio girls" into action as
witnesses that the real interest OF the
case came to the fore.
But when the operators went on
the stand there was not dull mo-
ment. The girls showed, no hesi-i
fancy In terrifying that not only
WAS the doctor abusive. to them
when things did not 80 risht but
sssst "a ne NAs 10 profan4 that they:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
Not Quite Down and Out,

Many a man feels that he is down
and out when as a matter Of fact he
still has in him many years OF good
service that can be brought out by
proper treatment. Stomach trouble
often makes one respondent. 1t hits
him where he lives, saps his strength
and energy and makes him feel like
giving up. Give him q few doses OF
Chamberlain's Tablets to improve his
digestion and invigorate his liver and
bowels and in most cases recovery Is
prompt and effectual. For sale by all
druggists. --Advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
Hears From Son in France,
Special to Times-Republican.

Iowa Falls. Dec. 2S.-Among the
Christmas greetings from across the
water was cablegram to Mrs. F. E.
Foster from her son, Fred Hay Foster,
who is now somewhere In France
with the American expeditionary fore
es. He enlisted at Des Molnes last
May and was sent to Little Silver N. j.
where he was in camp until sent
abroad the latter part of November. He
is member Of the signal corps COM
pany organized among the employees OF
the Iowa Telephone Company in Des
Mines, and is now first sergeant OF
Company D. of the 40Sth telegraph
battalion. The message was the first
news received from him since he left
this country.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
Pri.on .For Woman shopIifter.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. Est Is not
often that a woman is sentenced to
the penitentiary, sbut this happened
Thursday when Judge Milo P. Smith
sentenced Mrs. Evelyn Sperry Bird to
the penitentiary at Fort Madison for
a, term not to exceed five years on a
charge Of larceny from a. building OF
property valued at over $50.
Mrs. Bird was recently arrested
when she was discovered shoplifting m
some Of the; Cedar Rapids stores. and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
ORIGINAL NOTICE

- harold @. Kaumeyer: M
Fcus are hereby notified. that there
~ now filed In the Office Of the clerk
~ shes district court Of the state OF
1bSia, within and for the county OF
\ N1alsh6ll, the petition Of Emelia a
v anuteyer. claiming Of you 2 divorce
Skh6 ground Of desertion. and ask
Y fi1 the custody Of your minor son.
@ybhu b. Kaumeyer,all as see said PEE
4 36n now. fled
tow unless yousappear and make
SzS54e thereto, at or before noon uf
4 TX second day OF the next January
3 tni or said court. to be begun and
4 sst s Marshalltown, Iowa, on the
n (f6 Nv of january, A. D.. 1918, your
q Sult Mflfsbe entered and judgment
sI6aid 6eces rendered thereon as prayed
Il NJ 80 stttton IN &.
9: u thi6 III day Of Dec. "A. D..
asila ~ KaumeyeE. Plaintiff. Z
~ ~ 1OardnnIi, 4 tt1iiSS ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28

called the attention OF the manage
ment to It. and that later orders
were given to the girls on the
switchboard TO discontinue his service
II his language continued rs forceful,
The service was discontinued.
The doctor denies these charges.
but maintains that he must have q
phone both for his own ana the COM
munity's benefit. .G
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28

there was found In her possession .
largo quantity OF stolen goods. County
attorney Lockwood fled true In
formation containing the above mem
toned charge. to which she pleaded
guilty the sentence following. She
gave her age at 32.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28
Alta Golden Wedding.

Special to Times
Alta, Dec. 2s.-The golden wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Millard was
observed here Wednesday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard were united in marriage
at Dyersville. Iowa, fifty years ago
They have a family Of two sons and
two daughters. They moved here from
Dubuque county twenty years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-28

OF It's population Ames reports ! has
Joined the Red Cross isss
Several chapters In the state ars
continuing the campaign for mcmbers
until the end of the year.
The Glenwood post., 1917-07-07
PLENTY OF PROOF
From People You Know-From Glen.
wood Springs Citizens

The greatest skeptic can hardly fail
to be- convinced by evidence like this.
1t is impossible to produce better proof
of merit than the testimony of resi-
dents of Glenwood Springs, of peole
who can be seen at any time. Read the
following case of it.:
F. J. Malaby, lineman, $50 Pitkin
Ave, Glenwood Springs, says: 81
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills because
I found them fine remedy for kidney
trouble. Ny back and limbs were sore
and stiff, especially when 1 got up in
the morning. 1 heard about Doan s
Kidney Pills and started taking them.
1 was rid of backache and soreness in
my limbs in very short time. 1 take
Doan's Kidney Pills now, whenever
feel any sign of that trouble and they
always give me the desired relief"
Prive soc, a. all dealers. Don t
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan s Kidney Pills-the same that Mr..
Malaby uses. Foster -Milburn Co.,
Proprs., Buffalo, N. Y. 66
The Glenwood post., 1917-07-07
SCHOOL DAYS

The principal of high school tells
the following:
.'One day at school l gave bright
boy sum in algebra, and although the
problem was comparatively easy ne
couldn't do it.,- remarked: = -t
"' You ought to be ashamed of your
self. At your age George Washington
was a surveyor.
1.-The boy looked me straight in the
face, and replied:
"' At your age he was president of
the United States -
One day, among other questions, re-
lates another school teacher, | asked: :
50 Who wrote Hamlet!' expecting some
Of the older pupils to answer; but all
sat silent.
After long pause little Johnnie,
aged seven. held up his hand, and on
being called on said, al didn IT,
That evening at a, meeting of the
township trustees, to which ! was in
vited, told of the incident, expecting
a hearty laugh; but before the story
could be appreciated one of the trus.
tees, shrewd business man with very
little literary knowledge, burst forth
with:
"The little rascal, bet he did!'
The Glenwood post., 1917-07-07
LOO COLORADO AND WYOMING
DOCTORS IN SHADOW OF JAIL

Denver, July 4.-Failure to comply
with the new federal law requiring all
who deal in drugs to register by Juty
! with Mark Skinner, collector of in
ternal revenue for Colorado and Wy
oming, has placed approximately 1,l1D
doctors, dentists and druggists in daT-
ger of prosecution, with a danger of Il
fine of $1,000 and sentence of two years
in the penitentiary.
Of the $500 persons who sell or us.
drugs in their professions, it is esti
mated that 1900 have complied in Cor
orado and Wyoming with the federal
law
Collector Skinner announced yester-
day that delinquents will have ona
week of grace in which to comply with
the law. After that time investiga
tions will be commenced by federal Of
ficials. Physicians may register BY
mail. A fee of ST. is required of ais
who reg ster.
The Glenwood post., 1917-07-07
SOAP MAY BE MADE AT HOME

Any clean unsalted grease or tallow
can be used to make soap. If this fat
is such that it would not be utilized for
other purposes, the only item of expense
is the lye, and this is small since ten
pounds of soap can be made with twea-
ty cents worth of lye. Directions for
making such soap are found in each cpn
of lye purchased, and are essentially
as follows:
Weigh out the amount of fat required
for the can of lye used, and prepare
this fat by melting it and letting it
cook slowly with water or raw potato
until it ceases cracking. By doing this,
much of the strong odor will be re
moved. Now strain the fat through.
fine muslin and let cool until it is no
more than lukewarm In the meantime
place lye in an earthernware dish, prc-
/ ferably a pitcher, since it will be easv
to pour lye solution from this, add tbs
amount of water specified in directions
and stir the mixture until all lye is DIS
solved. Let this lye solution stand for
a few minutes until just warm, then
pour it slowly into the grease, stirring
mixture meanwhile with an agate spooa
or stick. Continue the stirring until
the mass is of the consistency of honey,
then mold at once in agate pans, wood.
en- or pasteboard boxes, lined with
waxed paper. Cover soap and set it in
which it can be cut in any desired
shape with fine wire or with twine.
The Glenwood post., 1917-07-07
EFFICIENCY Of THE
MILKING MACHINES
Successful Operation Depends on
Ability Of Operator to Ad-
just It to Cow.

That the efficiency of the present.
day milkiag machine depends ON the
ability Of the operator, is the opinion
Gf ]. B. Fitch, associate professor
Of dairy husbandry in the Kansas
State Agriculture college.
Several new milking machines have
been placed on the market in the last
few years and their manufacturers
have carried on extensive advertising ''
said Professor Fitch. ""Nany farmers
have been led to believe that with q
machine their troubles would be at an
end. As result many machines have
been sold. Although they apparently
gave good results at first, many are
not used now.
"In most cases where the machine
has been discarded, 1t has been the
fault Of the operator. It takes an
able man to operate the machine and
adjust It to the COW and get good re-
suits. Satisfactory results cannot be
obtained unless 1t is properly ADJUST
ed to the cow. An efficient hand
mixer will get more milk from a cow
than n machine. The machine, how
ever, will do better milking than the
average farm hand. For the farmer
who has trouble getting good mixers
and has from IS to 20 cows. the ma.
chine will work to good advantage.
"It Is necessary. v'Iran any nNnh,nf
10 used, to finish by stripping tho
The Glenwood post., 1917-07-07

cows by hand. The amount OF milk
received in this manner will vary from
one-half to three pounds. depending
on the disposition of the COW and the
efficiency of the machine. AS Il rule.
If the machine Is properly handled. no
more udder trouble will result than
from hand milking. 1t Is a good plan
to strip the cows, even IL but little
milk Is. obtained, to determine the
Of the udder.
I'm case Of purebred cattle. where
high records are being strfven for, the
milking machine Is not recommend
ed. as more care and attention usual
ly can be given by a good hand milk
er. This does not always hold true,
however, as the Holstein COW, Fan.
cher Farm Maxey, which produced 4a
pounds Of butter In seven days as a
was MIXED four times
a day with 4 machine"
The Glenwood post., 1917-07-07

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The common wOodchuck inhabits
eastern North America from northern
Georgia and middle Alabama north
ward, including the greater part of
Canada. In the United States it ranges
sas, and eastern Minnesota. Another
species of woodchuck inhabits the
higher country of the Black hills.
Rocky mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cas-
cades, and other ranges in the West.
This mountain form seldom comes in
contact with agriculture, but the East
ern species frequently damages gar
den vegetables. clover, and other crops.
Also, its burrows and mounds inter-
fere withsmowing and other farm op-
eratiOns. In some states the animal is
regarded as so obnoxious that local
bounties are paid for destroying it.
Woodchucks, while somewhat gre.
garlous, seldom occur in large colonies.
and may, therefore, be kept in check
by shooting or trapping. They may
be poisoned by strychnine inserted in
pieces Of sweet apple, carrot, or sweet
potato. The animals are often de-
stroyed in their burrows by fumigation
with carbon bisulphide or by the dis
charge of blasting powder.
To destroy woodchucks with carbon
bisulphide, saturate a wad Of cotton
or waste with about one and one-half
ounce Of the liquid. Place the cotton
well inside the wOOdchuck burrow and
close the opening with a piece of sod,
well stamped down. II there are two
or more entrances to a burrOw, all but
one should be tightly closed before
fuInigation. ,... s.- ..-a...
The smaller forms of rabbits known
generally as cOttontails, are useful ami
mails and become Objectionable only
when too numerous in the vicinity of
orchards or nurseries. The same is
true of the larger SnOwshOe rabbits.
The jack rabbits of the West are Of less
value for human food, and, by reason
Of their abundance in newly settled
regions, often interfere greatly with
crops and the growing of orchard and
other trees.
Jack rabbits are not protected in any
Of the states, but are everywhere re-
garded as a pest. They afford consid-
cradle sport in coursing with fleet grey
hounds, but at times they become so
abundant and destructive that entire
communities unite to kill them by the
organized hunt or drive. A large area
is surrounded and the animals are
driven toward some central point,
where wire corral has been built,
into which, with the help of wing bar
riers, thousands Of rabbits are driven
and then slaughtered. When these
hunts take place in cold weather the
rabbits are usually shipped to large
The Glenwood post., 1917-07-07
ANOTHER JOSHUA

An old negro, who for several years
mountains of Kentucky, fell at last intn
the hands of the revenue officers, and
was brought before the court.
"What name!' asked the judge,
when the frightened negro appeared be-
fore him.
Joshua, yo' Honah.'
"Ah,' returned the judge. ''I sur.
pose then, you are the Joshua who mad,
the sun stand stillf''
"No, sah,' was the prompt reply
"no, sab, deed, yo' Honah, I'se NOT
dat Joshua at all. I'se de Joshua what
made de moonshine.'
The Glenwood post., 1917-07-07
THE GLENWOOD POST

tion with his mother, Mrs. Ella Gray,
in Basalt.
Rev. J. A. Dean has returned from
Wisconsin and again filled his pulpit
Monday evening.
Rain. Of course it will; we re hay.
ing.
Walter Hyrup came up from Cardiff
and visited several days with his sister,
Mrs. Chas. Murray, and friends in
Basat.
Mrs. Lewis Clavel is on the road to
recovery after. her long illness, and will
I'D 44ken to Glenweod Springs as soou
be strong enough to stand the trip.
j. A. Smith is recovering from his
uufortunate accident of Saturday last
Mrs. A. Carleson and Mrs. Jesse
Decker have been quite ill with ton
.!litis.
We are Informed that there will be
a picnic at Powell's grove Sunday.
The Iseworth family spent the Fourth
at Dinkel' s lake
Carbondale talent will give "Thf
Milkmaids' Convention IN Basalt
July 10.
Did YOU ever get left?
Miss HazIeton of Emporia, Kansas
an old resident of Basalt, visited with
friends in Basalt and Castles this week
Mrs. Long of Carbondale was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. NJ. P. Sloss,
the Fourth.