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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
TINE WlsDon OF ENGINEER m'cuLlocn.

The reply Of George Mccullough,
county engineer OF Buena Vista coun-
ty. to Senator Taylor, of Buchanan
county, reads like the wisdom Of one
who knows expounded to one who has
much to learn. Mccullough is one 81
the best road engineers in Iowa and
was on the job in Buena Vista county
years before the present road law was
enacted. When the new law went in
to effect mis- county was fairly well
bridged with masonry. bonds having
been issued to anticipate taxes 50 as to
distribute the cost Of these bridges
over a period Of tax payments and
make permanent construction possible
without burdensome increases in lev
les.
AS soon as Clay county to the north
of Buena Vista began to grade anC
gravel roads and pro rate the cost ovel
a period Of years by anticipating taxes
with bonds Mccullough induced hii
board Of supervisors TO do the same
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
NAPOLEON soNAnARrE.

One hundred and forty nine years
ago today Napoleon Bonaparte, pop
ular and Industrious conqueror, was
born on the island Of Corsica. His ia
ther was a lawyer with q good probate
business, but he was a poor collector
and did not leave Napoleon much 81
anything except some supreme court
decisions. which are still being used
with great effect.
After attending military school Ma
poleon Joined the French army and
rose from the ranks, which at that
time We're considerably darker than
they are now. He then made up his
mind to conquer a few of the sur
rounding nations and started of with
Italy and Austria. For this brave act
he was made first consul, position
corresponding with the office Of neigh
Dor consul in the M. w. A.
About this time Napoleon took his
army to Egypt and wrested 1t from
the Turks. killing several thousand at
the foot Of the Pyramids On return
ing home he found that France needed
a flrst-class dictator more than any,
thing else and he applied for the Job.
France never had man who was so
fluent and thorough In dictation as
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Soon after becoming emperor OF
France Napoleon tried to invade Eng
land, but was met at Trafalgar by
Lord Nelson and lost nineteen ships
and a large piece Of morale. His spare
time for several years after was en-
ployed in walloping every nation which
stuck it's head out Of the cyclone cellar
but finally he bit off more than ne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05

| holding on to the one-legged stool.
BY and by tho mill<pail was full a
the Big Farmer went away. Ri
Bunny peeped out and said in a slee
voice, II guess Bobby and I'll cuddle
and go to sleep" He was just pulli
his head inside the straw heap VIII
Mr.. Longtooth Rat came along.
Hello. Billy Bunny said Mr.. n
what are you doing UP here at
Farm on q stormy evening like this
You let him alone and go abb
your business" cried Sue Cow. a
she lowered her head and ran at
Longtooth Rat. "I'll stick my f1ny
right thru your, ears II you bother q
Mr.. Rat skipped thru a small holeI
the side Of the shed. Then he turn
around and yelled back:
Mrs. Cow, Mrs. Cow,
You'd toss me high
II weren't very
Quick and sly.
I'll como tomorrow
For my corn,
Mrs. Cow, Mrs. Cow,
With the crumpled horn.
(And II the moon doesn't come dod
and Jump over Sue Cow tonight
tell you in the next story how the lit
Rabbit Brothers go skating on Z
Babbling Brook.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
and II was endorsed I to by a mass
meeting Of 700 farmers held in Storm

and II was endorsed to by mass
meeting Of 700 farmers held in Storm
Lake. The result Is that Buena Vista
county is in the clear now safe from
attack by anything the johnson crowd
can do. The last of its liz miles Of
county roads are already contracted Tor
permanent grading and gravel Is going
on to the previous grades as fast as
lS5 teams can put il there. Next sum-
mer will see all of the county road sys-
tenn permanently graded and most of it
sraveled.
Contrast this with Buchanan county
which has graded permanently only
twelve miles out of 16S and has less
than nine miles of its county roads
graveled and It is apparent that midi
viduals more than the law are at fault
But Buchanan is more than an average
county for twenty eight counties in
this state have not yet put single
mile of county road to permanent grade
and fifty eight counties have no sur
facing at all upon any Of their county
roads. They have all been raising the
same amount in taxes as has Buena
Vista but they differ as to results
Clay county, which is rushing its en-
tire county road system to permanent
grade and is graveling as fast as the
grades are ready. sold it's public credit
in the money markets Of the world at
a premium last month; bonds drawing
Az per cent interest brought a pre-
MUM and hence the interest cost will
be less than A per cent to the tax
payers. The entire county road sys-
tenn is to be graded and graveled and
more taxes than the people of other
counties. They have saved money on
their first cost by reason of contracts
IN large units to outfits equipped for
the work They will have gravelea
roads TO use for ten years and during
that time the regular taxes, which
would have been levied anyway. will be
used to pay off the bonds.
LEGISLATORS from other counties
whose communities have been less
progressive now propose to change the
law so as to prevent other commune
ties like Buena Vista and Clay coun-
ties building the graveled roads that
they want. The spirit Of reaction IS
abroad in this state. Not only mus;
we stay IN the mud ourselves but. by
lingo. we will compel every othe!
county to stay there TOO.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
Topics of the Tim rs

Another him. sensible Americans
VIII remember Is that a =rcat many
patriotic and thoroughly loyal citizens
Of the United States were not born
within its borders and will control their
thoughts and their tongues accord
ing!y.
Nobody telephoned in any statemen:
Of the arrival of the first robin yes
.e-day.
Some Of the papers that favored Mr.
Pitt for speaker Of the house seem u
be afraid tina, ne will he elected 70
congress. But If Mr.. Pit Is represent
alive OF Iowa as speaker Of the house
ii IS hard 10 sec why he would not he
equally representative OF the state N
the national house.
The only man who might possibly
find any satisfaction in yesterdays
weather is the coal man and ne. being
human. might have been more p!tiful
than glad
When tn. stock marke- begins 10
au;ter up and down on war rum3rs
and the like the person who has his in
vested in good Old Iowa soil looks on
az the antics Of the spectators very
much as ne would view me ring per-
Torrance from a reserved seat a. the
circus.
Good thing that blizzard came on
Sunday when father could be home to
keep the fire. But imagine fathers
feelings as ne shoveled IS coal into the
furnace on day like yesterday
Along with the multitude Of opera
tons on the appendix please note that
the one for removal Of the hyphcn bids
fair 10 be fully successful.
Yesterdays storm while coroborative
Of fact rather takes the tuck out Of the
blizzard stories Of Mr. oldest Inhsbi-
tant.
It would look from the outside as
tho Germany is cutting her own throat
by alternating all neutral countries with
commercial interests thru her determ-
;nation TO run amuck thru the rights Of
neutrals The good offices Of neutral
nations are likely 10 be greatly needed
by that empire when the adjudication
finally comes at the end Of the war.
GOSSIP from the state capital indi-
Gates that the Harding plan for an ad-
journed session is to run against
snag. The farmer members do not
take kindly to a proposal to bring them
back to Des Moines in the busiest sea-
son OF the year
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
He Got the Ap,les,

once upon time" began the teach
err. two little brothers started to sun
day school one Sunday morning. Their
way led past fine orchard. where tho
trees were bending down with ripe
luscious apples. One OF the brothers
proposed going into the orchard and
getting some fruit. but the other re
fused and sped awaf. leaving his com
panion greedily devourins the apples.
Nov, it happened that the owner
Of the orchard saw them. and the next
day rewarded the good boy who re-
fused 10 steal his apples by giving him
shilling. He got a prize for his nom
esty, and what do you suppose the
other boy got for his dishonesty?
He got the apples!' yelled every
member Of the class.-kansas City
Star
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
REAL ESTATE TITLES.
Tredar Ra pids Republican.

From Sioux City we hear that there
is going to be an active campaign in
the coming legislature for the simpli-
fication OF land titles. Our system
of abstracting has grown into a null
sance in real estate transfers. The abb
stracts are becoming too voluminous.
We heard of one the other day that
cost $50. SO much per entry or per
line. An abstract. as matter of fact,
Is no evience Of title at all-it is mere
IL a. record Of various ownerships thru
which a piece of property has passed.
BY tracing it through one can find
whether each transaction was complet-
ed and is verified.
But just why a man who buys lot
should be compelled to acquaint him
self with every transaction that has az
fected that lot since the year is hard
to make out. Why should he be com
PEELED to keep up the entire pedigree
and pay someone foT writing e"'
for him? What's the use of Juggling
about so much dead materials?
Some OF the Iowa reformers are go
ing TO favor the Torrens system we
do not know what the Torrens system
is !, detail. but II is. in general terms
merely a System under which inc state
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
IN The FINAL EMERGENCY.

| Emergency Of serious character at
fords small! room for discussion and
argument. In individual and nationa!
emergency there comes always time
when discussion is idle and action the
only answer. That time SENS 20
have arrived in the relations Of the
United states with the German en-
pire. Relations between the Two coun-
tries have been severed with every his
tor!c2l precedent pointing directly 20 i
declaration OF war by one or the other
country. That we shall be thus in
VOWED seems 20 be the common ex-
pectation OF dip.omatists and states
men. In such a situation there j. but
enc thing left 70 the American people,
We nus! present a united front %
danger, be Americans first. .ast and a.
the time, a united people in defense Of
our own country and !,s rights around
the world.
The right Of bel!igereats 10 blockade
an enemy's ports is one acknowledged
by international law. but equally prom
inent under that law is the provision
that no noncombatant ship shall!
be SUNK without warning. Technica
points a. ~ efficiency ot biucAades
and as TO what shall and shall not be
! Ga-
| IS no argument possible as 20 the plain
| demand OF international law that the
! crew OF such a vessel shall have warn
| .nG and opportunity 10 save their lives.
! That provision Is reiterated over and
! over again II runs thru All the history
| Of negotiations and sea trials arising
out of blockades and involving the
rights OF neutrals. In demanding the
{ rights Of Americans 70 such warning
| and to the protection 10 life thus as
Sured hem under the laws Of nations
the president ;s defending an impO--
tant right Of Americans IS well as i
fundamental right Of a.. humanity.
Germany. nation whence this
country has drawn a splendid and
most welcome part o. It's mingled c!;,-
| zenship, has decided definitely 20 over
ride internationa! law and the rights Of
| neutrals and noncombatants. This de-
cision came at the end Of negotiations
| long continued between herself and
| this country and with complete un-
! Outstanding Of the consequences O.
| that decision. How desperate the sit
uation that led TO her :iHa! Sc; must
| Dc may be left 10 speculation; It does
rot vitality enter into the dispute be-
tween her and the American president.
! The crux of this dispute is whethe;
neutral American ships and American
! lives shall be protected under the es-
| taDlished laws Of nations or remain at
! the mercy Of the edicts Of the ruler OF
enc country a war with another
There is no occasion for wild en-
| thusiasm and outcry for war. On the
! contrary he need is Tor peculiar self
restraint. But there is immediate &C.
casion for patriotic cohesireness.
Americans must be Americans. This
| is no time for divided allegiances.
Americans must stand shoulder to
shoulder hoping that the nation may
be spared the calamity Of war but de-
terrnined. patriotic and ready for the
self sacrifice that war inevitably mus,
| involve il II shall come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
Silly STUFH'.

Washington. Iowa, Dtmocratl
The silly stuff does not all appear IN
the little country weeklies For rea
silly twaddle. in sasiety, we commend
you to the reports Of John I. McCutch-
cons wedding. We know how idle Ii
is for q little sheet like the Democrat
to dare to poke fun at a big gun like
McCu:cneou and the Tribune, but they
ar. lust as funny as the little chaps
shat 3. l.. 7. finds 81 much fault with
MgJ'utCheon even cartooned himself
~. uol,cG fun at himself sort of kidded
himself. bout it all
And then the details Of the wedding
were all hashed over in the big Trib-
une. like in the Squedunk Clarion, OF
some paper of that stripe. Why dldn
p. l.. T. see anything funny in the re-
port Of the McCutcheon wedding? why
didn't he pull the valve handle squeeze
on that cartoon that McCutcheon drew
wherein a little hoy said Maybe some
dag when | grow up, III get married
too" How soft that was. 10 he sure.
But you know. it is said There is no
fool like AN old fsoi.'
Mc(.utcheon an old bachelor % wears
old. acting as green as school boy in
his first love affair. Il * enough to
make a horse laugh.
And then they soft soapcd off &c
some fool island 10 spend their honey
moon. \ lot Of romance there VIII he
about hat. THIS odd 52-year- old chap
vino ought to have grown children, GO
my 70 school and even old enough |,
j." q grandpa. S.llyins around on some
island. II = enough To make one sick
and yet. The Tribune did not see any
thing funny about II. \ lot of 70.
nance thor" Will he about that about
getting a start in the world about es-
tabl.shing household. about bein,
folks in the community. y lot of fine
romance that *.
They make Us tired. and We refuse
Inst because they are Of The sO-calleC
high society, we say we refuse 10 fal
for il. and we are going to have oul
say. McCutCiicon makes us sick. and
his work on the Tribune Is coming t.
be real ordinary. Indeed. his work is
Very common. Have you observed it
his work doesn't compare with Oar
ling Of The Register. They are goin.
to be. away till April. We are like FREQ
Shradcr was with Captain Hout, I'VE
hope ne never comes back
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
LiH ;iSiAIINE PRDGRA VI
GDa-annnrt pern0craf


The way residents OF Iowa cities are
fiOcking to Des Moines. to save some
thing out oc the wreck which is threat
ened by II" Legislative session, sug-
gests that The Legislative program in
Iowa is somewhat akin to that in MoI-
tana. There ii is summarized by the
Anaconda Standard as follows:
House hill 1920, by Gosh. regulating
the length II hatpins. rolling pins and
tenpins.
House hill 1921, by Cum regulating
the size Of bank rolls.
House nil 1922. ny Gee, amending
the law Of eravitation.
House bill 1929, by Heck repeating
the moral law.
House bill 1927, by Cad, amending
the law Of supply and demand.
House bill 1929, by Crickey, repeal
ing the first law Of nature.
This sounds mighty like a list Of
some of the bills that have been in
troduced in the Iowa legislature.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
SHORT COURSE CONTINGENT.

Peild Cnrpn!CIe.i
\ rluSt significant thing for Pciia Is
the great interest shown by the people
Of this vicinity in the short course at
Ames this week. over "A dozen people
from here are there studying TO i'm
Prov themselves in different lines Of
work. We noted six youn@ men in
avoop going TO study animal husband
" and soils which will certainly mean
that these men will become better
farmers than would have been possible
otherwise. The interest is becoming so
great tina; VIC ought to have short
course in Pclia. |: may re a little late
20 arrange for it this year before the
farming season begins, but an effort
should he made to have one next win
ter without fail
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
THE PRIMARY.

lJefterSOn fee.J
The Bee does not favor the abolition
of the state wide primary in Iowa. 1t
has many faults, but it has likewise
many virtues. Just now 1T Is obhged
to plead for that leniency in judgment
so well expressed in the lines:
BE to my virtues ever kind.
And to my faults little blind
AS a member of the general assem-
bly, when the state wide primary law
was passed. we we'll recall that we
thought something very wise and help
full had been done for the cause or
good government; in fact we were pos
sessed of the fatuous notion that the
primary would remedy great many OF
the political ills Of the times. We con-
fess that most Of these illusions have
been rudely dispelled. Experience
brings to all Of us the profound con-
vict:on that nothing is perfect. When
Deliver was here he used to frequent
" deliver himself of a quotation from
Pope. which breathes an impressive
philosophy:
For forms of government let fools
contest;
That best administered. is best.
We forget very quickly. The weak
nesses and faults of the primary drive
out of our minds the memory or the
desperate abuses that grew up around
the old caucus and convention SYSTEM
Those abuses and the results which
followed them were very real in the old
days. and we think they were worse
than present conditions. The primary
is absolutely right in principle. and 1t
is certainly possible to correct most or
its faults and still adhere TO the Drin-
ciple. That is what the present gen
eral assembly ought to do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE. No. 1903 A. F. &
A. M.-Special communication. Norh
in second degree Friday. Feb. .. 80 p
m. John W. Wells, secretary. W. II
Steiner, W, NJ.
sIGNET CHAPTER. No. IS, r. A, NJ
Special convocation Monday evening
Feb. ;. 80 o'clock. Mark Masters de-
gree. Carl Shafner. H. P; John W
Wells. secretary.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King Solo
mon Council No. 20, r. & 5. NJ Mon
day. Feb. - Regular business. l. l.
Forbes. Recorder; George Gregory
l. V.
SPECIAL coNcLAVE, st. AIdemar
"oun?andery. No. 80 X. T TUESDAY
Feb 19. for work, $50 p. m. l. I.
Forbes. Recorder: H c. Mueller, Com
.G'a-de-
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81. Q. E.
Especial meeting for initiation We'd
nesday. Fen :, 1880 p. N. Mrs. George
Downing. secretary: Mrs. ]. {. Freoer-
lex. W. ".
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05

oaths in excited childish treble as he
skates and plays about on the Ice.
They don't pick this language up IN the
school room. It comes, originally, at
least, from hearing their elders use 1t
in the home. When will grown ups
learn that 1t is the worst sort Of train
ing for the children, as well as the
most shocking insult to good taste, to
make common use of profanity?'
| There is no reason whatsoever Tor
the return of the circle to the ballot.
| as Iowa voters are sufficiently edu-
| Gated in voting to enable practically
| every voter to vote for whom ne
pleases anywhere on the ballot and yet
have his vote counted" says the Man
| son Democrat. The few who are still
| 80 ignorant that they can not mark
| their ballots without spelling them are
| not entitled to protection that Will
| rob thousands of intelligent voters Of
| an opportunity to vote a mixed ticket
| in the squares with no chance to spoil
their ballot by thoughtless cross in
| the circle.
The vinton Eagle says rural tele-
cause they are not operated for pecu-
| mary profit" notes the Traer star
Clipper and rejoins I'VE do not believe
its position is sound. Why should one
| telephone line not be taxed as well
as another? Why should the Cedar
Valley. or the Traer Mutual. not pay
taxes as we'll as the Iowa or Bell sys-
TEN? And if the Traer Mutual is taxed
why should not all the other mutuals?
If YOU exempt mutual telephone COM
panies why not farmers cooperative
stores and lumber yards and elevator
companies? Opera houses are not run
in small towns for pecuniary profit,
yet they are taxed by the state, coun-
~ and city and also by the federal
government under democratic rule.
These mutual enterprises are operated
in conjunction with individually owned
businesses which are taxed. We fail
10 see any logic in the claim that one
should be free and another should
shoulder the burden OF the government
expense. 4 telephone line is not a
charita Die, religious or educational in
stitution like church. school or poor
farm. therefore should not be classed
as such
The Eleventh district instance is
another and costly instance of why
election officials should have instruc-
ton before they are permitted to act
says the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.
In matters So important as the cleo
ton Of congressman, governors and
other high officers only competent per-
sons should De allowed TO serve Com
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
AZ. THERE'S THE RUB.

Z FT!I IF'U--'' = IT UII.EI".E IT"
The Dodgers baseball club VIII
probably he worthwhile organ:za-
t!oG. Z the .Hanager chosen can train
rs men AZ athletes Should he trained.
instead Of the way they have been
trained IN the past,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05

could chew, as the historian says. He
lost 100000 men IN Russia and wa
badly frostbitten himself, and his slor.
ious career came to an end on the
field of Waterloo on June Is. 1916.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
Iona Newspapers
AND y BRIDGE TO ILLINOIS.

burlington HaWkeye.I
The Iowa proh!biiory amendment
will not worry Burlington one bit. We
have the best water works plant N
the state and fairly doie on the pure
beverage
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05

Tho English government banished
Napoleon to the island Of st. Helena, q
disagreeable place with water on all
four sides. Here. on the 9Th Of May
1921. he died, at the age Of SO years
As q conqueror Bonaparte was grea|
success, but II he had taken up somi
other line Of work he would have live
longer and been more useful to IL
general public.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05

or the county, rather, keeps up the
records, as 1t does now, and when q
piece of property Is sold, 1t gives q
certificate of transfer and guarantees
the transaction as being correct and
incontestable. 1t is just as simple as
selling shares Of stock in a corporation.
The transfers are made on the proper
books and that fact is certified to ana
the transaction guaranteed as genuine.
Whether this is the system we should
adopt Is not for us to say, but IN any
event we would like to see these mat
ters greatly simplified and we believe
that they can be thus simplified.
There are now available abstract rec
ords, and those who have their money
invested in them might be entitled 10
consideration. Perhaps the counties
might take them over upon reasonable
terms and compensations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
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