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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
BUILD BIG CANNING PLANT.
Grimes Company Erecting S125,ooo
Factory NJ PSlIa.

-Pella, July 15.-The new corn cam
ming plant winch is being erected here
by the Grimes Canning Company, Is
rapidly nearing completion. When full
ly completed and equipped with the
most modern machinery obtainable,
the plant will cost $125,000.
Most Of The MACHINERY is already
here and the rest has been shipped
and as soon as the railroad COM
pany can deliver. will be installed.
The plant is one of q chain Of
five erected and owned by this
company in different localities Of
the state. The Headquarters of the
Grimes Canning Company, reputed
to be the largest corn Gamer in the
world. are located at Grimes, Iowa.
and the firm has. for several years,
been putting it's products on the
market under brand of "Old
Grimes"
This one factory at Pella will be
operated as the Pella Canning Com :
pany, and will employ about $50
people during the canning season.
which usually starts about the mid
die Of August, which time they hope
to have the buildings fully completed
and equipped.
The plant now /being built at
Perry by the same firm is exactly
like the one here. in fact, both are
being built from the same plans.
The plant consists Of main build
ing and a Green corn shed. The
main building is Of brick. sOx30O feet
and is two stories high. In this build
ing will be located the canning ma
chinery and cookers, also the offices Of
the company.
The green corn shed Is frame
building 4eSi2e fee. in which the
green corn will be processed before
canning. Farmers in this Vicinity
have taken hold Of the plan of keep
Ing this plant furnished with sweet
corn and have under cultivation for
the coming season nearly 1,4oO acres,
the product of which is to be canned
here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
OF FoRTY.rHREE REPORTED IN
IOWA FORTY ARE FROM
DUBUQUE COUNTY.
EPlpEMlcs PECULIAR
TO DRY DUSTY WEATHER
Nine Deaths Due to lnfantiIe Paralysis,
Eight in Dubuque County, Isolated
Gases Reported From cass, Pottawat-
tanie and Clarke countiss--Two
Types Of Disease.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. July 15.--Out Of forty
three cases of infantile paralysis re-
ported to the state board Of health up
to the end of last week forty Of them
were from Dubuque. Nine deaths were
reported. eight being from Dubuque
and one from Cass county. A case of
the disease was reported from Potta-
wattamie county and one; from Clarke
county.
In statement issued with reference
-ts- this disease DR.. G. H. Sumner,
secretary of the state board of health,
among other things. says:
The epidemics in Iowa have oc-
Cured in the summer and fall months
and this accords with the epidemics in
other states and other parts of the
world. 1t seems that dry. dusty weather
is particularly favorable to the spread
Of the disease.
Serious Aspect Of Scourge.
"The serious aspect Of the conditions
which confront all states can he fully
understood when it is stated that the
motality ranges from 3 to 20 per cent
in the various epidenios, the death
rate being highest in very young chill
dren and in adults, and lowest in chill
dren from to 10 years Of age. That
which is worse than, direct mortality
is the permanent paralysis Of one or
both of the arms or legs with the con-
sequent whitening Of the affected mem
bers and the Gripping OF the pai lent
for life. This occurs in over % per
cent of the cases and constitutes the
worst feature of this scourge.
Two Types Of Disease.
"'The disease occurs in two types, the
welltmarked type followed by paralysis
of one or more muscle groups and the
recently recognized abortive type,
which, owing to greater resistance OF
the patient and a lessened virulence OF
the infection. runs milder course and
terminates without paralysis.
ut is a contagious and infectious
disease and must be handled as such.
The degree Of susceptibility to the
disease is low. Only about per cent
of exposed persons develop the disease
as compared to II per cent for
OpntHeIld, q pei Seht ~ SSAA ~
fever and nearly 80 per cent for
measles This low degree Of suscepti-
bility is fortunate but it has led to
considerable misunderstanding and
doubt as to the transmissibility of the
disease because so many exposed per-
sons escape Infection.
ut is to be noted that infantile or
spinal paralysis is most prevalent
during the months of August and Sep
4ember and the Iowa state board of
health requestsNall local boards OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
Seek Native Ba1sa,,,
FRS to Beauty
Capitol Grounds
Special to Times . Republican,.

SpeClal 10 I1meS- RepuDllcan.
Des Moines, July 1.-THE three Iowa
members OF the Iowa conservation COM
mission are spending a few days in
Allamakee county arranging to secure
specimens of plant life and trees native
to that section of Iowa and not found
in any other regions in the state. This
work Is a part of the plan suggested
by Governor Harding and made pos
sible by the last Legislature to secure
varieties of all the various kinds Of
trees and plants native to this state
to be planted on the capitol extension
grounds. The commission has q fur
ther mission also of helping to conserve
and to help beautify, as time and con-
ditions will permit, Iowa lakes and
natural beauty spots.
Far up in the crags of the great tow
ering bluffs overlooking the majestic
Mississippi, in the northeast corner of
Allamakee county, grow beautiful bal
sam fir trees. This Is the only region
in Iowa where balsam frs are found as
native trees. 1t is the same variety OF
balsam fir which Is found In Wisconsin
and a considerable portion of the lake
region in Michigan. They do not grow
farther south in Iowa because they do
not thrive except In regions where there
is considerable snowfall in winter and
moisture is plentiful and where they
are not subject to hot dry winds in the
summer. To be sure they are culti-
waited and domesticated thruout the
state, but they are not native to any
portion except little area up in ALA
makee, nor do they thrive outside of
that area except carefully nurtured.
The soil UP there. too, is to their liking.
They are shallow roofing trees and
must have heavy covering of snow in
the winter to protect the roots.
White pine trees also are native to
northeastern Iowa, while not commonly
found elsewhere in the state. The white
pines however extend over a much
larger area than the balsam fir and, in
fact, are to be found all along the Mis-
sissippi. 1t is reported there are a
few on the hillsides on the Missouri
slope and scattered elsewhere in the
state, but northeastern Iowa Is their
native habitat in this region. Some
fine specimens Of these, trees will be
secured for the capitol extension
grounds.
Pref. Z. II. Pammel. of ,Ames: Wes-
ley Greene. secretary of the state hor-
tieultural society. and Curator Edgar
Harlan are the members of the con-
! servat ton commission in charge of this
work. They are Just beginning to plan
for the varieties of native, trees and
plants to be set out on the capitol eX-
tension grounds.
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CROP OUTLOOK FAVORABLE.
Reports From Ida County Indicate
Bountfut Harvest. -

Specia, 10 Times Republican.
Ida Grove, July 15.--Ida county has
enjoyed another most favorable week
for. crops, Ind the haying harvest Is
practically thru until another cror
natures. Many farmers have been
cutting oats and while some claim that
the grain is not what was anticipated
In the early variety. still the yield Will
be about an average. However, AL
claim that the late oats are fine and
the yield will exceed the very best
years for that cereal. Wheat prospects
still continue highly pleasing and The
grain has reached a stage where moth
ing but continuous rainfall of some
length would damage 1t. Corn has
made strenuous strides and field after
field is now in the tasseling stage and
the farmers ire practically unanimous
in the assertion that July never wit
messed such favorable prospect as
at the present time. The early potato
crop is made and is excellent in quail
ity and yield. but the late potatoes
are in need of rain just at this time.
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Louie LAIrENeERGElR FOUND At.
MOUNT PLEASANT AFTER MA.
rioN.WlDE SEARCH.
SOLE HEIR TO ESTATE :
WORTH MORE THAN $4,000
Lett Home In Nashville, Tenn, Forty
i Years Ago, Coming to Iowa to Find
New Hems-ssnt to Asylum In 1882,
Fri.rdI..s, and With No Record Of
whers ahouts Of Relatives.

Des Moines July. 15.-One OF the
strangest stories Of a nan lost to his
relatives aad friends for forty years
/. revealed in the case Of Louis Lait-
enberger, VINO has Just been released
from the insane hospital at Mount
Pleasant, to friends in his old boy
hood city of Nashville, Tenn, which
he left more than forty years ago.
nation wide search, lasting ovei
period Of many years, has been
made for Daitenberger. 1t was only
after his last relative in Nashville.
Tenn. had died and he was declared,
il living. to be the sole heir OF an es-
tate Of more than $4,000 that hnal
search was instituted which located
him in the Mount Pleasant hospital.
He is hale and hearty physically it is
reported at Mount Pleasant but noe
right mentally and will be placed in a
sanatorium at Nashville.
In Asylum Since 1882. {
It seems Laitenberger left his boy.
hood home more than forty years ago
TO come to Iowa He settled in Scott
cchnty but after few years lost his
mind and was committed to the Mount
Pleasant hospital Jan. H. 1882. Moth
ing was known, 1t appears Of the
nome OF his relatives ana i1aitenbeTssr
could not give any enlightenment on
the subject. He was listed on the
hospital record as from Scott county.
~ I HIS relatives relatives down III Nashville aa-
vertised for him in vain. Some TWEEN
ty years ngo his mother died leaving
only one surviving member Of the
family at the old home. brother.
Again the country was combed for
news Of the missing brother. He was
given up as dead. Last winter the re-
manning bfother died and the estate
was turned over to the Nashville Trust
Company for administration.
Search AsyIums Of Country.
Samuel H. Orr, general manager OF
the company, determined to institute
a search Of such thoroughness that it
would either result in locating the
long lost heir or producing conf1rma-
tive evidence such as could be pre-
scented to q court on what had become
OF him. He employed Maj. John E..
Fisher, Of his home city, q former
army officer, to conduct the search.
Fisher spent many months Of search
ing without avail
One day the idea came to hime OF
trying to locate him in an asylum. He
remembered from his army expert
ences that often q man loses his
mind thru some great strain or mis-
fortune and his identity is also lost.
So he wrote to all Of the asylums OF
the country. In shoft time he, re-
ceived reply from Mount Pleasant
saying that a man Of that name was
there and had been for thirty-si
years. Major Fisher came out to
Mount Pleasant and there located the
missing heir
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Northern Io,ua Items

of Iowa The, Golden Eagle was
opened as a clothing store thirtysix
years ago AMI for a greater part OF
that time was owned by the Willners.
Several years ago they sold out to Sof
Wolk, Of Des Moines. After Crowder's
order went into effect Wolk found it
impossible to obtain nelp so he de-
cided to go out Of business.
claroin.
The many friends Of Robert Goslin
were greatly SURPRISED TO hear that he
had stolen a march on his friends and
was married at Fort Dodge to Miss
Hazel Butts Of Alden on June %.
The bride is Il daughter of a we'll
to-do merchant and a very popular
young lady. Robert is the youngest
son of Mrs. ]. F. Goslin and has been
employed on 4 farm near Alden since
last fall, but recently secured employ
ment as a brakeman on the Great
Western railroad at Clarion. They
will make their home in this city
with the groom's mother.
sprinsviIIe.
What might nave been serious ac-
cident occurred to Worth English, a
well known resident of this vicinity,
a few days ago. while dragging the
road between Springville and Paralta.
He had let mis- team stand while talk
ing with man who was driving by
and an auto came along on the wrong
side of the road and struck him as no
was starting 20 his team, as he saw
the car coming. 1t knocked him down
and both side wheels ran over him,
bruising him very badly. and for a few
days internal injuries were feared, but
he is recovering nicely.
Cedar Rapids.
A real estate deal has been closed in
this city which will assure the cham
Der Of commerce one of the finest and
most modern homes :n<the state. The
First Avenue Realty Company ac-
quired the old Waternouse block at
the northwest cornor Of First avenue
and Second street and will tear down
the ancient structure and in its place
erect tWo-story modern fireproof
building to cost approximately $45,-
GEO. The second floor will be occupied
by the chamber Of commerce and the
lower rooms by business concerns.
The club will have a frontage of 100
feet on the First avenue side and
100 feet on the Second street side.
The building will be ready for occu-
pancy in the fall.
Cedar Rapids.
Two light touring cars and Tires and
tubes worth $1,000 were recovered by
the police late Thursday when Louis
McWherter, 10; Bessie Hinkle, 17;s
Earl Elliott, 20, and Basil Hall, II,
were arrested while attempting to
leave the city with one Of the cars. ALI
live in vinton. and tires and tubes
were found later hidden in barn
here. McWherter and Elliott con-
.fessed to stealing cars In Keystone
and Dysart, and 2burglarizing garages
IN Palo and Lamont. Warrants have
been issued in Lynn, Buchanan and
Benton counties, charging McWherter
and Elliott with grand larceny, !; 5: :.. I'd
Hall and the Hinkle girl with att,
tempting to dispose Of or conceal
stolen property, - q ~ ..i7 :.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
DRIVES CAR INTO HOSPITAL.
Machine in Spectacular Flight Mar
rowly Misses Patient.

tyfe85f- tOvvSy t"towSo Y dSssVS'
Muscatine. July 15.-William Healy,
Of Lake township, sustained severe in
juries in probably the most peculiar
accident OF its kind as well as specr
tacular that has taken place here In
recent years wnen he crashed into the
Hershey hospital building on Mulberry
avenue after he had rammed a large
automobile owned by F. w. Swan into
the curbing.
2 Healy was driving home at a fast
rate Of speed when he turned out for
the Swan automobile. It is said that
as the driver Of Swans car attempted
to clear the road for the approaching
machine he made sudden turn
striking the big auto on the front
wheel and breaking 1t almost in two.
He was unable to stop his car before
it had leaped the curbing and crashed
into the hospital building.
1t is said that the accident occurred
just as a patient was being taken into
the building and the corner where he
struck was but few feet from the
door the patient was being carried in.
Healy was badly cut and bruised about
the body and his car was almost de-.
molished
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15

Fourth street pridss. according to
witness OF the accfdent. the boy was
riding on the rear OF a wagon in front
of Harman's car and when It had
crossed the bridge, the boy jumped OF.
Hartman, 1t Is said, endeavored to drive
around the boy but was unsuccessful
Reports given TO the police were to the
effect that Charles jumped Off the
wagon so quickly he could not avoid
striking him. The headlight struck the,
boy first knocking him to the pave
ment and a front Wheel Of the heavy
REQ car passed completely over the
boys body. 1t Is thought the blow the
boy received when he was knocked to
the pavement caused his death an
hour later.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15

burn, N. d. together with their
families. were. recent guests At the
Thomas Brooks home south Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Doctorman ana
daughter, of wyanconda, Mo-. were
guests last week OF Mrs. Doctormans
father, J. w. Trees.
Mrs. j. A. Anderson, OF Herscher'
H.. arrived last week to spend tne
summer with her daughter here, Mrs
Thomas Brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Herring and son ano
Mrs. Smith, OF Marshalltown. were re-
cent guests at the NJ. +. Christie home
here.
MIR. and Mrs D. f. Packard, are en-
pertaining friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Rad
ley. of waupaca, Wis, this week.
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Merrill.
Rasmus Jensen, a widely known
farmer residing about three mhes
northwest of Merrill, dropped dead in
the door yard of his home while con-
versing with mis- son, Emil and Mrs.
| Jensen. Mr.. Jensen was about 81
years old and is survived by his widow
and eleven children.
Manchester.
Mayor Fred H. ,Murson has made
proclamation calling attention to the
epidemic of ineantile paralysis in Du-
buque and urging the people Of Man
chester to clean up all rubbish and
filth and take every precaution pos
s;ble to destroy breeding places for
flies, mosquitoes or germs.
Waterloo.
School boards of Black Hawk county
are determined to procure first class
teachers If salary IS any temptation.
Reports received from the annual
meetings show that rural districts will
pay all the way from $50 to $50 a
month. an amount slightly below that
Cedar Rapids.
The first homegrown potatoes to
be marketed here were brought to
-the city by a man who made his
first attempts at gardening two years
ago. At that time he ploWed three
lots and planted potatoes (which sold
at a good price that season. Thursday
he brought in forty, bushels which
found ready sale at 50 her bushel.
Waukon.
Miss Lizzie Mitchell last week sold
forty seven head. Of - -year-ol cattle
and received the sum OF $6,440. She.
purchased these cattle herself about
three months ago and, placed them on
her farm and it is claimed she cleared
$4,000 on the deal, and fall say she is
entitled to the title Of cattle queen Of
Allamakee county. She also purchased
. Ford to go to and from her farm.
Charles City.
Wesley G. 'aenke, mayor Of Charles
City, left Friday for st. Paul, Mimi,
where he will join the marine corps,
and from there he goes to Paris Is
land, s. c., general headquarters for
the marines A farewell dinner was
given Mayor IJenke Thursday noon by
the bar ass cciation. and Thursday
evening after a banquet given by the
city officials. q pubiic meeting in his
honor was held in Central Park. His
successor has not yet been appointed.
Waterloo
Passage Of. the bill last winter to
protect the quail Is already having q
wholesome effect. Prior TO the closed
season two small focks Of quail made
their home on the farm lands adjacent
to Prospect Hills. These have now in
creased to five hocks, numbering about
sixty birds. The quail are 50 tame
that they venture into dooryards and
gardens and pursue harmful insects In
war garden plots. In some instances
the BIRDS mount porch railg and give
their CHEEKY calls.
Cedar Rapids. II 5.
General CroWder's wordSEoI ngnt or
der has been the means Of the going
out - business a ahe Of the oldest
/ Mtln .cle1hins stores in this part
-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
Maintain hlah Ideals.

The most difficult problem that any
human being has to solve 10 the pre-
vention OF al insidious lowering OF big
standards. 1t is SO easy to grow .
little careless about personal appear
ance, to be trife less particular IN
discerning the difference between right
and wrong. to drop into habits OF neg
lect in small matters that were once
considerd duties, that gradually the
whole life has slipped to lower piane
before one Is aware. The lowering OF
ideals along any line means q lower
ed life.-Great Thoughts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
Beat Train In Speeding.

A man beat train In recent race
between the two from Groom to Kur-
seong, India-a distance OF l51s miles,
The victor, private named Graham.
Of the Argylls, beat the train by two
minutes. The distance was covered IN
one hour and thirty, minutes by con-
tlnuous running. Graham walked two
days before from Ghoom to Kurseong
and back, 81 miles in six and one
fourth hours.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
LynnvilIe News Briefs.


Lynnville, July 15.-A daughter was
born Monday to DR.. and Mrs, A. F.
Quire.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Perry.
Mrs George Chambers left Monday
for trip to Eureka Springs and
Berryvilie, Ark. She was accompanied
by her sister-in-law, Mrs A. A. Morris
and son. of Alexander. Iowa
Mrs. W. A. Cunningham visited her
brother, Lou shahan, at Winfield last
week.
Mrs. Ray Stanley and children. OF
Kansas, are visiting relatives in this
vicinity.
Mrs. C. Winters returned Friday
from the Methodist hospital, Des
Moines. She underwent q serious
operation and is now recovering NICE
e (. - rs - . " II y = ~ q r
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and my troubles caused by that weak
ness are thing of the past. Allwomen
who suffer as l did should try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. JAS. RoHRBERG, $50 Knapp St,
N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Women who suffer from any form Of
weakness. as Indicated by displacements,
Inflammation, liberation, irregularities,
backache, headaches, nervousness or
sthe blues" should accept Mrs. Rohr-
berg's suggestion and give Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound .
thorough trial.
For over forty years It has been
correcting such ailments. If you have
mysterious complications write for
advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
Jail browns Weddins Bells.

Davenport, July 15.-Instead OF hear;
ing wedding bells Joe Estes. ~ years
old, and Hazel Blood, 1s years old. both
Of Cedar Rapids, are being held bys the
Davenport police until their case can
be investigated. The hcouple was ar
rested at the Rock Island passenger
station, Davenport, and admitted that
they had run away from their homes
with the intention OF getting married
at Moline The police have wired
the authorities at Cedar Rapids. It Is
probable that they will be sept back
home.
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Under Federal Control.

Fort Dodge, July is The Fort
Dodge, sDes Moines & Southern rail !.
road has received definite advice that
1t mas been retained ! under federal
control. The railroad administration
has instructed that the wage increases
granted to, employees OF t0ther roads
about "a month ago Ahall be applied
also to the Fort Dodys line. The Of
icails Of the Fort Dodge line are now
working out the new rates and apply
ing them to all employees, effective
Jan. 1, 1878. The increase ranges
from 20 to 40 Per cent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
oar kjlle vsterloo Lid.

Waterloo. July 49, Charles Tooman
OF 202S Mulberry street, a 12-year-old
boy, died shortly after noon Saturday
at st. Francis hospital at result Of
injuries received when an automobile
driven by w E. Hartman. Wilson
avenue Dubuque, struck him At IL: 80
&. M at the East approach Of tho
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
SearIes University Pastor.
to~Times- Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 15.--The Presbyter-
ianS> of Iowa iCty have chosen Rev.
Herbert L. 'Searles as university pas
tor. He suceeeds Rev. DR.. E. A. lBess,
who was called to St. Paul. Mimi. as
a college president. Rev. Mr.. Searles is
an alumnus of Dartmouth and Union
Theological Seminary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
Cured Of Indigestion and constip patton.

Il first took Chamberlain's Tablets
about six years ago. At that time l was
greatly troubled with my stomach and
suffered from ills brought on by con-
stipation. Chamberlain's Tablets were
the first medicine that helped me in tho
least. They not only afforded me quick
relief, but by continuing their use for a
short time I was, cured of indigestion
and my bowels were restored to reg
ular action" writes Mrs. G. w. jack
son. Litchfleld, Ill