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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
EEkhoFF IS LOYAL.
kanawha School Director Says He
Was Victim Of Gossips.

kanawha. Iowa. April 20, 19lI.-Edi-
tor Times Republican: --ln your issue
of April II appeared an article from,
Belmond Iowa, stating that ]. G. Eek
hoff. as president of the school board
near Kanawha, Hancock county, Iowa,
had ordered the school teacher to take
down the American flag, and that
committee of citizens of Belmond,
Iowa. had visited his home and could
not find him, as he was in hiding, and
a lot OF other statements of like char
acter. am the person referred TO in
the said article, and the truthful part
Of the article is that l am a member
of the school board and that a COM
mittee Of citizens from Belmond went
to the school Louise referred to. l did
not order the flag taken down from
the school house did not know it was
taken down, and had no conversati ton
with the school teacher before it was
taken down. Her explanation is that
it was an exceedingly windy day, and
after the flag had been up until the
noon hour, she asked some of the older
boys to haul down the flag. l was not
at home at the time that the false re-
port was circulated that / had ordered
the flag down, but was away, owing
to the sickness Of relative, and knew
nothing of the visit OF outsiders until
my return. I Claim to be as patriotic
as any Of my neighbOrs I respect the
American flag, and am glad TO see the
same floating from the school house.
In country districts, in times of storm
and high winds. the flag is usually
hauled down. The attack on me was
probably caused by unfounded stories
getting started. The flag is now float
ing over the school house and will re-
main there until it is worn out, and
Il will be glad to help purchase an
other 1 have heard of others being
unjustly accused of want Of patriotism
and when the matter was looked up
there was no more foundation to the
stories than there is in this case. Two
of my neighbors are with me at the
time this letter is written, one Of them
the father OF the school teacher re-
ferred TO, and they make statement
at the bottom Of this letter for them
selves. Very respectfully,
j. c. Eekhoff.
We are neighbors Of Mr.. EekhoI.
who signed the foregoing letter, have
Investigated the truth &c the state
ments made and know the circum-
stances referred 10. The statements
made by Mr.. Eekhoff are true, and we
are satisfied that there is no cause for
any person or persons 10 have any sus-
picion as to his honesty patriotism
and good citizenship.
c. A. Hartwig.
Henry Davis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
GrinneIl and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, April 27.-Mrs. d. A Hop
kins. who has been visiting at the
home of her son, Dr. L. A. Hopkins. in
Chicago, returned 10 the family home
here on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott MacEachron are
having as their guests Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Sherman, from Harvey. III. The
visitors spent a couple Of days in
Brooklyn but are back again in this
city today.
The following married men have re-
ceived their discharge from Troop D
by Captain GUIDE in accordance with
his orders from Adjutant General Lo.
gan: Sergeants Earl Clifton and Rob-
ert ]. Hunter: Corporal Sylvester A.
Smith and privates Cecil B. Lynch.
Clarence e. Hill and Floyd A. Nichols
OF Grinnel, and four others living out
Of the city.
Rev. Frank Il Webs; er, former pas
tor Of the Baptist church Of this city.
moved his family today to their new
home at Iowa Fails. Mr. Webster went
TO Iowa Falls some weeks ago and
started into his new work Of selling
life insurance but could not move the
family because of a case Of scarlet
teyer. The house will now be fumi
gated and renovated for the new pas
tor. Rev. Mr.. Peterson.
Mrs. George Fry died at the family
home. III Center street. on Wednes-
day. She was but little less than 80
years of age but had been III a long
time. She leaves a husband and FIVE
small children. The funeral will be
at the Christian church at $3.50 tomor-
row afternoon
The Poweshiek county Red Cross or
ganization was effected on Tuesday
evening at the meeting at the high
school. s. J. Pooley was made tempo
rary chairman. Officers elected were:
DR.. J. P. Sprague. Of GrinnelL chair
man: DR.. C. P. Busby of Brooklyn, vice
chairman; S. J. Pooley. treasurer; Miss
May Miles, secretary. Much interest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
GUARDSMEN ARE FIRED ON.
Iowa Soldiers Guarding Bridge Near
jefferson, Twice are Attacked.


Special to Times -Repu blican.
Jefferson, April 27--Twice recently
the militiamen on guard at the North
western railroad bridge west Of Js6er-
son have been harassed by some I'M
identified persons and once several
shots were fred at the young men on
guard The assailants of the guards
men approached the end Of the bridge
from the screen afforded by timber and
taking position behind an obstruction.
about fifty feet from the bridge open
ed fire. The guardsmen on that end OF
the bridge were not IN a position to
see the fellows doing the shooting but
the guardsmen on the other end Of
the railroad structure did see them and
returned the fire which was also re-
turned by their comrades when they
learned they had been the objects Of
attack A careful search was made for
tbs. fellows but no trace OF them could
De had. the timber anording easy er-
ca pc.
\ second time providers were seen
about the bridge and were scared
away before doing any damage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
MAN SEVERELY BURNED.
Garage Owner at Deep River May Die
as Result Of Inhaiing Flames.

Special to Times Republican.
Montezuma. April &1.-The indie
pendent garage. at Deep River, the
property of Albert Webber. formerly
OF Des Moines, was destroyed by fire
this morning and Webber was severe
~ burned and may die from his in
juries and from the effects OF inhal-
ing flame.
The fire started from al explosion.
but from what cause il not known.
Webber was not in the building at the
time but entered in an effort to remove
some of the cars. four Of which were
destroyed. The garage was located in
a frame building Formerly used as a
cannery. 80
This Is the second serious Are In
Deep River caused by exploding oils
a young dentist having been killed Sow
eral weeks ago when he started Are
IN a heater with kerosene.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
Morning Sun Sends EIGHT.

Morning Sun. April 27-The city of
Morning Sun, with a population of
ss7. has done It's part in furnishing re-
cruits for the war with Germany.
Eight young men Of this city have
volunteered SO far. d
Robert Leeper. Albert Wilson, Fred
Hays, Sam Wilson and Earl Caparoon
have Joined the Iowa national guard
and are in training at Clinton. Howard
Green and Elmer Owens left Monday
TO join the navy. Robert Morrison left
Monday to enlist in the coast artillery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
So WHATS the Use?

A good story Is being told Of reply
given by student to 4 question ret Ia
an examination paper. IT 20 men
reap a field In eight hours" ran the
question, ''how long will It take IS
men to reap the same feldT Tho
student thought long and carefully
before setting down the answer, and
when he handed in his paper this is
what the examiner read: 1.-THE field,
having already been rsaped by the 70
men, could not be reaped . second
time by the u"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
ohEFFlELp 10 CHAMPION
PATRIOTIC TOWN OF IOWA

Special to Times Republican.
Sheffield, April 27,--Sheffield has
wrested from Manila the patriotism
championship Of the state.
A Franklin county town of 1,100 has
twenty-five young Americans who have
answered the call to the colors. Note
the racial suggestion In their names
They are: George d. Crawford, cor
poral, company ID; William Crook. Harr
vey, Zimmerman. Leslie Anderson.
Clifford Bruce, Edward Hopes, Oscar
Hopes. Urban Christians. William Carr
Reynolds. Harry Crook, Walter Gerfef'
Fred Cornell, Arthur Bigg Bret Tho
mas, Price koethe, Thomas Callahan,
Roland Aborn, Ralph Anderson, Orln
Esslinger, enlisted in medical corps,
Chicago: Willis Hudson, enlisted as
electrical engineer with the rank OF
ensign in naval reserve, n. Y; c. f.
Johnston, Jr., enlisted in officers re-
serve corps, Madison, Wis; Donald d.
Reynolds. Perry Thomas, Herman
wobenhorst and J. Kark Kolb, enlist
ed in aviation corps.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
WAR TROUBLE At ALDEN.
Citizen Arrested on Complaint Of Ger.
man-American, L. Speedily Acquitted.

Special to Times-Republican-
Alden, April ?7-Because JONI
Shriner. one OF the loyal citizens Of
this place was overheard notifying the
mayor that If was rumored that secret
meetings Of German sympathizers were
being held IN the community by night.
a warrant was sworn out for his ar
rest by Charles Kelm and John Helm
roth, charging him with criminal libel
against the German people Of Alden"
At the hearing before Justice F.. z.
Furry 1t was brought out that one Ger
man had said he would be glad to fur
nish the rope with which TO hang Pre-
sident Wilson. The justice dismissed
Mr.. Shr!ner with the statement that
he was only performing his duty as
a loyal citizen in informing the mayor
of the rumors ne had heard. and was
to be commended instead of condemned
for his action.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
Amer and Rage.

Nothing is improved by anger, UNI
less 1t be the arch Of a cats back. A
man with his back up Is spelling his
figure. People look none the hand
somer for being red in the face. 1t
takes a great deal out of man to get
into a towering rage; 1t Is almost as
unhealthy as having a 1T. and time
has been that men have actually
choked themselves with passion, and
died on the spot. Whatever wrong
I suffer, it cannot do me half so much
hurt as being angry about It; for pas
sion shortens life and poisons peace
Spurgeon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
MAKING Home Comfortable.

An Eastern woman lecturer on inte-
rior decoration says that imitation
lace curtains are In bad taste and
rocking chairs should be done away
with. She sounds like a woman who'd
throw her husbands carpet slippers
away and make him smoke his pipe on
the kitchen porch.-Detroit Free Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
Apples fer Health.

There is much truth in the old say.
ing. An apple day keeps the doctor
away.X The food value OF the apple
lies principally in its acids and mineral
salts. all Of which are valuable in rid
ding the body of denominations which
develop upon secretion into very de-
cided poisons. Apples purify the blood
aud give tone to the organs Of diges-
tion.-Exchange.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
The Pneumonia Season.

The cold. damp weather Of March
seems to be the most favorable for the
pneumonia germ. Now is the time to
be careful Pneumonia often results
from cold. The quicker cold is
gotten rid of the less danger. As soon
as the first Indication OF a cold appears
take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. As
to the value Of this preparation. ask
anyone who has used it. For sale by all
Observation-Disclosures
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
Similar Tastes.

A French lady recently married be-
cause Of the bridegroom's taste and
hers were similar. II don't care very
much Cor him and he doesn't care very
much for me-" she explained.-London
ODiniOn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
Hurt in Auto Collision.

Special TO Times-Repuoaican.
iMontexuma, April c7.-Nrs. ". J.
Inman was severely cu4 by broken
glass and the InIha1 car K'>s srseked
here last night when it colNded with q
car owned by Mr.. scruby. OF Brook
lyn. Mr.. Inman was blinded by the
lights Of the Scruby car. got on the
wrong side Of the street. and the col
liEion resulted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27
insomnia.

Insomnia does not always result
from too much mental work and the
reason many persons cannot sleep is
because they are not entitled to II, for
they have not made sufficient physical
or mental effort to obtain sleep. II you
lead an inactive life you should do 9TH
er exercises and take brisk walk and
breathe deeply Of the fresh air an hour
before retiring. This will induce
sleep. 2
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27

communicated by telephone with Mar
shall Hendricks and told him they
feared for Podendorfs safety. Upon
their report of the situation Marshal
Hendricks went to Podendorf's home
and made the arrest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-27

Senator George f. Chamberlain OF
Oregon, chairman of the senate mill
tary affairs committee, is urging the
adopting Of the selectiye draft system
for the enlarged army against the or
position of those who favor the reten-
ton of the volunteer method. In this
the senator. whose latest photograph
is Reproduced herewith. voices the
views of the administration. vita
which he is in close touch.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-05-02

Large box Crackers, per 10. IOc
These goods have advanced 20
per cent. Why not lay in a sup
ply at these prices?
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-01-09
FRIENDS OF INDISCRIMINATES STIR
MARINE WARFARE CRITICISE
SPEECH OF AMBASSADOR
Declares He Lost All Sense of
PrOpriety
Greek Situation Reaches CIimax-New
Ultimatum Sent With Demand For
Immediate Compliance - COntanti-
nOpIe Still Hesitates.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 9.-Press YER
sions of the speech of Ambassador
Gerard at the recent banquet of the
American Association of Commerce and
Trade in Berlin has aroused violent
denunciation from German advocates
of ruthless submarine warfare accord
ing 20 dispatches from Berlin. Admiral
ReventlOw is quoted as saying that
the American ambassador must have
lost all sense of prOpriety or he would
not have meddled in the internal af-
fairs of Germany"
LONDON, Jan. 9.-The Greek situ-
alton is rapidly drifting to a climax.
The allies conference now in session
in Rome today dispatched a note equiv
alent to an ultimatL-. to Greece de
manding compliance with the terms
of previous note, demanding disarm-
ament and assurance of neutrality
within two days. Athens dispatches
indicate that King Contantine is still
procrastinating
The RussiOn advance on the RIGA
front is growing in Importance and ap-
parently is proceeding steadily with
the most violent fighting The west
front is quiet
Berlin report says that the Teu-
tons have stOrmed and captured the
town of Galreaska, in Rumania, cap
turing $500 men and three cannons
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-01-09
LARGEST CROWD COMES IN FROM
BUHL But REGRETS FAILURE
TO GET SPECIAL TRAIN
Meeting Opens Quietly at Com
pany Offices
Effort to Adjourn for Month Defeated
Many Matters of Interest to be
Disposed of Before Gathering Dis
perses-E Election is Proceeding.

The Lavering theatre was comfort
ably filled but not crowded today
when the stockholders of the Twin
Falls Canal company gathered for
their annual meeting. Bull was rep
resented by between 200 and 300 but
the westenders expressed regret that
the application for a special train
had gone in so late that they failed ID
secure it, so that their representa-
ton was smaller than usual. The east
end seemed to take less interest.
The meeting opened tamely enough.
The first steps were taken at the Of
fices OF the company where F. Z.
Chamberlain and George Harland
were placed in nomination. Harland
withdrew and Chamberlain was chos-
en- by acclamation. James II. Barnes
was elected secretary without oppo-
sition and the meeting adjourned to
the Lavering. There temporary or
ganization was made permanent
Business opened by a motion to elect
tellers and begin voting on directors
M. J. Sweeley suggested that the leg
islative committee had recommended
adjournment for a month for the pu,.
pose of giving the legislature a chance
to make changes involving the tern
of office of directors. George Harlanj
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-01-09
COUNCILMAN UNABLE TO ATTEND
so COUNCIL WENT TO PRI-
VATE RESIDENCE.
Fee Abolished for Building
Permits in City
Tax Notices Referred to City Attorney
ALLEY Yacated-Light Placed At
End of East Sixth Street-CO Company
ID. Allowance Ordered Paid.

The city council held a special ses-
sion Thursday night at the home of
Councilman f. F. Bracken, who, on ac-
count of poor health, was unable to
come to the council chamber. The
council met at the chamber at 1880
o'clock, and. not having a quorum, adj
journed to the Bracken home.
The council voted to abolish the fee
of a dollar charged for permits for
building structures costing over $3.50
This was done on recommendation OF
City Clerk Williams, who. called at
tention to the fact that the fee pre-
vented the taking out of permits fof
structures along the $3.50 margin and
the intention was not to raise
money but to keep record OF i'm
provements, he suggested that the fee
interfered with the purpose of the or
dinance.
1t was called to the attention oi
the council, that body of an infant had
been buried within the city limits The
council ordered that it should be trans
ferred to the cemetery.
Tax notices that taxes were due on
the library site and the reservoir site
The matter was referred to the city
attorney for determination as to the
liability of the city.
The Twin Falls Milling & Elevator
company asked that the portion of th'
alley in. Block 154 not already vacated
be vacated, in order to allow the ex
tension of their tracks to Shoshon'
street. The company owns the lanf
on both sides and the alley was no
used by the public. The petition wa,
granted.
A. P. Senior asked for street ligh
on Sixth avenue east, at the city lin
it's The light was ordered in. Mr.
Senior also petitioned for fire plug:
in the Senior and Elm Park additions
for fire protection. The matter was
referred to the city engineer, alonl
with similar petition from the resi-
dents of the South Park addition.
The city allowed the three quarter
of the annual allowance set aside fO
Company d. maintenance This il
for money already due under the or
dinance which allows the compan.
$3.50 per annum.
Other bills were then allowed an,
the council adjourned
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-01-09
SHERIFF HAS CLUE IN
IN CHILD MURDER CASE
Inquest Deferred Until Further Evil
dence is Secured WOrkmen Thought
Package Contained Whiskey.

we hope to be able to give out
something definite in a few days in
regard to those connected with the
placing of the body of the infant girl
found Thursday evening under the cul-
vert in the ditch in front of the Epis-
cOpal church, at the corner of Second
street and Third avenue north" said
Sheriff F. NJ. Kendall yesterday, "as
we are hunting down several clues
and suspicious circumstances that
seem to point to those responsible. [
do not care to say more at this time,
as l do not wish to intimate that any
particular individual was connected
with the crime until 1 have proof. 1 am
very anxious to catch the murderer
of the child. as ! consider the crime
more cowardly than the shooting down
of man on the street"
The body of the infant was found
shortly before o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon by M. f. Rice and Levi An
derson who were cleaning out the
bitches after the storm. Their shovels
came in contact with a hard sub
stance wrapped in a black cloth under
the culvert and at first they thought
that they had found a lot of bootleg
whiskey. Further examination reveal
ed the body Of an infant, frozen stiff
The mouth of the child was open and
twisted up as if crying and there were
marks on its throat which indicated
that it had been strangled. DIR. c. d.
Weaver, county physician said thai
the baby had undoubtedly been muir
dered. The body was turned over to
Coroner c. J. Crosby, who decided
to defer the holding of an inquest un-
til the sheriff had had a chance %
collect any evidence that could be Sc
cured in regard to the crime.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-01-09
TWIN FALLS BUSINESS MEN MEET
EAT AND DISCUSS A PLEA
SAINT OCCASION.
APIan Formulated and the Work
of Organization Commenced
Now Is the Chance for Those Who Are
Interested in Cow Products. All
Should Come TO the Support Of This
Undertaking.

Under invitation from the Twin Falls
Commercial club, with the Sterling
Creamery company and the Lincoln
Produce company, acting as hosts,
some thirty or forty business men OF
this city on last Friday evening, gath
cred about a decorated and
well served table at the Perrine u
meet Mr.. f. Fl. Merrill, of the De Laval
company, and apostle for the promo
ton of the dairying industry.
After an elegant repast, Secretary
Mcmillan of the Commercial Club, act
ing as tOastmaster by request, after
remarking that the difficulty in induc-
ing the location of industrial plants
had brought the club to adopt the
slogan Every Farm a Factory" in
troduced Mr.. Merrill as one who had
both purpose and plan to make the
same a fact as we'll as a sentiment.
Mr.. Merrill began his remarks by
cOmplimenting the spread as too in
viting to have been conducive 10
speech-making and that he was fur
ther handicapped by never before hav-
ing been called upon to present the
claims of the company in a locality $.
prosperous with such fine and abun-
dant harvests of almost all kinds H
then entered upon an extended, forci-
| BILE and extremely effective argument
in favor of animal husbandry and es-
pecially, the dairy COWS, as absolutel!
the only basis for permanently sue
cessful agriculture.
Plenty Of illustrations were giver
not only in Wisconsin, southern Illin
Ois and Missouri, but in foreign lands
where lands owned absolutely at b;
loss were redeemed and made profit
able by the introduction of dair,
| q fc
greatest dairy state, only excelled D.,
Holland; and while the sections nov
so prosperous offered only a sandy
| and rocky soil, with good rainfall, the
COW did the rest, so that now no
only are the dairy products enriching
but the dairy stock raised there j,
known and sought after the countr,
over and commands fancy prices.
OF course the wonderful fertility D
the Twin Falls tract and the conse
quent general prosperity made a DIFF
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-01-09
COUNTY OFFICERS
CHANGED YESTERDAY
No Undue Excitement Over Transfers
of Places Deputy Assessors Ave
Announced for Year.

The change in county offices took
place yesterday morning without any
undue excitement. The new officials
buckled down to work promptly, II
several instances the offices being
held by men who were their own sue
cessOrs. Deputies not mentioned in
THE TIMES account last week were
Miss Gertrude Melcher, who will be
deputy for county superintendent
Brittomart Wolfe, and J. Wilder, who
continues as deputy county treasurer
for Harvey Coggins. c. F. Parsons
and w. e. Palmer are also employed
in the treasurer's office.
County Assessor George Wilcox has
already outlined his work for assess
ing. Mr.. Wilcox and his deputy, $.
Claude Stewart, will assess this city
and Bull, the work of the territory
around the city from a point three
miles east of Twin Falls to one mile
east of Filler falling to Mr.. Wilcox.
w. f. Breckon will assess Kimberly,
John A Brown Castleford and the
west end of Bull. Albert Pollock the
Salmon tract and p. T. Rutledge of
Murtaugh the extreme east end.