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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
Northern, Io1ua Items

| as the springs give with the force OF
the missile which it will completely
stop before it reaches its object. The
posts hold the netting 20 feet from the
vessel. The mine sweep consists Of a
and hung in such a way that it may
be raised and lowered. The war de-
partment is making an experiment
with these devices. Mr.. Higgenbotham
has given his consent for the free use
by the government should the devices
prove effectual.
Boone.
Boone county has over 1000 Red
Cross memberships, this including
about 200 in the city Of Boone who
have not yet paid in their money.
Boone has over 5000. Workers are
now securing memberships in the out
lying districts Of Des Moines township
and report from them will swell the
grand total. No reports of any nature
have been received from Harrison
township and 1t Is not known whether
the workers assigned to the tasks in
Harrison dig any work.
Pomsroy.
New Years eve the German church
OF which Rev. Mr.. Shuman Is pastor
was burned to the ground. The pastor
Of this church is out on $1,000 bonds
charged with disloyal utterances and
the feeling at Pomeroy against him
has been high. The congregation were
holding watch meeting and It ID
said the gathering was broken up by
the firing OF guns and the throwing
OF stones against the edifice. After the
! congregation had disbandoned. about
1890, the building was a mass OF
flames. The cause Of the fire has not
been fixed. Some are Of the opinion
that the building was set on fire by
jealous loyalists and others think the
furnace became overheated and started
the blaze. l
Akron.
| Night Waterman Jess Mowers foiled
Ian attempt to set fire to the j. W.
i Hedges elevator. 1t was at about 2:30
lin the morning that he saw man
lurking near the elevator Seeing he
was discovered the prowler ran and
did not stop when halted nor even
when shots we're sent in his direction
An investigation was Immediately
made and resulted in the finding of 9
bottle Of kerosene and a quantity OF
Jolly waste which had been taken from
the boxing Of q freight car. These
linflammable materials were close tc
the woodwork, In q position that II q
blaze had been touched to them the
elevator would soon have been In
flames. The elevator ID 4 large one
has a capacity OF about 10000 bushels
lit 10 believed the attempt to burn the
building Was made by an w. w. sol
some other German sympathiser
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
CHARLES HoLADA CONVICTED OF
MURDER on OWN coArEs
SION. MAY GAIN LlsERrY
SENTENCE RECENTLY
COMMITTED BY GOVERNOR
FERN Rsduesd 10 Thirty three Wears
Makirs HE RsIeass Psssibis on
March :. 1890. tkr.. Good Conduct
Effort Not seins Made 70 Secure I'M
rsdiats Parole }er Hotada.
,eclal to Times Republican.

. Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, Jan. 9!C-onvlcted OF
murder on his own confession and SEN
fenced to the Fort Madison penitentiary
for life. recently granted a commuta-
ton Of sentence to thirty three years.
Charles Holada, after fifteen years in
prison, may be paroled ere long. Gov
ernor Harding's clemency has brought
to Holada this probability. in that the
slayer Of Anthony Gallagher has re-
8ceived credit for good behavior to such
an extent that he will now be ready
for release March :, 1920. even II he
has no other credits, and y not paroled
before. He has bee.s awarded seven
teen years an dthree months for worthy
conduct and has been q "trusty' IN
the best sense, having been; sent from
one institution to another without
guard to work during the last decade.
He has never broken faith.
An effort to secure his parole is now
making, and he has received, thru his
attorney. former Postmaster Henry q.
Walker, OF Iowa City, letters and pleas
for further clemeney from the coroner's
Jury, attorneys who tried his case, for
and against; professors at s. U. l., for
whom he has workedh prominent
farmers in the vicinity Of Lone Tree
and River Junction (where lived his
employer. whom he shot, and the for
mer's wife. whom Holada says he loved
deeply, tho weakly ana from others.
Basing It's action on these unusual
pleas for mercy the board Of parole may
free Holada, who is now 49,. this year.
instead OF waiting until his time ex-
pires in 1920.
The Holada Gallagher trials-in Iowa
City and the supreme court-were
among the biggest sensations OF the
state during the year 1902 and there
abouts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
Veterinarians to Meet.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 9.-Dr. ]. I. Gibson
state veterinarian, will attend con-
ference Of veterinarians from fourteen
states and federal workers to be heio
in ST. Louis the latter part OF TINS
week to consider the further eradication
OF hog cholera. All Of the states Of
the middle west are to unite IN
nght to stamp out hog cholera ana me
plans will be perfected at this meeting.
This is another war measure to help
save the pork and the fats so essential
at this time. The animal health COM
mission OF Iowa is in session at the
state house this week working out new
animal health rules to still further curb
animal diseases and their spread The
system adopted by the federal govern
ment for accrediting live stock heras
viii probably be adopted in Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
story County Red Gross.

Special to Times HepupllcHH.
Nevada, Jan. 9.-The Nevada chap
ter Of the American Red Cross. after
the completion of the. Christmas drive,
has 1875 members enrolled as annual
members from that>drive. The results
were very satisfactory and resulted in
the raising OF cash to the amount Of
$3.50 from all sources. OF this amount
there was $s1 in donations to the
Nevada chapter.
Besides this addition to the mem
bership there were los members from
North Grant, 333 members from South
Grant and 127 members from Nevada
and Milford townships. This gives the
Nevada chapter memberships Of 2,1ss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
erinnelI basketball Schedule.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. Jan. 9.-Grinnelrs basket
ball schedule for 1918 includes nine
games as follows:
Jan. 19.-Drake at Grinnell. ;
! Feb. 1.-Ames at Grinnell.
Feb. s.-Coe at Grinnell.
Feb. 15-Cornell at Mount Vernon.
Feb. 22.-Ames at Ames.
(?)-Nebraska at Lincoln.
March 1.-Cornell at Grinnell.
March s.-Simpson at Indianola.
March 9.-Drake at Des Moines.
March 12.-Open.
Practically, the entire squad re-
manned in Grinnell for practice during
the Christmas vacation. mike" Angus
tine, who LETT Grinnell for few days
last week, is expected to return to-
morrow, and will probably be In his
regular position at center for the hrst
game.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
HOPE TO RECEIVE CALL.
convicts at Fort Madison Fill Gu
Draft Question: aires.


Draft Question: aires.
Fort Madison, Jan. 9.-One hundred
or. more young men within the limits
Of Fort Madison regard the receipt OF
draft questionnaires ass the irony OF
fate. All Of them are perfectly willing
to be taken into Uncle Sans new army.
but they will not be for they are pris-
oners in the Iowa state penitentiary
here.
Practically all the men have received
their questionnaires and are now
filling them out. They are doing the
work carefully land painstaking and
hoping against hope that some way
will turn up TO show them q way to
get out OF the prison and into the
army. None OF them are making ex-
emption claims. rs
One man who had some trouble in
answering all the questions is said by
his companions to have at last given
up in disgust and to have written
across the face Of his .questionnaire:l
Come and get me-" Then he settled
backsto pray that they would.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
COMMISSIONER BARNEY TO EN-
FORCE STRICT STATUTE RE.
ss cARDlNo MARKETING
PACKAGES MUST SHOW
PLAINLY ITS HISTORY
Missouri Seed Corn esins Brought Into
stats--Barnsy Says X viii Not Ma
tvv In Northern Half Of State
Plenty Of Good Iowa Seed to Be
Avaiiabls-oths Seeds Satisfactory.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. with seed men
asking So to IS per bushel for seed
corn the laws governing the sale OF
seed corn are to be enforced to the
letter. it Is announced by Dairy and
Food Commissioners w. B. Barney. who
is responsible for the seed law enforce
ment.
The container or package in which
seed corn is enclosed must state where
the seed corn was grown and. II 1t
tests below ninety-two per cent, the
test must also be marked on the pack
age These provisions Of the law are
highly important, Commissioner Bar
ney declares.
81 understand seed corn is being
brought into Iowa from Missouri" said
Commissioner Barney today. This corn
will not mature in the northern half
of the state. It takes an early ma
turing variety. such as has been grown
in northern Iowa, to mature properly
in an average season in that part OK
the state. Hence this corn grown In q
southern latitude will not do to plant
in northern Iowa. 1 know OF instances
of this southern seed being planted in
northern Iowa two years ago when the
corn crop was failure.
Prosecutions Threatened.
Hence we are going to be on the
alert to catch any Of this southern
corn which does not meet the require
ments Of the law. The corn will be
seized and the persons who sold it
prosecuted to the full limit Of the law
."As has been the custom of the food
and dairy department heretofore, our
department will test samples Of seed
corn sent, in to us by any one who
wishes such q test made. We have
facilities to do this work promptly and
accurately"
Commissioner Barney reports there Is
much good seed corn in various parts
of the state from this years crop
which was gathered early and hung up
in the attics to dry. The quality or
other grains and seeds grown In Iowa
is reported good.
An increased acreage Of spring wheat
is reported to be Of utmost Importance
If this state. is to produce anything like
the amount Of wheat expected Of 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09

stiIson.
Tuesday afternoon the home Of Nels
Hanson at Stilson was burned to the
ground. Only the things on the first
floor were saved. The origin OF the
fire is not known.
vinton.
John Holland Boyden, pioneer OF
Benton county and veteran of the Civil
war, died at his home in Vinton fol-
lowing an illness of several years from
liver and kidney trouble.
MeGresor.
A Standard Oil representative while
in McGregor stated that the Standard
Oil company is making arrangements
to ship oil, gasoline and other products
by river to points on upper Missis-
sippi next Simmer.
sheIbyvills.
Bishop Homer c. stuntz conducted
the dedicatory address at the new
Methodist Episcopal church. The
building was dedicated free from all
Indebtedness. The cost Of the struc-
ture was nearly $4,000.
Wooden. @
Grandma Deathard passed away
after q lingering illness Of about ten
weeks. She had reached the age Of 81
years and death was expected at any
time. she had made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Peter Greenfield
since last spring.
Eagle Grove.
Owing TO the shortage Of coal the
school board has decided It best to
give the school children. another week
OF vacation. This is tins first t.ssss
that Eagle Grove has had such q
shortage. But we believe In Hoover
and this is q good way to prove It
This will give the students y long rest
and we-are sure they will feet like
work on. Jan. II.
Clinton.
f Sneak thieves entered J. s. Bailey's
second hand store and got away with
four watches and q diamond ring. the
proprietor OF the establishment informs
the police. Mr.. Bailey had gone up
stairs few minutes, leaving the front
door open, he said When he returned
he discovered that the watches and dia-
mond were stolen. Two were gents
and two were ladies' watches. all gold
filed. The ring was set with half
carat diamond.
Kingsley. Y ! 5!9
p. A. Higgenbotham, Of this place
has Just patented q torpedo. guard and
mine sweeper. for the protection Of
vsssels against m attack from sub
marines and contact with mines. The
device II made to raise and lower a
will from the vessel to which II - at.
ta6hed and L compoSed of Z nettinl
hung BY automatic sprinG posts wliscss
|checks the force oss : TORPEDO SLOWLY
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
LumHERJAcks WANTED.
Government Seeking Losssrs and Men
Exnariancad in Railroad Ruildinq.

Government Seeking lossers and Men
Experienced in Railroad Building.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, JAM 9.-The government
now wants men experienced in logging
saw milling, road or railroad construc-
ton, according to an order received
from General Crowder by General Lo-
gan and being transmitted to local
draft boards by General Logan. Such
men should be Indicted into the serv-
ice by local boards, General Logan
states.
"Men should not be accepted for this
service who are trained experts IN
othersbranches Of work or who are en-
gagged in shipbuilding work or who are
likely to be SO used" the order de-
clares. 1.-The men should be expert
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
Soldier Writes From France.
Special to Times Republican.

Iowa Falls, Jan. 9.-Ths first letters
received from Fred H. Foster since ne
left this country for somewhere in
France" in November have just been
received by his parents He is with
the signal corps of the service. being
n member Of the company, that was re-
cruited among the telephone men OF
.Des Moines. The battalion landed IN
ENGLAND and few days later was sent
to France He states he and his COM
rades are well housed and well fed. He
was much impressed with France and
the kind treatment shown the Ameri-
cans by the people Of the town IN
which his battalion was quartered. He
reports sweets and tobacco scarce but
other articles reasonable in price.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09

man went in wartimes FOR the mfnistra-
tions his soul needed the Fritz 10 now
taken when his body 10 Ill.
Beds have been placed in the aisles
and over tho new tops wherever they
could be crowded in and wounded Ger
mans lie about gazing up to the nigh.
magnificent ceiling and watching the
light play on tho historic windows.
The old cathedral was erected II
the thirteenth century by Bishop q. DC
Montague and It's beauty Of architec-
ture is known all over the world.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09

darts that the Germans drop from air.
planes on the people below. These
darts are about six inches long and
very sharp. When they are dropped
from the heighth Of mile they will
go thru steel helment. and kill the
soldier. There are also three medals
in the collection given ito French SOL
dlers by the French government
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
EsTHERvILtE GROWING.
Substantial Gains Made During Year
just Closed.

Substantial Gains Made During Wear
just clessd.
Special to Times Republican.
Estherville. Jan. s.-Despite the fact
OF the high cost Of material and labor
Baskerville has made o very substan-
tial growth during the year 1917. the
improvements totaling over a half mil
Hon dollars. These improvements be-
Ing OF the most substantial character
insur the city's future growth. One
Of the most important ones and the one
which advertizes the city most, was the
rebuilding Of the Graaf theater at a
cost Of 3135,000, the new First Nation
al Bank built Of brick and bedford
stone at cost Of $4,000, the whole
sale grocery block. $4,000 Elk's block
$4,000; Rock Island round house I'm
provements $4,000; Johnston & Bixby
block $4,000. the high school campus
and play grounds $4,000, besides a
number Of new residences aggreSating
$4,000 to $4,000, among the more i'm
portant were those of L. L. Bingham,
+. ]. White, Francis Kennedy. Jay
Johnston and Thompson and Sweet. In
addition the city began the enlarge
ment OF the municipal light and water
plant by installing a 5o0-horse power
turbine engine, and the building Of .
municipal gas plant at q cost that VIII
aggregate over hundred thousand
dollars.
When these improvements are COM
pleted this city will have one OF the
best and most complete modern NUM-
cipal plants in the state
I The improvements have not all been
confined to building. the streets and
roads leading into the city have been
greatly improved, most Of them now
being graveled. there is now q graveled
road connecting Armstrong, Esther
vile, Spirit Lake and Spencer, the In
crease in graveled. roads having In
creased 100 per cent during the year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
Bar TO Honor Thompson.

SpeClal 10 AAIuSo NJ .
Nevada, Jan. 9.-The members OF
the story county Bar Association Will
hold memorial service on Monday,
Jan. II, at 1880 for Tn. late = 2
Thompson. who died at his home IN
Los Angeles, Cal. on Tuesday, Dec. ~.
Mr.. Thompson was admitted to the bar
in Ohio in 1860 and shortly afterwards
came to story county and located In
Nevada and continued in the practice
here until a few years ago. when ne
retired but had been member Of the
bar association since It's orgar
and wa. one Of the nestors Of the bar.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
Mayor. House Got. Yellow Coat.

Ottumwa, Jan. 9.-Because they re-
fused to aid in the Red Cross and lib
erty loan campaigns. Mayor John Glot-
felty and Isaac Newlands, OF Liberty
VILE. were visited by irate citizens last
night. The homes Of the two men were
covered with Red Cross banners and
streaked with yellow paint. The mayor
and Newlands summoned the sheriff
but he has thus far failed to find any
of the house decorators.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
CONRAD PASTOR RESIGNS.
Rev. Edward J. Carson Accepts Pas
torate in New Mexico.

Special to T1meS-RepuDIEaH.
Conrad, Jan. s.-After pastorate
covering Ave years Rev. Edward j.
Carson has resigned from the First
Presbyterian church Of Conrad, and has
accepted a call to the pastorate Of the
First Presbyterian church of Ration, N.
n He will close his work in the Con-
rad church on Jan. 20 and will enter
Immediately upon H,e duties Of the new
field. Ration is a thriving city Of 5000
Inhabitants and the Presbyterian
church there is a strong, growing or
ganization.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
rsnecIal correspondence.l

Paris, Jan. 5.-There have been any
number OF Instances Of the disregard
OF the Germans for anything which
anyone else holds sacred In their waI
of frightfulness. so the treatment ac-
corded the magnificent cathedral at
Laon does not stand out.
There Is something human, tho. In
the use to which the boches have put
the famous old ediflce 1t is a military
hospital Where the devout French
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
Collection Of War Relics.

Il Manson, Jan. 9.-Mr. Daniels has Q
collection Of war articles in his store
sthatswere sent to him by his brother,
who has been ON q United States de-
stroyer hunting submarines of the
coast OF France for the past six months
THERE'S gas mask with blood stains
on the side that was found on the bat
stleheld after the battle Of verdun; q
steel helmet which was worn by a
:Esrench artilleryman; also some steel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
TRAVELLING MEMS MEETING.

state Association to Elect DIRECTORS as
Dss Moines, Jan. 10.
Des Moines, Jan. 9.-The Iowa state
Travelling Mems Association will hold
its thirty seventh annual meeting in
the Auditorium, Saturday, Jan. IL:
There are ten candidates for the board
of directors to be composed OF hve
members. Those in the field are John
A Blanchard. John D. Carpenter, Cur
RE C. Chase. NJ. s. Cohen, T. B. Cooker
ly. w. X. Adams, NJ. T. Seaman. ]. M.
Bowie, J. jolly Jones and Q. K. Pal
mer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
Donates Corn TO Red Cross.

Special to Times-Republican.
Searsboro, Jan. 9.-Saturday, Otis
Davis, wishing to do his bit donated
a load Of selected corn to the Sears
boro branch OF the Red Cross. At an
auction it brought So per bushel and
with other articles :c!d, sl1h-5a was
raised and all paid in that day. a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09
EsthsrviIIs conssrvins Feed.

Special to Times HepuDIican.
Estherville. Jan. State Food .Ayd-
ministrator Deems appointed Mrs w.
p. Galloway county chairman of the
woman's defense league. on food con-
servatlon.
Food conservation Is being well OBJ
served in this locality, the report that
there is food boarding Of. sugar and
flour in the smaller cities does not APP
pear to be true in this locality and the
meatless, wheatless, sweetless days are
being we'll observed here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-09

encsd either In Jogging. saw mailing.
road Or railroad construction"
The order further stak&p that volun-
tary induction Of men into tho land
division Of the signal corps 10 author
lied. n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
FEAR LYNCHINC
IF HORNER IS
TAKEN TO kELSO

kELSO. May @s.--Shcrtff Stude-
baker. In Seattle. was warned today
not to bring VIM. Horner. suspected
OF tho kciso murders. back to this
county II he wished to avoid lynch
Ing.
J. L. Spariing. the sheriffs busi-
ness partner. wired Studebakcr that
an. attempt would surely Be made to
lynch Horner II he is brought here
Sparling said feeling against Hor-
ner gradually had grown until IL
was at tho boiling point.
A man named schuster. brother
OF Mrs. Fred Baxsctt. who was killed
with her two children. Is hero and
will take the bodies TO Republic.
their former home. for burial
Schuster. who IL a Seattle train
dispatcher. said there was sinxu-
iar similarity between the bullet
wounds that killed the three here
and the wound In the head Of Fred
Ba&sets. the woman's husband. who
was killed while on n deer hunt with
Horner In 1914 All tho wounds
we're Just back Of the ear.
When Bassett was killed. Hornsr
ras not prosecuted because he re-
turned with a story that Bassett
was killed accidentally.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
ANNOUNCING
WINNERS
Second Week
Stars Business
Guide Contest

The second week OF The Stars
business Guide Contest closed with
thousands of answers received. Prac.
ticaIly all the replies were correct.
40 IT remained for the judges 10 pick
out six OF the neatest and most at.
tractive ones as winners. The first
prize is made up in the form OF "a
Red Cross cake. showing the four
typographical errors on the four
points OF the cross.
First prize--S5: Hazel III. Owen. 1873
Henry building, Seattle.
Second prize-Sf: w. H. Wlcken-
kamp. TIA Seventh ave. Seattle.
Third prize--Tbonas r.. Hooper,
40i4 First ave. ". r., Seattle.
Fourth prize--H. A. cyl. 2fs Union
st. Seattle.
Fifth prize-Mrs. c. y. Hayden,
2s17 14th ave. s., Seattle.
Sixth prize--Evelyn A. Lacknane,
7344 2eth ave. N. W.. Seattle.
The errors appeared In the adver.
tisements as follows:
C-Omitted from the word FUSED, {"
~ in the Pike Street Tire Shop adj.
vcrtise.nent.
TH--Omittsd from the wor a
L watches" In the w. +. Lcrne
advertisement
A Omitted from the word hats"
"A In the Ladies' Sample Hat Shop
advertisement.
D-Omittcd from the word more"
~ in the Federal Shoe Repair
Company advertisement.