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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
IowANs EATING HORSES.
Farmers Of Black Hawk County Make
Food Of Surplus Equine Stock.

With fat steers selling at from $50
to $3.50 each and horses begging for
buyers at considerably smaller figures.
horse steak has been added to the
menu by a number OF thrifty Black
Hawk county farmers. according to
word received at Cedar Falls. This
information Is to the effect that in a
certain farming community within a
few miles of Cedar Falls farmers are
obtaining their winters supply by
butchering fat horses instead of fat
steers as of yore. And the annual
home-killing ,of hogs by these same
farmers Is greatly curtailed also, the
kill being limited to barely enough
to supply the family with lard. The
war prices for porkers and beeves
have doomed the horse to place on
the table instead Of a place in tho
stable.
The advent OF the tractor reduced
the number Of horses on the farm to
a certain extent. But war prices for
fat steers promise to go further
along this line than the buzz wagon.
Farmers declare they can have horse
steaks at from to 10 cents a pound,
that are just as palatable and nourish-
ing as gbeefsteak at 30 cents a pound.
the present price for prime steak.
News Of these farmers horse meat
plan reaching here may cause, de-
mand for horse meat by town folk
who now observe more meatless days
on account Of high prices than they
do on account of the war. tho most of
them strictly adhere to the meatless
day program outlined by the govern
ment food administration. Several
citizeas here have procured horse meat
from the farmers at comparatively
with them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
Defiance.


Detlance. - y VI, g s.
"A crowd oflmen and boys with a sup.
ply of flags proceeded to decorate the
homes Of several German Americans
the other evening. The flags were not
disturbed except at the Tony Merton
and T. r.. Merton homes. The latter
replaced the flag next morning at the
request Of the marshal and that night
the crowd again visited the Tony fMer-
ton home, burned the kaiser In effigy.
and replaced the flag. State Marshal
Hiram Yackey came up from Harlan
next day and induced him to subscribe
to various patriotic causes. Sunday
morning it was discovered that the
windows OF NJ. T. Gollobit's barrier
shop were very freely decorated with,
yellow paint. In a. patriotic address.
delivered at the auditorium Sunday
night Father 'Berkheiser stated that
such demonstrations were not sign,
Of patriotism, but merely Of the mob,
spirit which was to be regretted. If
any man is thqt to be ,disloyal the law
should be allowed to deal with him, he
said. Sunday evening patriotic meet
ing was held in the auditnrium and
very large crowd was present, many
people being compelled to stand. A
choir composed. Of members Of the
various churches. with piano and vio-
lin accompaniment sang q number Of
patriotic songs and Mrs. Wheatly
sand solo. Don't Bite the Hand
That's Feeding You" The Invocation
and benediction were delivered by
DR.. J. w. Fonda. The address by Fa-
ther Berkheiser was well delivered and
received much applause. Prof. Boy
len, as chairman OF the meeting, an
nounced that the meetings, would be
held the first Sunday in every month
until the American flag floats over.
Berlin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
HELPED TO FIND SEED CORN
Sixty Men Worked in Drive to Aid
Farmers Get Supply for 1918.

farm0rS Get supply tor 1913.
That strenuous Efforts were made
by the etension forces OF Iowa State
College to help farmers of Iowa Sc
cure an adequate seed corn supply be-
fore frost, is shown by the record OF
the men engaged. in the 1917 special
seed corn campaign putt on in late
September and early October.
Thirty-one county agents, twenty
four special seed corn agents two as
sistant county agent leaders and
three members Of the extension farm
crops department directed the cam
paign.
These sixty men were in the field
76f days. an average of about IS days
each. They Travelled 24,242 miles by
auto. and $500 miles by train, total
mileage of 34,135 or an average mile
age Of 500.
The literature which they distri-
buted included 111,5S5 bulletins and
circulars, 1920 seed corn reminder
cards, besides 1867 personal letters
and 34S articles prepared for news
papers. -
In meetings and in farm visits to-
tai Of 1920 people were reached. OF
this number the agents visited 6,304
individually and $50 meetings and
demonstrations, talked personally to
39,72s more. The remaining 2S,6SS
We're reached by the 765 local men.
who took charge Of 1924 meetings and
demonstrations in their communities.
In addition to the talks and demon
strations, these men held 100 corn
shows. in which 1912 samples were
shown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
NPENAE SUGGESTIONS.

The Des Moines Tribune having sug-
gested that bootleggeys who sneak
liquor into army camps should be
shot" the Iowa City Republican asks,
But why shoot only these who sup
ply soldiers? We think bootlegger
oughtstp be shot on general principles"
Theoretically this is all right, but
some other spot will have to be chosen
as q bootlegger has no principles, gem
era or otherwise. The Express sug-
gests as compromise that the boot
leggers be started on a brisk run and
that at a distance of fifty yards a
charge Of rabbit shot be literally
sprinkled thru the worn part Of each
fellows trousers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
LARGE LEFTOVER SUPPLY ADDS
TO BURDENS or HEAVY
+. FRESH RUN
MARKED SLUMP IN
PRICES NATURAL RESULT
Values Drop 30 70 20 Cents Because of
Depression Due 10 Abundance Of Of.
fsrinss-cattle Offerings Lacking in
Quality and Mss.pe vurns Weak
No Urgent Call for &hssp.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Ldberal arrivals
and a biu s,,nn,v yh.ch VA ~. -.
o'er iast nient unsoid had a depress-
ing effect on the hog market.
The new system OF LOADING by zones
winch keens the b,,lk =, 1u,no,. o,a
49,. 49,. e'
o"a BUSINESS ~ ON the Aonday aita
Wednesday markets is not working
WELL and conditions have been aggra-
waited by the eastern rail embargo
which has eliminated competition and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
Iowa Farm News and Notes

and hogs. providing it is not rotted
or matted by mold However moldy
corn should not be fed to horsesa for
many instances are on record where
they have been killed by eating mOldy
corn or moldy forage"
John NJ. Evvard. swine ard cattle
feeding expert at Ames says that he
has yet to learn of clear case Of
cattle or hog poisoning due to the
eating of moldy corn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
THEY GREW 100 BUSHELS.
And Now They're TO Get an Honor
Button.


There's a new society to be organ
ICED shortly in Iowa with entrance re-
quirements so high that not over a
few score people in the state could
qualify for 1t. The only way under
the sun you can get in is to grow 100
bushels Of corn or over. on an acre in
q county corn club contest
There were at least II boys who
won the right to be, charter members
in It, however. In 1917 and they are
Fthinking OF electing to membership all
previous club members who have made
the mark in\ former contests.
This club IL being organized with
headquarters at Ames by the agicul-
tural extension department Of Iowa
State College, 1t Is planned to give
each 100 acre club member some sort
OF q button to wear that win give him
recognition and standing wherever he
goes.
The 1917 club members who grew
100 bushels or more to- the acre. to-
gether with their county and yield.
are as follows:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
Union Pioneer Dead.

ISpeclaI ID IlmeS-Hepuoilcan,
Union. Dec. 14.-In response to Q tel.
egram announcing the death Of his
mother. Tom Madole. David Haauset
and Undertaken Rowley met the body
at Marsns lltown today. Mrs. Madole
has been i'll at the home Of her son.
Bert Madole. at Oklahoma City. Okla.
for some lime. SO that her death was
not unexpected to relatives here. The
funeral will be held Saturday afternoon
ct 32o'clocl, at the Christian church In
Written. The burial win be in the
Hauser cemetery. Mrs. Madole was
one Of Hardin county's pioneers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
PEORIA CASH GRAIN.

PEORIA CASH GRAIN. e
Peoria, Dec. II.
Corn-Receipts, Il cars: No. I yell
low 1.54; sample 2s.s test to 24.2 test.
sl.2211.24.
Oats Receipts, IL cars. Market 10
IL lower. No. 3 white. 7s; No. {
white, 75h@75K. y
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN,
Kansas City, Dec. Il. +
CoFn-No. 3 white, LIS. .i
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN.
st. Louis. Dec. IA.
cqrnNo ? yellow, 1859: No. 5 yell
low, 1.es; No. 2whj&e 10: No. a white.
l.51i No. 5 white. 1.ls. 81
Oats-No. 3 white, 80.
u.s. MILWAUKEE CASH GRAIN.
Milwaukee. Dec. il. I
Corn Ten cents lower: No. a white
1.so @1.55;; No. 5 white, 4 ,1o01.46; No.
3 yellow. 1.So;. No. a yellyw, 1.s5 @i.S7;
No. yellow, 1.45@1.57; No. s yellow,
1.3s; No. 2, 1.7o@1.75: No. .. 1909
Leo: No. 4. ,1.4O@1.50.
oata-k@h lower; No. 5 white, ~
07SA;;a No. white, 7sA @7s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
Record Price for Barn.

What Is said to be a record price
paid Tor Clinton county farm land.
outside OF corporation. was paid by
Chris Nelson for sixty acres of the
west part Of the Dennis farm. located
half way between Goose Lake and
Charlotte.
The farm originally belonged to Mrs.
Calvin Dennis and heirs and was sold
70 Charlotte company, composed of
L. Butzloff, James L.anaghan and
Charles Beeby. This transaction was
completed last summer and the price
was 5000 per acre for the 200 acres.
In short time Beeby and BptzlofY
sod to Lanaghan their interests in the
farm at a considerable advance. The
last sale was at $500 an acre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
RELIEF WORKERS LEAVE.
City Of Halifax Now ]. Prepared {
Handle Own Problem.

Halifax. Dec. 1l.--Wdth the relief
situation SO well in hand that Its SER
vices were no longer required, the
unit went home today.
The departure Of the decoration. It was
said. meant. that the city OF Halifax
was now prepared to handle its own
problem. The continued cold. however,
has retarded work on the district laid
bare and .it may be days before the
snow has thawed sufficiently to per.
NIT drag of the ruins for the bodies
OF victims. "a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
Chicago Produce.

80 Chicago Produce.
Chicago, Dec. H..
Butter-Higher; creamery. 38QA84.
Egss-Unchanged; receipts, 5.706
cases; at mark. cases included. 44@50;
ordinary firsts. 4O@,47; dirsts. 5o@52.
Poultry-Alive. lower: fowls. 1921;
springs, 1917.
Pork-Cash, nominal
Lard--lCash. 24.25@e4.37.
Rihs--Cash. 23.S7@24.50.
Rye-No. 2. 1.S4@1.S5.
Barley-14O@1.63.
Timothy-a00@7.50
Clover-20. 90 o. $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
GRoUsING.
Humboldt Republican,

They say there is a great falling OF
in the gun license collection. why
not? When they begin to tax guns
and spend the money for fish it is time
the boys laid aside the guns. Now IL
THEY had enough brains to propagate
some game for the guns, that $4,000
gun license might have been perma-
.nent. But then. some people always
insist on Killing the goose that lays
the golden egg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
PASS PosToFFlcE BILL.

Bio Appropriation Measure is Adopted
in House.
Washington, Dec. l4.-The postofflce
appropriation bill. aggregating $780,
000. 900. including $1,20o,0OO for consor-.
ship Of foreign mails and without any
appropriation for pneumatic tube SER
vice In New York. Boston or elsewhere,
was passed today by the house. It
now goes to the senate.
The Shields bill, for development of
water power projects on navigable
streams, which failed in conference
deadlock in the last session, was
PASSED today by the senate in virtually
the same form.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
Public Sale!!..

Having bought small farm. I win
sell on the M. M. Dickson farm, 8 milsn
north of Albion. III miles south and
y mile east of Liscomb. and miles.
east Of Bethel Grove. sale to commences
at 10 o'clock on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
Am Torn OH IL Shredder.
Special to Times-Republican.

SpeCIdI Co = t11EeS5 0sSPUU15S@11s q 4 9-7-E
4 Cleardeld. Dec. 1l.Wea BINARY had
an arm torn OFF al the shoulder in a
corn shredder. A panel against which.
he was resting one hand gave way. let
ting HIS arm into the cylinder. Marvin
vandall, who was feeding the machine,
was horrifed when Emary's covered
hand came thru and fell upon the feed
ing board.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
1855: others 5C@1.SO.

1.S5: others 50@16O.
oats-No. 8 white. 7sA @74A: No. 4
white, 1N@74A; standard, 74A @
75M
Barley-1.2s@l.4s; choice, 1.4s@1.55.
Fhx-3.51@3.5S.
Rye--1.S2A
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
! WAaNER's MARkEr REpoRT.
tsrom Private Wire of Il. w. Wayne,
- Go. Over ~ e. Main: Phone 1915. I

- tvsGsst1 VU0U0 I0ISsl
NOON GRAIN LETTER.
Chicago, Dec. 14-Car situation
SHOWS little change. but the oats ex-
port demand remains shut on frdm the
east. with further claims that there
VIM be an embargo>on New Orleans.
Aailroad men hope for an improve
ment but say very little. OatA clear
Iances $4,000 today. Nebraska reports
no Texas corn demand of consequence.
Winter wheat condition looks around
p per cent. Present SHOWS evidently
oe the greatest benefit Cash corn S
70 10 cents lower. Oats about cent
lower. Argentine, corn damage thru
drouth may reach 80 per cent. Endbargo
Pr eastern shipments looks somewhat
siEater. with an increased chance that
z may become more effective on corn
s.nd oats prices. IS
Chicago car lots-wheat, Is; corn.
l.9S; oats. 119.
. Northwest cars wheAt-Minneapoiis,
l2s; Duluth, So; Winnipeg, 3S1.
y llearances- heat--1s2.0 600; corn.
none oats, $4,000. D
u GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Il Close
u, 10. Yes.
-. - .Eat . -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
RECRUITING REcohos BROKEN.
Average Of 100 EnlIsemsnts Daily &
a. Couia AAaxioaa

81. Louis 0tAkio0.
81 Louis. Dec. 1.-THE rush Of men
to enlist before the time limit expires
has bfoken all records in ST. LAuis.
Sinces Dec. q daily average 81 100
men has been enlisted for the army and
navy. b. 2s..
recruits and applicants has been un-
precedented and the post Is taxed to
it, limits. Since Dec. /, 10000 men
have been received there and approx.
mately 5000 more are to be examined.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
HOLDING ON TO DAIRY COWS.
Cows Test Association Can't Fine
Enough to Have Sale.

SS"S scSS tSSoCIatlon Can't ind
Enough to Have Sale.
There seems to be little cause for
alarm over the supposed selling off of
dairy cows to the butcher" says re-
cent monthly report on the results of
the COW testing associations issued by
the agricultural extension department
at Iowa State College. "Members of
COW testing associations are unwilling
to dispose of their stock, even when
high prices are offered. Not enough
cows Or real merit could be secured
to warrant. the holding OF a combina-
ton test association sale this fall.
That is significant
During September, $3.50 cows were
tested in the IS ASSOCIATIONS that re-
ported. OF these. rs cows produced
40 pounds Of fat and COWS produced
90. pounds Of fat. Seven pure bred
sires were purchased by members Of
the associations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
Testing Doubled Profit.

When the Cedag Valley Cow Testing
association was established in 1911,
the average COW in the association
yielded annually 6,4S3 pounds Of milk,
that contained 24s pounds OF butter
Tat. The average feed bill for each
COW was $26.4g and the annual profit
was 1922 COW. After Ave years
Of tests, the average COW yielded s,22s
pounds Of milk that tested 1896
pounds butterfat. The average feed
bill was s4777, but the annual profit
for each COW was S70.16. In this time.
due to wedding out the boarder cows
and hlling their places with profitable
producers, each cows profit doubled.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14

Italians take the head in human hair
traffic, the main source Of their supply
being, obtained from the peasant wo-
mon of Itay. Dalmatia and switzer-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14

Out of total world production, in
1915 Of 10000 tons Of rubber Brazil
contributed $4,000 tons, or about 2s
per cent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
Chicago Potato Market.

Chicago, Dec. IA.
Potatoes-Unchsnged; receipts. 20
cars.
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
bulk-1.7561.9O.
Minnesota. Wisconsin and Michigan,
sacks-1s0@ 1.95.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
Bushels

Eugene Dugan, Plymouth 1859
John e. McClannahan. Harrison. 1908
Harold Draman, Palo Alto. 49,. 1901
Ivan c. Kopf. Polk ~. .107l
John F. Hull, Harrison .100.7
Farel Hickey, Henry .s......... 1892
Glenn Gil1ett, Taylor 1905
Elmer Fahrenkrog. Harrison -. .1o1.1
Kenneth Miller, Page 1900,
Marion e. Bell, Iowa ............ 1913
Wilbur Powell, Harrison ........ 1861
Louie Wegner. Crawford ...... .108.1
Harvey Anderson. Dickinson ...1Q3.s
Dwight Foster, Page ......... 1857
Sidney McAllister, Henry ......112.6
Robert l.. Andrews. Marshall -. I'LL
Charles Holder, Pocahontas 80. 1902
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14

These practical peasant people of the de.
districts Of France who
styles Of clothing They being supplied for
Wounded patterns collected Bacon Of
the former ambassador t
tzets BY Ansrican fund vokAxa q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
e. IlEvE CALL DELAYED.
Drafted Men Not Expected 10 De Sum.
moned 1sforo Jan. 1.

moned Beforo Jan. ].
Camp Dodge, Dec. A.-That the final
incremeIlts Of men assigned to this
camp in the first national army win not
be callett until after Jan. 4, was the
;conclusion drawn by OFFICIALS here to-
day from a recent order Of the war de-.
partment asking that steps be taken to
eliminate as far as possible the con-,
gested condition on railroads during
the Chris tmas holidays.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
kaneas City Live Stock

kansas City, MO, Dec. Il.
i Cattle--Estimated receipts for today
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14

4, s. To- Yes.
Open. Hish. Low, day. friday
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-05

These movements were extremely
modern in their harmonic treatment,
| and were cordially received by the
audience. -.
The last group consisted of a
Lullaby by Chas. Skilton. German
Folk song, arranged by Kassmayer,
and a Glazounow Scherzo all Of which
were thoroughly enjoyed.
They were obliged to respond to en-
cores, one of which was a War Dance
by Skilton, built on Indian themes.
This is a very clever work and was
appreciated by the listeners. Mr..
Skilton Is professor Of music at Kan
sas university.
The special numbers of the program
were, a solo by Amandus Zoellner; g.
Ballada by Dvorak, beautifully played
with a fine singing tone and the Sind
ing Serenade for two violins and
piano, played by Amanuds and
Antoinette Zoellner. with Joseph, jr.,
at the piano, who demonstrated that
he is as clever a pianist as he is a
cellist. The Serenade is joyous work,
grateful to the players and pleasing to
the listeners, who thoroughly ap-
preciated the rendition.
It is to be hoped that this organi-
cation which has made such a name
for itself and made SO many sincere
friends in Fargo and Moorhead may
continue to be an annual attraction as
1t has been the past few years. They
will be always welcome and assured
of a good audience.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-05
ZOELLNER four
|. CONCERT Big HIT

One of the most enjoyable of the
many good concerts which Fargo and
Moorhead are enjoying this year, was
the concert by the Zoellner String
quartet last Friday evening at the
Concordia college gymnasium. This
excellent organization is doing a won
derful work in cultivating a love for
what is commonly known as the es-
sence of pure music |. e. string quartet
playing, and is a very strong factor in
building better appreciation of good
music in this country.
They opened their program with a
quartet, in B fiat by Alfred Hill, which
is based on Maori themes. Mr. Hill
is an Australian musician, and has
devoted much time to the music OF the
natives of New Zealand. The themes
were very cleverIy worked out, and
showed mastery musicianship by the
composer, whose name is compare
lively new in the musical world. The
quartet was beautifully rendered by
the Zoellners, whose remarkable en-
semble is source of never ending joy
to musicians.
The second group was changed from
the program numbers, two movements
Of the quartet by Mouquet, a modern
French writer. being given instead.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-05
JANUARY
WEATHER

The monthly meteorological sum-
mary issued from the Moorhead sta
ton Of the weather bureau shows the
following for January:
Highest temperature, 40 above zero,
on Jan. g.; lowest, 80 below zero on
Jan. Is. The warmest January wealth
er in thirty-seven years was 81 above
zero and the coolest 48 below. Nor
NAL January temperature for Janu-
airy during the thirty-seven years a
record has been kept at Moorhead is
81 degrees above zero. Normal
temperature this year was one degree
below zero. The lowest temperature
was zero on two days; below zero on
twenty three days, and above zero on
the remaining eight days of the
month.
During the month the total snowfall
was 6.5 inches, equal to .65 Of an inch
of water. This was six-hundredths of
an inch of moisture below the aver
age precipitation for the past thirty
seven years.
The average velocity of the wind
for the month was 81 miles and the
greatest was attained on Jan. 81, when
it reached twenty mine miles an hour.