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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23
Same Here,

Reynolds & Sheldon, 100 West Main
street, endorse the edict OF leading
dry goods house. We find that pay
ing cash for I large line of groceries
requires a change in old time credit
plan and the thirty day limit Will bI
strictly enforced in the future. The
food administration insists that gro
Gerry bills be paid promptly so the
grocers can have money to pay theiI
bills. Pay cash whenever possible and
the whole of he bill once each month
if credit Is required. Reynolds & Shell
don.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23
CAN NOT FIND OFFICE ROOM.
City Council Unable to Get Suitable
Location,

Members of city council are puzzled
over where to move the city offices if
the board of supervisors insists that
The city vacate the rooms It occupies
in the court house basement. The
supervisors served notice on the city
last week to vacate within month
Since then the council has been
searching for suitable quarters, but as
yet they have not been found. A
number of empty store rooms, and
suites of offices have been looked at,
but none has ben found that combined
all the featurs the city must have. No
place has been found on the ground
floor that is large enough for all the
partments and offices and has suffi-
cient vault space for the city clerks
records. Upstairs rooms are not desir-
able especially for the clerks office,
because Of the inconvenience to the
public in paying water rents. The
council wants a location that Is as CEN
trail as possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23
MOVE TO MARSHALLTOWN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Guilford Come
Here From Leon.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Guilford,
parents of Mrs. D. A. Collision. and tor
mer residents of Hampton, have come
to this city from Leon and will make
their home here. Mr.. Gu!lford is en-
ployed as an accountant in the office
of the auditor Of state, and will make
his headquarters here While on trips to
different county seat towns to examine
the books Of county officials.
Mr. Guilford is a former newspaper
man, and several years ago owned and
edited a paper at Hampton.
Mr. and Mrs. Guilford haxe been
apartments for the present at the home
of George NJ. Lyon. North Sixth street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23
HELD FOR INVESTIGATION.
D. L. Abney Arrested on Belief That
He Is Deserter.

D. L. Abney, an enlisted man Of the
navy, was arrested by Officer Starn
Thursday Afternoon at the Western
Grocer Company mills, where he was
employed, and is being held or the be-
lief that he is a deserter. Abney is said
to have admitted that he was on fur
Tough, and that he had overstaAed
three days. He is attached to the U.
s. S. Chase s. Osborne, naval tug,
which is supposed to be now at York
town. Va. Abney carried a pass out OF
the Yorktown naval yards and he has
been here for little longer than three
weeks. A telegram asking for instruc-
lions has ben sent to the comma nding
officer of the Chase s. Osborne and
Abney is being held in jail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23
cooner Buns Property.

]. P. Cooper. vice president of the
Iowa Savings Bank, has purchased OF
the G.. w. Calhoun estate the residence
property at 7 South Eighth street The
lot is 60x1S0 feet, improved with an
eight room house, for which Cooper
paid $4,000. The purchaser is going to
make extensive improvements on the
house and it will probably not be ready
for occupancy before Oct. l, when the
Cooper family will occupy it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23
SEPTEMBER Term
DOCKET IS. LARGE
LAST DAY OF FILING FINDS 1888
NEW CASES BEGUN FOR
THE TERM.
CITY SUED FOR PERSONAL
INJURY-oTHER NEW CASES

r. n. Varnum Brings Action For In.
Jury to Wife and Infant Daughter
When Fire Truck Struck Varnum
Automobile - j. F. Chamness Files
Suit Against McCombs Bros.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23
COLD PACK METHOD
IN IL SHORT STEPS
No. II

Before being stored away for the
winter jars should be wrapped in
brown paper to protect them from
light, says the National War Garden
Commission Of Washington, which
will send you a free canning book
for a two-cent stamp. Watch for
step No. IL.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23
the state Of over 5000 population ct

tended.
The delegation Of retail grocers from
this city included Clarence Yokom. ..
w. Overturf, George Olson, s. Wilhau'
A. II. Sheldon, Roy Spratt, l. r. Win
slow, G.. J. Doyen, and George McCord.
In addition there were present from
here w. T. Smith, Frank Koran,
George Millhiser, e. il Miller and A.
II. Quad, OF Let's Fletcher Company
and ]. v. Bass of the Benedict Flour
and Feed Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23
GROCERS AT MEETING.
Delegation From This City Attends
Conference at Des Moines.

A good sized delegation Of retail
and wholesale grocers and food deal
ers of this city attended the confer
ence held Thursday at Des Moines at
the coliseum. The meeting was called
by J. F. Deems, Of Burlington, state
food administrator, in order that the
retailers might come together and con-
slider with the food administrator de-
tails Of the food administration laws.
Nearly 1000 grocers representing
practically all the towns and cities OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23
Local Weather Record.

The range of temperature Thursday
was SIS and Sc. compared with "a and
10 Wednesday, and IS and 62 year
ago Thursday. At this morning the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23

we have few gang and sulky plows
that are selling at bargain price. Phone
81 or call at Light Draft Harrow Com
pany's factory. II. +. Arney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23

Regular 80 cent pound opiko coffee.
Just for Saturday, two pounds 46 cents
while It lasts. MoBride &. VIII.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23

temperature was 6S, compared with "a
at the corresponding hour Thursday
morning,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-23
Lioen,ed 70 We'd,

Harry e. Nichols, aged rs, OF Ames
and Mary A. Mears. aged %, Of this
city.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
Luminous Paint Is Put to
Good Use in Present War,
Greatly Aiding the Soldiers

Many ingenious uses have been
found Of late for luminous paint.
Watches with dials which glow in the
darkness are becoming common, and
only the other day an order was given
for 100000 marching compasses with
luminous needles to be carried by SOL
diers at the front, says Boys Life. I'M
mense quantities of luminous cloth are
used by the soldiers who go over the
top. 1t is cut into small rectangles
about ten inches long and fastened to
the collars Of the uniforms. The SOL
.diers can thus recognize their own
men in an indiscriminate fight in the
dark. The luminous paint is also
smeared on the end of sharpened sticks
which when stuck into the ground
make a fairly clear beacon.
Luminous tape is also used by the
mile for variety of purposes. In this
way the stretcher-bearers mark the
paths they are to follow. 1t has been
found that on a dark night the lumi-
nous paint is visible for only 60 feet.
A soldier can dip his hand in the paint
and signal by describing letters In the
air or by wigwagging, knowing that
/ the enemy cannot see him hundred
/ feet away.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
Cooks in the Army Learn
How to Economic on Food

Opportunities for the home eco
nomics demonstration workers of the
United States department of agricul-
ture are not limited to farm and town
homes. Cooks in American army
camps also have had an opportunity to
hear about conservation methods from
the department specialists. At one of
the army schools for bakers and cooks
in Mississippi demonstrations in food
savings were much appreciated by the
cooks in training, according to a re-
port of the officer in charge, who de-
scribed the demonstrations as "won-
derful success" The cooks are being
taught ways to utilize the leftover
food, the use of flour substitutes, and,
particularly, new and attractive ways
of serving cornmeal dishes. Demon
strations in the making and use of fire
less cookers also have been conduct
ed in the field ambulance hospital d.
vision.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
u. s. Insurance
Tremendous Business Conducted
by the Government

As an insurance company the United
States makes all other concerns in
the business seem puny.
On April the total amount of in
surance Uncle Sam had written was
over S14,OOO,OOO,OOO. That sum had
been put on the books In six months.
In the whole year Of 1917 all other
concerns in the United States, includ-
ing fraternal organizations, mutual
companies and the like, wrote approx
imately $6,OOO,OOO,OO0 worth Of insur-
ance.
Some difference.
And Uncle Sam was still on the job.
The third week of April alone $780,
100000 worth of insurance was writ
ten.
Uncle Sans customers are soldiers
and sailors. They number about 1,SOO,-
600. The average policy runs close to
$500. The minimum is $1,000 and
the maximum is $4,000.
April - was the last day on which
men who Joined the government mill
tary or naval forces before December
a, 1917, could secure government in
surance, but all new men joining either
army or navy can be insured and the
government urges them strongly to
take the maximum sum.
In the meantime Uncle Sam has been
paying out a great deal of money on
salary allotments and for death and
disability compensation. Up to April
6 1,7O6,330 separate checks had been
made out for such payments for sums
as follows: Salary allowances, $780,
400, 1852; death and disability compen-
sation, S6O,95S; government insurance
payments, S177,51S.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
King Cotton, Autocrat

King Cotton is threatening to be-
come the autocrat of the American
table. Not satisfied with having sup
planted wool in clothing, and provid-
ing the juice of his seed for olive oil,
he's the basis for fine lard, third part
of new-fangled butter, and they're
putting up scores of mills to grind his
seeds into flour that goes well in sew
eral delicious articles, sausage stufing
among them. When he gets into the
soup tureen and the coffee pot, King
Cotton will have the incest, highest,
biggest kingdom that ever was. And
yet, only a few years ago his king
dom was largely confined to gunpowd-
er and nightshirts. What a mighty
leap to pie, butter and wieners =
Syracuse Journal.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
Save Food
Put Every Acre to Work.

In an editorial reviewing handicaps
and hardships of the past, Michigan
Business Farming has this to say
about the future: 1.-The time for find
ing fault with things, which for rea-
sons perhaps more cogent than we can
realize can not be changed for the
time being at least, has passed. Now
that the planting season is near and
the farmer must soon decide upon his
acreage, let us have done with fruit
less complaining, put our hands to the
pillow and do OUR part in winning the
war. Never let, it be said
that soldier suffering hunger or that
child in far-off Belgium died from
starvation because you failed in this
great hour of need to grow the mite
of food which might have nourished
them" q
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
Scientific Facts.

To enable photographers to
make portraits with artistic
backgrounds translucent shades
to be hung over windows have
been patented bearing pictures
of window castings and land
scapes.
That different classes of man.
kind can be distinguished by
their hair is the theory of a
French scientist who believes
there is some relation between
the hair and strength of body
and mind.
A form of detectaphone small
enough to be worn under mans
shirt front and record CONVERSE
tions on a cylinder attached to
his belt has been patented by a
resident of Washington, d. G.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
Fought in France at 73.

An American Civil war veteran who
faced the Germans in the trenches for
eight months before his age, seventy
three, was discovered, and he was dis
charged, is ]. w. Buscher, who
served in the Twenty-third Michi-
gan volunteers In the Civil war. He
enlisted recently in the Canadian rail-
way battalion. King George wishing
to see the oldest soldier In khaki, sum-
moned Buscher to Buckingham palace,
and praised him heartily for his cour-
age and determination.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
Save Food.
No Sacrifice, Just a Chance

The lSograR of food conservation in
the UnifSd States leads Missouri Rural
ist to say: I'VE Americans have not
yet been asked for any real sacrifice.
Our meatless day and wheatless meals
IRE merely matter Of changing the
bfll-of-fare, substituting one food for
smother and are nothing compared
with the rations imposed on the Eng.
fish people and the voluntary rations
asked of the Canadians"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
HOLD THE BATTLE LINE IN FRANCE
Feed the American Army the
Wheat Flour
THE PATRIOTIC PLEDGE

a family living home have on hand
home will not more
thirty including
until the harvest comes ID
which have hand
ration month
United States Food Admins
is
iven o he paid what it
aid winning
P. O.. ...."
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
Food
at Is the War"

In France fifty per cent of the total
energy of the people is said to go into
military effort. Hardships, hunger
sorrow-all suffering is excused with
the explanation, 1T is the war" This
is the kind of spirit needed in every
American home.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05

Says the Idaho Farmer: 1.-THE bread
ration of the allied soldiers now fac
ing the fearful onslaughts of German
guns and gas has been reduced. Why?
Because they haven't enough to go
around. They haven't enough wheat
to make their war bread out of. What
are we going to do about it?"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
Save 70!
U. S. cornmeaI Output Doubled.

A canvass of the whole country by
the Food Administration shows that
the actual milling output of cornmeal
Increased from 5000, geo barrels in Oc-
bober to nearly 100000 barrels for
March. During the past Is months,
the output of corn -four has increased
800 per cent.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
A Valuable Rooster.

According to the London Times, a
cockerel owned by F. G. Tyson, which
has been sold $3.50 times and has
raised f7,365 for the Red Cross and
kindred funds, was bought In for f145
at gift sale at Maidstone on behalf
of the Red Cross and the Kent Pris-
oners of War Fund. This sale. with
subscriptions, realized nearly $4,000.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
Be More Efficient Than the Enemy.

Save Food
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05

1.-The only way to win the war;" Pro-
gressive Farmer believes, sis for us to
be more efficient than the enemy. If
HE Hun soldier is efficient, ours must
be made more efficient. If
the German farmer is efficient in feed
ing and clothing the German army, the
American farmer must prove himself
more Efficient"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05

pledge
andma to your County Food a
national necessity the
sending abroad
present gously
ION the
job" and he Rhine
1t is
wheat -four that the American must have and our American Pa
There
Knowing
citizens against those doa meeting saving
Courts The penalty for
thirty supply this ration houhoders
indictment in the Federal
formerly
considered
and that of these acted doing from motives
patriotism and nun themselves against the ne and penalties that
would prosecution.
No person Kentucky therefore County
Administrator
supply
o
Kentucky counties owing shortage
holdings
in cases OF S contemplated.
When this call think the needs
your offer periodically may save the lives
home Make
OF
NJ.
for Kentuc
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-06-05
May 18th, 1918.

Canada Reduces Wheat Consumption.
Home consumption of wheat in Can
ada is now being reduced about 80 per
cent to make possible an increase in
wheat exports.
Williston graphic., 1918-12-12
XMAS R. c. DRIVE
TO START SOON

The whole American people will be
invited in the week preceding Christ
| mas to enroll as members of the
Red Cross. 1t is confidentiaIly be-
lieved that there is need be no fur
ther campaigns for Red Cross funds,
but, instead an annual Roll Call will
constitute the foundation OF The Red
Cross.
Wherever our soldiers and sailors
may be, the Red Cross will stay with
them till they are demobilized. Moth
ing which we may do will be left un-
done, either for the men in the war
zone, for those returning, for those
in the camps and hospitals, or for
their families at home to whom will
continue to be devoted the ministra-
tions of the Red Cross Home Service.
A good example of the wonderful
work done by this organization at
home may be had from the observa-
tion of the work done by our local
chapter during the influenza cpl
demic when hundreds of people were
cared for in this county alone and
had it not been for this worthy work
many more deaths would have re-
suited.
The roll call of the nations is thus
to be called at Christmas time, that,
through enrolment in their Red
Cross, the American people may send
a message to our soldiers still over
seas and to the peoples of the world
that we are not merely content with
seeing our arms united with our AL
lies in victory, but that abiding pur-
pose is that the love, the sympathy
and the intelligence of all America
shall be rededicated to the permanent
service of mankind.
The posters and other materials to
be used in the drive have arrived and
the local committees will have them
around town soon. It is the duty as
we'll as an honor to enroll in this or
ganization of mercy at this time and
every man, woman and child in the
county is asked to join and should
join. Back up the boys at the front
and care for those left at home.
Paul Leonhardy has been appoint
ed chairman Of the Christmas mem
bership drive here in Williston and
II. K. Brown assistant. The Wester-
gard Blair office on Main Street will
be used as the headquarters during
this drive This campaign starts De-
cember 10th and runs till December
23rd.
Williston graphic., 1918-12-12
COMMUNITY PROGRAM
FIRST OF NEXT week
Two Evening and One Afternoon Of
Splendid Entertainment
Three Big Events

On Monday evening, December l6
and Tuesday afternoon and evening,
Dec. II, there will be staged in this
city at the Orpheum Theatre the first
of series Of four entertainments to
be offered by the Federated Commune
ity Association, a state organization
conceived and launched by North Da-
kota people. The purpose underly-
ing this movement is the creation of
a finer and more healthy community
spirit, the absence of which, in many
places, is distinct handicap to COM
munity progress.
The entertainments, all double num-
bers, will be given by an entertain
ment company and lecturer, the
latter of whom will give short snap
py talks on subjects of general COM
munity interest. In every case, how
ever, the entertainment feature will
be given special emphasis. The var
ious companies, which rank among
the best on the platform, have been
selected because of their fitness for
this kind of work. ~
A most unusual feature of this
whole undertaking is the extremely
low price of admission (ten and twen-
ty-five cents.) Nothing equalling
these programs in quality has ever
been offered before at less than fifty
and seventy-five cents. These ex-
traordinary prices have been made pos
sible by the contributions to the work
made by the Williston Community
Club.
This Club some months ago COM
pleted arrangements for these events.
M. H. Gaham, advance representative
of the association has recently spent
two days in the community attend
ing to details of advertising and ar
ranging for" a Special Market Day
sale by the local merchants, on De-
cember 16 and 18th.
For the afternoon program all To-
cal business houses will be closed
from 2 P. M. to 3:45 p M. in order
that business and professional men
and their employees may take adj
vantage of the occasion. The evening
programs will begin promptly at 8
p. M.
The program for the first Com
munity Entertainment will be given
by Carolina Jubilee Singers and John
G. Duling, lecturer.
Remember the dates Dec. Is and
II and prices ten and twenty-five
cents.
As the Theatres of the city had
decided to remain closed until Dec.
21st it was through the courtesy Of
the management of the Orpheum Co.
that this theatre was secured for
these attractions.
Seat sale is limited to $50. Chill
dren under ID not admitted unless
by their parents.
Williston graphic., 1918-12-12
SMALL TOWN TALK WHAT?

1t may be joke but the people who
live in Williston do not think so, that
is the flu gossip that is going around
about Williston.
One man came to town the other
day from Minneapolis and asked how
many cases there were here of black
diphtheria. Of course there are not
any but he said a friend had written
him stating that there were several
cases here. Some outsiders have is
sued the statement that the trains
are not stopping here on account Of
the epidemic and that the town is
under strict quarantine. One farmer
came to town the other day and ask
ed when so-and-so's funeral was to
be held. The person he was re-
ferring to is one Of our best known
citizens who is far from dead and at
no time has been seriously ill., Cut
out his propaganda and do not pass
these rumors along unless you know
they are absolutely true. The condi-
tions in Will!ston are as good if not
better than anywhere in the country
and no one is in any more danger Of
catching the flu here than they are
ct any other place in the country.
Williston graphic., 1918-12-12
Written Especially for
THE WILLISTON GRAPHIC
By EDWARD N. HURLEY
Chairman of the United States
Shipping Board.

Thousands of farmers through the
west remember the times in the
eighties and nineties when corn was
worth more to burn than to sell.
Our manufacturing output then
was roundly $3.50 per capita for the
whole population Of the United Stat
es; that is, in 1890, the corn-burning
period.
The value of a farm in 1890 to
each farmer tilling the soil was ST.
600. The value of products that each
factory worker made in 1890 was$2,-
600. The average wages of the fac
tory worker were $490 per year.
Then came the great industrial ex-
pansion, beginning about 1898, which
has paused only once or twice.
In 1914 nobody would have thought
Of burning corn or. any other farm
product, for farmers were prosper
Gus along with the factory workers.
BY that time we were making S246
worth of goods per capita, or $1,000
per factory worker. The factory
worker wages Hdu flScH " 2OOO q
year, and the result was clearly
shown in the value of farm which
was then $4,000 for every person en-
gagged in tilling the soil.
l think this shows pretty clearly
that the farmers market and his
prosperity are linked closely with
our industrial prosperity. l have
quoted these figures because l be-
lieve 90 years from now the statisti-
clans will be able to compare the
factory output and wages and farm
values of 1893 with those Of today
and show perhaps even more re-
markable increase.
Stand at Threshold of Greatest
Prosperity
We are now on the verge of an
even greater industrial advance than
in 1918; an extension of production
and commerce in world trade to the
\ merican merchant marine and the