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II know-but I've reconsidered.
Please come in to tha telcphone-get
the governor on long distance-tell
him we nast have the militia"
With a nod Of relief Donald jumped
down from the platform. and with Pa
tria at his side ran across the yard
toward the Office Of the superintendent.
Several revolver and rifle shots rang
out before they reached the building.
Obeying orders, the guards and strike
breakers were firing over the heads Of
the mob in endeavor TO brighten IL of.
Selling the receiver of the instru-
ment on the desk nearest the Office
door, Captain Parr called again and
again without response.
He got no answer whatever.
"The wires dead-probably cut" he
announced, hanging up. 'We're cut of
from the world. Now we shan't be
long finding out how many of these
iunatics are willing to die at Huroki's
behest. Stay here till / send word it's
safe to come out"
He ran hastily out into the yard.
As he did so a scattering volley
sounded from beyond the fence and
n of the guards pitched backward
from the platform, shot through the
head.
Incontinently his comrades began to
shoot to kill.
Selling the rifle Of the fallen man,
Parr jumped to the platform. The
eye was sighting along its barrel when
he became aware of a sudden lull In
the uproar. q lull in which Patria's
voice sounded high and true:
"Cease firing! All OF you-cease fir.
Ing. / sayT
With a gasp of horror, Parr saw the
girl running put into the open space
between the fence and the advancing
rabble, and understood that she had
taken advantage of the general preoc-
cupation within the yard to open a
small gate and take this foolhardy
risk.
The establishment with which both
parties greeted her appearance brought
about a complete cessation of HOSTILE
ties. The defenders held their breath
In terror. The attackers stood gaping.
rooted In amaze.
Without hint of fear or doubt, the
girl paused within a dozen PAGES of tho
foremost rank Of strikers, when shc
paused. and stood quite still, facinf
them with adorable courage. her hea,
high. a brave color flaming In hel
checks.
In the dead silence which ensue0
her accents rams clear:
Il beg you all to listen TO me till J
have finished. / am Patria Claiming
I own these factories, / am the one yoV
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Sled Was Wise.

Junior had been in a fight witch some
boys and got slightly the worst Of il.
The streets Were covered with nov
and ice. and Junior was busy hook
Ing" his sled on behind delivery wag-
ons. He had made a hook and the lo-
livery boy had started up fast. In
turning a corner the hook broke and
Juniors Sled ran angling across the
street. bumped into the curling. THROW
ing Junior off and slightly bru.slng
him. / picked him up. asking what
was the trouble. and he said: "Oh.
nothing; my sled don't want Ire to go
down that street, where there are so2c
boys that want to fight me."-Chiogo
Tribune.
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have been working for. i want this
nonsense TO stop instantly. If you
have been unfairly treated, Ii is not
by my order. and | pledge myself TO
see that your wrongs are made right.
But first you must tell me what you
have to complain Of"
She waited an instant but got no
response. The strikers stirred ~uneasily
and murmured a little together, but
none appeared as spokesman. Again
Patria addressed them. lifting an arm
To point out three of those who stood
nearest her.
"You have an intelligent face-and
you-and you. Come forward. please.
and tell me what IL Is that has made
you take this attitude toward Chan
nings."
Almost reluctantly, certainly sheep
ishly, the men indicated moved toward
her.
One began to speak, n brawny crea-
ture with n face of thoughtful cast,
now that surprise had modified his
passions. His voice was low-pitched.
his words were indistinguishable TO
Donald; but he talked earnestly and,
II seemed, ~weli-briefly and to n point.
and finished TO approving mods from
his companions.
Instantly the girl replied In tones
that carried distinctly to the farthest
rank OF strikers.
"If what you say is true, the matter
shall be set right without n days de
lay. And every reasonable demand
you may make is granted-I, Patria
Charming, give my word Of honor TO
that upon two conditions"
She paused briefly; the stiffness OF
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One such window fell inward to the
floor OF a room in the Murray Hill dis
trict Of New York. where Baron HUI
roki Of Tokyo sat In quiet confabula-
ton with Senior Juan de Lima OF
Mexico.
The Japanese consulted his watch
and arched a quizzical eyebrow at his
colleague.
sour seven million-dollar earth
quake, my dear De Lima! - he said
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and where will Huroki strike next?"
Patria nodded patiently 10 indicate
Endorsement of this rather obvious
proposition. then n bit wcarily To sig
nifty her complete ignorance as to what
the answer might be.
In point of fact she was tremendous
ly fatigued with the affair as a whole
and in detail. This business of being
a self-constituted savior of her coun-
try was proving t~olerably exhausting.
Huroki was SO tireless. displayed such
abominable ingenuity In inventing new
and battling combinations of intrigue.
that even the excitement of combat
ing him. the satisfaction of checking
him time after time, was beginning TO
pail upon the girl.
Tonight. for instance. She was feel
Ing very fit indeed. Captain Parr had
brought her home from Powder Town
In ample time for her to take q long
nap and in other ways make herself
over into Il new woman before dinner.
And now. ut something later than nine
o'clock, she very much wanted TO
arouse herself-see a play. or take a
hand at auction. or dance. or do my
thing else that q normal young woman
finds healthily diverting.
And she couldn't. IT was absolutely
prohibited. She dared not To step out
side the door. for fear lest Huroki
had ferretcd u her hiding place in
Donald's lodgings (vacated by him to
provide her with n secure refugee, and
laid some trap for her.
She was permitted only to sit and
gossip with her be~trothed-and he.
manlikc. was ~obstinately bent on dis
GUESSING Baron Huroki rather than the
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handy. "And-Germany will be
blamed :"
Five minutes later Patria laid her
power boat alongside a schooner that
lay moored TO the northernmost of the
Claiming docks. Ryley swarmed up
over the schooner's side and made fast
the painter-to find, when he turned,
Patria at his elbow.
"You stay here, miss" he shouted.
TO make himself heard above the din
Of the conflagration. I'll find Captain
Parr II he's here TO be found, and
bring him back 10 you"
But when he ran up the gangplank
to the dock, Patria was by his side.
Bowling to her indomitable courage. he
made no more protest. but hurried on
with her into the heart OF that furnace
which yawned for them ashore.
II was rs IL the earth itself had
lowered in devastating flame.
Following the spur line of rails that
ran from the dock 10 the sli.re, they
fought their way on, scorched by flame,
deluged with sparks. deafened with
the incessant detonation Of shells *
plodlng In burning freight cars. dazzled
to blindness.
Eventually, on the verge Of abandon
ing their efforts as wholly hopeless,
they stumbled across the body Of Don.
aid prone between two lines Of rails.
beside the ruins of a freight a al
ready consumed TO its trucks.
Insensible when they lifted him up
and. with one of his arms across a
shoulder of each, they dragged him
back toward the water; he came to
after a tlme-a badly singed and badly
shaken Donald, but in no way serious
ly injured.
Thereafter he did his part like the
man he was, moi only taking care Of
himself. but aiding the failing Efforts
of Patria to keep moving. The girl was
half fainting with fatigue and hard
ship. She dragged on the arm that
Donald had wound round her like q
thing inanimate.
In some manner of which none re-
tanned coherent understanding -
through some miracle-the three re-
gained the dock and staggered down 1t
10 the schooner.
Sparks flying on the night wind Ind
already set fire 4 the vessel. To re-
gain the launch, their n hope of es-
cape they had to cross a deck that
spewed smoke from every seam
where 1t was not already af1ame.
Leaving Donald to care for Patria.
Ryley threw himself on ahead to un-
moor the power boat.
AS he did 50. and swung round 10
give aid If need be. the deck between
him and those two laundering figures
caved in and a sheet Of flame shot up.
With a groan the detective dropped
over the side into the boat and pushed
of.
AT a little distance he looked back,
and cried N in wonder 10 see The fix
urcs az Donald ana Patria half way ur
the foremast-thc hungry flafIes leap
ing savagcly for their feet.
With infinite cXertion. slowly they
climbed on and on, logged eve 10y the
flames.
A slight explosion sounded liz the
hold of the schooner. The flames shot
higher. The mast rocked. totterId
swayed like a broken reed. and crashed
over the side, carrying the lovers with
II.
(END OF EIGHTH EPISODE)
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SYNOPSIS.

Baron Huroki. chief OF the japanese
oecret oerv1ce in America, conspiring 10
Snnhrofi h United States with Mexico.
0eeires control OF the great Claiming mu-
0l&ions plants owned by Patria-last OF
The Fighting Channings'' and sole exc
cutrtx OF q 500, 900 900 trust secretly cre-
ated BY patriotic progenitors 10 combat
the national perils inherent I'm "unpre-
p~aredness." His schemes failing. thanks
20 the opposition OF Patria aided by her
Nance, Capt. Donald PAR, Huroki causes
. strike at the Claiming plants.
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Mystery Story,

$50 you read Anticipates noTeL e..ow
did il come out:"
It's a mystery TO me-. I guess he
must have hypnotized the publisher"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16

ventory is being taken, but the store
will be open all day Jan. %, "a and 20.
and up to the hour Of the sale. In order
to accommodate prospective buyers. As
soon as inventory is completed copy OF
same, together with keys. will be left
with the First National Bank Of Ma
son City. Copy OF inventory can also
be inspected at this office. The trus-
tee controls the lease of the store room,
which expires July 10. 1919. The size
Of the store room is 22xl80 feet. and
very centrally and favorably located
The purchaser OF the stock OF mer-
chandise can arrange for lease on
building. The sale will be made sub
ject to the approval Of creditors
committee. Mason City has popula-
ton Of $4,000. and has only two other
hardware stocks. Further Information
in regard to this matter will be sup
piled upon request. Yours very re-
spectfully, John p. Galbraith, as trus-
tee for L. B. Scott & Son, 241 Endicott
building, st. Paul. MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
IOWA FARMS.

For SaIe-Only: 1872 acres OF Wright
county land, well tiled, III miles OF
town of 1000, 80 acres hog tight fenced
room house, barn 36x66x1s. chick
en-. hog house etc. A very rich tract
and in locality where land sells for
more Rented for half OF all crops
and IS per acre for balance. Price
s2275c per acre.
One hundred acres Of Wright county
land, about two.-thirds tiled, four miles
of good town. new four-room house
and cellar, barn for eight head OF
horses and lein for cows. hay above,
corn crib, hog and chicken house:
rented for half the crop ard $3.50 for
balance Price $177.50 per acre.
one hundred fifty -seven acres of well
tiled, Humboldt county land. lays
smooth and Is located within IA miles
of good town of 1000. house Of four
rooms and cellar, barn for eight head
of horses and lein for cows granary.
chicken and hog house. surrounded by
rich farms; rented for half corn. two
f1fths of oats, and 81 for balance. Price
SITS per acre.
One hundred sixty acres OF Hancock
county land. N miles OF station, 100
acres under plow, balance meadow and
pasture land: house of five rooms, new
barn aOx16, double corn crib and gran
ary log and chicken house; rented
two fifths of crop and 81 for balance.
Price $142.50 per acre.
One hundred twenty acres Of Web
ster county land, located u miles sta
ton, so acres well tiled, balance mead
ow and pasture, lays smooth, house
of Eve rooms. barn for eight head OF
horses and lein for cattle, double corn
crib, hog and chicken house; rented
half the corn. two-ffths oats, and 10
for balance Price $175.
Will consider well secured Iowa farm
mortgage as first payment on any OF
the above farms and make very rea-
sonabie terms on the balance. r. b.
Andrews Eagle Grove, Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
TRUSTEES SALE

OF L. B. Scott s. Sons stock of hard
ware Mason City, Iowa. The UNDER
signed, as trustee for L. B. Scott &
Son, OF Mason City. Iowa, Will oner
FOR az to a. f.ilniins sncriar ssie:%ior
cash, at the place OF business in Mason
City, Iowa at 2 o'clock p. m. on Fri
day, Jan. s2S, 1917, the following assets;
Pants and oils (estimated), Sl,i00;
stoves. 1900; furnaces, $500: shelf and
heavy hardware. $4,000: furniture and
fixtures, $4,000; total, $1,000. This is
1a clean and saleabie stock of merchan-
disc. The business has been continued
for the past two years by the trustee.
The store Is now closed and new In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
LOCAL MARKETS.
Prices Paid 70 Farmers by Marshall.
town Msrcha nta.

Prices Paid 70 Farmers BY Marshall-
town Merchants.
The following prices are quoted by
Marshaltown dealers for the different
varieties of farmers provisions. grain
and produce.
Reynolds & Sheldon quote the fol-
lowing prices:
Butter--3S
Eggs-41
Benedict Flour and Feed Company
will pay the following prices at their
place Of business in this city. subject,
however, to market changes:
Corn-New ear, s5.
Oats-50.
Wheat--1.25.
The following market quotations are
furnished by H. Willard, Son & Co.:
Clear medium native wool-32@33.
Coarse and low--2613 OPS.
Light fine-23@36.
Heavy, fine--21023.
Pelts--5O. IS and 1850.
No. / hides-M
No. 2 hides-16.
Horse hides, tail on-s6 to 81
Hog skins-4O to 80 cents.
Beeswax-25@2S.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
THE POULTRY YARD
!, SPORTS, NOT BREEDERS.
BY Ed Weber

* A reader of this paper has asked
several questions pertaining to the
beginner in the poultry business. His
Questions plainly indicate that he Ia a
& beginner He has bought a couple OF
systems and would like to know
whether they are any good. He wants
to know, among other things, II it will
pay him to give $50 for a sitting of
eggs from some remarkable white
chickens, one OF which is said to be
worth $4,000. and could he sell fifteen
birds he would hatch from those eggs
for so each?
Those are his shortest questions.
have been in the poultry business
thirty years, and have had these
Aqueries, and a thousand others of
Nimilar import asked me hundreds
ovf times.
~ Never in my career have run up
against any system" or bunch Of
secrets" that would enable me to
make $500 from dozen or two hens
IN six, ten, or twenty months. I am
8 ,orry to inform our beginner friend
| hat such financiering in poultry lines
a pipe dream. The man who buys
my system which the seller declares
viii enable him to walIow in wealth
ia few short months on city lot
leeds the attentions Of a court
alienist.
AS for paying $50 for sitting Of
eggs, no sane man will do it except
:, FOR advertising purposes. have paid
1 healthy prices for sittings of eggs and
learned to consider myself lucky il I
got two birds from them which would
look respectable in a show. But I
dropped that phase Of the poultry busi-
ness--left it for the boys who have
time to spend and money to burn.
Better by far go into high class market
poultry and first class table eggs for
which there is an unceasing demand,
with the cash accompanying it.
II our friend wants to worry over
feathers and combs, and toes and tails
he can get his fill Of it by joining the
1 fancy class. AS to the value of breed
/, ing hens good people differ. I have
always contended that the hen or cock
never lived which was worth for any
purpose. 10000 or $1,000 or even 5000.
When fanciers get to valuing their
birds at fool figures they get out of the
breeding class. They are sports, not
i breeders. You will hear them talk
glibly about winning In fast company,
which is trace horsy." People are fond
Of sensations and the man who goes
about his business supplies none, but
the one who claims to own $4,000
horse hun or hog or a $4,000 hen, is
Chartered about and gets considerable
free advertising among people who
!. have easy money Of which they want
to let go. Steer clear Of people who
have Systems" that will make you
,trilIionaire in a few months. They
t3want your dough. Let them play their
tune upon the chaps with lots OF cash
and few brains. Exercise your good,
hard, common sense at all times and
you will he able to size those fellows
up about right and hold your rubles.
Keep out Of the sporting class and
stick to legitimate business if you
want to make a steady progress
toward that goal every good man Is
seeking-a competence that will en-
able him to spend his declining days in
peace and at ease.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
HEAD s ;5SsSaP Il ss < ssolD
Says Csln Ayslisd Il Naelsils
OpsaA AZ RAssagss RigAt ".

instant relief--no waiting. Your
ciogged nostriis open right up: the air
passages OF your head clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawking.
snufling. blowing. headache. dryneas.
No struggling for breath at night: your
cold or catarrh disappears.
Get . small bottle OF Ely's Cream
Balm from your drusGist now. Apply
a little Of this fragrant antiseptiA
healing cream In your nostrils. II pens
etrates through every air passage OF the
head. soothes the indaIned or swollea
mucous membrane and relief comes In
stantly.
It's Just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with cold or nasty catarrh.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16

Sic n recoyerins nicely.

She 10 recovering nicely.
Mrs Fl. Smuck, eos South Seventh
avenue. underwent an operation for an
infected right hand at the Deaconess
Monday night. She is getting along
satisfactorily.
There was some Improvement today
In the condition Of Mrs. w. r. Co.'s
Inns, of Written, who was operated
upon for infected gall bladder Satur-
day.
Carl Cartwright, aged 6, son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. c. Cartwright, ITO West
Main street, who underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis at st. Thomas
hospital, Is recovering nicely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
IL ~ .pi,trict court..

Frank McKibben was this morning
appointed temporary guardian of his
brother, C. NJ. =McKibben, who was
sent to the state hospital for the in
sane.
A decree Of foreclosure was entered
in the case Of G. F. Anderson vs..
Phoebe Anderson, ct al
The case Of B. L. Wick vs.. Harry 3
GibSon has been settled. KS
The action begun by the Marshall
Motor Car Company vs. Fred w
Smock has been settled.
Decree OF foreclosure has been en-
tered insthe case OF the Marshalltown
State Bank VS. Fred Hoes, ct al
The case OF Mrs. Laura Adamson vs.
n. f.. Adamson has been dismissed by
the plaintiff without prejudice
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
Al the Hospitals.

Miss Lillian Willard of Montour,
submitted to an operation for cancer
at the Deaconess this morning Her
condition is fair.
Mark Hurdle, the Nj. & St. L. engi-
neer who is suffering with pneumonia
at the Deaconess, is no better today.
His condition is very serious.
Mrs. Ole Hansen, 3OS West Nevada
street, submitted to surgical oper-
alton. at the Deaconess this morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
IN. .wh.n and where

"When and where do you begin to
train child so that 1t will not tell
lies and stealf" inquiries young moth
er OF Nashville. The "when" Ia when
the child IL about eighteen months old.
The where" Is located on the south
side of the child when 1t 10 headed
north, and halfway between Its head
and Its hcels.-Houston Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
awe Can CONQUER the worId.n

We can conquer this world and the
next by indifference to NIL who are In
different to us; by taking joyfully the
benefit that comes spontaneously; by
wishing no more intensely for what is
a hairs breadth beyond our reach than
for draught Of water from the Gam
ges, and by fearing nothing In another
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
Laurel Items.

Mr.. and Mrs Ira Ingraham, who
were married recently. have ret.rn ed
ana they will soon move into the, Wes-
selSresidence. North Main street
Fred Schumann and wife spent q
portion of the past week with relatives
here. returning saturday to their nome
/ at Manchester. M
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Croft are the par
| ents Of son born Sunday
The NJ. E. church is making plans to
lchurch in the early spring. The In.
Icrease in membership makes it neces-
Isary to increase the Size Of the build
dipg. ss ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
Father HennelpIr Found Coal.

Father HcnnspIn Found Coal.
The earliest mention Of coal In tho
territory which afterward became the
United States Is recorded In the jour
nal Of Father Louis Hennepin, .
French missionary. who In 1919 record
ed the site Of a "cole" mine In I'LL.
nois river near the present City Of OF
tawa, Hennepin having passed through
that region ten years before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16

'banque;" the Isalians softened Il to
'banca !" the English left II unchanged.
When a man who ram a "bank' or
,ench for changing money could not
meet his business obligations, his
bench or bank" was broken or rup-
.ured, and he became known ~ =
bankrupt" - Unidentified
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
DEArH A OLD FOLKS HOME.
Mise Jeanette Campbell, Aged 80, Diss
Monday MINT.

Death, at 7:45 on Monday night.
claimed Mise jeanette Campbell for
eight years member Of the old
peoples home Of the Church Of the
Brethren. in Marion township. Miss
Campbell had been in feeble health for
several years, and her last illness was
caused by grip.
Miss Campbell was native OF
Scotland. She did not know her exact
age, but those at the home who were
best acquainted with her, think she
was about 90. She came to the home
from worthington, MINI. AS far as
known Miss Campbell had no relatives
in this country III
Funeral services will be held at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the
home, in charge Of Rev. F. M. Wheeler.
Burial will follow in the Iowa River
cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-16
MEETING POSTPONED.
Annual Meeting Savings and Loan I,
he Held Jan, ~, 1917.

Be Held Jan. u, 1917.
Fl owing to the number Of counter at
fractions last night the attendance at
the annual meeting Of the Savings and
loan was so small that it was decided
to postpone the meeting until Jan. %.
This association has about $125,o0o
loaned out on Marshalltown property.
This money is loaned by the directors
for the shareholders, and every one
having money invested should make It
a point to attend the annual meeting
when three members of the board are
to be elected for three years. Each
member Is entitled to one vote for
every share held, and should vote It,
Make no other engagements for this
night, list OF the loans made this
year will be read and q detailed re-
port OF the years business will be in
teresting to you. B. B. shollenberger,
secretary.