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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Miss Mabel Dubois, Of Muscatine.
arrived In the city this morning to visit
her cousin, Mrs Walter Shearer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Mrs. A. III. Summer, Of Green Noun
tain, who has been visiting Mrs. Harry
Coiwail, returned home Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Quincy this morning to visit Mrs. John
Dawson.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Propst, Of Tama,
who have been visiting In the city. re-
turned home this morning
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

/ Wanted --Toolmaker and machinlst.
American Machine Products Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Miss Hilda Hoffman, a nurse at ST.
Thomas hospital, went to Oelwein this
morning to visit her mother, Mrs. S.
c. Hoffman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. John Robinson ana
children Of State Center. were visitors
in the city Tuesday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Misses Minnie and Margaret Mock
enhaupt went to Miami this morning
to visit their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
p. Mockenhaupt. II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

II Established for twenty years. DR..
, Choate, dentist. Fidelity Bank.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. f. Baker and son
Ralph, Of Dunbar, spent Tuesday In the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

The aid society OF the First United
Evangelical Church viii meet Thurs
day afternoon IN the lecture room OF
the church. j
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12
DR.. suliard. osteopath. is west Mali

]. Sidney johnson went to Oskaloosa
this morning on business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

! knights of Pythias regular meeting
tonight In Cronkleton hall. Members
| urged and visiting knights in the city
| invited to attend. W. A, Talbot, c. C..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12
cla..e. properly n..ed. HellDers.

Glasses properly fitted. Hellbers.
Mr.. and Mrs y. Il. Leland spent the
day in Cedar Rapids.
Established for twenty years. DR.
Choate, dentist. Fidelity Bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. Baker and son
Ralph, Of Dunbar. spent Tuesday in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Propst, Of Tama
who have been visiting in the city. re-
turned home this morning.
| Miss Mabel Dubois, Of Muscatine
arrived In the city this morning to visi,
her cousin, Mrs Walter Shearer
Mrs. Alfred Seigel and children went
to ST. Anthony Tuesday evening for a
| brief visit with Mrs. George Rizzell.
| Miss Hilda Hoffman, a nurse at st.
Thomas hospital, went to Oelwein this
morning to visit her mother Mrs. S.
c. Hoffman.
The aid society of the First United
Evangelical Church will meet Thurs
| day afternoon IN the lecture room OF
| the church.
l's.a, ----..-.---,---- Fti
Misses Minnie and Margaret Mock
enhaupt went to Miami this morning
to visit their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
p. Mockenhaupt. II
Knights Of Pythias regular meeting
| tonight in Cronkleton hall. Members
| urged and visiting knights in the city
invited to attend. w. A. Talbot, c. c.
Rev. c. E. Luce Of Albion was IL,
Geneva Tuesday. where in the evening
he gave an address on "A Man and a
| Sheep" at the opening OF the short
| course given by the town
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Damn, OF Green
Mountain, were in the city this morn
ing to meet their daughter, Mrs. H. l..
Grubbs. of Hansel, who will visit at
| their home for a short time.
| Complimentary to Clarence Edsall
| president and A. A. Wolken, of Dillon
the Young Married Peoples Bible
Glass Of Central Church of Christ gave
a dinner In the church parlors Tues
day evening and presented each with
| fountain pen. The places were ar
| ranged at one large table attractively
] decorated with boquets of golden rod
| which carried out a color scheme OF
| yellow and white that was also used IN
! the tWo-course supper. During the
evening games and musical program
| formed the diversion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Miss Margaret Koeneman. Of Elder
spent Tuesday in the city. a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Mrs. w. A. Pollock and Miss Edith
Dunn, Of Gearing, spent Tuesday In the
cityI J saHn H.l .tH0 lgs4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Rev. G.. f. Luce Of Albion was in
| Geneva Tuesday. where In the evening
he gave an address on "A Man and a
| Sheep" at the opening OF the short
course given by the town ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Announcing my new office location
now over Spurgeon's store. DR.. Boyd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

All the lumber yards Of the city VIII
be closed Thursday afternoon on ac-
count of the observation-disclosures.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Murray. jeweler, oyer 1.s East Main
FIRE, lightning ana tornado insurance
George r. Norris. over IS West Main
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Dam, OF Green
Mountain, were in the city this morn
ing to meet their daughter, Mrs. Fl. l..
Grubbs, of Hansel, who will visit at
their home for short time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

DR.. Graham. o..eop..n. Masonic temple
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs u. IL. Leland spent the
day in Cedar Rapids.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

The meeting of the Congregational
aid society which was to have been
held Thursday afternoon has neen
postponed until Sept. 90.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Mrs. Peter Gendt, Of Ames. who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. May
Adams, at Mason City, spent TUESDAY
in the city while on her way home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Forty of the friends Of DR.. and Mrs.
George Wanberg, of Whittier. CAL,
gathered at the F. w. Carl home, 500
Fremont street, Tuesday evening and
enjoyed a picnic supper in their honor.
A pleasant evening was spent socially
and with music. the guests joining in
siging BLESSED Be the Tie That
Binds" and America" before leaving.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-12

Mail orders now accepted from both
in town and out of town patrons for
the coming engagement of AL Jolson,
in Robinson Crusoe Jr., which comes
to the Odeon Sunday, Sept. 49,, Prices
entire lower floor $3.50: first two rows
balcony, $3.50; next three rows 81; last
two rows $3.50; gallery unreserved, Is
cents OdeOn. ~ N
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-17
Our Naval Losses

comparatively short time the United States has lost
four ships of war; the submarines F4 and rs and the
cruisers Memphis and Milwaukee The F4 dved IN western
Pacific waters and reappeared The HIS went ashore
Eureka, Calf, and still stranded, probably total
The Memphis went ashore in the West Indies and
crashed pieces and the Milwaukee has driven ashore
the place where the grounded 1t is breaking
and is considered a wreck.
Reading the list OF lost waTshps glance and knowing
nothing of the circumstances might jump to the concu
sion that the United States have embarked IN lively
and getting the worst of in naval combat Not
In respects it is rather than that Either
American exhibiting seamanshp than usual
encouneng unusually bad fortune the case OF three
of the wrecks In that of the F know now that the
submarine unseGwOrthy that the officers IN
command knew when they took Ler her last dive They
ahead under orders because higher officials had con-
sdered the boat safe.
The thought occurs that very little seems to have been
said about the loss of the other three ships Were employees
business for instance the pay the United States
Steel corporation the Standard Oil company to meet with
accidents which their firms S50OoOO assuming the
value OF the submarines have been that much
very searching inquiry would have followed at once to TX
the responsibility Especially would that be true were the
loss OF the property matter the loss OF TOUR
warshps to the United States at time when feeling very
much behind the game in naval competition are bending
every effort TO increase naval armament The country
anxious ships built ships thrown away
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-17
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

one London paper has reached the
encouraging point Of admitting that, in
the present peace crisis" neutrals
have a right TO be heard.-Springfield
Republican
Alternating victories and defeats are
accorded Villa by the dispatches. but
there is no evidence going to show that
he ever let's up in the fighting villa.
if he is bad bandit. surely will fight
Austin american.
Uncle sam is not trying to referee the
fight: he is only saying il is time 10
quit digging graves and making widows
and orphans. and he has perfect right
10 say IL. critics 10 the contrary
Memphis Commercial-Appeal
Perhaps If Great Britain wishes 10
punish Ireland and hit the kaiser
mighty crack at the same time she will
take the advice Of the Wichita Eagle
and turn the Emerald Isle over 10 Ger
many for a cOlony.-Kansas City Star
There is a great cry in the east about
the arrest of man charged with ship
ping ammunition 10 Carranza- That's
something new. ANY man on the Dor
der could have told the gOvernQent
months ago that this was going on all
the tirne.-Austin american
The Nebraska legislature Is about to
pass a bill which provides that the
smell of whisky on ones breath shall
be considered prima facie evidence Of
unlawful purchase or possession anu
subject the man behind the breath 10
the pains and penalties Of the law
What about cloves Dallas News
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-17
Beautify The Premises

1t is said city is measured by its parks that as city
has beautiful merely ordinary parks becomes in the es
nation Of visitors either charming commonplace.
There is truth IN it Beauty appeals People remember
places where loneliness in nature may be city
may be remembered "the place where that
beautiful park"
1t may be very large park, but unusual one,
stimulating interest. 1t may be municipal park, main
tanned by public spirited citizen, by railroad The
Southern Pacific has done splendid thing in parking its
station grounds from here Los Angeles and north along the
Who that has them forget in
the floral and garden Tucson the beautiful park
Santa Barbara the bright spashe of color the gar
den at Palo Alto?
Or Who having It, fail to recall pleasureably the
Italian Sunken gardens stretching extensively from the FL
Paso Southwestern station at Tucson 1t unfortunate
that have nothing of the kind station here
give impression of beauty people arriving e. Paso
for the first time.
But however city may be judged by its parks it may
be judged almost equally by homes and the grounds
rounding them FL Paso has aroused times without
number from people impressed with the architectural atIa
tveness and the olidity of brick and stone homes If
the interest in lawns back yards
and the strip of parking between sidewalk and curb
shall be doing we'll There plenty Of places Or grass
flowers shrubs and To every possible barren
spot into of beauty is duty ourselves
neighbors and the city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-17
When The McGinty RaiiDmakers Outdid u S. Men
Old Time Fun Recalled; History Of Nc Ginty Band

r. EFORE the federal government
went into the irrigation business
~ by building dams for the conser-
rated a campaign of bombardment to
force rain from the cloudless skies.
These government rainmakers. as they
were called, visited FL Paso in 1894.
and. from Mount Franklin, bombarded
the sky with explosive balloons for
several days and then claimed credit
for good rainfall at Las Cruces
FL Paso entertained the rainmakers
royalty and went wild with excitement
when several small clouds appeared
on the afternoon Of the second day.
The clouds were vigorously assaulted,
but were evidently dry counties from
Maine. for they refused 10 yield any
moisture From Fl Paso the govern
ment rainmakers went 10 Arizona and
Colorado.
\ few weeks later Tom o Keeffe and
myself decided TO take a turn at the
White oaks railroad and worked up a
the construction OF what we termed
the FL Paso and Denver Short Line
The convention met IN FL PaSo and was
attended by large and enthusiastic
Vegas, Trinidad and Denver United
States senator T B. Patterson headed
the Denver delegation. The convention
made such a noise IL attracted the at
tention OF c. B. Eddy. and resulted in
the building of the FL Paso & North
eastern. the eastern division OF the
Z. p. & s. W.
But, as Kipling would say, that's
another story. After the FL Paso con-
vention concluded its work, the dele
gates were entertained at Mesa Garden
by the McGinty club While the dele
gates We're seated in the long pavilion.
eating, drinking and smoking. D. W.
Reckhart, W. NJ Mccoy. J. J. Longwell,
and J. ]. Watts made their appearance
wearing rubber coats and carrying ball
looms and bombs. They were intro
duced by Capt Juan Hart as the Nc
Cinty rainmakers, who really made
rain The rainmakers sent I'D several
skyrockets and balloons, fired Il few
bombs and Instantly wafer came flow
ing down on tho roof Of The pavilion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-17

the waterworks, and myself formed
ourselves into a committee to organize
a band. and, as a result of our efforts,
E y. Berrien. Capt. Juan : Hart. city
assessor Frank Merrill. J. W Magoffin,
Arthur SamWOrth. Fred Lemlc Charley
LAYER. Fred Baber. Herbert Ward. John
O'keeffe. shorty White. "a printer: E
H. Offley. private secretary TO capt
Ruhlen. who was building Fort Bliss;
W. H. Watts. myself and three or four
others / cannot now remember. met At
the waterwOrks office and organized
a band Nearly all OF those present
were members OF the McGinty club and
We agreed TO get u. W Reckhart to
manage the band He was sent for and
said ne would take charge if il was
called the McGinty band, which was
promptly agreed to. All of the original
organizers had played i'm school or col
leEe bands except O'keeffe and White.
band
our first instructor was Ofney and
later We secured professor Carl Pitzer.
who made the band the finest musical
organization III the southwest. BY Sc
curing four soloists from Diaz's famous
band and two soloists from the marine
band, the McGinty organization was
built to band of 80 Instruments with
an orchestra of - Instruments. The
band had a ssXaphone sextette led by
red Lemle and Gus Buckler. w. r
Brown, now general agent Of the santa
re, joined the band year after its
organization
= =
The first time the band appeared on
the streets was on St Patrick's day.
when il led the parade. The streets
were full of holes and the McGinty
musicians found il fierce work 10
march with their eyes fixed on their
music. After the parade they all had
cut lips or bloody noses, caused by jolts
received when the players stumbled
into holes.
Manager Reckhart declared that the
music made by the band on this. its
first public appearance. was a cross
between a catfight and the noise Of "a
boiler shop, drum major Jim LouEWell
threatened 10 lick the manager for
finding fault with such fine music
But the band improved rapidly. and
met and out scored several competitors.
including the Fifth infantry band The
Albuquerque fair held vompetifiNe
band contest. and. while barring trs
Mceiiuty band from comp,ffr-. Offered
To pay it $1,000 10 play AT the fiir.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-17
BY J. ID. PONDER.

Damned if they haven't done IL" ex-
claimed senator Patterson. as himself
and another delegate rushed TO the
edge Of the pavilion TO look up into
a clOudless sky. Men with a hose We're
throwing water on the pavilion But
the htnlesqueing Of the governments
fad made hit with the delegates The
eloquent Colorado senator made a
speech and declared that Denver needed
the McGinty club more than il NEEDED
the railroad and said that Denver
would give 800. 900 for the McGinty
club. He said the McGinty club was
worth more TO FL PasO than Denver's
chamber or commerce and board OF
trade were worth to thai city He had
heard and read much about the club.
he said. and wanted 10 he a member Of
it. SO that he could tell the people
81 Denver he belonged TO the Invest,
most unique and most patriotic club
III the world.
= =
Several days ago. I heard discus
sion as TO when and how the old Nc
Ginty concert band was organized. In
1891. ". Fl. Watts. superintendent OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-17

RHAT a couple OF energetic
w young men can a ,.s..l: II. N
like e. Paso, has been demonstrated by
Il. 0. Wilson and A. F. Millican-
Three years ago these two young
men started without any capital in a
small place 2ex30 feet. Today they
closed a lease for the corner Of DC
tavis and Boulevard. which gives them
all OF the space. first floor and base
ment, OF 100 and 11o2 Boulevard. ex-
tending back I20 feet on Octavia-
For several months they nave occu-
pied the place at 11Q2 Boulevard The
ENLARGEMENT IS made necessary Dy an
order placed yesterday Tor msGnlllers
for carpet cleaning establishment,
the first OF the kind established III Il
The machinery in the cleaning es-
Establishment at present operated IS
worth SO, coo and is all paid for, this
in face Of the fact that neither partner
had Z penny more than enough 10 es-
tablish the little business which they
launched three years ago Today they
are operating five delivery cars ana
have asked for bids for two more. one
for their established business and one
for the new carpet cleaning establish
Yet there are people who say all op-
portunities are taken up and that there
IS no chance for q young man l, 20 set
ahead any more Wilson x 1iililcan
have proved different
Some kind friend sends in the. foi-
lowing with the suggestion that II be
given a space in this column. because,
ne FOR she) adds 1t is as good for II
PasO as II is for Denver:
Novel resolutions are suggested by
the Rev. Hugh /. McMen2min. pastor
of the Cathedral OF the Immaculate
Conception at Denver.
For young men he proposes they re-
solve:
i viii marry a member Of the Young
Nomen's SOdality or "A member of the
Junior Tabernacle Society during the
year
practice liberality and charity and save
a portion Of my income
I viii a. all times reverence woman
hood and treat every woman with the
respect that ] would demand Tor my
sister and mother"
For young women:
I VIII die SpiuSrer rather than
marry a man whose conduct and relig-
ion do not command my respect
I viii seriously consider The Ques-
tion Of my vocation
i will introduce my every companion
70 the other members Of my family
For husband:
Il viii never let my wife guess that
/ notice she is not as young and pretty
as she used 10 BE-.
I VIII dress according 10 my means
it makes her happy.
My wife and children shall see more
OF ne"
For wives;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-17
Roundabout Town
Still Plenty Room For Young Men To Advance
Two FL PasOans Have Amply Demonstrated This

Austrian-"Leah Kleschna-'
Hungarian--Seven Sisters"
Naturalization Lights"
Hindu-"Around the World III Eighty
Days"
Turk-'Madsme Sans-Gene"
Brazilian-.The White Squadron
Icelander-~The Land Of the Mid
night sun"
Roman-"Ben Hur" and QUO Vadis.-
Portuguese-'.The Virginian."
Mexican--The Rose Of the Rancho"
Eskimo-"Under the Polar star"
Negro-"Uncle Toms Cabin"
Korean-~The Sho-Gun"
Welshman-"FlorOdo
Thibetan-"A Trip to Venus"
Arabian-"The Arab
Chinese-''The First Born
Japanese--The Mayor Of Toxic"
Cuban - Under the Stars and
Stripes
Boer-''The Red KlooL"
Filipino-"Across the Pacific
Thirty four nationalities, in over
three hundred plays.
Mai. John II Parker, judge advocate
with the punitive expedition of the
United States army in western Chihua-
hua who has Just written for a 81.
Louis paper his opinions on national
defence, is known in the army as
Calling Gun Parker His distinc-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-17
Police Wage Earnest Fight Against Migrants
Servants Tips Lead To Many Big Robberies

OF these are not their fault either, Tor
inasmuch as the children insist o.
plaving in and all over the street, il
would take a man in = flying machine
I 10 avoid hitting them ar times POS
sibly, il the parents and teachers OF
the children would take more pains
to show the children what danger
they run when they play IN the streets
il would help some, but really think
that the only remedy is TO build fences
around the school yards That would
mean that while the children were at
play during recess time and before
school thew would be directly under
the care and supervision of the teach
ers. and at other times, after school
hours. when they have passed from
the supervision Of the teachers, their
mothers would have them under their
control. As a rule, too, the ones who
are found playing in the street are
those who are old enough to have some
reasoning power, and are not the little
tots"
Twenty years ago. said sam Gatlin.
there were no wealthy people in f
Paso- There were prOba bly, not ten
men in the town worth $50. coo. because
real estate was cheap, yet IL was easier
TO raise money here for public enter
prise or for amusement than it is today
when there are several hundred peO-
PIE here worth. 500. 900 each
The people of FL Paso subscribed
bonus of 100000 for the White Oaks
railroad in 1891 In 1886 few Of Us
went out and in a day raised $4,000 10
bring the Observation-Disclosures fight TO
FL PasO; and again a \ Kline Charlie
stevens and J. D Ponder went out
and in one day raised $500 to send
governor Ahumada's band to Buffalo
with the Elks. Frequently a committee
would in one morning raise $500 o.
$1,000 for the entertainment OF a party
OF distinguished visitors or for a
Fourth of July celebration
But il is possible that the generous
manner in which FL PasOans spent
money in those days was responsible
Tor the fact that none OF them were
wealthy They had not then begun the
cultivation of the accumulation habit.
But they certainly were some boosters
for FL Paso.'
SiN or seven years rom now" said
r L Dorbandt, the prettiest homes
IN this entire county VIII be located in
the valley between the five mile bridge
and Nsleta- Inside Of ten wears the
valley road from FL Paso TO Ysleta
VIII be swell residence street and
every home Will have couple OF acres
in lawn and fruit I have sold all nv
land except my home on the county
road. consequently I cannot be ac-
cused OF being prompted by selfish in
terestS in saying this"