davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
Kelly Discusses His
Future If Freed of
Villisca Ak Murders

Red Oak, Sept. sS.-In first news
paper interview since his arrest on a
charge of committing the Villisca Ak
murders. Rev. I.yn G. J. Kelly talked
OF his crime and OF the accusation
against him,
When interviewed he was IN the
large cell OF the Montgomery county
Jail where he has been lncarcerated
since the trial began here Sept. 4,
Neither lawyer nor bailiff was present
TO influence his conversation. a friend
ard Mrs. Kelly were the only ones
there when The accused AK man was
talking.
What will you do if YOU are de-
clared Innocent" Kelly vas asked.
Whether am declared innocent or
not. | wish to affirm now with all my
power that am innocent of this
crime" the preacher answered.
AS for my future ! am somewhat at
sea / shall first have to rest and re-
gain my strength. ! have no intention
OF asking that l be sent to hospital
as has been said.
"On the other hand have invitations
from friends, acquaintanceS and
strangers sufficient should / accept 10
keep me the balance of my life time.
The invitation I appreciate most is
from Joseph Stillinger. father of the
little girls who were slain. Mrs. Still
finger added her invitation to that OF
her husband. / appreciate that very
much as it shows what they think OF
ne. 1t shows that they are not afraid
10 have me in their home.
Il received dozens Of letters from
Iowa. Nebraska Kansas. Minnesota,
North Dakota. Illinois and many other
places, expressing sympathy for me
and believe in my innocence Very
many Of these letters invite me to
come and recuperate entirely without
expense at the home Of the writer.
Fears Church viii Not Accept Him.
AS TO what will do in the future
time must tell. I am an expert stem.
ographer. l can make good living FOR
myself and wife with my stenography"
How about the ministry? Have you
any desire to return to that?
All my life looked forward to the
ministry. all my training has been Tor
the ministry. all my desire has been to
preach the gospel. Naturally I sdl!
lean TO that office.
But this ordeal thru which am
passing may have so shattered BELIEF
in men ihat ! viii not DC acceptah!e
TO the church people any more. / still
lean to the ministry but whether I
shall ever preach again will depend
entirely upon the future.
My physica! strength is at very
low ebh. and the first thing should l
be freed will be to get built up. For
that reason I shall accept the invita-
ton OF friend and stop right here in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
RAILROADS AND FARMERS
TO SHIP EARLY TO
AVOID CAR CONGESTION

A warning to buyers and shippers
generally. but especially those of the
central and western states to ship all
the freight they can now, was issued
by Hale Holden, president OF the Bur
lington route and one of the five menu
bers of the railroads war board.
The time to make hay is when the
sun shines. and the best time to ship,
under such conditions as these now ex-
| listing, is when the railroads have ears
and the weather is good said Mr.,
Holden. The situation as to car sup
ply is good now-bet,er than at any
time since the war began. On Sept l..
the total acquisitions for cars thruout
the country exceeded the surplus of
cars by only 1881 cars This car
shortage is so small that 1t really
means that the railways are now able
TO furnish practically all Of the cars
that are being ordered.
In other years when there have been
congestions of traffic they have usually
begun about the middle of October, for
that is when the movement of traffic
normally becomes the heaviest. The
same conditions, only intensified. may
be expected this year. Hence during
the next few weeks, while the railroads
have the cars and locomotives avail
able and while weather conditions are
most favorable, every ton OF freight
that can be shipped should be.
Fairfax Harrison, chairman OF the
railroads war board has Just issued
an appeal to farmers to send their
,r-No to vi ~ 10 a.
roads can transport ii to storage
points for ready distribution and TO
mills to be made into -four for domestic
use and for exports to our allies, whose
great needs can be supplied promptly
because ships are available to our vari-
Gus ports He points out that as the
president has axed the price OF wheat
for year the farmer can lose nothing
now. while by holding his grain back
ne would lose interest on money a4d
by deterioration Of the grain.
y would especially urge now the
shipping not only OF wheat butsof all
commodities that can be shipped, and
especially Of coal The railroads are
now able to Al! practically all orders
for cars and coal. In fact, in the past
cars to mines in Illinois than have been
loaded: There has been marked re-
duction in the output Of Illinois coal,
due 70 labor troubles and other condi-
tions for which the railroads are not
responsible. They should not be blamed
later for coal shortage due to failure
TO ship coal at this time when the roads
have enough engines and cars with
which to move II.
Amy coal or other traffic that could
be hauled now but which Is held back
will make conditions Just that much
worse later, when cold weather and
snow impede railway operation.
While the war lasts the railways
mast handle an immense amount OF
business, in addition to
the heaviest commercial traffic ever
known. Hence the necessity for every
body shipping everything possible be-
fore winter sets In"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28

Red Oak for = month or two. After
that / cannot say.
Y am not an Insane man, and am
not an idiot a. some would make me
out. am simply unfortunate. was
unfortunate In being in villisca tina,
night.
Positively did not know anything
of that crime until q letter in Mace
donna the afternoon of the murder.
After that the detectives simply hound
ed the life out of me-"
About His Confession.
Regarding that confession l signed
in the Logan Jail l never once said that
i committed this crime. j did say 4
suppose ! did it if everybody says l
did That third degree which was one
of mentality only started a, noon and
kept up until 5 o'clock the next morn
ing. ! was weak and sick anyway.
For three months they had been
working on me by suggestion. 1t was
kept before me by my jailers and 9TH
ers that was the Villisca AK murderer.
They finally broke me down.
They used the most exquisite means
Of torturing me. For two weeks at one
time they kept a fellow in the large
cell with me, and never let him utter
one word all that time. He just paced
back and forth and watched me. He
sat up half the night and all day long.
just pacing hack and forth with his
eyes on me all the time. but refusing
absolutely to say one word. Can you
think OF anything more nerve racking'
''Oh. YES. one of my invitations comes
from Winner. S. D.. where 1t was said
wrote that letter and another one from
Sutton, Neb.. where i am supposed to
have set fire to several buildings.
But the people OF Montgomery
county have been very good to me- in
deed. I doubt il the world ever saw
the parallel Of a man accused of doing
rents. the brothers and sisters OF those
murdered have stepped forward to de-
fend the very man who is charged with
the murders
Even il am declared guilty the ac-
tons Of these people Of Montgomery
in standing by me will go down
to the grave with me. ] shall always
remember and be grateful to them.
IT shall probably remain right here
In this county where have soNmany
friends and I know I shall be here for
several months IL am freed.
, But whether set free or declared
guilty by this jury wish to again az
firm that know absolutely nothing
about the murders Of which I am ac-
,used.-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
HOW TO HANDLE FROSTED CORN
SEED Selected Before Fr'... vii

Seed Selected Before Freeze Will
Grow, Says Clay County Farmer.
Sure. my early frosted corn will
grow. and grow strong. too, because
I'm going to hang il up before 4 heats,
II. q dry. airy place, where 1t won't
freeze" said Clay county farmer 70
one Of the, farm crops men o. Iowa
State College in 1915, "the year OF
soft corn in Iowa"
The man was busy in his corn field
the day following very hard frost.
which killed the stalks condition
that may happen in Iowa this year. He
wss not running the risk Of freeze
before he had picked his seed corn.
Most Of the ears in his field were bare
" past the roasting ear stage, but
many were well dented and firm. He
was picking these Arm ears from the
standing stalks. BY doing this he not
only got the ears that would terminate
strong the next spring but he also got
ears which would be sure to grow corn
that would mature next fall.
aI'n hang up twenty or thirty BUSH
els Of ears like that in the next two
days and viii make lot Of money out
Of I. next spring, because this kind OF
a season farmers are always short on
seed" he continued. And that was the
year, spring Of 1916, that seed corn
sold from 81 to IS a bushel in northern
Iowa
Plenty Of seed corn this fall. gath
cred from the standing stalks, dried
and stored properly. means safety first
Tor the 1918 crop.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28

Bussey.
The barn Of Ray Mccain northeast
Of Bussey was struck by lightning and
completely destroyed Monday night.
About eighteen tons Of hay was con-
sumed in the flames together with
about 400 bushels Of oats.
Cedar Rapids.
Robbers dynamited the safe in the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul rail-
road station at Covington Monday ana
esca ned with a small amount OF money.
according to officials OF the road, The
explosion is said to have awakened
the whole town, but apparently no ef-
fort was made to apprehend the men.
two in number.
Mount Pleasant.
Miss Lydia, daughter Of Rev. and
Mrs. T. S. Pool Of Mount Pleasant,
who has spent twelve years as = mis-
sionary in India. and whose second
furlough would be due January. 1918.
has been permitted to come home nve
months earlier, that she may be pres
ent at the golden wedding OF her par
ents. which falls on Oct. 81. 1917.
Delta.
The car Of George Mechanism
turneI over at the sharp turn on lie
Great W tie Way near the Rome VI
c Red. Ar. McC!anahan, his wife,
son and nie,s were in the chr. Mr.
McClana mans soL was driving. The
boy was saved by sliding under the
wheel. Mr. Clanahan was pinned be-
meath the car. His hip was wrenched
and bruised. The others escaped with
slight INJURIES.
Davenport.
While at work on the Rock Islands
roadbed between Buffalo and Mont
pel:er. William Johnson Of Kansas
City, was seriously injured shortly az
.n- ,ccr Wednesday,. when he was
struck on the head with a heavy iron
rail. He was rushed TO Davenport on
train, and taken 10 Mercy hospital in
the police ambulance. DR.. George VI.
Middleton attended his injuries They
will not prove fatal Johnson who Is
Il years old. is steel worker Id the
employ Of the Rock Island road.
Davis City.
Last Sunday evening a bad acct
dent occurred in front Of the CurleT
Craig home about a mile southwest
OF this city when an auto driven By
a Mr.. Snortz Of Keiierton ran into z
horse and buggy driven by Mrs. Mag
gle PARCEL and her daughter, Merle
| Miss PARCEL was thrown distance
Of about twenty-five feet. she had
| her nose broken and was badly bruised
and was knocked unconscious. Nrs
PARCEL escaped with few bruises
The party driving the auto had moth.
| ing for lights but q lantern He ac-
knowiedged that he was to blame.
Davenport. ...-
Henry Schultz. who rooms at tins
| Miller Hotel, tried 10 kill himself a,
1880 O'Clock Wednesday morning b,
| diving head foremost from the top.
most bunk In his cell at the city jail
to the cement door with his fands be
hind his back. He had taken one dive
inficting a severe scalp wound and
numerous bruises on his head, before
Lieutenan. Frank Lew and Patroiman
Al Sanford found him. When the Of.
fcers entered the cell room to gel
Schultz at liberty. he was poised on
the top Of the bunk for another dive
The lieutenant Rhouted and schuIt,
lost his nerve. Pa..oIman Tsnfort
dragged him back TO The floor ny mair
force. .....
Clinton.
i Oscar Johannsen, Clinton yo0n;
man who was included in the drsf
hut who failed TO respond to the cal
lo< .bc cvSu.y,tsf,r f.oz ~ % y.esyx ,.xiy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28

"Gets-It" has cured more corns than
all other remedies combined. It's as
sure as the sunrise, and as safe as
water. Used by millions. Don't take
a chance with your feet; you cant
afford to experiment with unknown
mixtures when you know "Gets-It"
never fails.
"Gets-It' will remove any corn or
callus Wear those new, stylish shoes
or pumps II you want TOGO ahead
and dance. Demand Gets -t"-throw
substitutes back on the counter: rs
cents is all you need pay at any drug
store. or 1t will be sent direct by e.
Lawrence & Co.. Chicago Ill.
Sold in Marshailtown and recon-
mended Az the worlds best corn REM
edy by Mcbride & VIII Drug Co..
Henry G. Mayer and Beineyt Drug CO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
IOWA FARM NEWS AND NOTES

Among the more recent sales was
that of the William Black farm Of EGO
acres to S. b. Stevens at $3.50 per acre
This land cost Mr. Black less than $40
an acre and 1t was considered that he
was paying a remarkable price for 1t
ut the time.
Jesse Nj, Williams recently sold his
So acre farm near Collins to j. Z. Nc
Cord for sa4S.So per acre and pur-
chased farm of las acres near Fer
nald at s2a5 per acre, Other land
changes near Collins recently are J.
{. Hidy farm sold TO Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Day; O e. Perry sold to Dave
Bear: Fish and oSkol bought the old
G1y farm, occupied BY j. c. Patton;
w. l.. Fertig bought Of q. S. Dodd the
place formerly known as the Glad
stone farm.
The O. .. Highland farm OF e40 acres
near Roland which wds offered for sale
at public auction few days ago was
not sold. being reserved on bid OF
ssss,So an acre. Knud Gu6ahl, OF near
Story City. sold his so acre farm 10
John H. Johnson at $40; Torres Oh
son OF the same neighhorhocd sold his
so acres TO John Muslaad at $sSl and
in turn bought the 50 acres north OF
Story City belonging to the odon es-
tate at $2iS an acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
Our Difficult Language.

Apropcs Ct the difficulties that our
fore;gn-born friends experience IN
learning United States" subscriber
writes: "A boy born Dane and raised
In q German family came to me and
said VIII you borrow me your wheel
barro .?' and when he saw me smile
he said, I mean, can lend 1t from
youf Outlook.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28

Notice is hereby given, that under
and by virtue of an order of the United
States district court for the southern
district of Iowa, Hon. Martin j. Wade,
Judge. the undersigned, as trustee in
bankruptcy of the estates of Size &
Carpenter, George S. Size and Charles
2. Carpenter and William a. Size, all
bankrupts, will, on Oct. 20 A. D. 1917,
at two (2) o'clock p. m, at the front
door Of the court house at MARSHALL
town, Iowa, offer for sale the follow
ing described real estate in Marshall
county, Iowa, viz:
The undivided one-half (1s) of lots
hye (5) and six co of ub-division of
the southwest quarter 90 of the
southeast quarter N) Of section
twenty-eight (2S), township eighty
four (s4), range eighteen 1O, west
Of the 5th P. NJ, lowe, all in Marshall
county, Iowa, same consisting Of the
undivided one-half (h) of seventeen
and 6S-100 OF 6s-100) acres, as see
plat fled Aug. 23, A. D. 1917, in the
auditors office Of Marshall county.
Iowa.
Notice is further given, that said
real estate will be sold TO the highest
bidder for cash at said time and place,
and that the term real estate in
Guides all buildings and all the ma
chinery and equipment attached there
10. and all fixtures and EASEMENTS ap-
purtenant to or connected with the
said brick plant located on said real
estate above described, /. e., an un-
S d;vtded one half (Al thereof
All concerned or interested Will take
notice hereof and govern themselves
accordingly.
Witness my hand at Marshalltown
Iowa, this Sept. Is. A. d. 1917.
Merritt Greene, Trustee.
e. II. Z. Boardman. Attorney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
Sell. at a2aa luy. a. 500.

Charles Jones. of Liyermore, has sold
the balancee Of his farm north OF town,
the old Elmer Hewitt place, for S215.
and has bought the old Merrill place
south of town for s220. The purchaser
- Q. w. Swenson. an insurance man OF
Red Oak, who with his son will come
here and manage it. The old Merrill
farm has been owned by an Eagle
Grove man. and has been rented the
past season by Harry Clark.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF


Get 15-cent bottle of Danderine at
any drug store. pour a little into your
hand and rub well into the scalp with
the finger tips. BY morning most, if
not all, OF this awful scurf will have
disappeared. Two or three apphca-
tons will destroy every bit of dam
druff; stop scalp itching and falling
hair
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
chan,bs riain's coife and Diarrhoea
Remedy.

Mrs. Charles Palmer. andrews, Ind,
says, "Chamberlain's Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remedy has never failed to give
me prompt relief. From my own ex-
perience and that OF my friends and
neighbors. know II viii do all that
il claimed for It." For sale. by all
druggists.rAdvertise
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
so.r Brine, $500.

The receipts Of the sale OF los Poland
China hogs at Sheldon were over $751;
900. One boar brought the top price.
$4,000. The same man. who was from
paid $500 for brood SOW. A
large crowd was present, coming from
many states.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
Good Profit in Flax

q John Boekelman, of Tftonka, planted
Il acres fax last spring and recently
cut and threshed his crop The four
teen aeres made 100 bushels. which If
sold at the present price would give
him, $646. or nearly fifty dollars per
acre for his crop The land here is
highly productive and farmers are
.e..ss!.ss the hAs,etlt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
Bio prio. For Tabor Farms.

Some good farms near Tabor have
changed owners in the past few days.
John Upton bought the William Tim
son home farm one and half miles
south of Tabor for 5000 per acre. This
at present comprises nearly 100 acres
and was bought from Ira McCormick,
administrator Of Mrs. Timson's estate
Harry Hall bought from Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Mauk the old W B. Kesterson
farm two miles northwest of Tabor for
slS5 per acre This Is a farm OF some
$50 odd acres There seems to be
brisk demand for farms at advancing
prices and some have taken Land off
the market, fearing to sell too cheap,
while many are raising the prices
asked for their land Prospects for a
big, corn crop and big prices for
Products is thought to be the main
cause
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
For a Corn.Pe ceiling
Picnic, Use "Gets.It''

Pain Eases at Once; Corn Just Dies!
Do your corn-ridding easily, with
smile-the banana peel way. That's the
"Gets-It'' way-the only way-yohr
corn or callus comes off complete as
though ii are glad to get off.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
kossuth Land at $50 Per Acre.

Jack Lynch. OF Bancroft, purchased
the Ora Hulburt quarter section farm
last week. Dave Lynch made the sale.
The consideration of the farm was $3.50
per acre. This farm is the old William
Caroian place, and y one OF the best
farms In the Lone Rock neighborhood.
Mr.. Lynch secured the farm at a very
reasonable figure. as the place Is
thoroughly tiled and has fair improve
ments
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
Sill. 1,os5-Pound Hog For @6,675.

Peter MOuw, OF near orange CITY IN
Sioux county. has raised and sold the
biggest and the best hog in the world.
namely, 'Gerstdale Jones" Big Jones
weighed at, the time Of the sale this
week. LOGS pounds and was sold to the
proprietors OF the Van De Brenter hog
ranch, at Mexico City. Mo-. for the neat
little sum OF 4e.s75. Jones is no COM
mon, ordinary pig. and when he is de-
Hvered to hiS new owner he must be
accompanied on the trip by the man
who raised him. Peter Mouw will &C.
company Jones to mis- new home, and II
all goes right and he is delivered in
good condition. Peter Mouw win come
home with the largest amount Of
money which was ever paid for one
hog.
The total amount OF the sale was
$3z.520 which, for the 106 head sold,
created an average OF a little over $3os.
Other top prices OF the sale were
81 700 for a spring pig, a male farrowed
In March, which was bought by Paul
Wagner. Of Pierce. Neb.. and s755 for
a SOW.
Mr.. Mo,rw has been one Of the lead
ing breeders Of Poland Chinas in the
United States. and probably has re-
ceived bigger prices for his offerings
than any other breeder Of Poland
Chinas In tiIe css>=:::Ss= : 70 70 reffre
from active management OF his bust
ness, which now Is TO be In charge OF
son hin law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28

FOR SALE-Ths extra fine 200 farm located four
miles q
ohard Price S
cheap j. B. cARR FARMnNGroN. IOWA.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
GUARD AGAINST SEED SHORTAGE
lows Men Named TO Assist in National
Movement.

Iowa Men Named to Assist in National
Movement.
Shortage Of any kind Of seed that
would mean a decreased food supply In
Iowa next year is one condition that
will be carefully looked after and
avoided, according to R X. Bliss. head
Of the agricultural extension depart
ment at lows State College, who has
Just received an appointment from
Washington to act as chairman Of the
state seed stocks committee in Iowa.
dr. Bliss has appointed on the COM
mittee w. W. Marsh, Waterloo: c. W.
Hunt. Logan: w. H. Stevenson. Ames:
g. V. Chappell Des Moines; F. s. Pin
ney, government crop reporter, Council,
Bluffs.
The committee will secure data re-
garding seed SURPRISES and shortages in
the state and act quickly in making ar
regarding the purchase OF
seed in quantity where material short-
ages exist. Cooperating with the de-
partment Of agriculture 1t will also act
az a medium for the exchange Of In
formation regarding available surpluses
Of seed in some regions and needs for
seed in other regions, thus aiding In
adjustments of these surpluses and
Snortases.
Already the agricultural extension
department had sensed the situation In
regard to possible shortage OF seed
wheat in Iowa, organized a seed wheat
campaign and fas located some 400 :
900 bushels OF seed wheat for sale in
the state. "A thorough campaign reach
ing every Iowa farmer urging the Sc
lection Of seed corn early IS now under
l-e- csk.naier. to save 1Arden seed
clover seed and an oat smut campaign
will be carried out thru the extension
department and new committee.
Story County Land Sales.
\ Story county farm lands are chang
| ing hands at an increased rate and at
a higher figure, several sales having
been reported within the past few
days. A large number Of sales OF
farms over in the southeast part Of
the county have been recorded dur
inx the month Of September already.