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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-09
LOCAL INSURANCE COMPANY
ADDS $324,005 OF RISKS
CARRIED IN 1916.
LOSSES IN YEAR WERE
$1,s5s.os; COST SMALL
Cost Per $1,000 For Insurance Carried
by Members During the Year Was 81
Cents-One Assessment in the Year
Officers and Directors Are Re-
eIested.

A gain Of nearly one-th!rd of mil
lion Of insurance in force was shown
by the report of ]. p. Cooper, secre-
tary Of the Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company at the annual meeting held
in the east court room Monday after
noon. The officers and directors were
reelected, and the annual report of
officers were read.
Insurance in force Jan. l, 1917, was
$4,050, SO. of which s752,062 was in
surance on live stock The gain of in
surance in force made in 1916 was
S324,O05.
The losses during the year were
s1,S5S.0S, and the combined expenses
and losses paid were S2.5S9.43. The
cost To members per $1,000 of insur-
anCe carried in the year was g. cents
and the average cost per $1,000 of in
surance per year during the last five
year period was SI.3S. The losses ad-
justed numbered thirty-three in the
year a balance of cash on hand Jan.
l, was s3,125.3.. There vas only one
assessment during the year.
Officers Re- elected
The officer re-ele Cted were f.. ".
Wheeler. PRESIDENT: w. \. Nichols,
vice president: J. 2. Cooper, secretary:
and II. s Lawrence, treasurer. The
directors chosen. Of which W. \. Mich
els is one, were: ". II. Jones, Glenn
ons; ". A. Cope, city; D. NJ. Cake
rice Taylor; y. \. Gle, Timber Creek:
E'-pd I.utIar JerferSpD- f. II DiPpinS
Washington; W. NJ. Worden, Logan:
Nj. f. Diehl, Marion: ]. p. link,
Vienna: j. L. Potsander, Liberty; l.. H.
Hiileman. Minerva: ". r. Lippncott
LeGrand: G. J. Buck, Eden; +. S.
Thompson, Iowa; Charles Wens'el. Lis
comb, and G. G. Peterson, Greencastle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-09
National Affairs Committee Meets.

At a meeting OF the committee on
national affairs of the Marshalltown
Club Monday evening the referenda on
several questions as submitted by the
Chamber Of Commerce of the United
States was taken up and endorsement
will be given on the questions at the
club banquet this evening.
Members Of the Chamber Of Com
merce Of the United States are requir-
ed to state whether they are opposed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-09
PERKINS BOUND OVER.
Taxi Owner Held to Grand jury
Driver Is Arrested

Driver Is Arrested.
Ted Perkins. owner of a taXica b
business. was held to the federal grand
jury Monday afternoon for bootleg
ging," and David Frederickson, one Of
his drivers, was arrested on a similar
complaint by Officer Delahoyde. Per-
kins was bound over to the grand jury
by Commissioner Fitzsimmons, of the
federal court. under bond for $780,
which was furnished by Perkins
mother, Mrs. II. A Jensen, Of this city.
The local police produced four wit
nesses at the examination who testi-
fed they purchased beer Of Perkins, in
lots some of them said. Of from eight
to dozen bottles at time. The fed
eral grand jury meets in Des lMoines
in May.
Frederickson was taken to Des
Moines this forenoon by Deputy
United States Marshal Wayne Morse
and Officer Delahoyde.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-09
West Point Examination.

Congressman Good has notified all
applicants for the nomination for ad-
mittance to West Point from the Fifth
Iowa district that Supt. J. J. Neon
nell, Of the Cedar Rapids schools. will
hold examinations in Cedar Rapids
Jan. 10. The applicant receiving the
highest grade will be recommended for
appointment.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-09

First Church Of Christ, Scientist Of
this city, and of the mother church
at Boston.
! Funeral services will be held from
the family home Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock. The body will be placed
lin the receiving vault in Riverside, and
in the spring will be taken to oakland
cemetery, one quarter mile east of
iBeaman, for burial in the family lot.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-09
CHANGES IN PROGRAM TONIGHT.
Four Speakers Unable to Be Present
at Club Banquet.


Because four Of the speakers sched
uled to appear on the club banquet
program this evening will be unable to
speak, Chairman Cutler Abbott, Of the
entertainment committee has secured
a quartet which Will sing several
selections during the program. An
orchestra will also be on hand.
The four speakers who will be able
to speak are Rev. II. N. Babin. who
was scheduled to talk on ITO Heaven
on High; Howard Weisman, who was
TO tell of his New Year Resolution:
DR.. F. S. Hyrds. who was to divulge
the secrets Of Extracted Without
Pain" and A. r. Nickel. whose sub
ject was "On Account Of the War"
over go plates have been reserved
for the banquet tonight. which far eN-
ceeds the number served last year 1t
is necessary to secure a reservation
before tonight in order TO attend the
banquet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-09

or favorable to every question taken up
by the chamber. The committee Of the
club is composed of A, A. Moore, chair 4
man, r. W. Scott, and H. X. Denmead.
The report will be given at the BAN
quet tonight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-09

Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Stanton and
the latter's father Charles T. LaPlant.
left Monday night for Hot Springs.
Ark. wher they will remain during the
rest Of the winter owing to Mr.. La
Plants health, which has been i'm.
paired for several months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-09
TO EVERY FIVE COUPLES MAR
RED IN 1916 ONE COUPLE
WAS DIVORCED.
FREQUENCY OF DIVORCES
CONTINUES UNDECREASEC
Weddings For 1916 Increase Over 1915,
Cut Divorces Also Show Proportion
ate Increase Over Preceding Year
All Marriage Licenses Issued in Year
Used.

For every five and a fraction mar
riages in the county last year there
was one divorce. For every eight per-
sons who were married in 1916, the
separated in the divorce court. The
rela1 ion Of divorces to marriages kept
up about the same alarming proper
ton in 1916 that has been observed in
other recent years. -Altho the per-
Centage of divorces TO marriages was
slightly smaller in 1916 than either of
the two preceding years. the decrease
was so small as TO be nearly negligible.
The weddings Of the year numbered
33l. The divorces totaled seventy, or
more than one TO every four weddings.
The percentage of divorces to we'd
dings was oil.
Comparison Of Records.
The weddings exceeded those Of
1915 and We're fewer than in 1914. The
divorces likewise were larger in num-
Der than in 1915 and fewer than in
1914 In 1915 the maria yes were 2S2,
and in 1914 49,. In 1915 the divorces
numbered sixty four and in 1914 they
were seventy eight. The percentage
Of divorces to maria ges in 1915 was
227 and in 1914. al. The 1915 we'd
dines exceeded in number those of
1915 by forty eight. but the marriages
OF 1915 were. for some unacCOuntable
reason. far below the average for
period Of years.
Happily all the wedding plans Of
1915 which got TO the point Of the
license being issued were realized. as
none Of the licenses issued was re-
turned. One couple was married with
ont a license according TO the tenants
OF faith Of the Friends. hut a certifi-
cate Of the marriage, common to the
practice of the sect. was filed instead
Of the ordinary marriage return.
Wives Get Most Divorces.
About the same percentage OF
divorces granted to wives and to hus-
bands We're issued during the year as
heret ofore Always the wives. judg-
ing by the DEGREES. have had most
common cause for separation. OF the
seventy divorces granted in the twelve
months fifty-seven We're issued TO
wives and thirteen to husbands.
The March and October terms OF
court We're most prolific OF divorces
due probably to the greater length OF
these terms Of court. The commonest
cause for divorce continued to he the
general complaint Of cruel and IN
human treatment, which frequently
conceals more specific and serious
reasons which are clothed in this ac-
cepted statutory terms. Other quite
common causes were drunkenness and
'deserton. the latter two being also
common joint grounds.
That the separation is mutual. or at
least arouses but little interest is
shown by the very small percentage OF
divorce cases that are contested, and
Z the very few contests more are ON
the question Of ahmony. or for other
reasons. than purely on the question
of the granting Of the divorce.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-09
Notice.

AS I have disposed Of my interest in
Sundells cafe l will not he responsible
for any debts contracted by them.
They will pay all outstanding debts
Barney Hagen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-09
Notice

I have this day given my son. F. A.
Beeks. Jr. his time and will not be re-
sponsible for any debts contracted by
him after this date. #. A. Beeks, ST.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24
Ell iurado de un mexica-
no acusadode a~sesinato

CORPUS. CHRISTI, Enero 30
Sc principle la selection de las per
sonas cue han ic integrar ell Jurado
que fallara la causa instruida contra
Juan Alanis, 2 quien Sc atusa de ha-
Der aseS;nadO u Linton Shaw, en- San
Diego, Texas, hace mas de un aho.
la causa sc principle a instruir en-
Ell Cordado de DuvaI, pero ~postcrior-
mente Sc paso al de Nueces.
Linton Shaw, era hijo del Admi-
~nis'raior Ge Correos dc San Diego, V
sc2ln ~declararon a!gunos tcstigos en-
las primeraS investigaciCres, fuG
inuerto durante an bale. al ~intentar
defender a m hermano suyo que esta
medic para!itico.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24
(lE\TOS DE- CANsDNrr 49,.
PAN DEL TRANSPORTE DE-.
tNirnc dc IL In. pIana)

farIna que un trcn de clcntO cIrcuen-
Ia Y cinco camioncs automobiles de-
cicrcito de los Estados Unidos hahlar
salido aver de CoIonia Dublam para
Columbus, n. NJ, conducicndO cl cqIl
no de las tropas am~cricanas. los per
trcchos y where's. FL cnormc con-
voy dc refcrcncia Sc espera que He
que a Columbus hoy en- Ia noche des-
pues dc las nucvc.
FL propio mcncionado inform6 'am
biGn al .Jcfc de las Armas dc Gu
dad Juarcz que Ia maquinaria para
Ia pcrforaci6n de poZos, o Ia que 81
habian alberto los que servian para
c! abaStccimicnto de aqua a la trOpa.
en- Ia region de f. Vale. Sc habia
cnviado tambiGn d Colonia Dublan.
Los concentrates mormUnCs que Sc
hallaban cStabicCidos en- CaSas Can
DIES Y sus al~rcdcdorcs. Scgun dlJo ct
citado ~mensajero, solicitaron sa!vo-
conductos del general Pcrshing para
hacer cI viajc a la frontera, pcro 81
jefc americana 81 .os rchus6, indi-
candoles que los pidicran a las auto
ridadcs carranc,stas. Muchos de csos
concentrates mormones, asi como a,
gunos neutrales del pals, tienen per-
sado partir para Ia frontera en- el
primer tren del Fcrrocarril Mexica-
no del Noroeste que haga Ell viaje d
Ciudad Juarez.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24

tGcnica de la guerra ha cambiado. cor
Ia introduction dc los submarines, los
aeroplanos Y otrcs mGtudos. Ia psi
tolNaia del howbTc no ha cambiadc
aun. Tcdo este habia side instituiva.
nrcnte rreviStc ror Leon ToiSto.. cor
tai cIariridcn~;a. que parccc que sus
iibras acaban de eScribirse."
0ijo q coHf"rcncista que mas tardc
II vida 4" - uadrc - vio envuelta
Ell una "~srcci" de crisis spiritual, y
fuc ,uanic cl nGv2!ist& Sc sinti6 inva-
lido nor una @ran triS:cZa, al verse
rodeado de una gran desoiacion re,
llciosa ' cSpir::UaI" De un cXamer
Guc hlzo dc las memorials o diario dc
~ padre. dijo cl orador que habia des
cubierto Que este habia pensado va
riaS veccs en- el suicide.
"Cuandc todcS creian que Tolstoi
era ell mas fellZ de los m.ortales-dijo
:. Observation-Disclosures cmpeZO
Il C5rrcr de un lu"ar a otro como un
mcndi%o. R]enunci0 4 TODD. Y a veceS Sc
b,.5;n ..I Losa.noraci5n asn;r;
$780,: $780,: a,;+au.o
/. 49,: c,1omon.o 90, -, f,,aru, ia
,.oI,n,.i ,,A, o.;... ana uocoro .
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f.n,;I;o dod;o.,do.o 81
o..,J,a 10 -. hforo,,a. ..odo. doo-
ro1;m;a..- Iar n,,,n3o ,.r+o
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Lor manini.o ~, -, bc~,s ia do.c,r
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moEnr;o.n fnor,o ,,,.o;odo. NJ
81 80, oI;.., r,,,o b..+, o,o
f~,,,ro,orta aroma las de-
rri.,o
-,
Lov,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24
I'm HlJO De TOLSTOY DA UNA CONFERENCIA
SOBRE LAS OBRAS De SU PADRE
Ell conferencista russo Sc ropon hacer una
gira Dor America, en- beneficio de
I'm asilo de literatos

NUENA YORK. Enero 20.-Aaoche
two Iucar en- c! Carnegie Hall de esta
cludad Ia primcra conferencia publ'ca
sobrc la vida Y obras del cminente no
vclista ' fil6sofo russo, cl Conde Leon
ToI<toi, sicldo Ct conferenCista su hi
io Uya Tolstoi, quien Sc propone ha-
Ger una ira por America o cl obJeto
dc r"unir los f0ndos neccsarios para
ccn2;riir IN asiIo para los literatos
cue llrcan a Ia ycjcz. dcsprovistos dc
fcrtuna. en- Nasnaya Palyana. Russia
lu-ar Immediate al que sirvid de CD
ma 4 su padre.
FL ronfcrcncista russo fuG p~rescnta-
do al nU5lico por el Sr. Oscar Stratus.
Prc.idcntc de n Ccmisi6n del Servicio
Pu6lico, y que fut Quien preside la
con:erencia de arochc.
Fl scncr Straus sc refirlo en- ternll-
nos encomiistlcos. a IA vida y ense-
nanZa de Leon TOlstoi, a quien cali
fix, como a "uno De los mas grandes
maestros del mundo," y cuya vida.
diiu. sieui6 sierpre ell sendero de la
sin5eridad Y de Ia j~usticia para lie
car nj desrunriniento de la verdad.
.Nunca como ahora-dijo a su vcz
.-,v.i-. rnrnSit1 81 muuIO
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24
En- DCCE DIAS Sc ALIVIA

TUCSON, ART7. De esta ciudad
nos escriHe la SRI. Garcia diciendo-
nos 10 s%iguiente: Sres., por la presen-
lc me rcrmito noticiar!cs cl GRAN
hENEFICIO cue he obtenido con ell
$50 de su medicina, el Alma Cordial,
a los doce dias lie tomarla me senti
completamente ~n+cjorada de mi en-
fcrmcdad. Para Tisis. Catarros, To-
ses, Resfrios pasados, el Corazon, Hi
-ado, Sangrc impura, Rinones, Esto-
l.lago, dehilidad, Pulmoncs y Neryios
de~bilitados Y Intermediates de Ninos
= rlujores Sc dabe Dc usar ell Alma
Cordial. Plda amplios detales de es-
Ia m~aravil!osa medicinal a MILLER
& &C. Station 4, Box 50, San Ar
tonic, Texas.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24
Tempestsdcs dc nicve en- cI Occidente
dc EsPana.

Todo cl occidcnte de Espana est;'
sufricndo ell azotc de furiosas tenn
pcstadcs de nicve. Tn gran numero
de pcuucnos villorrios y cascrios que
sc cncuen d situados en- las mon
tahas. cstan completamente aislados
por Ia nieve.
ii gobierno Sc propone a envlar va
riaa companies de zapudores para que
rcparcn las comunicacioncs telegra-
ficas.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24
E,tuyo en- las Orillas del suicidlo

"Su mcl.,aIc de paZ aun eSta vl'o-
die ol Observation-Disclosures como
ah,ra Sc hahia leido con tanto lnteres
en- Russia. 81 llhro Guerra y Paz,' es-
nerraimcntc en- los circuios milltares.
rr csc libro describe hasta en- sus
mas r.in!mos dctallcs 10 que csta ocu-
rricudo ahcra en- Europa. Aunque a
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24

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AZ uo... ,'i aul-'m" ; taI' !Hl'''''... nr,
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w..,.r. !r", l"In"> 900 100 :, =,
los r~l:uarr- ar u..'"l.n- rs 'oiH"S m'So
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Los srlr'"- NI.ii.los- los '"lil'- n ~
L.. 80 ..'ara VIVA. !""S ;o,i'' % "'e"
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f., ..u.4rina i~l I"a'I" i"ll. = '0ulpS m.ro
les "I-tr-foS l'l r~rl'i''il. ) '9ui'' '' ~"
las '~-"lavt> hltnras. : '"i"'' " y,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24
SOvrIsS a ~ CentavOs

hTie de 6uSCar mSridu.
Amor J IaarllTIO.
CdlyHTlO Ur amor.
ii nOvlO preStaGO.
Fl purgaIoTiO ic las SOitcras.
Fl parGlSO he las m,!Icrcs.
III inferno " los hOLASTes.
Il hada de los mares.
FL Collar de eSIncTa!daS.
II aldo de rulSeGOTcS-
Fl i DE- las nltlaS.
H. alma en- IN OrSO.
la lH.l ir L. IIa..--.
Ia h.Ia dc Ids flores.
L. nina de los lazlnines.
lie ylud4 ale.re.
La core del amor.
Id pTInarsa del dollar.
La ulI! ne Venus.
a. ubrcraS Gel amor.
las mas del rGlIGHdsne.
Las Twas mud"rnaS.
Hlr.na 90 3D. alyn .lr las uti..
Halull.~ san iI> ~lItI~ic>.
MaiLiIDs sean los hclnDTcs.
MGlU!taS sean las SUcsras.
.MalullV sea el amor.
MdldllOS ScIu los CrlIs.
'@-u uIlt.. e" NInr.
"yruu. st C4sau los hOInbf"s.
iuraue - CaSgu las mUlcreS.
rurole pecan las muIcr"S.
!0"Cye Ic,arlGcu las EIIr'1S.
IorFGe murIHGran las Ni"!as-
IuE >exlIIE = una IgUlcT
- uia;rslIr el AHIUr.
Viva III nOTlai
A2u,ena, FOR ClrlOtS BracInt.
l.pra. rur Carlola bra"mH.
II BeCcrTO &C. urJ.
fl MO WalIiiy.
RI mau!Srrl.y dc mi maiEe.
Mara, por Jorge lsaacS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24
MlNUALES PRACTICES.

IA Sl.pJ un peso rada mo-.
Mama, 81 arC!Irs : !abUucs.
Nanuli ,lr ~gxrgrullura Y gau4der!a.
Manual lie arcs y OilulOs.
Manual =" alhaGllcrla.
Manual IT, r~sGr.nl"Tlg O." taller.
Manual de cnrra.nrIl ' Obras dc metro
Manual dri COhc-erO Y pUl"OTiSIs-
Mama. t"I CUrtIdOr de plci"S.
Manual del CUnfiterO-pastclcrO.
Mar..al G"I GeSIllldUT- llcorlSta.
Manual De el"rtrlrldad.
Manual So rOlOS.gi!a-
fi.iu.l d"I h0Jalf'"rO.
Manual Dc lartIGe:la y horticulture.
MANUEL d'l t,ur~yr Gc mIuaS.
Nprval 10 l"ch"ria.
5llli.a, Lc m.r!nICa industrial.
"2n'!dl del D'lrnr.
Manual H. icIgsTaIlsla y t~e!c'Unisia.
;isUu4i del re!O!crO.
Manual del SGstTe.
Manual d. yeteriuaris ; eQuitacioa-
Manual &c Lspatern
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24

Francia Sc muestra satisfecha d"
que Wilson haya reconocido su fran
queza al contestar la nota anterlo',
franqueza que contrasto o Ia rel
cente respuesta alemama.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-24
A,ENTuRAS DE SHERLOCK HOLMES.
10 10 centaYOS toniOJ

Il VendeLOr de CadayCres.
IL robe del dtsIn.nte aZul.
la htla del uSur5ro.
Blackwell. cl ptrata del lameSiS.
Jack FL Ge>tIIIaGOr.
Los mopedsICS fal>OS de
Ia maleta slngTIeHtA.
In WttlcO criminal.
IL IeSlGInculO del director.
sherlock Holmes ' el COntrabandlsla lie
GpIO.
En- Ia ESCuels del CrlInsa de Plis5uFs,
: Las puCrlas Gc Ia mLerte.
La vIuda roia dc Paris.
La bcSlla humanl.
Una nOChe de terror.
III robu del collar Dc pCriGS.
la inrame posada del Cairo
III EIuTraEiU de Corfu.
III rey de los banC!do&.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-01
IN SANE WOMEN
Die in FLAMES

Women who escaped ran wildly
through the village. Many were
overtaken by residents OF the Will
age and carried to the homes of
the latter, where they were cared
for.
The temperature was far below
zero here, and those who escaped
the flames suffered severely from
exposure.
The fire broke out Saturday
night while the inmates of the
asylum were asleep and all who
fled escaped only in their night
clothing.
One sister is reported to have
persisted while endeavoring to
save some of the inmates.
Thirty young women IN con-
vent adjoining the asylum also
narrowly escaped death. The con-
vent was destroyed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-01
BANDITS
IMPLICIT
DEFEAT
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

tthteu Iress Lehseu Nire.b
Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. In the
biggest battle in point of number
of men engaged since Villa re-
gained power in Northern Mexico,
Villistas decisively defeated a col
umn of government troops sent
out by Gen. Murguia to halt the
northward progress of the bandit
forces.
The battle occurred at La Cruz,
the first station on the railway
line north of Santa Rosalia, ac-
cording to reports obtained by U.
S. authorities here today.
Mexican government officials
here announced that the Villista
forces numbered 5000 against T.
600 government troops. A large
number of wounded have already
been brought to Chihuahua City.
According to one u. s. govern
ment official here, the Carranzista
forces were driven back toward
chihuahua City after being badly
beaten.
The northward movement oil
Villistas is believed by military
men here to be Villas boldest
stroke in his effort to eliminate
Gen. Murguia's army.
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<Nevspaper Enterprise AssOciatiOn)
VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. L.
Risking thousands in money to
raise the temperamental fox from
puppyhood to an age for success
full marketing is new business
being developed on Vancouver ISL
and, near Port Alberni.
Men who have made the venture
into this young industry of the Pa
cific Northwest have found much
of romance in 1t and also many a
slip and uncertainty.
A maze of disappointing things
can happen before the fox, has full
filled it's destiny and is tanned in
to an alluring, highly-eXpensive
fur, grazing the white throat of a
pretty woman.
Wallace w. Lafeaux, a young
man who wearied of the monotony
of the real estate business, is the
pioneer fox farmer of the Port
Alberni country.
Lafeaux is raising the Silver
Black fox, a particularly delicate
creature to handle, but one that
brings the greatest reward when
ready for sale. He has learned a
lot about foxes that he didn't
know when he first built his pens.
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, Lafeaux is gambling his time
Reynard to lie down and die just
about the time his pelt is worth it's
weight in gold.
Up on the Stikine river, out of
the reach of cities and busy settle
ments, begins the romance of the
fox. The Indians in the region
hunt and fish for a living, Just as
their more warlike forebears did
hundred years ago.
Wrinkled squaws, taciturn and
immovable, squat for long hours
near the fox holes. They hold rope
snares, nooses coiled over the
mouths of the burrows, waiting
patiently for the furry head to
peep above the ground. Sometimes
they sit for days without luck.
Then comes their reward.
An impatient puppy fox, heed
less of its mothers warning,
sticks a pert nose out of the hole
and zip! The puppy fox strug-
giles in the choking hold of the
moose around it's throat. The
squaw bundles him carefully into
a deerskin bag. The baby fox mas
started on its way to the fashion
shop. He may reach the final des-
tination. He may die on the way.
That's the gamble of the fox bus
mess.
In this way Lafeaux stocked his
first pens. Success and misfor-
tune were about equalized in the
first year of his trying.
These little fellows with shiny
black fur and silver tail, he has
learned, must be handled as care
fully as spun glass. A scratch on
a pelt means from $3.50 to $1,000
less on the market value.
The life of the fox is limited in
captivity. Mrs. Fox nurses only a
few filters before she gives up and
dies. Foxes do not believe in po-
lygamy. In the wild state only
death or accident can separate the
mated couple.
Attempts in captivity to induce
Sir Reynard to take unto himself
plural wives have met with little
success.
The. fox is a fastidious eater,
refusing to touch food that has
been contaminated by the human
hand.
He is nervous, timid and given
to panic at any time of the year.
The whelping season is in March
or April, difficult season in
northern climates to obtain a suf-
/ ficient quantity of fish, mice, rab-
bits, grouse and other small game
that makes up the foxes bill of
/ fare.
These are a few of the reasons
why fox farming is an uncertain
! business. But in spite of all this,
the money is big when the fox is
at last placed on the market.
Fine Silver Black breeders have
sold for $35, 900 a pair. Options on
the unborn have gone as high as
$12,500 pair.