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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
Afr,e. L.roe Block Of Land.

Nearly one-fouTth Of the eaTth's :
face is comprised within the continent
Of Africa, and 1t Is as far around the
coast Of Africa as it Is around the
world. Every eighth person OF inc
worlds population lives in the dark
continent. The blacks double their
number every 10 years and white every
80 years. There are 843 languages
and dialects spoken among the blacks
of Africa, but only a few Of them writ
ten-vancouver Daily Sun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16

$3.50 per bushel. It was selected as
husked in the field. Another man
brought in twenty bushels that was
taken from the field last fall before
frost and has the satisfaction Of know
ing that his seed Is 80 per cent good.
| One lot of old seed corn that made a
high test last year was found to be
no better now that 80 per cent strong,
altho the owner of it insists that 1t was
given exactly the anne winter care
each season.
One farmer who submitted a thirty
two bushel lot for test figured when
the result was announced that his seed
had cost him about s15 per bushel.
One day a man came in and inquired
what it would cost him to have his
seed tested. He was told and declared
he would never pay any such price: he
would test his corn himself. The mar
in charge was willing and even loane
the farmer half a dozen dolls" for the
work. Just what happened afterward
will perhaps never be a matter of pub
lie knowledge, but. in a few days that
farmer appeared with a twelve bushel
lot for test simply remarking that he
had got "all mixed up" and thought
he'd better have his seed tested after
all.
It was stated at the beginning that
a universally good corn stand In
Wright county this year is a POSSIBLE
.ity There will be many imperfect
stands. Too many farmers have as
vet made no move toward testing their
seed. Why this is true is hard to I'M
derstand. The county agent of Wright
estimated a March L shortage of seed
at 1000 bushels. With plenty of time
this condition could he remedied but
not after men begin to find out that
their INFESTED seed failed to grow as
some of them surely will do. If Wright
county tests seed corn next year at l
cent per ear it is a safe prediction
that more men will avail themselves
of the opportunity than are doing so
this season when If ever no chances
should be taken in the matter. y
G. n. Thompson. Of Belmond, has an
interesting contribution to early day
farming and to the subject of far
hand employment in the form Of a lea
from the bookkeeping records of his
father lat one time a farmer pear lowe
Falls. Here is a copy of the entries;
Iowa Falls, June 8, 1s57.-Mr
George Wilson commenced work for
G. A. Thompson for one year for $3.50
per month.
Mr.. George Wilson. DR..
July /. to one pair shoes ........$ 1.6o
July 4, to one box caps .......... 10
Aug. IA, to cash for circus $3.50. 20
Aug. IA to one pair. boots ...... $50
Sept. es 70 cash for shoes $500. 10
Sept. %, to cloth for pants. $500. 1.5l
Sept. IS, to powder and shot =. 80
Oct. IA, to two yards, pants linz
so ......... .25
Oct. %. to one pound shot ...... 10
Oct. %, to one coat ............ 5.oo
Dec. II, to one pair boots $3.50. A.oo
other similar items follow and the
closing entry is. &c. A. Thompson this
day settles with George Wilson and
finds due him $50. Note gwen payable
six months after date
1t might be stated that farm hand
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
q New York Produce.

New York, April. IS.
Rutter-Firm: receipts 1917 tubs;
specials 45HM4sA: cream
cry extras 45m45A: extra firsts 42A %
.3%: packing stock, current make. No
2-321s G33.
Cheese-steady; receipts 5,(sos box
es; state whole milk fresh specIal
white or colored, average n zaH
24b.
Eggs-FTrrn: receipts, 4e,9'9 cases
fresh gathered selected extras 5oR
extra frsts 36kGS: firsts S4nao
storage pack, frsts~ 3733s.
Poultry-Alive firm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
Give Services TO Community Theater.

Having enlisted the services of
many stage people in the vicinity, q
group Of public-spirited citizens in Hol-
lywood, CAL, have recently established
a community theater Of a very inter-
esting and distinctive sort There
Is no commercial motive behind the
enterprise and everyone connected
with it, from the paper hanger to the
playwriEhts and actors, donate his or
her services. Funds raised from con-
tributing members and by the sale OF
tickets, which cost 80 and Is cents
each, were employed in remodeling an
old skating rink into a most attractive
playhouse. The enthusiastic audt
ences that gather here show BY their
representative character that this Is
truly a community enterprise.-Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
Danger In ha.tx Reforns.

Danger In Hasty Reforms.
6ocietary wrongs are deeply cmbe|
led in law and tradition. and Their
lore they are not easily righted. s
L Is wisdom to 90 slowly. even whe
Ioing in the right direction, les|
progress be retarded.
formers should try to avoid the wasI
pf haste.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
LAMsoN's MARKET REPORTS.
Furnished by Lamson Bros. & Co., zoe
Masonic TempIe: Phone 1893.

Masonic Temple: Phone 1873.
Chicago, April 16.-Cor-The July
delivery made a new low figure on the
crop and finished practically at the
bottom. Favorable weather over the
entire belt where planting is in pro-
sress, advices from the country that
indicated increase'of shipments and an
Indifferent demand in the cash market
were the bearish influences. Cash
houses continue to take advantage Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
Would Have Been Approprats

would rave Been appropriate.
Seven different names and. O
dresses. each Of them false. were sal
to have been given by . man sui
moned in an English court the oth|
day for travelling on the Great Easte1
railway without paying his fare, I'll
Magistrate-"He did not at any tin
give the name Of Ananias?"' ?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
HoUck is MADE JUDGE.
Succeeds Late Judge Hobson in Thir-
teenth District.

Des Moines, April Ex-Governor
Harding today announced the appoint
ment Of Charles L. Houck, of DEBORAH.
as judge of the Thirteenth judicial dis
trict, in succession of the late Judge
Hobson of West Union.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16

Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, April 16.-Cattle-Esti-
mated receipts for today, $4,000; to-
morrow, Ii, 900; market, steady.
Native beef steers ....... 10.S0617.00
Stockers and feeders ..... S.75dd2.e5
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
IS, 900: tomorrow, $4,000; market, firm
to shade higher
Bulk of sales ............ 17.40@17.75
Light ............ ....... 17.25117.S5
Mixed ........... 17.10@a7.s5
Heavy ......... ......... 16.25@17.70
Rough ..... ............ 16.25616.70
Pigs ......... ........... 1s.oo9l7.O
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
Is. 900: tomorrow, 10000; market,
steady.
Sheep ........- .-...... / 3.eo@17.s5
Native lambs ......... :. l6.50@21.25
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
Fine Farm Sold,

Th-. 2 aea! closed last week. H. A.
Bohne becomes wner OF the fine
Malaka farm known as the Albert
Harrah farm, in Jasper county This
farm with some adjoining land he pur-
chased from ". C. Bergman. the con-
s%ideration being $4,000. Mr.. Bohne's
three sons. and his s~on-in-law. Ray
McQuiston. will farm the land.
This makes Mr.. Bohne owner OF one
of the finest tracts OF land in Iowa. He
now has five eighty-acre plots. lying
side side, foul hundred acres in one
piece. Then across the road be has a
hundred and ninety acres in a rect
angle. making him in all fve hundred
and ninety acres all together. some al
this land is as good farm soil as-can
be found. There is a little fine timber
also.
The Harrah farm raj in years past.
a stock farm Of national reputation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
Chicago Produce.

Chicago. April Is.
Butter-Higher; creamery, 34d42.
Eggs-Hisher: receipts. 1855 cases;
at mark, cases included, 31H @33;
ordinary firsts, 31HG33: frsts. 32kG
"a.
Pork-Cash, nominal.
Lard-Cash, 1852.
Ribs-Cash, 23.55623.s0.
Rye-No. ?. nominal.
Barley-1.4061.7s.
Timothy-5.00@s.o0.
Clover-13.o0@2s.b.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
CHICAGO Potato Market.

Chicago, April To.
Potatoes, unchanged.
Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin,
buk-i .oo@1.15.
Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin,
sacks-1.10T1.20.
Receipts-37 cars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
CHICAGO Cash Grain Close.

Chicago, April Is.
Corn-No. . yellow 1.DT1.72: No. 5
yellow, 1851 1856; No. I yellow, 1850
1.55: No. ) yellow, 1.35G140; No. s
yellow, 1.10d1.3S.
Cats-Ee. 9 whItc, setE @ehA; stand
ard anHeoN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
Iowa Farm News and Notes

and it is splendidly improved. Under
the former owner. the hate Albert Har-
rah. it was a show place OF the county.
and now the Bohnes r sure to keep
it up splendidly. There is also. a bit OF
pleasant sentiment in the fact that the
fine old place now belongs to the near
neighhor and close friend of the former
wner who took such pride in its i'm
proyement.
$500 a Month Cow Developed.
Sacramento. Cal, April 16.-The COW
that yields dairy products worth 5000
a month has arrived.
Word has reached Clyde Seavey, OF
the state board Of control, that a Napa
state hospital Holstein COW has broken
the worlds record for milk production
in 80 days. Her record was 3,794.6
pounds, or 1897 quarts. in a month.
The cow, Raphaella Johanna Aaggie,
was purchased in Washington last
year. A few weeks ago it was an
nounced that she had made the second
best record for milk in a week.
The highest previous figure for 80
days is given by the owner as 1858
pounds, so the Napa COW has a good
margin.
Her production for the month at cur
rent prices would total s20S in value.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
THREE DEATHS At DODGE.
Total For Nine Days Brought Up to
Thirty. five.

Camp Dodge. April 16.-Deaths at
the base hospital here during the past
nine days were brought to ~thirty-five
last night, when three privates died of
pneumonia, including Fridonin Lancer,
Of Chenoa. III.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
Sheep.
Chicago Live Stock.

Sheep offerings were moved without
trouble at prevailing prices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
RECEIPTS OF HOGS At CHICAGO
COMPARATIVELY SMALL AND
VALUES TURN UPWARD.
ENTIRE MARKET FIRM
AT ADVANCE OF SHADE
Cattle in Fair Demand at Steady
Prices-Sheep Offerings Meet With
Ready SaIe-Review Of Market Con-
ditions-Current Quotations at Live
Stock Centers.

Chicago. April 16.-Hogs hardened in
price today on account Of the relatively
small number of arrivals.
Cattle.
Cattle were in fair demand at steady
prices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
$4,000 For Forty-one Cattle.

The largest pure bred stock sale even
held in hat section was at the White
side Stock Farm southwest Of Perry.
White Brothers made an offering Cf II
head. % COWS and 10 bulls. and there
were Aberdeen-Angus breeders all over
the state and from Wisconsin n
Nebraska as well.
The stock as they entered the sale
ring was a credit to any farm. Smooth,
well groomed, in good flesh, backed by
careful breeding and selection, they
brought forth the. highest comment.
Some of the choicest strains Of the
breed were represented and the prices
paid would stagger the ordinary raiser
Of stock cattle. Many officers Of the
Aberdeen-Angus society were at the
sale, as we'll as fieldmen from he
various papers.
Twelve hundred dollars was the
highest price paid for a single individ-
ual in the sale, altho a second COW
closely followed at s1,175. The total
paid for the Al head was over $4,000.
The average for the COW was S562.70,
and for the bulls s2ss.4S. The sale was
a credit in every way to the COM
munity and shows what a be ac-
complished by careful selection and
breeding upon our w local acres
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
BUTT END OF EARS DEAD.
AGENTS Testing cerro Gordo Corn OF
1917 Make Discoveries.

Experiments conducted by county
Agent Roy F. O'Donnell and Speclai
Corn Agent c. E. Somers have shown
that the butt end of the majority OF
corn ears in Cerro 'Gordo county Will
not test out by the rag doll process.
The method by which ears have been
tested to determine this is interesting.
Two ears of corn. n an e~lghteen-ro"
ear and the other a fourteen-roW ear.
were sheIled and the kernels placed IN
little marked squares on a cloth. Inc
kernels from the butt end and the
front end of the ears were kept to-
.gether, The rag doll test then was
given. and it was found that the ma
iority of the kernels in both cases were
nearest the butt end OF the ears.
Kernels were tested weak, sTons
and dead, and a chart OF the results
made. Every ear was practically dead
at the butt end. according to the chart
The test was made from 1917 corn Sc
lected from bins in the county
Much other corn from over the
county is being given the rag DOLL test
to determine whether or not it may be
used for seed purposes. Every week
tests are given and readings made by
Mers. Somers and O'Donnell from
corn gathered over the county.
It is thought the reason h a the corr
on the butt end OF the ears is not
testing out is because 1t did not fer
tilize, or because the frost hit it first
after it had not dried out, as the ker-
nels on the smaller ends Of the ears lid.
Many Clear Lake farmers and others
over the county are cutting off the butt
| end of the ears of corn they are test
ipo for coed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16
REPRESENTATIVE Cattle Sales.

Sioux City Live Stock.
Sioux City. April Is.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16

Sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
100; market strong.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-16

Tho Model I'D" GIG II. p. is a two-plow tractoi
ana IS built so you can attach the Rock lslane
No. 9power lift two-bottom tractor p!ow directly
to the tractor. This pillow is especially built fol
the Heider Model ''b' Tractor. Your hand
operates the tractor while your foot raises Of
lowers the plows by the automatic power lit.
This gives you tractor and plows in one com
plets unit. Easier to handle than the ordinary
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Griffin Smith IN Trenches;
Gets Real Taste of Big War

pitfalls, SCARED by the mark Of bay
onet, shrapneI and bullets.
big Bertha the German long
range gun is again In o bad humor.
and is heraIding Krupp military ef,
fieiencygo But the Paris public gives
little heed to Berthas disrespectful
visits and will not be frightened by
the appearances of danger An &C.
casionaI funeral possession affords
evidence Of modern, Kultur. If u
shell happens to strike in q public
place. the damaged walks or adjoin-
ing buildings are repaired as speedily
as possible, in order to erase the
record and within a day or two those
residing in the immediate, environs
where a shell fell almost forget the
incident 8t ss, s,s
was in the city two days ago
when the Gothase came. dropping
their missiles of destructiveness, but
aside from an i'll temper incident to
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(By Griffin Smith

Paris, July f7.-As this is being
written one can hear. quite distinctly,
guns of.&he German and allied armies
northeast of aGhateaut Thierry; white
sktonight the ,herizon is brilliantly
illuminated by thesflashes of cannon.
The Boches have ecrossed the Marine,
but brilliant F'ranco-Anerican count
or attacks were made; and just now
the groundais being made untenabie
for the. invaders. What conditions
will be athree weeks ahead, when
this STORY reaches it's destination.
none can say. r*''h'i''f't@
Refugees are beginning to reach
the city. representing civilians who
weathered the threat of sTeutonic
occupation during the early days of
June. and those who returned to
their local environs almost as soon
as the gums had cooled. 4
Wounded are filtering into hos
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the teeth of enemy fire, and with a
heroism typical of tradition had ex-
ultantly driven the bayonet home.
These sturdy fellows are still anxious
to be up and dOing"-an expression
which means great deal on the
front.
While standing in what had been
door to a destroyed building in the
village just prior to our departure,
five "whiz-bangs" burst perilousIy
close to us-so close, in fact that
debris was thrown over US. We
made quick tracks for cellar, but
the salvo was over before we gained
cover, and after waiting ten minutes
or more to see II the ofisnse was to
be repeated, we scurried to the ma.
chine and put distance behind u.s.
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the loss OF sleep, Parisians were In.
different. These people have become
accustomed to the thought of danger
and while they respond readily when
notice is sounded to seek an abri
their thought is more of the incon-
venience than of the danger For five
nights in succession the Goths tried
to break through, then. came a period
of rest for ten days, and now the
renewed offensive.
In company with another news
paper man, together with a lieuten-
ant, and runner (whose services
were required because of his famil.
iararity with the terrain), went
over the ruins OF the village of Vaux
several days ago and experienced my
initial sensations under she'll and
machine gun fire. vaux was cap
tured from the enemy by American
troops July g. 1t is small village
whose inhabitants, prior to this per
iod, probably did not exceed two
hundred. The buildings, quite typi
cal of French rural homes, were of
stone, many of which had been pro-
vfded with deep wine cellars. In
the early. stages of the German adj
.vence toward Chateau Thierry, Vaux
had been captured and its wine
cellars utilized as bomb-proof re-
treats Indeed, these caverns, when
reinforced overhead with strong tim
bers were excellent positions, and
were quite strong enough to with
stand the destructive force of field
guns and bombs Almost as soon as
the general advance toward Paris
checked in June, Americans cOnceivI
ed the idea of recapturing Vaux. To
thoroughly prepare for the infantry
advance, several thousand shells
were fired from batteries placed at
strategic points among the hills.
The accuracy of the fire and the
effectiveness of the preparations
were beyond description, Practically
every house was destroyed as COM
pletely as though a volcano of gil
gantic proportions had been cooper
ating in the undertaking. Huge piles
of stone, from which the mortar had
been blown clean, marked positions
where buildings formerly stood. Even
the stones were blasted into frag-
ments, while in the streets and in
the open places surrounding the viii
Eage, shell holes were so near to-
gether that walking was difficult.
In order to reach the village it
was necessary to go by automobile
along aroad two or three miles
where German shells were falling at
frequent intervals. In the distance
could be seen German observation
balloons, with sentinels who signal
ed back to concealed batteries, CIV
ing the result of observations. AS
our machine rounded curves and er-
tered upon exposed portions of the
road, frequent shell explosions would
testify to the watchfulness and alert
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spent JuIy 10 in aermany--bu1

spent July 10 in Germany--but
in a perfectly safe area. From
point Of vantage in the yosges noun
tafns in Alsace, the boundary IiRe
established between Germany and
France after the war Of 1870. is now
in territory held by our forces. Look.
ing down into Germany rom this
point he city OF Collar Is lainiy
visible; also the Black forest and tho
Rhine valley Looking over tho
mountains 1t is possible to trace both
the German and French trench line8.
but there is little activity here. the
defenders, apparently, being content
to allow the issue to be determfn6d
by kinsmen further north. tsS
HHe ir1sxs~~..
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To Our Friends and Patrons:
We wish to announce that
we have purchased Larimore
Robinson's stock of general
merchandise and have form.
ally taken charge of the bust
ness in Mr.. Robinson's build
ing, one door south of the
Bank of Mariana. We will
be located here until we erect
a new building. We have an
excellent stock in the Robin
son store. Our warehouse and
contents were saved. Our
customers can depend upon
us to take care of their de-
mands. ::
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666 cures Bilious Fever.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-03
"PERDUKE" FOWLER'S DIARY.

Here's found
be of "Peduke Fowler, of the
tears.
(Sunday)-Arrived LOUIS place
special for Chi Players all kicking.
August 5Placed three separate Chi
Hope players satisfied myself
won't be.
August S-Gee glad 1l:2O; hungry; diner
Gri bawd Mike baggage
Commy loaned suits ami bats shoes available
plan for future.
August 9St baggage Hotel players rOOm
everybody kicking
August 10 Baggage in, but bat bag missing.
August 2Arrived Detroit five Late hotel crowded; players
all kicking; breakfast Bat bag but missing
TO think railroads the they hammer
players uniforms.
August 13-B Baggage arrived.
August 15-Leave for Cleveland by tonight, ll:45
August 16Arrved Cleveland all O. X How did that happen
time this
many late; players kicking
Crying children kept them awake all night they Baggage
body keeps up Mike can't bat bag Fraz loaned ms nf
tickets for New York Don't
August 22Got promise of tickets, got twentv-
party including reporters they're hammering me al
the time Got letter from Washington cant get anv
August 2i-Arrived York today with regulars coud t I
all kicking My trunk lost spent all looking
August SunayWhole day looking for trunk ReDorte
blame for everything Gf crowded three in
Got letter Zack fixed next time Great
August 28Don know how we'll tonight PLAYERS all
kicking because only four lowers were left Shaw making racket
slammng this they don't come
time Ny trunk arrived today side all cavd company
Left New York at Some speed
No breakfast unch half starved Trunk lost again lack after
because r Going to sick next time cI os
on trip Players all kicking Grfs Reporters