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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
FARMERS NOT HOLDING
CORN AND STOCKS ARE
NOW UNUSUALLY Low

That the unprecedently high price OF
corn is not due to abnormal holding
Of supplies by farmers Is the belief OF
the department of agriculture. based
on reports just received from crop
correspondents in Iowa, illinois, Ohio.
Kentucky, and Missouri. These states
are typical Of the great surplus white
corn producing region Of the United
States, the department declares. and
their conditions indicate conditions
thruout the corn producing area. The
Investigations disclosed that farmers
are holding only enough corn to insure
their seed supply for next season and
to protect their live stock feeding in
terests until the production of suffi-
cient supply from the present crop Is
assured; and that the stocks in their
hands are much lower than normally.
Among the conditions making for
high corn prices, acc o-dng to the ae-
partment Of agriculture, arc shortage
OF The 1915 crop and the carry-over
from 1915, increased e>por,s. increase
in the general level Of prices, and the
increased numbers Of live stock en-
farms. The 1915 corn crop. it Is point
ed out. was 4oo,oooooo bushels short
Of the 1915 crop. and stocks on farms
on March 1, 1917. were 3oo00oo00
bushels short Of the stocks on farms
on the same date the preceding year.
The exports Of corn in the year ended
June 30, 1917. were approximately ~
per cent greater than in the preced-
ing wear and about seven times great
er than in the year ended June 80, 1914.
the year preceding the war. The gen
eral level Of prices it Is pointed out
has increased greatly during the last
year, especially as regards foodstuns'
Live stock in the United States has IN
creased about three million head in the
past three years, statistics OF tn" de-
partment show, ani so has helped 70
increase the demand Cor corn for feed
ing purposes.
with short corn stocks, the depart
ment specialists point out. the hishest
corn prices are naturally being reached
lust before the maturity OF the new
crop. when the shortage !s most
marked. The departments reports
point to the harvesting OF large crop
of corn this year provided climatic
conditions are fs-e-e BILE during the re-
mainder Of the season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
HARDIN PIONEERS 70 MEET.
Annual Reunion TO Be Held Sunday In
Grove Near Lawn Hill.


Special to Times-Repuhlican.
Eldora, Aug. 21.-For years the peo-
pie of Hardin county and especially
those living in the Lawn Hill neigh
borhood have annually met on some
Sunday in August and had. picnic
dinner together. Later an organiza-
ton was effected. Next Sunday, Aug.
26, the Hardin County Pioneer Associa-
ton will meet in the Z. e. Elerdins
grove near Lawn Hill, when the fol-
lowing program will be given:
Song.
Devotional exercises, led by Jerry
Haynes.
Song.
Memorial-Bryce Fitzgerald.
Song.
Sermon--Rev. Ed Thompson.
Song.
Reading-Inez Reece.
Song-Honey Creek male quartet.
Dinner.
. Song-Honey Creek male quartet.
Reading-Miss Sabron Lancaster.
Music-North Carolina band.
Solo-Fred Mitchell.
Music-Girls from Union.
S0lo-Miss Esther Gethman.
Address-Rev. Earl A, Roadman.s
Duet-Esther Gethman and Fred
Mitchell.
Reading-Miss Verna Dillon.
,Music-North Carolina band.
Solo-Miss Junita Thompson.
Announcement of officers and COM
mittees for ensuing year
Music--Girls from Union.
Song-"God Be With You Till We
Meet Again."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
Qespondent Women.

Constantly recurring suffering gives
women the blues" Comparatively
few women realize that ,despondency,
together with backa che, headache, and
that dragging down" feeling indicate
some arrangement Of the fent-
nine organs. for which Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound Is a rem
edv-
It is said that this famous, old root
and herb remedy has been the means
Of restoring more women to health
and consequent happiness than any
other remedy in the world.
Don't wait nutil your life is wrecked
by neglect and suffering. Give the
Compound a trial.-Advertiseme
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
Southern Io1ua Items

He had resided in Calofirnia fifteen
years He was 80 years old, but strong
and vigorous. He had started to take
car for Los Angeles when. the accident
occurred.
#. Madison.
The fifth escape in three weeks from
the Iowa state penitentiary was made
Thursday night when a negro convict
scaled the walls of the prison yard and
ran to freedom. He used a rope taken
from the prison tool shop. He is still
at large. rs
Davenport.
Miss Lyle Kendall 1923 Brady street,
has been appointed switchboard oper-
ator in the new building Of interstate
commerce commission in Washington,
D. c., and departs next Thursday for
the capital city to enter upon her new
duties. She is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Kendall.
Des Moines.
An alleged attempt to beat" the gas
company landed Mrs. Daisy Donoghue,
AZ years old, who conducts rooming
house at 1901 Jackson street in Jail.
1t is asserted she tapped" the gas
I.ains just ahead of the meter and, in
this manner, has been obtaining ci
gas without charge. She pleaded not
guilty.
Des Moines.
Claiming that her husband went out
with gospal team and left her sick
and in bed, Mrs. Kittie Walker has filed
suit in the district court for a divorce
from J. c. Walker She states in her pc
ton that some six months after their
marriage she was very sick and asked
for Doctor but her husband refused
to send for one, saying that doctors
were nothing but grafters."
North English.
Mrs. Gus Wickman was drowned in
the North English river north of Mil
lersburg. No one seems to know just
how it happened, Mrs. Wickman and
her 10 year old son were at the river and
the boy left her to go to a house some
distance from the river. When he re-
turned his mother was nowhere in
sight. He gave the alarm and the body
was recovered about three hours later.
Let's.
Believing that the work was incen-
diary, Lester Haffner and Walter
Jones have. wired TO Waterloo for a
couple of bloodhounds to find the trail
Of parties who burned a thresh:ng ma
chine belonging to them. Friday morn
| ing the two mon went to get the thresh-
ing machine to do a job. and found the
machine almost completely burned up
A stack Of grain was also burned, EVIL
IDENTIFY by the same hand. The culprits
have not yet been found.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
Diaconal.

Diagonal.
The threshing machine belonging to
Howard Hayden, north of town, burned
TO the ground.
Logan.
Anna, the Swear old daughter of Will
liam Tague. deputy treasurer of Har-
rison county died at the home Friday
following an illness Of two days
Shenandoah.
Mrs. F. j. Moffatt. whose husband
died last week. was seriously injured
when struck by an automobile driven
by z. r Kearns of Tabor
Davenport.
Meyer Block, 1413 West Fourth street
was painfully injured at o'clock Sat
urday evening when the was struck by
an automobile belonging to and driven
by Hnery J. Davis, Of Belle PLANE.
Upton.
The Chicago & Northwestern round
house here was burned TO the ground
Friday when the frame structure was
probably ignited by a locomotive in the
house Both the building and the en-
CINE were total wreck.
Weldon.
James Albert Scott about Sc years
Old committed suicide at his home near
her He had been Respondent much OF
the time since his wifes death seven
weeks ago and seemed mentally unbal-
anced at times.
! Ladora.
Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Lander of Brook
| Ign, returning from visit at Dubuque
caused a big sensation in the little town
| of Ladora, when they ran their auto
| thru the plate glass window of the
hotel here.
Davenport.
The third case Of infantile paralysis
4 in Davenport and vicinity in two days
was discovered by DR.. D. G. Kruel In
Bettendorf Saturday. The sufferer Is
the 2-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs
George Spencer OF West Brown street
The case is well advanced.
West Liberty.
H. Cation, L. Embree and John Coxer
were not arrested and charged with
manslaughter, as result Of the death OF
Glenn Thompson Thursday night, as re-
| pOTleQ, lTuh mere fTludy "A COTOucT
jury found the death of Glenn Thomp-
son was due to paralysis of the heart
Des Moines.
4 w. M. Parsons, secretary Of the state
/ Y. NJ. c. A. returned to Des Moines
yesterday from Claremont. Cal, where
he was called ten days ago when his
father, Cyrus NJ. Parsons was struck
land killed by an interurban car. The
father was an Iowa pioneer. He set
tied in Scott county in 1851 and lived
lin the state more than half a century
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
FILLING TAMA'S QUOTA.
Men Passed and Not Passed by County
Examining Board.

Special to Times Republican.
Toledo, Aug. 21.-The examining
board for Tama county met in the
court house yesterday for another
three days work on the county 5
drafted men called for examination.
This is the second call and includes
the men in order drawn from 262 TO
502. Yesterday seventy -four men were
examined. All but eighteen passed the
physical test, a high percentage. OF
the ffty-six who passed, twenty-six
filed exemption claims.
Following are the names Of those
examined who passed and filed no ex-
emption claims: John, Fred Christen-
sen, John Carl jacobsen, Floyd Jacob
Ruff, Frank Fred a. Wolfgraum. Louis
koniuk, Henry Hanson Beatty, Jerry
Dranos, Robtrt Arthur Innes, Roy
Hahn, James Albert Pitts, Alfred Al
bert Bern, Bill Thompson. Ernest
Evens, Sumner C. Smell, Harry Ander-
son, Richard Velky, Jerry Koeina. Fred
Siegmund HUM, Joseph Sokol, Owen
Lincoln Harrison, Gustav Detlef Stor-
johann, Andrew McIlrath, Charles
Hans Jensen. John Klink, Henry Kusel,
William Alton Collins, Grover Classen.
William Hach, Donald Leo Robbins, Joe
Berauck.
Men passed who filed claims are:
John Edward Mayer, dependent par
ents; Ode Dee Herman, wife; Robert
C. Tindall, wife; Arthur William
Brecker, wife and child; Charles Carl
Cernin, wife and child; Louis Mike
Zuiolek, wife and child; Raymond
Howard Cannon, wife and child;
George Charles Lusted. minister; Jesse
w. 8. Dixon, wife and child E. H
Bauerle, wife and child: Benjamin
Pippert, wife and child; John Homir
wife and child; Gordon Burk Mason
wife; George Levi Stransky, widowed
mother; Marvin Floyd Palmer. widowed
mother; Ernest Neiderman, wife and
child: Gustav Henry Timm, wife and
child; Gustave Wrage. wife; Leonard
Johnston Kleckner, widowed mother;
John Henry Wrage, wife; Frank J
Dolash, wife and children; Fred Rich
erodt, wife; william Earl Kerns, wife
and children; Fred Diehm. wife; Jesse
Lee Alexander, wife and children
August Miller. widowed mother.
Men not passed: Tracy Hudson, AL.
fred Z. Feddersen, Leroy George
Hulse. Hannis Landt, Dewart Hugh
Preston, Guy Albert Gravatt, Emf
DANIEL vavrd, Leon Barlow Randolph
yencil Jacob Hanus. Frank Emf
Stransky, William Louis Neidick, Al
bert Dierks, Peter Lawrence Wilson
George William Loutzenheiser, Ray
mond Lewis. Maurice E. Steele, JohI
Ralph Reid, William Dolash.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
Mitchell.
COOPERATIVE BUYING DOES If.
Northwestern Shopmen at Clinton Get
Better Of II. c. of L.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, Aug. 2l.-Right in line with
the movement for federal or state con-
troll Of coal prices to the consumer. is
a cooperative concern which has been
formed by over 100 of the employees Of
the Northwestern railroad and local in
dustrial Institutions.
The Economy Mercantile Company,
recently Incorporated at $4,000 CAPT.
taliZatior with shares of 81 each, is
rUw delivering coal to its members at
cost plus cost Of handling, but on a
strictly cash basis.
The proposition is the outgrowth OF
the cooperative coal buying which the
shop employees started last winter.
Eventually they expect to handle other
products as well as COAL The men feel
that they have struck a real blow at
Mr. High Cos: Of Living.
J. 0. McPake is president, H. B.
Jones vice president, Charles Froeschle
financial secretary, Charles Shaw rec.
ording secretary, and z. J. Cook treas
Urcr.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
IOWA CONFERENCE COMPLETES
IMPROVEMENTS AT GROUNDS
NEAR CEDAR FALLS.
BUILDINGS ERECTED
ON THIRTEEN ACRES
Formal Dedication on Monday, Aug. 81
tabernacle, Dining Hall, Dormi-
tory and Summer Cottages Already
Ereeted-Sites For Seventy.fve Cot
f. tages Available. a&

Cedar Falls, Aug. 21.-The Iowa con-
ference of the Evangelical Association
of America will formally dedicate its
permanent camping grounds. comprls-
ing a tabernacle with seating capacity
of 1000, large dining hall and dorml-
tory, summer cottages, other buildings
here on Monday, Aug. II, when maFAs
the commencement of an elsht-oav
program Of meetings.
The grounds, comprising thirteen
acres of woodland situated on helght
overlooking the Cedar river In one VI
natures most beautiful spots. Is valued
at $4,000 at the present stage OF I'M
provement. When the project is com
pleted it will be doubled in value, as
the plans call for complete system OF
electric lights, gas service. water ana
sewers. This is made possible because
of it's proximity to the city. The cleo
trio light service is already installed.
Boating, bathing and fishing oppor-
tunities are afforded in the ad1acent
river A large playground mas peen
reserved and equipped for the children
And parking space and automobile
sheds are to be provided for the con-
venience of summer visitors.
This years series of meetings at the
ground Will conclude Sunday, Sept. 2,
with a general session in which Mayor
Newman. Of Cedar Falls will welcome
the Evangelical associations coming
mere with their permanent camp
grounds and representatives OF the
Commercial Club viii also take part
in the speaking program. 1t is ex-
pected more than 5000 people Will De
IN attendance.
Sites For Cottages.
Establishment of this camp ground
here forecasts the launching of bible
conference that it is hoped will event.
ual!y equal the nationally known SINH
lar institution at Winona Lake, In
diana, where 10000 ministers OF the
gospel and laymen Of the church an
nually gather for study and inspira-
ton Plans are now under way by
Evangelist Oscar Lowry, of this city,
to inaugurate such an institution here
in August, 1918.
Building sites for seventy-five sum-
mer cottages are provided on the
grounds. A number Of cottages have
already been erected and forty-nVe
sites have already been reserved by
individuals who expect to build next
year. A permanent custodian OF the
grounds will reside on the tract. which
Is to be utilized for many religious and
other gatherings each year, according
to present plans. Those erecting cot
tages expect to spend their entire sum
rners in this ,st,ea utiful place.
Bishop S. c. Breyfogel, one OF the
four bishops heading the Evangelical
Association of America. will be the
principal speaker at the dedicatory ex-
ercises and during the first series OF
meetings. Other Evangelical notaoies
will also be in attendance. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21

This raft of Oregon pine logs. 300
feet long and 50 feet wide. containing
lumber to be used in building the can
tonments for the new army. is lowed
1 900. miles from an interior point on the
Columbia river in Oregon. via the Pa
cific ocean, to San Diego, Cal. There it
is transformed into lumber for the use
of the United States army and distrib-
uted thruout the southwest
These RATS are floated down the
ocean during the months Of July, Aug
ust and SeptembeEs when the Pacific
Is as placid as a mill pond. Each raft
contains from 4,000.0uo to 5000, 900 feet
OF lumber The logs arc from 80 to 100
feet in length and meAsure as much as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
Has Recovered Her Health.

similar affections that this testimonial
letter from Mrs. Laura Beall, Platts.
burg, Miss. will be read with interest:
II got in bad health. My left side hurt
all the time. took doctors medicine,
but it did me no good. I took two bot
ties OF Foley Kidney Pills and I feel
all right now" Backache, rheumatic
twinges. pains IN side. swollen and sore
muscles, stiff joints. pufiiness under
eyes, bladder troubles and kindred
symptoms are quickly relieved by Foley
Kidney Pills. Sold everywhere.--Ad.
vert .sement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21

four feet in diameter. z
The raft draws twenty-four feet o.
water and stands twelve feet over the
surface. It is held togetl er by sixty
four chains OF one and one-half inch
tested steel links, which are wrapped
around its circumference. while longi,
tudnally 1t contains an immense chair
OF links measuring two and one fourth
miles. The latter is the tow chain By
which the enormous raft, as long al
three average city blocks is dragged
thru the ocean to its destination. by q
sturdy but insignificant ocean. goina
tug over 200 tons OF iron are used IN
the chains that hold these RATS to-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
MILK SPREADS TUBERCULOSIS.
Public Creamery Often Source O. In
faction Among Swine.

Pubic SfeA"eTy WV"
lection Among Swine.
Milk from a public creamery should
never be fed to hogs until after 1t has
been heated to 145 degrees Fahrenheit
for 30 minutes or 20 176 degrees FOR
moment. This will Kill any tuberculosis
germs that may be in the milf
- Experience has shown that one OF
the most common methods of spread
ing tuberculosis in hogs is thru the
feeding OF milk from infected cows
that is distributed from public
creamery. Other common methods are
from Hogs following tuberculous COWS,
from eating diseased carcasses, by
transmission from hog to hog and by
eating the sputum from tuberculous
attendants.
Recently member Of the animal
husbandry department OF Iowa state
College saw herd Of 1S2 hogs from
an Iowa farm, averaging 272 pounds
slaughtered in one Of the leading CHI
cago packing houses. When they were
dressed ont, only twenty-four OF them
proved to be entirely free from disease.
The rest all had tuberculosis. The far
mer had been paid $3.50 for these on
day when TIE top market was $lo.59.
vet the condemned hogs had to be sert
to the grease tank to be used for soap
and fertilizer :nctead of food The FAR
mer had his cash already, but the con-
sumer will stand the bill in the end by
paying a higher price for his meat to
help the packer bear this loss.
The farmer himself is largely re-
sponsible for the diseased condition Of
his hogs In these war days, 1t should
be patriotic duty, says the animal
husbandry department. to keep his
hogs as free from disease as possible.
Montgomery County Land Sales.
During the past two or three weeks
real estate sales in Montgomery coun-
ty have been unusually brisk for this
time Of year and local bankers and
real estate men declare that the heav-
lest business has been done in that
line that has been done for years. Dur
ing the month Of July the sales aggre-
gated close to 100000.
Altho real estate has been moving
at fair rate since April, the bulk OF
the sales have been made during the
past month or two, and real estate
men have been doing phenomenal
business during the month Of August
1t is an unusual thing, say local land
dealers for farms to be sold in this
county as early in the year as April,
but they account for it this year by the
unprecedented prices OF farm products
which have prevailed. With corn, wheat
and. other products selling at twice
what they ordinarily bring. farmers
who were contemplating the purchase
of land began to figure even before
their crop were planted last spring that
this was the opporturc time for them
to get farm of their own, and they
began to buy early on the chance that
the high prices would continue in eff
feet until they could pay for their land.
The record price for Montgomery
county land was set Saturday when the
Ed w. Johnson quarter section five
miles northwest of Red Oak was sold
10 David r. Jones for $3.50 per acre-
the highest price at which farm in
this county was ever sold. Mr.. Johnson
] purchased the farm March l. 1911, al
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
Hioh cIa.. Farm Pa per.

waiiace's Farmer is the highest class
farm weekly published in Iowa and is
the only one ahat commands its full
subscription price. 1t costs 81 per
year. The T.-R. costs - per year by
mail. We will sell the two, one year,
for $3.50 In advance. Times -Republi-
can.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
Difficult Invitation,

An old lady was on her first ocean
voyage. "What's that down there?"
she asked the captain. That's the
steerage, madam" he replied. Real
ly7" she exclaimed. sand does it take
all those people to make the boat go
straight"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
FARMERS LEARNING
VALUE OF COMBINING
CROPS ON SAME FIELDS

Some OF the fields Of winter wheat
that give good yields this year were
seeded In standing corn last fall
Farmers in southern and central Iowa,
who wish to use ten and fifteen acres
Of corn ground for winter wheat, but
And the corn is late and can not be
removed for silage or fodder in time
to prepare the ground can use one-
horse drill and seed in the corn stubble
or standing corn. Very satisfactory
results can be expected under average
seasonal conditions by this method il
the corn Is in good condition and free
from weeds.
While seeding with one-horse drill
is rather slow job, less labor is re-
quired by this method Of handling win
ter wheat than any other. No work ID
required In preparation Of the seed bed
and a small acreage can be seeded IN
short order. Care should be taken TO
get the wheat into, the ground 80 1t
will be covered. The corn stubble and
stalks will hold the snow and tend TO
reduce the damage done by winter kill
ing. Later IN the winter the stalks
should be broken down.
This method OF seeding leaves the
ground in rough condition to work
over the following years. but under
existing conditions. the essential thing
is to increase the production OF wheat
and reduce the food shortage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
Bio Profits in Land Deal.

Two years ago. Tasso Efferding,
prominent Jackson county farmer, pur-
chased from Charles Peterson farm
consisting Of 90 acres and paid 1925 an
acre for it.
Last week Mr.. Efferding sold the
same farm to Marco Walker of Clarin-
da. for 1888 per acre. an advance Of
$50 per acre in two years time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
WhaIahona Kina.

A New Bedford man. with whom
both Europe and America have to deal.
is said to handle the entire whalebone
supply Of the world in his small store.
And this mans corner in whalebone
amounts to only 100000 pounds. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-21
lewan. Are Returning.

A part OF the Emersoni people who
last spring moved to near Broadview,
Mont. have decided to return to Iowa.
Messrs. Russell and Glen Snodgrass
moved TO Montana last spring to try
farming there and 1t has proved so
that they are now re-
turning with their household goods.
Their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Snodgrass. went out there few weeks
ago to note how things were and the
result is return to their home county.