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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
TIMES KErUDlUAN MAKsiAILTUwN, IOWA: JULY H. 1917.

ment. for the two were war bunkmates
and fought side by side in the eos and
had not seen each other since 1855.
Why Caleb said the general, a
he is now called by his friends, 2
haven't seen you for over fifty years
and you surely do look good to me.
odd Caleb looked and looked, as tho
trying to recall something out Of the
past, and then he smiled and shook
his head
Your face seems familiar, said he,
and as you seem to be glad to see me
! am glad to see you--but you've Sot
the best of me. Who are YOU?
Remember the siege Of Corinth?
asked the general. Remember Iuka
And the second battle of Corinth, and
Holly Springs end oxford, and Tupalo
and Nashville?'
Byron Beeson,' shouted Caleb, and
old as they were, they grabbed hands
and fairly trembled with delight.
The general has just come with
Mrs. Beeson to Minneapolis from Des
Moines to visit his daughter, Mrs, ]. r.
Hill, and her husband, at 1882 Dupont
avenue S.
The generals father and mother
were Quakers, but he and his family
have military record that is unusual.
He enlisted in Company B, Second
Iowa cavalry, and served all thru the
war
During the Spanish American war
the generals son. E. G. Beeson. enlist
ed as captain and assistant surgeon in
the Thirty-ninth United States volun-
teers, which served in the Philippines.
There the captain became i'll and was
forced to return to this country, where
he died. Last April Grant L. Hill. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hill, and grandson of
General Beeson. enlisted in Company
D, Section 8, of the marine corps. and
IS now at Mare Island, Cal. Mrs. Hill
incidentally is particularly happy just
now because her boy was not hurt in
the explosion at Mare Island"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
DIR. G. M. JOHNSON COMMISSION
ED, FORCED TO QUIT LOCAL
EXEMPTION BOARD.
GOVERNOR HARDING TO
APPOINT SUCCESSOR
Regulations Governing the Exemption
Board Forced His Retirement When
Commissioned - Or. johnson Saw
Military Service as Officer in Forty
Ninth Iowa in Spanish American War

DR.. George NJ Johnson. general prac-
ticioner of this city has been commits
stoned a captain in the medical corps
of the national army. His appointment
as an officer in the military establish
ment has forced him to resign as the
physician member OF the local eXemp-
ton board His resignation was hand
ed 10 Sheriff ]. G. Edgar. chairman, Of
the board. this forenoon.
Governor Harding was at once notl-
fed by telegraph and il will be his
duty to appoint a physician TO take DR..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
GOVERNOR TO POST $3.50 FOR UN-
RAVELiNG OF ALEXANDER
KILLING HERE.
ALExANpER's BODY FOUND
IN LINN CREEK, APRIL, 1916
Of Reward From Governor in the
Hope That Evidences Can Be Pro-
cured-SpeciaI Grand Jury Investi-
gated Case Last Summer.

Interest in the Alexander murder
mystery of the early spring and sum-
ulcr OF 1915 was suddenly revived when
Governor w. L. Harding Monday auth
orized a reward of $3.50 for the arrest
and conviction Of the murderer The for
NAL proclamation has not yet been is
sued from the governors office but il
will be in day or two. The governor
yesterday promised County Attorney
Scott that the reward would be issued.
1t was on the request Of the county at
torney that the governor consented TO
offer the reward.
There are now new developments in
this murder mystery that are behind
the unexpected offer of reward at this
time. more than year after the muir
der. County Attorney Scott sought the
reward. and is hopeful that it will be
the means Of producing evidence that
will lead to the arrest of the murderer.
Flared Up Last Summer.
Henry Alexander, the murdered man,
whose home was near Ferguson, was
found dead in Linn creek in the rear
Of ZIG Player street, April II. From the
condition Of the body it was variously
estimated that il had been in the
creek from week or two or three
weeks. The police investigation devel-
oped nothing and the case settled down
into another seeming unsolved murder
mystery.
1t was revived late in June and early
in July by a series Of arrests made by
Sheriff Edgar and a special session Of
the grand jury
None Arrested Indicted.
June % Elna Tompkins, who then
lived a 206 Player street, was arrested
for alleged conviction with the crime
Five days later Floyd, Lem and Mark
Frye, three brothers, the first named
two Of whom had lived in the neigh
borhood where the body was found
were arrested for the sheriff in Mime
sofa and returned TO this city. July /,
Barney HcUghkirk. of this city. was ar
rested IN Hardin county
TOmpkins was released while the
grand jury. which was called in spe-
cial session by Judge Willett. was in
vestigatine evidence that had been
gathered. The grand jury found no bills
against the other four and they also
were released and again the case
lspsed into apparently an unsolved
mystery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

it was murder to put on my shoe. l
used salves and other things that ate
of more of the toe than they did the
corn. I'd cut and dig with knives and
scissors. but now no more fooling for
me. Two drops of 'GSets-It' did all the
work. 1t makes the corn shrivel and
se. sc !ccsa that ynn can lust pick it
right off with your fingers!'
There has been nothing new discox-
cred for corns since Gets 1t" was born.
It's the new way-the common -sense.
simple, sure way.
"Gets-It is sold everywhere. 26c a
bottle, or sent on receipt Of price by E.
Lawrence G. Co.. Chicago. Ill.
Sold III Marshalltown and recon-
mended as the worlds best corn rem
edy by Mcbride & Will Drug Co.. A. 7.
Elder. Peter Mayer & Son, B. A. Nor
gan. Henry S, Mayer. Old Reliable
Drug Store s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

Johnson's place. This will probably be
done without delay, as 1t Is presumed
that the drawings will be made in
about a week.
Has Had Military Training.
DIR. Johnson has had several years oil
military training, both in the national
guard of the state and in the Spanish
American war He was second lieuten-
ant of Company NJ, Maquoketa. First
regiment, Iowa National Guard, at the
time it was mustered into the federal
service and became the Forty Ninth
volunteer regiment and he served Tor
more than a year as first lieutenant OF
the company while it was in active SER
vice. He had served in the guard
from 1898 until the spring of 1898. the
latter date being the time when the
regiment passed under federal con-
troll.
DR.. Johnson does not know when he
will be ordered to report for duty. but
the presumption is that it will not be
until fall or not until the second Off
GERS reserve camps are organized,
which is expected to be late in August.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
sEsscN MEETS BUNKMATE.
Former Adjutant Of Soldiers HON,
Sees Old Friend.

The Minneapolis Journal tells Of the
unexpected meeting in the Minnesota
soldiers home of Byron A. Beeson,
formerly adjutant of the Iowa Soldiers
Home here, and Caleb Modlin, mem
Der Of the Minnesota home. The two
civil war veterans, FORMER bunkmates
met while General Beeson was visit
ing the Minnesota home. The Incl
dent Of their meeting is told as fol-
lows:
When young 79-year old Byron A
Beeson, Iowa cavalryman in the civil
war and later adjutant general a.d
state treasurer, respectively, in his
native state, was sauntering thru one
Of the long corridors at the Minnesota
soldiers home today, he met CALEB
Modlin, sergeant Of one Of the wards
and had to rub his eyes in astonish-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
Notice 70 Cut Weeds.

The attention Of property owners
and agents is called to Chapter Xiv
of the city ordinances relative to cut
ting weeks on lots, parcels of ground
and abutting streets and alleys, and
the times fixed are June Is and August
Is. All weeds should be cut immedi-
ately or same will be done by the city
and charged to the property. ]. c. Cree
lin, superintendent of streets and alleys.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
New Country Club Hack Schedule.

Leave Abbott's corner 9:lo a. m. Cor
call before a. M; leave club s:4(
a. m.
Leave Abbott's corner 2:l0 a. m.
leave club 40 p. m.
Leave Abbott's corner 3:45 p. M
leave club 8: Is p. m.
Leave Abbott's corner $40 a. m
leave club 4:40 p. m.
Leave Abbott's corner $40 p. m.
leave club $40 p. m.
Leave Abbott's corner $40 p. m.
leave club 1:40 p. m.
Sundays and holidays:
Leave Abbott's corner $40 a. m.
leave club $40 a. m.
Leave Abbotts corner l2:4o p. m;
leave club l2:l0 p. N.
Leave Abbott's corner $40 p. m.
leave club >: 40 p. m.
Leace Abbott's corner Clio p. m;
leave club $40 p. m.
Leave Abbott's corner s:I0 p. m;
leave club $40 p. m.
The hack will leave Aboo;t's corner
run east on Main street 20 Pilgrim
and then north on Third avenue. Frank
G.. Pierce. chairman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

was resting broke. Mr.. Mcconnell fell
distance of about ten feet, and was
badly bruised about the chest and
back. He was suffering severely from
shock directly after the accident. and
hurried examination by physician
failed to reveal any broken bones. 1t
is not believed that Mr. McConnell's
injuries will prove to be serious
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
MOTORCYCLlST INJURED.
Ben jamin /. Waltermire Falls Under
Auto and is Badly Hurt

Benjamin L. Waltermire, aged 10,
son Of f. Q. Waltermire. 109 May
street. was seriously injured in a
motorcycle accident at the intesec-
ton Of Arson street and the Lincoln
highway about : o'clock Monday eve
ming, While rounding the corner on
his motorcycle it skidded from under
him and he fell in front Of an auto
mobile. He suffered a compound frac-
ture Of both bones Of the lcwe" right
leg and his right arm was badly in
jured He was removed TO the Dea-
coness hospital, but his condition to-
day was only fair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
ORDERS BRIDGE BUILT.

Council Authorizes Councilman Bell
to Let Contract.
The council Monday authorized
J. I. Bell. superintendent Of the park
department. to let the contract for the
bridge that is to be built over the
lagoon in Riverview park, near the
terminal of the street railway line. The
bridge is estimated to cost $1,000, and
will be Of Steel to be covered later
with wood, to give It the appearance
of rustic bridge. II will be only for
pedestrians.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
In the Police Court.

The case Of James Abdollah, charged
with larceny. set for hearing Monday
evening. was dismissed by Justice 5.
Z. Peek.
James Kubik. Of Quarry. arrested
Monday by Constable Sandyig, charged
by Louis Gummert with intoXicatiOn
and using obscene language was
brought before Justice Peek. pleaded
not guilty. and the case continued TO
July IS at, o'clock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

ers living near this city. Twenty-siA
members are required as q minimum.
and before starting County Agent
Buchanan was quite confident that that
number would be secured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17

Miss Dell Smith, of Austin, Mimi,
who has been visiting in the city, left
for her home this morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
HUGH MCCONNELL HURT.

Falls From Cherry Tree and Is Pain.
fully Bruised.
Hugh Mcdonnell 3Ds North Fourth
street, while picking cherries al the
A NJ Worries home. 81 North Fifth
street, at 1880 today. was injured
when a lint against which the ladder
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
ORGANIZING FARMERS.
Campaign Begun to Form Cow Testing
Association Near City.

County Agent w. A. Buchanan ana
Mr.. Klcser, the latter of Iowa State
College, Ames, started this forenoon on
a ten days campaign to organize a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
ri th. piatrint Cnuri

In the District Court.
The vancleve Savings Bank has filed
suit against Lee Dodd, claiming judg-
ment on promissory note for s523.S3.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
Corns Loosen Off
With Magic "Gets.It'
DROPS DO THE WORK PAIN
LESSlY

II tell YOU. before I heard Of Gets It
used , try one thing after another
for corns. l still had them. / used
bandages and they made my toe so big
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-17
Recruits For Army
in June Were 1928

Thirteen hundred twenty three re-
cruits for the regular army were Sc
cured in the Omaha recruiting district.
Of which this city is part in the
month Of June according 10 figures
supplied the local recruiting station by
Omaha headquarters. In the last OF
thirteen stations in the district this
city stands fifth for the month. and
first among the list Of smaller cities.
Sixty-nine were enlisted from this city
in the month.
The FIVE Iowa stations, Des Mo;nes,
Sioux City. Marsnalltown. Fort Dodge
and Mason City. furnished 6l6 recruits,
compared with 707 from the Nebras ka
stations at Omaha, Lincoln. Grand
Island. Sidney Hastings, Alliance, Nor
folk and Beatrice.
The Washington times., 1917-02-15
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
DIR. Edwards, a practicing physician
for IL years and calomePs old-time en-
emy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid livers.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but healing, sooth-
ing vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the keynote" of these
little sugar-coated, olive-colored tab
lets. They cause the bowels and liver
to act normally. They never force
them to unnatural action.
If you have a dark brown mouth"
now and then-a bad breath-a dull,
tired feeling-sick headache-torpid
liver and are constipated, you'll find
quick, sure and only pleasant results
from one or two little DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every
night just to keep right. Try them.
10c and 25c per box. All druggists.
The Washington times., 1917-02-15

ecutive session on account of IL,
little interest has been shown in It,
openly at least, at the Capitol.
1t is the plan OF the Administers
ton to put the Grayson nomination
in soon after March 4 as a recess ap-
pointment. The Senate will meet in
extra session soon after March 4 to
consider nominations and any treaties
or other executive questions.
Then, IL possible, the confirmation
of the Presidents physician will be
forced
The Washington times., 1917-02-15

4: Mrs. AxeI wicbfeld. 3; WILLIAM
Littauer, 5: Mrs. W. Sinclair Bowen,
4: II. T. Newcomb, s: Miss Louise
McLanahan, 3; Miss Anna Hamlin. 2;
Commander ]. II. Reid, S; Miss Ruth
Tanner, 3; Miss Edythe Howard. 8;
Major Lutz wahl, 5; George Oakley
Totten, jr., 6; Miss Ethel MacMurray,
,; Mrs. F. L. PIeadwell, 2; Dennufs
A. Upson. 16: Miss Matte Stevens. 2:
Abner Drury, 3; w. F. Downey. jr.,
4: ]. A. Jones, 1 J. A. Haynes, 1; F.
f. Radue, 2: John ]. Duff. 1: II. +.
Jackson, .; E. n. Palmer, .; J. p.
Donald. 1: Mark Turner, 2.
The Washington times., 1917-02-15

TO OPSss Ns-v r-.sO
Bids for siE new seSut cruisers for
the navy will BE- opened By Secretary
allotment is part ~ tas preparedness
measures taken ~ th0 Government.
All American ship b8fIdina nrus
have been invited ~ Secretary Dan
iels 10 bid on the contract. Three
cruisers are provided for under the
naval bill Of last year ssd the re-
naming three are authorized In the
measure now pending before Con-
gress.
The Washington times., 1917-02-15
GRAYSoN FIGHT DROPPED
No Effort Being Made to Force
Confirmation Now.

Practically all efforts to force
through the confirmation of DR.. Cary
T. Grayson as medical director and
rear admiral have been dropped in
the Senate.
Since the Senate, by an overwhelm-
ing vote the other day, refused to
take the matter up and go into ex-
The Washington times., 1917-02-15
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD

Get a small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea. or as the German folks
call 1t Hamburger Brust Thee" at
any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful
of the tea, put a cup of boiling water
upon ii. pour through a sieve, and
drink a teacup full at any time. II Is
the most effective way to break a cold
and cure grip. as IL opens the pores.
relieving congestion. Also loosens the
bowels. thus breaking a cold at once.
1t is inexpensive and entirely veget-
able. therefore harmless.-AdYt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-15
MANY HORSE SHOW ENTRIES
Nearly 200 Animals Will BE Shown
At Indoor Event.

Nearly 200 entries have been made
In the indoor horse show of the
Washington Riding and Hunt Club to
be held next Monday and Tuesday
at the riding academy, Twenty-sec
ond and p streets northwest.
Among the prominent owners and
their entries are: Col. Robert n.
Thompson, IL: Mrs. Larz Anderson.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-27

do, II the family Is poor, keep the gir'
at home< There is nothing else OF
earth so pathetic as the useless ant
futile sacrifices parents make TO give
their children what they fondly think
are educational advantages and which
the children are either too lazy or too
stupid to take.
Mother wears her old clothes and
slave. over the cook stove 10 send
Maudc'o off to finishing school whose
only effect is to finish mp what little
sense Maude had Ia start with, and
leaves her dissatisfied with her home
and ashamed Of her shabby old mother
Father works over time, and shor,ens
his days, shaving for the money to
send John off to college, and all that
John comes home with is a college yell
and a blighting contempt for the gro
Gerry trade.
In considering whether they shall
send their children of to school or not
let parents ponder well the fact that all
education is not to be derived from
books. About the best brand Of 1t comes
put up in the packages OF daily expert.
ence and children can get that just as
well at home as elsewhere. It's nice
il they can send Maude and John off
to school withou, sacrificing the bal.
ancc OF the family, So is II nice to
keep an automobile, But its a irill
and not a necessity, and a boys or
girls real happiness and success do
not depend upon II.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-27
Dorothy Dix Says
THE PROBLEM OF H BOARDING SCHOOL.
BY Dorothy Dix
Tho Worlds Highest Paid Woman Write,
LEM OF THE BOARDING SCHOOL.
BY Dorothy Dix
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer

THIS is the time OF year when the
burning question in thousands OF
family circles is whether Maudc
shall be sent of to boarding school or
not.
Maude is crazy to go because Mamie
Perkins and Sally Jones arc going, and
she's heard lurid tales OF the joys OF
stolen fudge parties. Mother wants
Maudc TO 20 because she wants Maudr
to do everything that Maudc wants To-
do, bu, it breaks her heart TO THINK ~
her little girl going away from her.
Father doesn't want her TO go because
i, is so expensive, and becatsc( he cant
see the reason for paying out hundreds
Of his good, hard dollars to sendIMaudc
off to a school that isn't a whit better
school than the high school on the next
block.
So the argument goes round and
round the family circle, And what are
they to do2
SO far as my opinion goes, the onc
determining factor in the case :
money. II the family has plenty OF
money by all means send Maude off 10
boarding school II the family hasn't
plenty of money keep her home.
OF course il a girl has given unmiS.
taxable evidence that she is a real gen.
uine blown-in-th bottle genius, then il
is the bo6nden duty Of her parents &c
make every possible sacrifice to CIV,
her the opportunity 10 develop her tai.
ent. Also, il the girl i, a serious, so.
Der minded, strenuous young womaI
who has shown from the cradle up thu
she is gong to make the sort Of d
woman who will eSpouSe a career in.
stead Of a man, il is the bushes, OF hcl
father and mother to give her the edu.
cation that will best enable her to iigh.
her battle with the world single hand.
ed.
But we are not talking OF icminin,
gCniuSeS, or lady doctors, or lawyers OF
teachers now, hut OF just the ordinary
girly girlicS who have nothing heaylcr
on their minds than their hair anC
whose only aspirations are 10 rave Z
good time, catch nice husbands, SETTLE
down IN comfortable homes and have
a lew golden curled. blue eyed babe.
playing about their feet.
They are Just sweet normal girls
the kind that keeps the world going
and whether such should be sent of Il
school, when there's a perfectly gooC
school at home, depends al,ogcthe0
upon fathers pocke,book II papa car
afford it, without pinching the halanc,
OF the family, she should go by al
means.
So far as the girl herself is coucerne,
il is a highly educational expcrlcnc,
independent OF wha, she learns out %
books. To begin with Maude finds Oh
for the first time in her Young lit'
that she is not the king pin IN the uni
verse and that the sun and moon d.
not wait upon her whim'.
From the time she was born Maud.
has been the most important thing -
her home What she liked and dldn'
like to eat determined the family menu
II she sulked everybody got busy tryinI
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-27
EXPRESS VEHICLE
SHORTENED
Service Discontinued Here
After $50 in Evening,

Vehicle service by both the Wells.
EaiVo and American Express com
panlcs will cease at 80 o'clock .. m,
daily under an agreement, reached by
10 r. Kline aud i. W. McCune, ger.
elal agents OF the two companies.
Announcement, OF the change, which
will he effective September |, was made
this morning at the Chamber OF Com.
mcrce. The early closing hour was
forced upon the express companies by
abnormal conditions.
Fully dS percent Of the business IA
received between the hours of ! and q
o'clock in the afternoon The result is
that the terminals are congested be
tween the hours Of s and Q o'clock IN
Tie evening by stopping the pickup
service at $50 o'clock il gives an extra
hour to handle the business and help
relieve the congestion The move was
declared 10 be necessary for the best in.
tcrcst OF patrons.
For emergency shipping the city of
flee will receive a%tticles until 3 o'clock
y m. and the depot office will be opei
at all hours