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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29

How wish he'd go away and leave
us alone!"
Just then the report Of gun was
heard. What's that?' cried Dickey
Meadow Mouse. B lily Bunny peeped
out from the Old Brier Patch.
Its the Miller's Boy" he answered
Hes just taken shot at Daddy Fox,
for there he goes over the snow toward
the Friendly Forest"
Where the Milier's Boy?" asked
Dickey Meadow Mouse. Wed better
look out for him. I'm SO small he
might not try to shoot me. But you
Billy Bunny. He might TRIP to shoot
YOU"
We'll, don't intend letting him get
a shot at me- replied little Billy
Bunny. AS he finished speaking an
other shot was heard. ''Goodness!"
cried Billy Bunny, maybe this tins
he's hit Daddy Fox!"
We'll he almost hit me-" cried NJ.
Bunny popping into the Old Brier
Patch at that moment. That is. I
you're talking about the Miller's Boy.
Mrs Bunny came to the door OF the
burrow. You and the boys had better
come inside she said to Mr.. Bunny
Bobby Tail has just come in thru the
Rack door in a great hurry. for the
Miler,s Boy is shooting at everything
he sees
OTIS good thing the newspaper man
doesn't live near the Old Brier Patch
The Miller's Boy might shoot at him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29
. I he Lone
Star Ranger
A Romance Of the Border
BY ZANE GREY
Authof q
THE LIGHT OF NESIElN STARS"
RIDERS OF The PURPLE SAGE" Erc.
CHAPTER XXI.
os.5.ssst . na.p.r "a s.stA.s.

Duane had decided to 60 to Ord
and try to find the rendezvous where
Longstreth was to meet his men.
These men Duane wanted even more
than their leader. It was Poggin who
needed to be found and stopped.
Poggin and his right-hand men!
The night Of the day before he
reached Bradford, No. 8, the mail and
express train going east, was held up
BY train-robberies. the Wells-Fargo
messenger killed over his safe, the
mail.cIerk wounded, the bags carried
away. The engine No. 8 came into
town minus even Z tender, and en-
gineer and fireman told conflicting
stories. "A posse Of railroad men and
citizens, led BY . sheriff Duane sus-
pected was crooked, was made up BE-
fore the engine steamed back to pick
up the rest Of the train. Duane had
the sudden inspiration that he had
been cudgeling his mind to find; ana,
acting upon It, he mounted his horse
again and left Bradford unObserved.
He rode ct an easy trot most Of
the night, selected an exceedingly
rough, roundabout. and diMcult course
to Ord, hid his tracks with the skill
o. 1 long hunted fugitive. and arrived
there with Ms horse winded and Gov.
cred with lather. It added consider
able to his arrival that the man
Duane remembered - Fletcher and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29

a lack of adequate facilities.
4 pertinent ilitHtration Is found at
BURLINGTON where the &. b. & Q Rail-
way Company has extensive shops and
is now doubling their capacity because
the requirements of new rolling stock
and repairs mae it absolutely neces-
sary
Est the necessity sfor enlargement is
equally apparent at Des Moinesi
The business world commands the
brainiest and most capable men that
can be had: and they, shrewd, prac-
teal. progressive men. conserve the
business interests in which they are
engaged by availing themselves OF the
best facilities obtainable. And they
do il. not because of sentiment, or for
arts sake. or any other reason than
the fact that they promote their bus
mess interests and make and save
money by that policy.
Can Iowa afford to be less sasacious
and practical?
The tr,.th is. Iowa has a broad mar
gin OF money saved in the construc-
ton OF it's state capitol to draw upon
to erect an Office building. Hon. B. F.
Cue, III his f1islOly VI AoNa ny
propriately characterizes our state
capitol as magnificent structure.
classic in style and yet costing less
than almost any state capitol in the
United States of like size: The active
commissioners lJohn g. F'oote Of Bur-
linston. Peter A. Dey. OF Iowa City and
Robert S. F'inkbine of Des Moines).
manifested the greatest care and
most wise discretion in every detail OF
the work. saiG Hen. Job. a. Re sson.
addressing the Pioneer Lawmakers
Association X, 1896. Never was cor
rupt or niisspent dollar charged to
their account: The prime principle OF
honesty In the expenditure of public
money. which requires dollars worth
for every dollar spent was their eon :
slant guide The total cost OF the
finished structure was $2,S71,6S2.05 !,
IL doubted II any other state can pre-
sent parallel for wise economy
beauty OF architecture or convenience
OF arrangement. And the structure is
now and ever will continue to be a
beautiful attractive building, credit
to the state.
Such a building, so wisely and eco
nomically reared, Is entitled to relief
from the blemfshes upon dts interior re-
sulting from it's crowded condition
The Office building is a real necessity
and one for which the present genera
assembly ought to make provision.
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Masonic Meetings
Visitors always welcome.


MARSHALL LODGE, No. 1903 A. F. &
A. M.--Work in second degree Friday,
Feb. 2, 1880 p. m. Work in first de-
gree John w. Wells. secretary; W. H.
Steiner, w. NJ.
sIGNET CHAPTER, No. 80, r. A. NJ.
Special convocation Monday evening,
Jan. 90, 1880 o'clock. Royal Arch de-
gree followed by oyster supper. Carl
Shaffner, H. P: John w. Wells. secre-
tary.
STATED ASSEMBLY, King Solo
mon Counc.. No 20. r. & S. M Mon
day. Feb. 10 Regular business. l. L.
Forbes. Recorder: George Gregory
l. Il
SPECIAL ccNcLAvE, ST, A1demar
Commandery. No. go, X. 7 TUESDAY
Feb. 10, for work. 1850 p. m. l. l.
Forbes, Recorder; H. C. Mueller com
marder.
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 81, o. E.
Especial meeting for initiation We'd
nesday, FEB. 7, 1880 p. m. Mrs. George
Downing. secretary; Mrs. j. Z. Freder-
lex, w. NJ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29
Ripping Rhymes
~ WALT MAso.
SLOW But SURE

The delegate who's slow hut sure 10
nearly always sadly poor. hire some
Fellows, then and now, 70 NOW the lawn
- ...Asr 4hs caw. 70 shovel snow or
whack up WOOD. ana 5i0w
Ii not much good. It puts wire edge
on my nerves to watch the slow mans
lantuid curves, to see him stand around
perplext, an doubling what he should
do next. pay him, when he's done ms
yen, but do not hire that man again. u
I need help to NOW the grass or cult
ya.e he garden, sass. He may be sure.
but he's too slow; when ne is weaving
to and fro. you have to line him with
post, To zee which one ds .,,ering most.
The man who wishes to arrive, must
show the village he's alive. When ne
IL going any where, his coat tails 5nsp
the balmy air; however humble aDe ms
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Iona Newspapers
MORALITY AND. ADJUSTMENTS,
I'rana NewSi ,.y.sFsa

MORALITY AND. ADJUSTMENTS,
[Tama News.1 'S
Every man who has children strives
10 wipe out all immortality in his com
munity But The wiping out Is not al
WAYS done in sensible manner for We
depend too much on preaching, warn
ing and forbidding. In this we are ike
the ostrich which sticks its head into a
hole and thinks itself safe from the
hunter. II is the same old human
weakness, for history is full OF records
about the people prohibiting anything
they thought harmful. sss
We say to the youth of the city,
You must not go there, you must not
associate with such and such and you
must no DO this for yeti might De leu
astrayr We build thus wall 10 pro-
tect the youth. but we find nothing Tor
the young people TO pass the time VITA
Ii is natural for youth TO be JOYFUL.
| If you do not provide amusement TOR
the young they will seek it, II the!
know that the fathers prohibit ramuse-
ment. they will seek 10y IN secret.
When Young people seek joy in secret
their search usually leads them to the
poker game and otheriethings which
undermine the morality of the commu-
nifty and make il almost impossible Tor
YOU to rear your children TO true man
hood and womanhood.
1t is the duty of the parents to pro-
| vide amusement for their children.
This amusement is easily obtained
There is the drama. Tho many a
preacher is shocked at the mere men
\ ton of a tfleater, it has been demon
| strated time and time again that many
of the greatest sermons were given
from the stage. There are concerts
Lyceum courses make 1t easy for any
| city or town to hear. the best music
And there can be jolly parties in tiit
school house.
In the small cities especially such
things are NEGLECTED. Old men who go
to bed at 1880 think that their children
should do the same III lyceuH
course is given one almost has ia
threaten murder to get many father
to buy his daughter ticket for good
concert. The faults are too numerous
| The result is that young men tell Ia
Their that they will visit friend. but
sneak away to some poker game where
their ambition is fed by the tales OF
some gambler. A boy f1ungers for ad-
venture and II ne gets his amusement
by watching a gambler. he will soon
| initiate the card shark. And the girls
tell mama that they are going to Mol
lly's house. but instead they sneak on
for a joy ride with an automobile
sport.
When the young people have enough
clean amusement they are not so anx-
Hous to run away. Amusement pro-
lduces cheerfulness of mind. A cheer
full mind is always cleaner mind than
a morose one.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29
Topics of the Times
Both Pershing and Villa are on their
way northward

Both Pershing and Villa are on their
way northward
What is it that induces folks to fol-
low eagerly the progress of murder
trial thousands of miles away in an
other state, in which they have not the
slightest personal interest or the slight
est knowledge of the persons involved :?
Perhaps the assertion once accepted
by all youth that snakes tail never
ceased to wiggle until the sun went
down no matter how little was left of
its head may be untrue. in fact, but
that Jones case at Viliisca suggests that
there might have been something in the
superstitution. It's tail keeps right on
wiggling.
Gardner, Of Massachusetts suggests
that the proposal to enter the whirlpool
Of world politics is a bid for place in
history with the peace of the United
States as security. That debate. il it
10 NV oupPiroSSA,. VIII dilOTu uluEEenI
viewpoints of the peace plan and the
people will desire to give it the once
over from every possible point OF view
before taking the big chances that Il
involves. So let's debate.
Perhaps you have noticed that the
luminary referred to by the young re-
porters az odd Sol" is also getting uu
earlier with spring work in mind.
The Davenport Democrat, Mortified al
the revelations in Des Moines. insiste
that there 10 not depot for bottled
jags" in the environs OF the river cities
:=S:SS:.. ire Es$;:;S s:.s=s. sssf - -
know" Naturally the Democra,
wouldn't chase away out in the en-
yirons" while an excellent transit serv.
ice is maintained between down tow
and Rock Island.
| The plant Of the Davenport Brewing
Company. il ~ reported n ttss;s :sss==ss-
papers, 10 about TO be sold to COLI
sss.srsS.. .s,1fci, argues that til.
brewers haven't whole lot OF hops iha
| the saloon will come back TO Iowa.
Y -.si
Nobody should be allowed to act As
white house picket who can't demon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29

600 miles, Minnesota $500 miles. Mis-
souri, 5000 miles. Ohio s0,sao miles and
Texas 10000 miles.
1t is certainly time to give some at
tention to surfacing Of roads In a state
that has more automobiles per capita
than any other state in the union.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

''As to roads, the theory that there Is
to be conflict between the house and
senate on that subject appears not to
be warranted; but rather does 1t ap-
pear that the itt-Johnston crowd will
be routed in what has been regarded
as their stronghold, and that the road
bill which shall pass the house will
be one Of which the senate will agree
with only ordinary amendments" is
the way the Nevada Representative
sees it.
The Iowa Falls Citizen whose editor
is in the legislature says There VIII
be plenty of bills in the legislature
with refernce to the insurance combine
law Just what the result will be is
not easy te divine just now. The IN
surance companies have issued cali
to all their agents and attaches in the
state to contribute funds with which
to defend the law as 1t stands. The
result will doubtless depend some
what on the position that Governor
Harding may quietly take with ms
friends. The situation will probably
develop SOON
States with highway commissions
will get share of federal aid In build.
ing roads Iowa's share in the federal
appropriation is s2,100.0oo. II would
look like good busfNess for this state
to go after and get its share says the
Upton Advertiser. Those who criu-
cize the policy of the federal govern
ment in aiding in road building should
remember that no matter whetheT
Iowa complies with the conditions ano
gets its share or not, the state Will
still to pay its share OF the taxes winch
brings the money which other states
will claim and use.
Two dollar wheat and one dollar
corn-and yet the people are wonder
ing why there is $500 land in the state
that never fails TO make big crops,
says the Burlington HawkeSe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29
strate her ability to make good baking
powder biscuits on emergency.

trate her ability to make good baking
owder biscuits on emergency.
No more high balls,
Scotch or rye
Less you ret 'em
On the sly.
No more cocktails,
No more punch,
No more lager.
With free lunch.
No more sessions
Wildly gay;
No more headaches
Due next day.
No more dyspepsia
Doing biz,
Bringing govt and
Rheumatic.
No more ''that' and
No more this
Lots OF 'em
We're glad to miss.
Washington Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29
CAPITOL OFFICE BUILDING.
IBurIington Hawkeye.1

There is great need of an annex to
the state capitol for office purposes.
Every nook and corner il occupied and
crowded to the delay and confusion OF
business. No practical business man,
no firm or company doing large ana
constantly increasing business would
put up with such Inconvenience. 70 the
serious detriment Of his affairs ~ the
great corporation, the state OF lows.
now suffers. When the store Of the
merchant becomes 10 crowded with
merchandise !Se.:...:.sss:ass5ss:;-
" get about to make their purchases
and clerks struggle with vast piles o.
merchandise in search Of the articles
the customers call for. he enlarges his
store room OF moves into more COM
modious quarters.
But the great state Of Iowa com
presses It's documents and desks and
takes no steps to promote effivieioy g
administration.
When the farmer raises more corr
than he has storage room for, he builds
more corn cribs.
But Iowa. opnlent md growing per-
mits administration to be hamperee
and state business delayed because q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29

grind. he leaves a trail Of dust behind
In every action, every step, he shows
that he is full Of pep. Employers seek
that hustling gent, In whom such shin
ing traits are blent. His energy al
lures. enchants. We let him wed our
maiden aunts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29

path Of an arctic wave. Yet this is
being done daily by untold thousands
of spindle-legged husbands who are
in the practice by UNI
scrupulous family physicians. This
teaches us that the man who places
too ouch confidence in doctors Is
liable to freeze to the counterpane
while doing So
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29
THE COLD BED ROOM.

offend pious wife need never fear
about his chances OF gaining heaven.
Another fascinating experience Is to
crawl gingerly out OF q frost bitten bed
and put on some clothes which have
been thrown over char. right in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29

Nobody should be allowed to act As a
white house picket who can't dcInoa-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29

cattleman. Finally the young leader
dlsgustedly gathered up his bride.
sAw, hell! Thet sheriff showed yout
or this trail. Mebbe he he'd reason
sayvy theft II he'd q bunch Of COW
boys with me II tell you what. I'd take
chance and clean up this hole !"
All the while Jim Fletcher stood
quietly with his hands In his pockets.
Guthrie, I'm shore treasurin. up
your friendly talk. he snid. The
menace was In the tone, not the con-
tent Of his speech.
"You can AN be damned to you,
Fletcher r. called Guthrie, as the
horses started. II.
Fletcher. standing out alone before.
the others OF his clan, watched the
posse out Of sight. sB
!. Luck fer you-all tibet Peggy wasn't
here,.' ne said, as they disappeared.
Then with 4 thoughtful mien ne
strobe up on the porch and led Duane
away from the others into the bar.
room. When he looked into Duane's
face It was somehow An entirely
changed scrutiny.
dodge, whersd you hide the stunt
4: .!.ts deal. seeins
I STAYED of Guthrie"
Duane played his part. Here 49,
his opportunity, and like q tiger after
prey he seized 1t. First he cOOlly
eyed the outlaw and then disclaimed
any knowledge whatever OF the train
robbery other than Fletcher Ind heard
himself. Then Mt Fletcher's persist
ence and admiration and increasing
show OF fricndlincss he laughed Ocs
casionnlIy and afipMey;; iiiiinss; { X g.
swell with pritle, thSush still denying
TO BE Continued
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-01-10
GRIM NAL.

James B. McNamara, serving life sentence at San Quentin for dynamit- ing the Los Angeles Times building, was ordered into the disciplinary dun geon for refusing to work in the jute mill.
 Dr. Eldridge D. Atwood, who killed Dr. Wilfred B. Harris, president of the Massachusetts College of Osteop- athy, in July last, entered a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree and was sentenced to life imprison- ment.. <
 Six bandits dynamited the vault of the bank at Hagerman, Tex, escaping with $6,000. A posse organized after the explosion exchanged shots with tbs robbers.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-01-10
HOUSE COMMITTEE WORKS ON DETAILS OF THE $eoo,ooo,ooo
 MILITARY BUDGET.
FAVOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE
Army Officers Make Their Plea Before Senate ommttee-European Or ders CroWding American Con-
 tracts Out of Market.

Washington.-Whil a subcommtt- tee of the Senate Military Committee continued the accumulation of data and opinions of army officers on uni versal military training, House com mittees worked on details of the $800,- 000,000 military budget for 1918, and the Senate Public Lands Committee was informed that all efforts to reach a compromise with the Navy Depart ment on legislation affecting navy oil lands had again failed.
 Senator Pittman of Navada, chair man of subcommittee appointed to confer with navy officials, said efforts would now be made to pass oil land measures considered proper by Con- gross over the objection of the depart ment. Western senators expressed in- 1gnatien at the attitude of the navy.
 The controversy is over proposed relief for claimants on oil land includ- ed in naval petroleum reserve No. Z in California. The department has held that passage of the pending bill would threaten the navy's oil reserve supply and make it dangerous to build oil-burning battlecraft in future.
 The Senate military subcommittee heard Col. Stephen M. Foote of the coast artillery school and Col. Charles D. Rhodes of the mounted service school. Both strongly favored univer- co hot the present volunteer system, particu- larly the national guard feature, was failure. Col. Foote presented a plan of his own, providing three months summer training for each of four years for all available youths aged IT years. A million boys could be given this training annually, he said, at a cost of about $10O,00O,00O
 Col. Rhodes declared the dual con- trol by federal and state governments over the national guard rendered it an unavoidable system. He thought every state would come to the establishment of constabulary force for it's own use.
 Brig. Gen. Crozier, chief of army ordnance, told the House Military Committee that European war orders were crowding American army con- tracts out of private munition plants. There was little eagerness among manufacturers, he said, to get the gov ernment's business. A vast sum would De required to fit government arsenals to turn out wartime needs of t.4e- army, Gen Crozier estimated, add ing that he favored continuance of the practice of fostering private plants for this reason
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-01-10
EYES OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE
Backward Student Rapidly Makes Up Lost Ground When Astigmat-
 ism Is Corrected.

The oldest boy in the class had been called upon to read and had pro- duced humiliation on the part of his teacher, who was entertaining vis- itor. The boy bent over his book, studying out the words one by one. Smaller children read the lesson off quickly. Thoroughly despairing of Tom, for that was the dull boys name, the teacher addressed the visitor: "What would you do with hopeless pupil like that?'
 "Have his eyes examined" the -an- swer came quickly.
 "Why, never had thought of that" gasped the teacher, and then with the thought came various recollections of Tom as lie sat in his seat crouched down over his book and her sharp ad- monition to sit up straight; of his ut ter failure to copy problems or sem tences written on the board ; of his in- ability to learn which came not from lack of tryinr. but from what she had termed "tlumbness."
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-01-10
DOM EsTIc.

With the assembling of the Tennes- see legislature the l.. & N. and the N, c. & St. L. railroads announced that no free passes would be issued through legislators for constituents.
 According to Dr. Simon N. Patten. leading economist at the University of Pennsylvania, only 25 per cent of the graduates practice law after they leave the university.
 Edward N. Hurley of Chicago, chair man of the federal trade commission, has unexpectedly resigned to resume business in Chicago.
 A new bill in congress would divide the United States into five time zones instead of four.
 Lieut.-Col. Chester Harding of the army engineer corps, now acting gov ernor of the Panama canal, was nom- mated by President Wilson to be gov ernor of the Panama canal.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-01-10
PSYCHOLOGICAL.

By order of King Albert, the body of Emile Verhaeren, the Belgian poet who recently was killed. has been laid to rest in Belgian soil.
 Dr. w. c. Kluttz of El Paso, Tex, died of typhus fever contracted while conducting campaign against typhus brought to the border by Mexican refugees.
 L. H. Williams. 32, of Centralia, Ill.,. ended his life by shooting. His wife witnessed the tragedy.
 Dr. Hamilton Wright Mabie, 70, as- sociate editor of the Outlook, is dead at his home in Summit, N. J. He is survived by widow and one daugh- ter.
 John M. Smith. 3S years old. and his wife, 30, were found dead in the basement of their home at Blooming ton, Ill.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-01-10
FOREIGN.

Eleven persons were killed and 40 injured when a train loaded with per- sons returning to Edinburgh, Scot land, after the New Year holiday col lided with a switch engine.
 The daylight saving plan has been adopted by the states of the Austral- ian federation and clocks have been pushed one hour ahead.
 Prof. Boris P. Weinberg of the Im- perial University of Petrograd de scribes new mode of vacuum trans portation which has a possible speed of 100000 miles a second
 Capt. John Lauder, son of Harry Lauder, the Scotch comedian. has been killed at the front.
 The Rumanian cabinet has been re- constructed under the premiership of J. J. c. Bratiano, who also will hold the post of minister of foreign affairs.
 Gen. Gerard Amanrich, 65, com mander of the Legion of Honor, who had retired from the service on ac- count of his age, has rejoined the army as private.