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Special correspon ndenes A. p.

TACOMA. Wash.-American Lake, where has been established Camp Lewis for the training of many thous- and soldiers of the new Liberty Army" is in a section rich in historic lore.
 American Lll<e is one of several lakes in eXpanse of level country be- tween Puget Sound and the foothills of the Cascade mountains, to the south of Tacoma. This section is known as American Prairie, the name given to it at the first Fourth of July celebration on the Pacific coast in lS41. Up to that time it was known as Missionary Prairie. The celebra- arranged patriotic observance west of the Mississippi river.
 There were not many whites in this region up to 1S41. Fort Nisqually was maintained as q Hudson Bay company post through the early part of the last century and up to 1870. It was at this fort that Captain Charles Wilkes ar rived with two schooners early in 1S41. This was part of an expedition for scientific research, authorized by con- gressonal act of May IS, 1886. Under instructions several vessels proceeded into southern waters, and later two schooncrs the Vincennes and the Por- poise Voyaged along the California coast and the Pacific northwest sec tion. In the spring of 1S41 they en- tered Puget sound
 It seems to have been purely a scien- tific expedition and the several scien- tists along operated with Fort Mis- qually as their base.
 As the Fourth of July was coming along arrangements were made for observing the day. and this included a barbecue and program of sports, par ticipated in by marines and the friend :
 
 at the head of Lake .Sequalitchew, near old Fort N1squally. It was on this occasion that Capt Wilkes and a small party walked over to the adjoining lake, and while this lake had no im portant part in the celebration he named it American. Up to this time the lake bore the name of Spootsyith, which suggests the uncanny reputation 1t bore among the Indians. They would for some superstitious reason never bathe in the lake. Americans are not given to that feeling and do so with impunity.
 Among the early residents there was some dispute as to how Wilkes came to name the lake American. The reason appears obvious, but some re- counted the fact that Dr. J. r. Rich mond, a missionary in the section de- livered the Fourth of July oration, and
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WANTED.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE OR RENT-The Califor mia House. Enquire Mrs. Casey.
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Special Correspondence A. p.

Special Correspondence A. p.
 SYDNEY, Australia,-A scheme for insuring soldiers from Australia in this war winch was launched early in July by Sir SamHal McCoughey "the sheep king" of the Commonwealth, is now in operation.
 Sir Samuel is an octogenarian bachelor pastoralist who lives at North Yanco in this state, New South Wales. TO him Australia owes much. He was pioneer lrrigationist and his sheep ranch at North Yanco is one of the finest on this continent. A few years ago hls sheep properties totallcd ?, SO0,0oO acres and the number of sheep shorn on them was . million yearly. The wool often reached more than $2,500,000 in value. He came to Aus tralia 60 years ago from his native
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Calling Cards at the Nugget Office

bration.
 The town of Steilacoom, about five miles from American Lake, is the old est town on Puget Sound. \ mile to the east are remnants of the old bar racks of Fort Stelacoom, where in their day Grant and sherman served as young officers, long before the civil war.
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ELECTRIC WASHER FOR SALE.

Machine. power wringer attached, complete with motor. etc, inquire of Geo. s. Maynard.
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We have still some wool underwear. Oranges $5.5o per box, Cabbage 1s pounds for $t.00, Sweet Potatoes 4 pounds for 25 cents until closed out. Beef Bacon 45 cents a pound.
 Nome Grocery Go.
 A F. Oestrich, Mgr.
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BOWLING ALLEY REOPENS

The Bowling Alley next door to tho Eagle saloon is now open for business. Everybody cordially invited to come and enioy themselves.
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WEATHER REPORT
D. $. Weather Bureau.

U. $. Weather Bureau.
 October 24, p. m. Tcmperature-Ma 25 Nm 16. 7795 inches Weather Partly Cloudy Wind-NE. miles per hous. ecipitation-None Following are the lowest -ccorder temperatures for this year and last on the days designated. The minus sign before number means below zero.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
Review Of Sports
and Athletic News

sports ought to be encouraged az
useful part OF army life nowadays.
The idea that baseball Is luxury
that ought to be postponed until the
war Is over Ia ridiculous. It Do Just as
useful to the average spectator as TO
the soldier. The clerk who 10 work.
ing long hours for small pay needs
something like baseball to put . little
red blood in his veins once in while.
The American people need It 40 q men
tai and physical tonic.
And as for the soldiers In the DIG
concentration camps, why baseball was
made to order for them. The soldiers
need Just such a healthy influence to
guard them against the evils which al
ways lurk about big concentration
camps. Let's have baseball, plenty OF
it. all the more because we are at war.
II am with the government, heafs
and soul, in all it may do TOWARD
bringing this country victorious thru
this terrible war. 1t Is serious busi-
ness, a mighty serious business. Blu!
because I realize that it is. serious
business can root all the harder Tor
the best sport in the world. Old Clark
Griffith was right. Baseball Is a war
game. We need 1t now more than ever.
Play BALI"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
DIXIE CAUSES LAWSUIT.
Tarna County Farmers Become In
volved in Litigation.

Toledo, June o2-The locally cele-
DRAFTED case Of the Metz heirs against
Frank Maiden will come on for hear
ing in the district court at Toledo next
Monday. This is a lawsuit growing
out of the alleged changing of a water
course and by reason OF the lmpor-
lance of the case to many farmers NV
ing along the Iowa river as we'll as the
prominence Of the parties involved IN
the litigation the proceedings In court
will be followed with much interest.
Maiden built dixie on boundary line
of his farm to protect it from the flood
water of the Iowa river. In building
this dixie it is charged by the MetZes
that he damned water course with
the result that their farm land, ad-
Joining the Maiden land. was roooeo
of its natural drainage, and the crops
growing thereon were damaged or
ruined Failing to induce Maiden To
cut the dixie at the point in controversy
and likewise failing in their efforts 10
induce the board of Supervisors to 90
so the Metz heirs have appealed TO
the court for an injunction restraining
Maiden from continued diversion of the
water course. In defense Maiden con-
tends that he has diverted no water
course and the entire controversy
hinges on that point at issue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
crui.. Loads in National.

Cruise, Of St. Louis, shot into the
lead among the National League bat
ters with an average Of $50. according
to figures including games Of Wednes-
day. He is nine points ahead Of Roush,
of Cincinnati Cruise made eleven hits
in his last seven games.
There was a general shake-up among
leaders in other departments Of the
game. Robertson. Of New York, depos-
ing Zeider. Of Chicago. as the leading
base -stealer with seventeen. Stengel.
OF Brooklyn. took the lead in sacrifice
hitting with fourteen. and Hornsby. OF
st. Louis, tied Cravath, Of Philadelphia.
for home-run honors, each receiving
six. Heinie Groh. Of Cincinnati. de-
throned Burns. OF New York, az the
leader In runs scored with thirty eight.
Philadelphia maintained sthe lead in
team batting with .2sS. ~
Leading batter. playing IN half Of
their club games: Cruise, St.. Louis,
$50: Roush, Cincinnati. .341: Jack
Smith, St Louis, 1888: Fischer. Pitts
burgh, 1927; Burns, New York, 1926;
Grifith, Cincinnati. 1922: Hornsby, st.
Louis. .3l4; Zimmerman, New York
.s13; Whitfield, Philadelphia, :3os: Kaun
New York, .304; Groh, Cincinnati, .302;
Wheat. Brooklyn, sol; Rawlings. Bos-
ton, 300.
Leading pitchers who have partic-
1pated in ten or more games, rated ac-
,ordinv "a Aarped p,,na Nor rama.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
SPANISH WAR VETS ELECT.
Carl M. Olson, Of Burlington, Heads
State Depa rtment.

Des Mones, June 23.-Carl NJ Olson,
of Burlington, was elected commander
of Iowa department, United Spanish
War Veterans at the business session
of the annual state encampment in the
Auditorium yesterday. He succeeds
Willard NJ. Flynn, of Waterloo. lag
The annual session will close this
evening with a street parade and a
meeting of the Military Order Of the
Serpent at Moose hall. Initiation cere-
monies will follow the business session.
More than 900 delegates were pres
ent at the encampment meetings. in
addition to the 100 women delegates
who are here for the annual encamp-
mont nf the ladies auxiliary. u. s.
w. v.
At the business session of the lat
ter organization on Friday Hattie NJ.
Agard. of Dubuque, was reelected to
the office of department president and
Alma Boiler Of Waterloo was re-
elected senior vice president.
The Spanish war veterans elected
officers as follows:
Commander-Carl NJ. Olson, of Bur-
lington.
second vice COMMUNICATIVE Reich
man. OF Toledo.
Junior vice Charles
I<loster, OF Sioux City. 4
Department inspcctor-Jo Boelier
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
COBB INCREASES LEAD.
Georgia Peach Drawing Away From,
Speaker in Race For Batting Honorl

Gsoraia Peach Drawing Away From
Speaker in Race For Batting Honorf
Chicago, June 23.-ITy Cobb is draw
ing away from iris Speaker IN the
race for. batting honors in the Amer
lean league. Unofficial averages re-
leased today show the Detroiter lead
ing with .36s-twenty-five points ahead
of Speaker. A week ago three points
separated them. The averages INCLUDE
games Of last wednesday.
Cobb drove out nine hits in his last
five contests. bringing his total up to
seventy for fifty-two games. Two or
the nine blows were doubles, and ono
a triple. George Sisler, the st. Louis
first baseman, after being In an ap-
parent slump, is again up in the race
with an average Of $40. Earl Ham
iton, st. Louis pitcher. is batting .4oo'
and Babe" Ruth, Boston twirler, IS
hitting $780,.
Weaver, of Chicago, has scored more
runs than any player in either major
league. having crossed the plate So-ty
times. Roth, OF Cleveland, maintained
his position as leading base stealer
with nineteen. and Chapman. his team
mate, kept MS pace III sacfihce NUNS
with thirty-one. Pipp. OF New YORK
Is leading the home run hittere with
five. Chicago. which is leading the
league. nosed out Boston for team bat
ting with PAP.
Leading battere who have played IN
half Of their clubs games: Cobb. De-
atroit, 1858: Speaker. Cleveland, .34S;
McInnis, Philadelphia, ais: Chapman,
Cleveland. $40; Sisler. st. Louis, $40:
Wahbsganss, Cleveland. 300; Rice.
Washington, .2?7; Jacobson. st. Louis,
-.2e7; veach. Detroit. $50; Walker.
Boston. .2ss; Jackson, Chicago. PSI;
Walters, New York. .236.
The leading pitchers participating IN
ten or more games. rated according to
earned runs per 4ame:
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I'd earned rune per ealne:

Omaha Batter Retains Lead.
Earl Smith, Of Omaha, continues 70
top the batters OF the Western League.
averages including games Of Tuesday.
showing him hitting at a $3.50 clip. He
drove out fourteen hits, two Of them
home runs, In his last ave games.
In addition. Smith Is leading In horne
runs with seven, and ID one behiad
Gilmore, OF Sioux City. for honors In
uns scored, Gilmore having fifty zone.
1.rug, OF Omaha, strengthened his posi-
ion a. the leading sacrifice hitter with
wenty -fve. and J. A. Thompson, also
( Omaha, added two more stolen bases,
ringing his total up to twenty. Sioux
yity maintained its lead In team bat
ing with 1882.
Leading batters for half Of their club
games: Smith, Omaha, $3.50; Jones.
Wichita, 1853; Crosby. Sioux City. 1871;
Koran, Joplin, $50: Krug, Omaha, .326:
RAIDER, Sioux City 1923; Connolly.
Sioux City. .31s; F. Henry, st. Joseph.
800; Watson, Sioux City. sos: Adams.
st. Joseph, .306.
Leading pitchers participating in.
thirteen or more games. rated accord
ng to earned runs per game:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
NATIONS WILL NEED
WORKERS WHEN PEACE 10
RESTORED.
FOREIGNERS NOW
Sl+ERE MAY RETURN
GrinneIi College Instructor Discusses
European Labor Situation and Emil
grafton Before Rural Life Conference
at Amss-Ameriean Farmer Expect
ed to Keep Close TO Soil in Future.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to mes-Republican.
Ames, June 23.--"Emigration from
Europe to this country after the war
will cease" declared William L. Bailey.
political economist of Grinnell College,
in the first of his series of addresses
on the American village, before the
rural life school and conference, pe-
ing held at Iowa State College. me
heavy demand for labor in Europe az
ter the war will keep many laborers
there who would otherwise come 10
this country; indeed, it may even draw
thousands Of the 100000 Foreign
transient laborers who are here, BACK
to their native land. In the second
place those who do leave Europe to
take up farming will not come to
America. but will go to the more viz
gin countries Of South America, Can
ada and Australia
Rural DepopuIation to Cease.
The retiring farmer movement IN
America, too, is over, according to MI.
Bailey. The country has been sucked
dry, he says Rural depopulation- Is
ceasing because there is no more rural
surplus. Cities have largely hereto
fore recruited for their increase from
the country. Now they must recruit
internally and in this fact Mr.. Bailey
sees a lettering of city conditions in
ortier that the death rate may not
exceed the birth rate.
Village Only Permanent Unit.
THE village is not only perma-
nent unit in America but represents
the great average of American life and
tendencies says Mr. Bailey. In Iowa
for instance, half million people live
in towns of $500 and less. TO know
the realities in American life, study the
village" he advises He declares the
village will be the chief object OF
study by economists of America in the
future,
Some forty rural preachers have ar
rived for the first four days OF the
two-weeks rural life school session at
Anes. Many are expected for the
tf1ree-day conference next week. The
purpose of the conference is for the
study Of the economic, moral. social
and spiritual phases OF rural life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
ATTACKS DOCTORS OFFICE.
Mrs. Wilcox. ParoIed From Asylum,
Would Avenge Faneied Wrongs.

Special to Times Repu blican.
Usage. June 23-It may be remem-
bered that a little more than year
ago a Mrs. Wilcox was committed 10
the asylum at Independence after an
attack on the office of DR. Virgins, a
local physician against whom she
fauuieti herself 10 have some g-!evan nee
Since that time she has been paroied
from the asylum and has been spend
ing her. time here and in neishborins
towns.
Friday morning about $3.50 she arm
ed herself with a supply OF stones or
various sizes and again attacked the
doctors office. She completely wrecked
the two large plate glass windows and
the door Dr. Virgins was not in the
office at the time. She has been placed
under arrest The office building is the
property of the city having formediy
been occupied by the public library.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
BASEBALL IS NEEDED NOW.
Rev. "BilIy" Sunday in Defense q
Grand Old Game.

Rev. "BilIy" Sunday in Defense Of
Grand Old Game.
Billy Sunday. in ringing tones. cnaul-
pions Baseball. the War Game. in the
July issue Of the Baseball Magazine.
We quote from his ENTHUSIASTICALLY
breezy remarks:
Baseball is the grandest sport that
was ever invented. 1t is the squarest'
the cleanest, the best. You can't say
anything good about the old game that
it won't stand up under. And it grows
better all the time.
II was a ball player myself once and
l have never ceased to be 0ball play
err at heart 1 would go to the games
much oftener than do u could find
the time. Even as things are occa-
sionally slip away and root for the
home team. And believe me, there ID
nothing in this world SO restful, SO
heahhful in tone, so beneficial to the
man with tired nerves and exhausted
faculties, as to go to rcd hot ball
game He gets new grip on himself,
he breathes real air, he sees real men
In real contest, he absorbs some OF
the enthusiasm Of the scene. he soaks
up little Of the pep OF the game, his
eyes get new CLINT he comes away
refreshed in body and mind.
Baseball exerts wholesome infiu-
ence wherever 1t Is played. Why. the
wardens OF the penitentiaries tell me
that the game Is one Of the best in
fluences which can possibly come into
prison life. The men all like 1t, re-
spond to 1t, and feel something Of its
uplifting influence. Why, umpired at
one OF the penitentiary games not 50
long ago and thoroughly enjoyed It.
Thieves robbers, confidence mon, all
were Just plain, matter OF fact, ball
players and lovers Of the game. You
can't tell me that thing which takes
the mind of poor prison crook on his
past aIr1 Mo IliiseI as5su present 80. =
puts him on his feet among other men
as an equal, isn't going to exert
strong influence for good.
II notice with good deal OF dis
trust a lot Of agitation to minimize
athletic sport on account Of the peril
GUS war which this nation has entered,
No greater mistake could be made
Baseball II needed now more than evei
before. What are soldiers worth 4
they are not good athletes What u
battle anyway but a show down o.
athletic skill OF terrible intensity, but
athaetic skiil Just the same Why, base
|ball and Al other wholesome athletic
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23

OF Waterloo. ~
Department chaplain--Con Jacobson
Of Marshalltown.
Other officers are appointive.
The Spanish war veterans passed
resolutions yesterday in which they
offered their unstinted support to the
war department in the present, crisis.
They offered their services In con-
nection with recruiting. carrying out
Of the selective draft registrations, ana
the Red Cross campaign.
Resolutions also contained requests
for additional pension legislation by
congress.
Sioux City was chosen as the next
place of meeting. sisl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
AGED Brooklyn Woman Dies.
Times Republican,.

Special to Times
Iowa City, June 23.-Deeth, due to an
accident, came to Mrs. Caroline NJ.
Diehl, aged "a, a pioneer Of Brooklyn.
Iowa, who had resided in Iowa City the
last ten years. She fell a fortnight
ago and fractured her leg, the shock
being too great to permit an octogen-
arian to rally. She died at the home
of her son. John l. Diehl. Two other
sons and a daughter survive, Charles
Diehl. Madison, Wis; Cary Diehl, Long
Beach, Cal. and Mrs. Nora Jacobs,
Victor Iowa She will be buried in
Rrooklyn, beside her husband.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
Netie, q Guardians SALE. 4

W
BY virtue Of - order Of sale directed
to the undersigned guardian, by the
district court Of Marshall county.
Iowa, on an order obtained Ia said
court on the 4th day OF June, "a. D.,
1917. on application Of the undersignsd
a. guardian Of Armilda Males, Q person
Of unsound mind for the sale Of raid
real estate named and described N
this guardians petition, win. on the
18th day Of July, A. D., 1917, oSer for
sale to the highest bidder the follow
Ing described real estate IN MarshAll
county, Iowa, to-wit::
Beginning at q point 30 fest west and
90 feet north Of the southeast corner
OF lot Of the subdivision Of south-
west quarter Of the northwest quarter
Of section 2s, In township "a, north 3of
range Is. west Of 18th y, ~, of Iewa,
thence north so feet, thence wsst ITO.
feet, thence south 50 feet thence est
ITO feet to the place Of beginning.
Terms of sale arc cash, 10 Per cant
to be paid on day Of sale aand balance
on approval Of sale. NJ 10 lEs5F q
Merchantable abstract Of titlA to-
be furnished purchaser n; & ss
roperty is to be sold subject 70 Al
special assessments. pavement, sewers;
and sidewalk. IN.
Said sale to take place on said prem
Uses above described In Marshalltowz,
Marshall county, Iowa, At ]; 20 o'clock;
p. M on said date whom and where
due attendance Will he given by the
undersigned, jsESS!S
Dated at Marshalltown, Iowa tl.jalA
9th day of Tune, ~ 1ohn Ss9r-.
rlck, guard ianS q AFmttda slets
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-23
Southern Io1ua Items

1t need not surprise some west end
parents if their sons fall into the
hand of officers, or something worse
happens.
Fairfield.
An arbitration board reached an
agreement handing down an order en-
titling the widow of E. B. Kracht to 81
a week for 300 weeks under the work
mems compensation law. from the
Louden Machinery Company of this
city Kracht died of blood poisoning. 1t
is believed that poisoning resulted thru
an injury to a finger while he was
loading a car at the Louden plant. 1t
was an interesting case and tablishes
the fact that compensation may be de-
manded where blood poisoning results
thru an injury.
Des Moines.
A hive of bees has been donated to
the Red Cross war fund by c. w.
Wickham of Des Mo;nes. Whether the
bees are to be sold and the proceeds
used, or the insects used as implements
of warfare, the contributor has not
stated. In doubt as to the acceptibtlity
of the gift, Wickham called Ralph Fax
on, secretary of the chamber OF COM
merce, on the telephone. "Sure we can
use EN- said Faxon. but don't bring
EN- to the luncheon this noon-some OF
those folk think they have been stung
enough already"
Davenport.
The Iowa aerie of Eagles at their
closing business session here Wednes-
n1,ht oS the
next meeting place and elected Robert
Barr, Of Sioux City. president. The
other officers are: Vice president, Joe
Michel. Dubuque; secretary, Frank G.
Norton, Burlington; treasurer, John K.
Boldt, Clinton; chaplain, Rev. David
Ferguson, Clinton; guard. George Pat
rick, Muscatine; conductor. A. r. Flor
ence, Mason City; trustees, Charles n.
Allender, Oskaloosa, Phil Chaser, Keo-
kuk and A. F. Norgont, Davenport.
Knoxville.
The renters on the farms Of the
creek bottoms and on the .Des Moines
river bottom are receiving help this
week, the work being led by Seth
Way. He has organized relief corps
to help them out OF their difficulty
| from being washed out by the heavy
rains Of the past two weeks About
$50 in cash has been raised and 9TH
| ers have given their time or teams to
help replant the corn. One man on
the Des Moines river lost 200 acres
Of corn, another ITS acres, while a
large number lost from 20 to 100
acres.
| Muscatine.
! n9.cia! announcement. -'.s g. Sc st
a meeting of the Muscatine- Louisa
county joint board Of supervisors here
that the government will receive bids
at ST. Louis, July 2. for the new Island
levee. Information from federal au-
thorities to the effect that the govern
ment appropriation Of $4,000 for levee
work should meet the expense OF the
removal Of 10000 cubic yards Of dirt
for the new levee. However. even
larger quantities may be removed fol
this sum. 1t is said. The proposals
to be received at st. Louis will state
the amount Of work each bidder VIII
perform for $50 900.