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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
Peoples AGRICULTURAL FAIR ASSOCIATION.

CdtdlOgue JUST F6CGIVoQ OnIanS many H.
taCtiye Features and Big Premiums.
Mr.. VIM Il Stewart,
Editor v atc:,man,
/ Salisbury, N G.
Dear Editor;
We hand you under s"p3,
rate cover, copy Of our iA1 i
catalogue and premium. H.
and invite your personal p9-
rusal. Page Is shows two at
tractive eniums. One fo1
INDlV1DU Il L firm exhibit,
first prize being one hundred
dollars, 'otaE prem;nns for
individual exhibits amounts
ing to two hundred ard twen-
five dollars. We have
read the premium lists OF q
number Of other fairs in the
state and none Of them eQual
our premium.
Our premium for Farlne,s
Union, or o!ha" Organiz@.
items, display of Agricn|tura
products, also listed on pag.
IS, is another very attractiv4
premium. Our first prize is
fifty dollars, and in d3tio1.
TO this, the American Ballast
Co., Knoxville, Tenn, will
give a 80 ton car Of ground
limestone, which makes this
premium worth fully one
hundred and fifty dollars.
W ale expecting . lively
clu1est fO~ his plemiun.
/ he Nor h Carolina De-
patment OF Agriculture is
coonerating WITH our fair
I th,s year, ar6 It -vill re seen
fro pages u. 10 1o@oI'} q
SCH . spIensii1 pg emiums are
offered, which should trir g
ou{ a wonderful exniE' !. in
this Department. W. are
featuring the Agricultural
eend of onr fair, as vcn will
sec, and believe tne peop'a Of
the county wi appreciate
this fact.
4 ttention is ,9ireCte' to
special Sweepstakes prizes 90
p~nitry, n'>te ! O. pagt. 35
Th,se are pramir5ns espncia!"
" for Rowan county exhibi~
TOYS
Our Household Departs
ment is c3mpl ate in every re>
sppct and the premiums lib
eral. We believe the inince>
ments are sufficient to hriD g
out a great v*rity Of house
held products.
Premiums offered or page
Il, Cor Canning Club Girls,
should he encouraging tC
those who have entered int
this important industry il
Rowan coHnty. We ar@ ex-
pecting displays from each ot
the nine Climbs il orr county
and this alone will be uortt [
the gate f-p, # no other part
Of the fair is considered. -
Departm 4, Indies
Handiwork, premises to bt
an imporfrnt feature Of tht
fair. Our premiums in this
department are attrc.ctiv,
and sufficient % bring out 6
display Of fancy articles.
) The Departme. t of E +uca'
tion promises to he fuller i,
every way, and such dis
play as will be PIT on viii :,
an educatio within itself.
Pagc 50 q dascribes a sp4cia
premium Of fifty dollars f.
the best disp'av of A2ric II
,, trial pro9nc & ,'d~n Veg4
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19

PEOPLES rl1itILUL.lU UR-
AFFAIR 4 ASSOCIATION
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17

meatless days and on Fridays may po-
tatoes be eaten. Restaurant keepers
are already loud In their grumblings
at these regulations and predict the
total disappearance o. the wen-known
chop and steak luncheon which has
been an institution Of city and West
End life for many years. They say a
chop or steak OF only FIVE ounces can
not be worth eating and certainly viii
not suffice for whole meal.
The director general of food econo-
my declares that tlss--country's stock
Of foodstuff Is low and urges everyone
to be his own food controller to carry
hru the voluntary ration as laid down
by Lord Davenport and so get thru
September without having to resort to
the annoying system of compulsory
rationing.
At the same time, he said. great ef-
forts were being made to prevent ex-
cess of protting and within the last
few days, wheat had fallen two shill-
;ngs quarter Stocks sof foodstuifs
must not be allowed to fall below a
danger line and If, in spite of all warn
ings and appeals to patriotism, the
country refused to respond to the ap
peal for economy in the use of bread
compulsory rationing would be insti-
tuted at once.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
ELDoRA COMMENCEMENT
Exercises To Be Hold During Week o.
May 20. ss..

Special to Times-Republican.
Eldora, May 17-Following is the pro-
gram Of the commencement exercises
of the Eldora high school:
Baccalaureate sermon, Sunday, May
20. DR.. T. H. Gallagher.
Graduating exercises, Friday May
Is. Wisner opera house.
Music-High school orchestra.
Invocation-Rev. w. G. Ramsey.
aledictory-Myrtle Daggett.
Oration-Mary Collins.
Class scns-Written by leila Will
liams.
Glass Diagnosis-Gladys Howell.
Glass Eulogy--Geneva VanAvery
IC!ass ct 1879 IL
Glass Will-Dorothy Marsh
Presentation Of Diplomas
Vocal Solo-Folster Brown
Farce-"My Lord in Livery"
The graduates are:
Eatin-Daye Follett Edward White,
Margaret Koeneman.
Normal Training1Julia Ames, Myrtle
Daggett. ,Rena Milford, Hazel Bowers,
Margaret Hardy, Laura Smith, Laura
Wheeler.
Elective-Folster Brown John Car
penter, Carroll Crockett, Fred Potgeter,
Raymond Speers. Eva Cartwright
Jeanette Friedman. Dorothy Marsh,
Adeline Ward, Lawrence Beamsley
Robson Combs, Robert Peisen, Elvin
Ryan, Albert Webster, Mary Collins,
Gladys Howell, Lora Perkins. leila
Williams
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
Northern Io,ua Items

+ Rickels, A. J. Stuhler, and Roy Adam
son are members Of the recruiting
committee. and it is expected that they
will have the required number for their
next meeting. Frank Lehman and
John Reichardt. Jr.. passed the ex-
animation at Cedar Rapids. which will
permit them to enter the United States
navy. They left the latter part Of the
week for the training school at the
Great Lakes. Roy Richards also ex-
poets to go to the same place if he
can pass the required examination.
Boone.
| In petition just filed with County
Clerk Herner, Miss Sophia Casper de-
mands damages to the extent of $780,
900 from frank Lindell ON a breach Of
promise charge. Miss Casper demands
SIS, 900 on each Of two counts. The
plaintiff declares in the first count in
the petition that she, an unmarried fe-
male, went to the house Of the de-
PENDANT, a single man, southeast of
Boxholm, on May 81, 1915, as a house
keeper. She continued to work there
until March 1, 1917. Under an oral
agreement between the two parties
she.w was to be paid wages for the same.
Both are from the Boxholmcommunity
lLeMars.
Giving as a reason for his abstinence
that he feared officers there would
poison him, a man giving the name OF
John Williams. went without food or
water in the Jail at Hinton for two days
and nights. When brought to the
county Jail here to serve a ten day
sentence, the man ate and drank
ravenously. Williams is suspected OF
having been implicated in the theft Of
merchandise from freight cars, en-
route between Kren station and Hin
ton, on the illinois Central railway.
Railway detectives said that the goods
were thrown from moving cars and
later picked up by the thief or thieves.
They maintained that while the thefts
did not total large in dollars and cents,
they had been frequent during the last
few weeks.
Boone.
Dan Starner, a farmer OF Dodge
township, recently turned up a human
skull while blowing up a new field
/! cccra "a tory to nlanting corn. The field
was formerly used as a pasture. The
Starner farm is eight miles north OF
Boone. The pillow turned up the bones
cutting many Of them In two and part
lily unearthing others. Mr.. Starner got
a spade and completed the job. The
buffalo head which waesalso unearthed
is in good condition, but some Of the
bones are badly decayed. Mr.. Starner
Is saving the buffalo head. but has not
yet made up his mind what to do with
lit. The skull is SO far gone as to re-
quire careful handling. There has, long
been a question in many minds as to
whether, the buffalo. was ever, native
| OF this part of Iowa The discovery
Iby Mr.. Starner seems to prove that
1.-The animal at one stime did roam
around the Iowa prairies and in the
vicinity Of Boone,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
Alden Now. Notes.

Special to Times Republican.
Alden, May 1.-THE wedding of Miss
Edith Godfrey and Preston Duncan,
both popular young people Of Alden,
last Saturday at Eldora, was an
nounced here Monday. The couple will
farm near Alden.
Our former pastor, Rev. wv. u.
Muhleman, Il now Of Britt, has been
selected to deliver the baccalaureate
sermon here this spring.
The cannon which the government
presented to the local G. A. R. post
will be mounted before Memorial Day
in Riverside Park. The pillar has been
erected upon which the brass gun VIII
be placed.
Mrs Charles Grupe, formerly OF ID
den, now Of Bows, suffered a serious
sickness the past week. but at last re-
ports was improving
i Little Kenneth Steve Stewart AIT, who w :.
operated upon for appendicitis, was
not gaining as rapidly as expected for
a few days, but now is getting along
quite we'll.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
ENGuAND's cURrAILED DIETARY
General Tightening Of Bolts Neeessar
After Partakina Of Meals.

B London, May ia general tighten
ing Of belts has been necessary after
meals in. restaurants, hotels, boarding
houses and clubs since April Is, when
the new food order went into effect.
The scale of allowances now in force
are as follows: H
Breakfast--Meat ounces; sugar,
2.7 ounces; bread 2 ounces.
Lunch eon-Maak 5 ounces; sugar
I'll ounces; bread,p,2> ounces.
Dinner-Meat. 5 ounces; sugar. 81
ounces bread, 2 ounces.
Tea-Meat. nil; sugar. 81 ounces;
bread, ounces.
The order provides that there shall
be one meatless day a week. in the
city and metropolitan area on Tues
days and elsewhere in the United
Kingdom on Wednesdays. Only on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17

3 y. 4 . / H. y
hold goods Tuesday and has shipped to
Grand Rapids, WiA,. where he has lin
vested in Va dairy farrn.,
Clara Ensmingers who formerly was
engaged in the photography business
at this place Is Speeding several days
here in visiting her many acquaint-
ances, SIS
Joe Hall has the excavation done
ready for the. foundation of his new
house.
G. H. Strubie has erected new
garage at his home.
p. NJ. Robson has returned home
from several days spent on his farm
at Racine, MINI.
The prospect for the location Of an
army training camp between Toledo
and Tama is now quite promising. A
tract Of 500 acres lying east of Deer
creek and north Of the Indian reserva-
ton road west of Tama to and includ-
ing the fair grounds on the city limits
Of Toledo, is being surveyed and is
considered very suitable location.
The commercial clubs Of both towns
are backing up the effort to secure the
camp.
Austin Repp, d student in the col
lege last year, who. has been teaching
at Sac City this year, made a short
visit here and sprung surprise on his
friends by taking Miss Emma Dupre
with him on his departure. They mo-
tored to vining, where they were mar
ried at the home of a friend Of Miss
Dupre. Austin has enlisted for the Of
hcers' training and expects to go to
Fort Smelling.
The May day festival will be given
in the college woods Friday, May is,
by the Y. w. C. A. 1t will consist of
a Tudor pageant representative of
scenes and events about the court of
Maid Marian and Robin Hood. Miss
Speake will take the part of Maid
Marian and Harry Robson the part Of
Robin Hood.
Our venerab BILE citizen Stephen Stiger
suffered hemorrhage of the brain
last Sunday and since has been in a
partially unconscious and helpless con-
dition.
G.. E. Haney. of Manson, is here
spending few days with his step son,
Harry Clinglan.
On invitation Of the Tama chapter
of the Eastern Star about forty mem
.bers Of the Toledo chapter went to
Tama. as guests of the Tama chapter
on Tuesday evening. disqualification
of the work of the order was given by
the visitors. The plan includes a re-
turn visit from the Tama chapter in
the near future.
Mrs. H. c. Hunnicutt and her moth
or Mrs. NJ. H. McAnulty narrowly es-
capped a serious accident Wednesday
forenoon when the Hunnicutt auto
which Mrs. Hunnicutt was driving
plunged down a ten-foot grade about
five miles north Of town at the bridge
near the old r. c. Tindall farm. Why
The car did SO Mrs. Hnnnicntt is mn
able to explain. 1t went so nearly at
right angles to the grade that it did
not overturn, thus no injury was sus-
tanned by the occupants, except fright.
The car met head-on with stump
which badly sprung the front axle and
otherwise disf1gured the front of the
car.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
Sheldon.

Sheldon.
Rev. H. o. Allen has signifed that
he will accept the pastorate Of the
Sheldon Congregational church be-
ginning July l. DR.. A. 2. McGogney,
of LeMars, will continue to act as
stated supply until that time.
LeMars.
The LeMars recruiting officer has
received instructions to accept appli-
cants for the Sioux City ambulance
company. A large number OF appli-
cations for enlistment have been re-
ceived here since Company K was re-
cruited to full war strength.
Cherokee.
The hens of Cherokee county were
certainly on the job during the year
1915. In report made public the hens
of the county are credited with pro-
ducing 2,SS4,S92 eggs during that
period. Liberty had the lead over the
other townships Of the county. being
credited with production Of 91.oe1
dozen.
Cedar Rapids. tltE
The annual convention Of the SUI
preme council Of the White Shrine of
Jerusalem began a three days, conven-
ton here Tuesday with 500 delegates
in attendance from many parts of the
union. The opening day was given over
to the welcoming address, appoint
ment OF committees and the reading
Of annual reports.
Lslhars.
Corn planting. has been started in
- W.
about q week TO ten days later than
usual. Wet weather and a scarcity Of
farm labor contributed to delay pillow
ing. 1t is predicted that with CON
tinued sunshine, planting in the county
will be general by the latter part of
the week. Farmers report that the
cool weather Of the last couple ofsweeks
die not affect growing small grain.
Cherokee. +:
A chapter Of the American Red
Cross society has been perfected and
a temporary organization committee
was elected at a recent meeting. 1t Is
planned to make the organization q
county affair and II is expected that
each township. town and church or
ganization will be represented Thirty
six directors were recently elected and
another meeting wili-be called soon,
at which time the committee will be
appointed to carry on the work.
Monticello.
Monticello has formed home guard
company and it's first meeting. was
held Friday night. Sixty-two men were
in the drill. J.rT. STAFF. of the Lowell
House. had command Of the company.
and John Shimanek. bookkeeper Of
Monticello State Bank, acted. as first
lieutenant; Albert .Mastin as second
lieutenant; > NJ. E. Adams. first sergeant.
These men are all acting as temporary
officers. When the company Is re-
cruited up 20 100 men, they will hold
an election and elect officers to serve
one year. Hartley Wilkenson. Ludwis
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
SENATOR SEEKS CHANGE IN LAW
TO. PERMIT SERVICE DURING
VACATION OF CONGRESS.
CONGRESS MEMBERS NOW
BARRED UNDER STATUTES
Kenyon Says He and Other Members
Desire to Show Their Loyalty by
y Serving Nation at sea-WilIine to
Work as Common seamen on War
Vessels.

Washington, May Ex-senator w. s..
Kenyon, one of the "wilful twelve"
who blocked President Wilson'S armed
neutrality moves, will enlist in the
United States navy as a common sea-
man, If congress will let him.
His intentions were revealed when
he introduced an amendment to the
larger navy" bill which would per-
init members of congress to enlist
without resigning. The present law
forb1ds such enlistment of senators
and representatives during their terms
Of -service.
Senator Kenyon declares he and
other, congressman want to join the
navy after the regular recess,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
Intense Itching
Of Large BIotches
On chi|d's Head
Face and Limbs. Red and Fiery
Could not Sleep. In Two Months
Cutcura Healed Sound and Well.

"My little daughter began breaking
out on her head in small pinples OF
blisters which discharged watery fluid.
In day or two these dried and formed
a rough, scaly surface. This continued
to break out about every two weeks,
spreading out larger until her scalp,
face, and limbs were covered with large
blotches, red and fiery. The itching was,
so intense we had to keep her hands tied
and she could not sleep or let any one
else. 1t was life of torture.
"Weh heard Of Cuticura Soap and Oint.
ment, and began to use them. A won.
derful change took place at once and in
two months time she was healed sound
and WE'LL" (Signed) Mrs. Arch Lagle,
Depauw, Ind, Oct. 4, 1916.
Why notpreventthese distressing skin
troubles by making Cuticura your every.
day toilet and nursery soap aided by
touches Of Ointment now and then to
remove the first signs of pimples, rashes
and dandruf. Do not confound these
delicate emollicnts with coarsely medi-
Gated soaps ard ooiiIIiitt;r1;:oss;: sss.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address postcards: "Cuticura,
Dept. II, Boston," Sold everywhere.
Il . ~ t
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17

1t was believed that New York had
Exhausted its capacity for enthusiasm
when 1t greeted Marshal Joffre.> but
the supposition proved unfounded. The
ovation accorded to Arthur ]. Balfour.
head of the British commissisn, rivaled
that which welcomed the French gen
eral. Mr.. Balfour was plainly delight
ed with the greeting, and his pleasure
showed itself in the manner in which
he responded to the cheers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
~ ;++,. Mothe,Iu Die, Of Burns.

+ Sioux City. May 17-Marie Riihliman,
the 5-year-old little mother" who sag
rificed herself to prevent her little
charge from tumb1ing into tub OF
boiling water, died yesterday at local
hospital from the burns which she sus-
tanned.
Marie was ''minding baby for a
neighbor and in saving the infant from
a fall into the hot water lost her bal
ance and. fell in herself. The mother
was in the room at the time Of the
tragedy bit could not reach the tub
in time to prevent the small heroine
from receiving burns of fatal nature.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
Origin Of Velvet.

Few persons realize that velvet was
developed and originated in China
Thence velvet making was introduced
into India, and in the fourteenth CEN
fury. into Italy, where that sort Of fab
ric especially appealed and where the
art Of velvet making reached it's height,
tits said that velvet was first inspired
by, fur. and that it was in order to
make silk fabric on the same order
as fine fur that man first set his wits
about to invent this.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17

due. to recent grading. and the motor
car was turned COMP etely over twice,
finally landing upright. Both young
men were thrown out
Solol sustained a fracture Of the
skull, two jaWbones were broken, bis
head was, severely gasiled and it is
feared. he sustained internal injuries.
Renderham was not hurt. The machine
was oplysslightly damaged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
Mount Vernon Boy Injured.

n Mount Vernon, May 17.-William
.sokol. 10 years old, senior in, the
Mount Vernon high school, was seri-
ously injured at noon yesterday inSan
automobile accident near Lisbon
4 Accompanied by Lloyd BenderhaIn,
also high school senior, Sokol was
driving his five-passenger Ford car
from Mount Vernon to Lisbon, near
which town Sokol resides. Nearing the
! town, the boys attempted to cross from
one. side OF the road to the other.
AT this place the road IS very rough,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
Cut ;Thi. Quit is Worth Money.

Don't miss this. Cut out this slip.
enclose with 5 cents and mail it to
Foley & Co.. 2S35 Sheffield avenue,
Chicago ILL.,, writing your name ana
address clearly. You will receive in
return a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,\ foI
coughs. colds, and Group: Foley Kidney
Pills, for pain in sides and back
rheumatism, backache, kidney and
bladder ailments: and Foley Cathartic
Tablets. a wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic, for constipation
biliousness. headache and sluggish
bowels Sold erywhere.-Advertise
ment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
oEs MONIES MAN coNvlNcEs1
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY he
is NOT GERMAN SPY.
TWO COMPANIONS HELD,
ONE IN SOLITARY CELL
zaehsris Shows He Promptly surren-
dersd Fort Dss lMoines Plans After
Completing Job Of Electric Wiring
Hotel Walls Bear insulting lnserip-
tion Written by Confessed Spy.

Des Moines, sNfay 17-United States
District Attorney Claude Porter wired
the United States attorny general at
Washington, D. c.. recommending the
releasing from custody Of Joseph Zach
erie, Des Moines German and alleged
alien enemy. s
Zacherle, who has been employed as
construction engineer fpr the Iowa
Telephone company, was nabbed by U.
Q. deputy marshals on the night of
May 10th, and incarcerated in the Polk
county Jail. Secret servicesm men laim-
ed they had reason to belAeve Mr.. Zach
erie had come into possession of maps
and plans OF Fort. Des Moines, which
had mysteriously disappeared from the
telephone company's vault.
Porter Exonerates Him.
In explaining his recommendation to
Washington officials, Mr.. Porter said:
IT have made an investigation Of the
charges against Mr. zacherle and am
convinced they are unfounded. Mr..
Zacherle has satisfactorily explained
all circumstances and acts which were
considered suspicious. He tells me he
merely came into possession Of fort
plans while working there for the COM
many and promptly surrendered them
after the Job: had been completed
What action government officials
will take in regard to the district at
tnrney's Recommendation IL unknown
but Mr.. Porter expects a favorable YER
dict He believes Zacherle to be entire
ly innocent of pro-German activities.
" Arthur Hartung sand Herman Kirch
arrested along with Zacherle, are still
being detained, the former in solitary
confinement.
Il Find An inscription.
4 Secret service men are investigating
the inscription Of 4 reasonable act on
the walls Of room in, the Iowa hotel
Fourth street and Court avenue. The
following was written:
! 81 am German spy
ITO hell with the United States.
/ Catch me If you can"
A search for the toffender is now be-
ling carried on. Authorities do not be-
ilieve the work IL that Of a practical
Joker.
italians Released.
~
II The two Italians. arrested in the
shack near the Great Western round
.house at the time Of the Staying Of
SLerose by . national guardsman, were
released last night.
United States District Attorney Pbr-
ter says there Is no law BY which the
smen can be held, In his opinion, and
that deportation proceedings are out Of
5the question.
Secret service men have forwarded
to Washington, D. c., reports of alleg-
ed unpatriotic acts upon the part Of
the mayor Of colfax, in refusing to
aid. in recruiting work and join in pre-
5parations for patriotic meetings. They
do not believe the mayor Is subject to
arrest. however. as there is no evidence
of conspiracy on his part.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-17
sMARRlep:fN CALIFORNIA.
Former Iowa Fails Residents Unite
n Marriage at Whittier.

az ormer Iowa Fails Residents United
h Marriage At Whittier.
Special to Times-Republican.
z Iowa Falls, May 17.-At Whittier,
Cal. last week occurred the marriage
OF two former residents Of this city,
Miss Grace Griffith and Mr.. David Ly-
man. The bride is daughter, OF sMr.
and Mrs. J.NB. Griffith, for many years
residents Of Iowa Falls who moved to
Whittier. a couple OF years ago. Mr..
Lyman Is q son Of "A. M. Lyman, of
this city, and has been on the road
;forsseyeral years as a travelling sales
man He now makes his headquarters
at Chippewa Falls, Wis, where the
couple will make their future home.