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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Canals In the Suez.

Before the construction OF the Suez
canal. completed in 1869, there was no
direct water communication between
the Mediterranean and the Red sea-
but at various eras such communion
ton existed by way Of the River Nile.
From an inscription on the temple at
Karnak 1t would appear that canal,
joining the Nile and the Red sea. ex'
listed ut the time Of Seti l., 1880 b. Z.
This canal diverged from the Nile near
Bubastis and was carried along the
fertile Wadi Tumilat to q port at the
head Of the expanse Of water known
today rs the Bitter lake, now forming
part of the Sucz canal route. The
channel of this canal Is still traceable
in parts Of the Wadi Tumilat. Other
canals connecting the Nile and the
Red sea were built in ancient times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
pusuouE BOYS DEPART.
Town Bids FAREWELL 10 116 Men Called
70 New National Army.

Town Bids Farewell 10 116 Men Called
70 New National Army.
Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Feb. 25.-Dubaque turned
out en- nsse Saturday afternoon to
bid farewell to 116 men of the new
national army who left shortly after 2
o'clock on the hrst leg Of the journey
to Berlin. Two men who had been
selected to 50 did not appear and To-
cal members Of the exemption board
are investisating their cases.
Thousands Of people lined the down
town streets as the men marched on
their way to the depot. It was esti-
mated that between ten and twelve
thousand stood for two hours at the
railway station waiting for the train
which was to carry the men to camp
had arrived and departed. The train
was nearly an hour late In arriving
and the crowd already thsre was aug
nknted by other thousands who came
later and occupied every available foot
Of space near tho depot.
Two bands, civil war and Spanish
American va: veterans, Dubuque Col
lege cadets in uniform. Boy Scouts.
members OF tie exemption and advis-
DRY boards. Mayor saul. tho city couf1-
Gil and Z drum corps took part in the
street Demonstration. The crowds that
lined the streets cheered as the new
national army man passed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Cape Horn Storms.

The waters, Of Cape Horn have new.
err been unvisited by storms for more
than week or two at stretch within
the memory Of man. Standing on the
outpos! of the world, Cape Horn Is the
meeting place of ocean currents OF
very different temperatures, from the
Icy cold waters of the Antarctic drift
to the warmth Of the Brazilian aud
Peruvian return currents. The pre-.
vailing winds are from the northwest
and west, and these. coming from the
warm regions Of the Pacific, condense
into fogs which the sailors call Cape
Horn blankets and which are the sure
forerunners Of storms. The extremely
low levels to which the glaciers Of
TERRA del Fuego descend, soil, the
meeting Of conflicting winds of very
different temperatures, are all direct
causes combining to make this the
most constantly stormy region In the
world
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
RElMsEck FAN NETs $500
Three Days Sale for Benefit Of Red
cress Highly Successful.

Three Days Sale for Benefit Of Red
cress Highly Successful.
Special to Times Republican.
Reinbeck, Feb. 25.-The Reinbeck
Red Cross fair closed Friday night
after a tire days session. The atten-
dance ran into the thousands and
everybody was thoroughly interested
in the success Of the fair. The COM
mittee In charge has announced that
the clear proceeds range about $500.
The total taken in was about $4,000.
Some very ridiculous prices we're bid
at the numerous auction sales: viz: .
dog sold for t57; another street dog
sold for SIS; . Brunswick phonograph
furnished by the Meyers Jacobsen
drug company, sold for 1910; a load OF
cobs brought 355; and q quilt pieced
and made by the Red Cross ladies sold
for $106. There were almost 1000 diff
ferent articles in all donated by the
farmers and the merchants OF Rein
beck. A number Of loads Of coal, wood,
and dressed pork were on the list.
Taken in all everybody is well salts
fed with the outcome of the fair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Eldar.DuckS,

Eider-ducks are numerous every
where in Norway. Being the pro-
ducers Of the valuable elderdown, q
staple article Of trade in Norway. they
are vigorously protected by law, and
are In consequence SO tame as In
many places to approximate to domes.
tic fowl. The birds are regarded
with far from friendly eyes by the
fishermen, by reason Of the damage
they work among the spawning-beds
Of the fish. HOLSTERS, in particular
suffer severely from their depreda
tons, the "fruit" Of female lobster
being an especial dainty to the elde-
duck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
- p;a,,,,l.

Dog days u the name applied =
the hottest sNason Of the year at the
time Of the hsliacal rising Of Sirius.
the dog star; that Ii, the time when
It rose just before the sun. They usu.
ally lasted for about 40 days. We
still retain the expression OF dog days
Ms applied to the hottest season OF the
year, but owing to the procession OF
the equinoxes It 10 no longer the time
Of the heliacal rising OF the dog star.
The time Of dog days dates from the
time when Sirius rises at the same
time as tho sun. Because Of the pro-
cesslon Of the eQulnoxes, this time
comes earlier every year by 20 min
utes 20 seconds. The almanac max
ers Of today In this, as In many other
cases, cater to the old-time supersti.
tons Of the ignorant. and mark the
dog days. Some Of them reckon the
dog days from July "a to August "a,
the time Of greatest heat In summer
In the United States; others date them
from July 3 to August II.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Probate Notice.

Office OF the clerk Of the district
court. state Of Iowa, Marshall county,
So. District court. March term, A. u.
1918.
To whom it may concern;
You and each OF yen are hercp
notified to appear at the cours hout \
in Marshalltown. Iowa. In said ccunts
at o'clock a. m, on the 18th day OF
March, 1918. to attend the pr0W OF
and probating an instrument In writ
ing purporting to be the last will and
testament OF Emil H. Keller. late Of
Marshall county. Iowa daceAaed. At
which time and place you win appear
and show cause, IL any. why sald VIII
should not he admitted to probate,
In testimony whereof. have hereto
subscribed my name and AFFIXED the
seal Of the district court. this nth
day Of Frebruary. A. ID. 1918.
G. W. Gilbert,
Clerk Of the District Court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
GIRL ASSAULTED BY TRAMP.

Attacked by Stranger Who Crops Long
Strands % Hair From Girls Head.
Special to Times Republican.
Missouri Valley. Feb. 25.-The sheriff
and posse have been searching for
thirty six hours or more in q vain Ell
fort to locate and arrest tramp who
assaulted Mary Huett, i6-year-ol old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Huett,
who reside between this city and mo
dale on the Sioux City line OF the
railroad.
While walking to the home Of q
neighbor the girl was seized as she
was crossing an overhead bridge on
the railroad. She was thrown down
into the muddy road upon her face,
and with a sharp knife the tramp cut
Off her beautiful head Of hair, cropping
it close to her head. He made no
other attempt to injure the girl and
before she could. in her badly fright
ened condition, secure good look at
the fellow he disappeared. Attic an
alarm was given very soon after the
assault the girls assailant has not
been apprehended.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
OH for COOKING.

Few people realize what great deal
Of use can be made Of oil In cooking,
and though the price Of oil has risen
considerably it Is cheap to fry with be.
cause 1t contains no water like lard
butter, or fat, and it wastes less when
frying. II care Is taken while frying
not to burn the oil it can be strained
after using. through fine strainer in.
to clean basin and when cold should
be covered. and can be used over and
over again. Let 1t cool little before
0tr0ininR IL
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Belmond News Briefs.
q Times Repu blican

Special TO Times tNepu piiSoh.
Belmond, Feb. 25.-The Belmond Reo
Cross chapter shipped another DIG
supply of articles, the result OF ono
weeks work, together with a NUMBER
of articles sent by the Olaf ladies. Last
fall the ladies of Olaf, small station
west of Belmond, decided it was toe
far to come to this place every week
and work, so an auxiliary was formed
The Olaf ladies have raised their own
money and have shipped to the keo
Cross here a large number OF articles
and knitted goods.
The final declamatory contest was
held in the high school auditorium
Friday evening. twelve contestants
taking part. The winners were: ora
torical, Philip McBurney, Wilson's
First War Message: dramatic, cara
Johnson, The Christmas Substitute :
humorous. Glenn Thompson. Burglar
Bill These three will represent BEL
mond in the county contest, to be heio
here early in March.
Mr.. Santee. OF Cedar Falls. was in
Belmond recently arranging the sale
Of the building known as the Kerr
House, which was bought by e. NJ
Lathrop, Of this place. Mr.. LathroI
will remodel the building into mod l.
ern apartments.
The farmers and business men o.
Goodell have been up In arms oVe'
the 1o-cent toll rate which the Bel
mond Telephone Company has pro
posed to charge for calls between
Goodeli and Belmond. mass meet
ing was held recently. at which peh
ton was signed by those present pro.
testing against the proposed rate. anu
a committee appointed to present the
petition to the directors Of the COM
pany. Not enough directors could DC
gotten together for a. quorum, so moth
ing definite was found out. AS the
matter stands. unless the Belmonc
Telephone Company changes 1t plans
pra ctically every phone In Goodel
will be taken out on March I.
County Agent Torblaa was in Bel
mond recently looking after the es-
tablishing OF seed corn testing sta
ton in this city A station for such
testing and a man to look after thu
work is to he arranged. as seed corr
in this vicinity is scarce and poor. Fl
F. Luck. local farmer. has beer
testing a number Of ears at one OF th'
local banks. and Of 100 ears tested
only one third proved O. X.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Northern Io,ua Items

the week end With relatives in town
above result. Attic Mr.. Miller had
been under the influence of the fumes
for nearly eighteen hours he was re-
vived and is recovering from the i'll
effects.
Storm Lake.
Col. George Currier Of this city, is
in receipt Of letter from Mrs. w. L..
Harding in which she tells of the dis
position Of the Storm Lake $4,000
goose, which was presented by the
Storm Lake citizens to the governor
Mrs. Harding says she dressed and
cooked the goose and served it at a
dinner at the executive mansion. The
feathers have gone into little cush-
ion for Barbara Esther.
Onawa.
A letter has been received by an
Onawa land owner from a farm hand
that worked for him three years ago
who asked for the address Of the man
that own the restaurant in which he
had eaten while in Onawa He stated
in the letter that he had become a
christian and had changed his ways
since he had Joined the army, and he
would like to send the amount of his
board bill to the owner Of the rest
aura.nt.
Storm Lake.
Roy c. Swartz, the Sac county far
mer. who was held by the county auth
critics here for the crime Of bigamy,
will not have to serve q term In pri-
~ t~I =
arrested when 1t was learned that he
had another wife whom he married
Miss Anna Weiland. He pleaded gull
ty to the charge and was awaiting his
sentence when twins boy and girl.
were born to Mrs. Swartz No. 2 at q
local hospital. The judge then gave
him q Jail seif1tszce ard hned him
$500.
Waterloo.
For the purpose Of keeping a close
watch ON suspected German sympa-
thizers and preventing ro-German
propaganda from breaking out, repre-
sentatives Of the employees Of Waterloo
industries nave osganized defense
council. The first meeting was held
at the railway Y. NJ. c. A. at the L. C..
shops Thursday night. This organi-
ration. to be known as the employees
cooperative committee on national de-
Tense, will be composed Of commit tt ees
selected from the employees Of tho DIFF
feronks 6actories. Five factories were
represented ak the meeting. the Ili-
nois Contra! shop employer, the Iowa
Dairy, Litchheld Manufacturing Com
pany, Waterloo Gas engine works, and
the Associated Manufacturers. Many
other factories are expected TO send
Representatives, to the next meeting In
the railway r. M. C. a., when further
organization will bs peefeated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25

Storm Lake.
A. sale Of Chester White hogs
held at the John p. Coulson farm one
brood sow solo for the record price Of
81 ono. A. c. Breecher, Of Storm Lake,
was the buyer. The sale averaged
1884,.
vinton.
To help the soldier boys of Ben
ton county to care for their teeth all
the dentists CT this county have agreed
to give free service to any man from
the county who is IN the service and
to repair his teeth and fix them before
he leaves for camp.
Nee ausland.
Ernest Sietz, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Seitz, west Of town, had the
misfortune while saving wood to get
his hand in the saw, inturing his
thumb. DR.. Newhern was called and
found it necessary to amputate. At
present he is doing nicely.
Waterloo.
Paul Simpson, one of the greatest
athletes ever developed in a Waterloo
high school, and Roy McComb, east
high quarterback last year. have join
ed the navy and expect to leave March
for Des Moines to take the final ex-
aminations. Both expect to be in the
service within . comparatively short
time.
DEBORAH.
The Wannishiek county division OF
the Y. M. e. A. has finished its cam
paign. The gum Of $1,000 was asked
and the amount contributed was 81
7so.se. Sumner township ana Spill
willie almost exclusively German and
Bohemian, headed the list with $4,000.
DEBORAH City gave $1.177.75.
4ehalisr. :.
This city has q popuiAIlon Of &c,
but has adofted enough French war
orphans 70 increase Its size by 81. A
gift Of $3.50 is required for the adop-
ton Of one OF the parentless children
OF France. A communication just re-
ceived from the national headquarters
n New YORK states that Schaller leads
all towns ami cities In the United
States. population considered.
Sioux City. ..
Sioux CITY promises 70 keep UP it,
church building program in 1918 de-
apito the war. Five new churches are
70 be built in this city the coming SUM
mer, two Of them-the FIRST Baptist
and tho Trinity Iltheran-are 20 cost
~ 900 and 10000 respectively The
city already has thirty-nve churches,
twenty -Ave Protestant and ten Catho-
lie, besides Z number Of missions.
-. a ~ /, a. = . 4. =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Siossx City Pupils
Get Holiday BY
Questionable Trick
Special to- MINES -,Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Sioux City, Feb. 25.-Tho public
schools OF Sioux City were closed last
Tuesday afternoon on order Of Super
intendent NJ. G. Clarke. The order was
given presumably on the suggestion Of
Mr.. Kirk, general manager of the
| street railway system, and because Of
the weather.
1t was developed. however, that Mr..
Kirk knew nothing Of the affair until
1t was called to his attention; Is shown
to have been the result Of the activity
Of the minds Of several young Ameri-
can members OF the high school who
conceived the idea that u half holiday
would be a nice thing.
The storm was about the wost OF
the winter, it Is true, but not such II
storm as would necessitnte closing OF
the schools. About 1890 the morning
recess hour, three high school students
tone of them girl) worked out the
plot.
The young woman,a senior IL is said
went to a telephone and called super
intendent Clark office.
rs Superintendent Clark there?" hse
asked.
This is he," responded Mr.. Clark.
| who had answered the telephone ring.
Just a moment, please. Mr.. Kirk
wishes to speak to YOU" was the re-
| Spouse that reached the superntend-
| ents ear.
| Then second member Of the plot.
! young man, also senior, with heavy
voice. took the phone.
"rhis is Mr. Kirk Mr.. Clark" he
said. "Our street car service is badly
crippled Ny the storm and 1t IS
probable that by another hour we Will
have to abandon service entirely.
thought you had better know this so
you could dismiss earlier this mornniS
and call the school off for the' after
noon il YOU desire.
Mr.. Clark thanked Mr.. Kirk for
tho information and u few minutes
later all of the, schools in the city had
| orders to dismiss as soon as possible
until the next morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Favor. Earl, Motherhood.

Doctor Bell writes In the Journal Of
Heredity, Washington. d. c., with the
statistical proof That young women un.
Questionably make better mothers than
those who have postponed the respon-
sibllity Of maternity until after thirty
years Of age. He fnvors early mar
riages and youthful motherhood on the
ground that. contrary to popular opin-
Ion. the offspring Of young mothers
have finer vitality and are the peers
II not the superiors Intellectually Of
children born Of ol1er parents
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
RENEWED INQUIRY FOR MiLcH
cows in FACE or INCREASING
PRICES.
BRINGING FROM S12s TO
SITS PER HEAD At SALES
To Meet Demands Jersey and l4eIstsin
Breeders Are Planning state Sales
milk Consumers Who Have Avail.
able Pasture Planning to Become
Producers Of Milk.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 25.-Ordinary
grade COWS are selling at farm sales
at from 1925 to sl75 per head. accord
ing to reports which have come to the
state food and dairy office. With
spring coming on the demand for dairy
cows is becoming more general, as
people who can find pasture to run
their cows on when grass comes pre-
Ter to own their own cow to buying
milk at present prices.
i remember the time just about
twenty years ago when bought four
good dairy cows at sale for $50 per
head" said Commissioners Barney IN
discussing the present high prices for
dairy cows. But there Is money in
keeping dairy cows now if you keep
the right kind. 1t is poor time to
keep loafers.'
The pure bred Jersey cattle men are
planning a sale to be put on at the
Iowa state fair grounds in Des Moincs
on March rs. at which some seventy
five to 100 head Of pure bred Jerseys
will be offered. On March 81 and %
the Holstein- Friesian association will
have sale at the fair grounds. Some
$50 head have already been consigned
to this sale. F. c. Barney, Of Hamp-
ton, son Of Dairy Commissioner Bar
ney will be in charge Of this sale.
Holstein Man in Field.
The Holstein- Friesian association
has started its work to develop the
dairy industry in Iowa, Illinois and
Minnesota and has put F.. G. Court, Of
Ames, out as field man. He is ex-
pected to boost dairying in every pos
sible way. by organizing and assisting
dairy COW test associations, holding
dairy booster meetings, visiting dairy
districts and thru other methods. He
is also to advance the Holstein FIRE
sian breed as much as possible.
Extension workers from the state
food and dairy department and from
the state dairy association are holding
meetings in various parts Of the state
to advance dairying. A meeting is
scheduled at Carlisle in Warren county
for Tuesday night. Now that ,practi-
cally every county in the state has 4
farm bureau with a county agent it Is
the plan Of the state dairy association
and the food and dairy department to
work with these farm bureaus as much
as possible in advancing the dairy
wOrL< H4, s..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25

There u ~ aGDeet - ~
relations whieA 1nbullsep Ion0 s NJ.
lists alike have Overlooked. ~ -!
spondent. who has brougAt - mee4y
scope to bear on many h0ussajees nn4e
that the parasitic upon that hAteeM1
insect il often an immature seoess
Too weak vt 10 spin IL web, e maheo
the fly its winged palfrsy. and eour1eD
from place to place at the win g -
captive. either until Pegasus psElsAes
naturally. or. presumably. until -
rider 10 able to make . meal q ~
charger. This, II confirmed. eeens a.
carry N q step farther 10 the seudy q
parasitism and commensalism -Ilea-
don Chronicle. N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
rraer News Notes.

Suecial to Times Republican,.
Traer, Feb. 25.-Miss Anna kvidera,
formerly Traer clerk. has quit her
job at Radcliffe and accerted a place
in the Litchy & McRoberts store in
Toledo.
Mrs. James Muirhead was confined
to her bed ire past week.
After beirg confined IN the deten-
ton hospital i'll Waterloo for ten days
for small poS which he didn't have,
and then three weeks after returning
home to break out with the disease.
is the experience Of John Draper. The
Draper home is quarantined and the
physician says the boy undoubtedly
contracted tha disease during his I'M
necessary confinement in Waterloo.
Mr.. Trout, who is to be local sup
erintendent Of the electric light plant,
has leased one of Tom Metcalfs
houses.
G. Jaqua, who has made his home
for the past SIN years with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Owens, moved to
Traer to live with his other daughter,
Mrs. John Owens. Mr. Jsqua is SO
years old and is still one Of north
Tama's bralny men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Anderson,
who have been working for Fred Childs
have leased one of Tom Metchalfs
houses and will return to town.
Mrs. Robert Mccormack. who has
been seriously Ill the past two months,
has so far recovered as to be able to
come down stairs.
The baby daughter that came re-
Gently to Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Nc
Bride, Of Panora, did not survive. Its
body was brought to Traer for burial
on Friday
Ferrin Roc and family have moved
to Cedar Rapids, where MIR. Roe is
employed in the Quaker Oats plant.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
ENTERS DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.

e. e. Norris, Secretary 10 President
Jsssup, Of Q. y. l, Gets Appointment.
Special to Times -Repub lican.
Iowa City. Feb. 25.-E. E. Norris,
private secretary to President Walter
A. Jessup, Of Iowa university, has been
appointed to q position in the diplo-
matte service and has been ordered
to report in washington on Feb. q. It
Is understood that he is to be assigned
to the legation at Copenhagen, Den
mark, and that he will sail for that
port within the near future. The ap-
pointment u for the duration Of the
war.
Miss Marceila Hotz, Of Iowa City.
formerly in the ONCE Of the dean Of
the college Of education, is to succeed
him temporarily In the presidents
office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
cIadbrook News Notes.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Gladbrook Feb. c5.-The Red Cross
carnival held at the Gladbrook gym
Thursday evening was a wonderful
success. The proceeds of the auction
were 1925 and the total realized by
the various booths was little better
than SIS.
Friday evening large audience en-
joyed a free Washington program
given at the gym by the school and
several of the village orators. A bas-
ketball game. the Gladbrook high school
VS.. Albion high school, followed the
program, and the .Gladbrook quintet
won. .i5aF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-25
Thomas Paine Rewarded.

Thomas Paine never received pen
sion nor reward Of any kind from
the national government for patriotic
service but the legislature Of Pennsyl.
vania voted him $500 on account OF
his pamphlet entitled Common Sense"
which undoubtedly gave an impulse to
the movement for independence.