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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
ONLY CASE OF KIND IN HISTORY
OF IOWA DEVELOPS IN
cAss COUNTY.
SOLDIER TELLS FRIENDS HOW
TO DISPOSE OF PROPERTY
Estate Of $4,000 to BE Given to Brother
Disposal Made on Day Leo p. Jen.
ninss Was Induotsd Into Army Ser.
Viee--Is Valid Under Old Iowa
Statute.

Atlantic. April 2l.--One of the
strangest probate cases in the history
OF Iowa was started here in the Cas-
county. district court II is an applica-
cation for the admission to probate OF
verbal will made by soldier. No
other similar case ever has been
statred. so far as court citations OF
the state show.
The soldier was Leo =. Jennings, OF
Victoria township. The verbal VIII
was made by him on the night OF the
day he was indicted into service. I'm
der the terms OF the will all his estate
consisting OF $4,000 worth of personal
property, was beQueathed to his
brother, Michael Jennings. .
At the time he made his verbal Will
Leo Jennings did not know he was
doing so in accordance with an Iowa
statute. Such was the case, however
A law passed shortly after the ad-
mission of Iowa into the union pro-
vides for the bequeathins Of property
by soldiers and sailors by verbal WAL.
Tho this law has been on the statute
books of the state since that early
date, all of seventy years ago. appar-
emily there has been no occasion TO
make use OF it any where in Iowa.
II was on the night OF July q, 1918,
that Jennings executed his verbal
will He had been indicted into the
service at the court house in Atlantic
late that afternoon. Just before bidding
goodbye to J. E. Wycoff, NJ. J. Ship
man apd H. p. Cox, friends from VIC
toria township. he directed the dsposal
OF his estate in case he died while IN
the service. The declaration was made
in the presence of the three friends.
jennings went TO a training camp
and later embarked for France. While
at sea he died. This was on oct. Z,
Ia 81 His body was buried at sea.
The property of which the young
man was possessed at the time OF his
death consisted largely Of liberty
bonds. When called in the selective
draft Jennings. who was unmarried
sold off his stock from the farm he
was working and invested the money
in bonds. a..
The law under which the court 10
asked to admit the verbal will to pro-
bate reads: ...E
a soldier in actual service or a
marine at sea, may dispose OF all his
personal estate by viii 50 made (ver-
bally) and witnessed.
This statute follows one which pro-
~ides that any person. by verbal will
witnessed by two competent persons,
may dispose of personal property to
the value of 5000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
\ Union Now ltsms.

ion. April 2is--D. II. Davis left
lday for a visit with relatives In the
lest. He expects 20 go as far as Port
hand. Ore. before his return.
The men OF the Federated church
were entertained AT the c. f. Lawrence
home Friday evening. Bruce Hauser
recently returned from overseas, re-
lated some Of his experience in the
trenches, battle at Metz and others. He
was one Of the machine gun men. Fol
lowing his talk an auction and games
were enjoyed, also a fine lunch pre-
pared by Mrs. Lawrence,
The junior senior banquet was
served at Hotel Chaplin Friday evening
and was a success in every way, The
decoration and menu carried out the
Easter colors yellow and white, about
thirty partook OF the repast,
l.. W. Johnson went to Moline FRI
day to visit his son Wayne, who &C
companIed him home in their auto.
Mrs. Hattie Cavana, OF Grinnell
visited her sister, Mrs. A. I. Wood a
Few days the past week.
Lieut.. Dean Rowley and wife, OF
Waterloo, arrived Saturday evening 10
visit the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. O. w. Rowley.
Lieutenant Rowley has just returned
from France.
Mrs. J. f. Ecklund and little daugh-
ter went 70 Brooklyn Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21

w
were not exCoooivA N ~.
Such influences ~ material ! am
labor shortage, and financing p IowV
appeared to have very little bearing an
the situation, a. the percentage VIII
gave negative answers to these Queo
tons relating TO these influences weS
considerably In excess OF those WIN
indicated such difficulties as their oh
stacles. As an illustration. howevee
of how the comparison OF these spe
cific reports indicate their relativ
value as affecting the industry taN
the answers to the materials question
There ware Dfty who reported stee
lumber and cement were the princi
pal materials reported high, hig
prices In Iowa, while only nine sal
that prices were not high. Compar
this with the figures in the materia.
shortage column which are reversed
FIVE reporting there was n shortage
while thirty-two definitely Indicate.
there was no shortage. As to tn
labor situation, the time being abou
Feb. /, fifteen reports from Iowa in
dictated scarcity while twenty -tw
stated there was no shortage of labor
But, as To wages, thirty nine said lex
cessive" while only ten said tina
wages were not high There were tel
who reported loan difficulty to twenty
nine who said they were having n,
financial difficulty and only five re !.
ported high rate Of interest demande,
to fifteen who said 1t was not high
There were only per cent of the pro
Jects reported under way and 22 pc
cent were scheduled to start in tn,
spring.
or the 21S enterprises reported ~
were public works, aggregating an ex
penditure of s19,s35,000, and thirty
nine private enterprises to cost s6.N
555, 600. The aggregate cost Of tn
total comes to s26,3S0 900. OF tn
public projects Ave were federal un
dertakings. the state reported five
while fifty-seven were county, am
municipalities reported thirty eight.
The following table shows the var
ious classes of projects. the number
each reported and their aggregate val
uations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
News of Radcliffe.
10 Times- RcpuhlICan

Special to Times Republican.
Radcliffe, Apiil 21.--Leon CammacK
moved TO Baxter this week where he
will be employed in his brothers har-
ness shop.
Two farms belonging to the Stuk-
enberg estate were sold for $3.50 and
SPAS an acre recently
Manley F'riest returned from Ft,
Bliss, Tex, where he has been sta
toned for eighteen months. OF the
four Friest brothers he is the last one
TO return home. all having been dis
charged. They are sons Of E. =. triest
Word has been received here that
Atlee Myers has been appointed sec
ond lieutenant in the aviation corps In
France.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
CEDAR FALLS AN AIR STATION
Landing Field For Planes Being Con-
structed.

Special To Times Republican
Cedar Falls, april 2l.--When flying
thru Iowa, stop at Cedar Falls That
IL the invitation that Cedar Falls is
sending broadcast, and in readiness
for the reception OF airplane travellers,
the city Is preparing landing field
adequate for all planes and close To
the street car line so the birdman may
transfer TO the trolley ana reach down
town.
The field is inside the race track at
the fair ground and is 800 feet long by
1000 feet wide, free OF distractions
and smooth TO avoid danger to the
plane.
Already this ground has been tested
by airmen who have done stunts at
various fairs mere for five years and
all of them have highly approved of II.
The location is chosen because q its
outstanding features of track and
erandstand, easily recognized from the
air and because of its convenienCe~to
the car line and the business part of
the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
IOWA NEAR TOP IN, Y. W. W.
Ranks Second in States of Central
Qeparment.

Department.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April 2I.-Iowa stands
next to the top among the states OF
the central department in funds col
lected in the United War Work cam
paign, with SO per cent OF her total
su description turned in. She is sec
ond only to North Dakota who stands
100 per cent, but whose subscription
was only $4,000 as compared 10
Iowa's generous pledge Of $500, 900.
Iowa's outstanding pledge still totals
S4S2, 6O4. and every effort is being
urged thruout the state 10 bring in the
delinquent pledges and push Iowa 70
the top. her own position by right OF
the precedent established in previous
war work drives.
Thirty-three Iowa counties are over
the top in their general campaign.
twenty-six having a small remaining
collection to be made on the victory
boy and girl campaign. Those total
ing 100 per cent on both the general
and the boy and girl campaigns in
clude Calhoun. Clarke, Dies Moines,
Hamilton, keokuk, Shelby and Web
Ster counties. several Of these are
war chest counties and did not con
duct a campaign.
Those counties over the top in the
general campaign with small amount
outstanding on the, victory boy and
girl pledges include Adair. Adams
Audubon, Bremen, Buena VISTA Butler
! Chickasaw. Dickinson, Emmett. Greene
Grundy. Guthrie, Hancock, Hardin
| Harrison, Howard, Ida, Marion. Mills
| Montgomery. OBrien. Osceola, Palo
Alto. Tama and worth.
Fifteen counties totaling over SO per
cent on both the general and victory
boy and girl campaigns include ALA
makee, Carroll, Cass, Clayton, Decatur
Fremont, Jones, Monona, Pottawatta-
! mic mic, IH.::::gSo.a, SEC, S!onx story, war.
rem and Woodbury. counties.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
Stop Itching Eczema

Never mind how often you have tried
md failed, you can stop burning, itching
eczema quickly by applying Zemo fur.
nished By any druggist for 35c. Extra
large hottie $lO0. Healing begins the
moment zemo il applied. In short
time usually every trace of eczema,
tetse[ ptmp3es, rash, blackheads and
similar skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making it
vigorously healthy, always use Zemo,
the penetrating. antisepdc liquid. It
Il not greasy and does not stain. When
others fail It Is the one dependable
treatment for skintroubles of all kinds.
The & ". Rose Co., Cleveland, O.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
Sioux Rapids Items.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux Rapids, April 21.-Dr. Dewey
Sutton, who Just received his discharge
from the army. was visiting relatives
here the last Of the week.
Mrs. Spencer Whitehead and little
son, Robert, returned TO their home
Friday after spending the past six
weeks at the T. H. Whitehead home.
The !. o. o. F. and Rebekah lodges
gave banquet Friday night to about
125 members. ~
Mrs. c. e. Mcfarland IL sufferinE
with an attack Of quinsy. IN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21

were ssnt hack that each was close ID
hs brother and the meeting was soon
effected.
VIII was sent TO Camp Dodge where
he was discharged and Otto was sent
to'Camp Dix and then to Dodge, where
he. too. expects to be released and to
reJoin his long lost brother
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
For the Children.

Too much care cannot be exercised
in selecting a cough medicine for chill
dren. It should be pleasant to take,
contain no harmful drug and most ef-
fectual in curing their coughs and
colds. Long experience has shown that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets
these conditions. 1t Is a favorite with
many mothers.-Advertisem
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
Ida Grove Veteran Dead.
aciaI to Times- Republican.

special 70 Tlmes- Republlcan.
Ida Grove, April 2l.-The body o.
L. 3. Mote, one of the pioneer citi-
zens OF this community, was brought
here from Onaws Saturday for inter-
ment, his death taking place on the
nth inst. He came to Ida Grove in
the early SOS and resided here Tor
more than twenty five years. He was
a veteran of the, civil war and had
passed his 18th year. He leaves two
sons and daughter, A. c. Mote, en-
gagged in the newspaper business at
Whiting, Iowa, Roy c. Mote, banking,
at Denison. Iowa and Mrs. James c,
Winnings, wife OF a farmer residing
near Armour, 5. u.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
Railroad Time Table
CHICAGO q NORTHWESTERN.
GOING WEST

No. 11-Denver Special. .....1:3o a, m.
mo 1-Overiand Limited SOP a. m
No. s-ch!na and Japan Ex s:71a m
No 2s-Ames Passenger ....11:.1 n
No. 6-Des Moines Pass'ger $3.50 D. m.
No. 19-Pacific Express. $3.50 D, N
GOING EAST.
No. 4-Des Moines Passger s:27a m
No. l3--Denver Special 800. 2:o5p. m
No. 2-Overland Limited. ..S:45 a. N.
No. So-Clinton Passenger .. 8:17p m.
No. s-Atlantic Express go. 8:25 D. N.
No 22-Chicago Special. :. .12: 1s A. n,
No. 2o--Pacific Limited. $40 A. m
Nos. 4. s, -, 30, daily except Sunday
. Stops to receive sleeping-car passen.
gers for Fullerton, Neb- and point,
west
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine tTab.
lets). II stops the cough and headache
and works OF the cold. E. W. Groves
signature on each box. SOC.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
|losOd May Haze Year
Of Building Actiuity

When the building projects which
are knowp to have been deferred dur
ing the war are considered with build
ing contracts actually let from week
to week, ii becomes apparent that the
state OF Iowa may have a year OF un
precedented activities In the building
ana construction inductries. Building
authorities the country over are com
ing To the conviction that material and
iabor costs viii not be materially re-
duced for several years. There Is
therefore. nothing to be gained by de-
laying construction and building work
and there is much TO be lost.
The division of public works and
construction development in the Unit
ed States department OF labor repeat
edlS has called attention to the fact
that the investigation OF the materials
and labor market develops no evidence
)ustifying the popular expectations In
price reductions. Even as notable an
authority as Prof. Irving Fisher OF
Yale University, in study Of the
present situation, recently issued by
the information and education service
of the United States department of
labor, said:
The fundamental practical ques-
ton confronting business men Ia
whether the general level Of prices Is
going TO fall. In my opinion it is not
going To fall much, If at all. We are on
permanently higher price level and
the sooner the business men Of the
country take this view and adjust
themselves TO II, the sooner will they
save themselves and the nation from
the misfortune which will come, If we
persist in our present false hope"
Statistics on contracts let from
March Z to April 4, 1919, show that
building n getting under way. For
the territory east of the Mississippi
river and north of the Ohio river the
following are the figures for contracts
let for the weeks ending:
March ................. VIZ, ISl,OIo
March IA .................. 2s,S5l, 30I
March Il ................. 3s,Oli, 5oe
March Is ................ 1880, 325
aprll .............-.. -. w. so4,ooo
To the current requirements for
building in Iowa must be added the
deficiency resulting from .cuItailment
Of building during the war. To de-
velop the deferred building situation
in Iowa the department Of labor re-
Gently made a questionable study Of
Els projects and found that but % per
cent OF these were uncertain as to
when work would be under way.
Twenty-three per cent of those report
ing stated prices of materials were too
high and 1S per cent appeared to be
holding back hoping for lower labor
costs.
High costs Of materials and high
wages were thus indicated to be the
chief influence in retarding building
end in each of these influences very
small percentage of the reports speci-
tically stated that materials and wages
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21

Bananas are one of the chief exports
OF L2mica. hut on account of hurri-
canes the exports for 1917 were valued
at only 1900, 900.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
MINNEAPOLIS Z ST. LOUIS
Elective April I, 1917
n@YYNy~

NORTH BOUND r
No. l-Albert Lea Mall. lex.
cepe sunday :...::.::.:. s:4s q q.
No. S-Aason City Man (ex.
cept Sunday ............ s:1s = n
No. S-North Star Limited
(0auy) 4:S0 Q n.
Iooal freight (exoept SUM- $3.50 q. :.
SOUTH BOUND
IA. 1-et. Louis ana Kansas
CITY Mail (sxcept Sunday s:oo q a.
Ne. 1e-Peoria EXP. Gex SUM s:1E q, N.
Ne. sNorth 9tcr Limited
daily ...........l...... S:o1 q N
xoeal freight Except 9up.J. 90 4, m
STORY CITY BRANCH
( Lave ArF1vs
e:Og ,. "a. Passenger daily s:3S o. a.
o:eo : =, excepG 1unday).. See = -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21
FURNITURE BEAUTY
RESTORED

Follow the Same Method as Used by
q Famous Furniture House
The method used by the famous
Tobey Company to clean and main
tain the finish of fine furniture is
that Of an old secret shop formula,
now given to the world in the form
of Tobey Polish. a little on 3
cheesecloth duster works wonders.
All dirt and finger marks are re-
moved and the original lustre re-
stored in the one simple operation
Try Tobey Polish on your furniture,
and see the big difference. 30c, SOC,
$l.00, $1.75 and $500, everywhere.
THE ToBEY POLISH co.
Chicago
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21

CHICAGO GREAT WE81ERN
"Corn Belt ROUTE
GOING SOUTH
lyo. l-et. Zoo and K. c. Linn. l:6s a. n
No. s-K. c. Mall and Exp. .s:1s n. N
No. -KC. and 81 Joseph 1o:oS q m
No. T-Deo Nofnes Mail. .7:10 n m
GOING NORTH
No. twin Cities Linn. . .li:3s n ~
No. -Chicago-st p. EXP. $3.50 A m
NO ss-D~n1 ''...''''''''' 1:ss p. a.
NO. "ae@So 1h0x .'.... 1O.S6 p. N
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-21

Gin preparations for hard surfacins
under this bill which Ia now In run
force and effect. The motor vehicle
bill does not become operative until
December first OF this year. IL VIII
double the pleasure car fees aud bring
In under the present registration some
1900, 600 annually.
The housing law II another construc-
tive measure which its friends declare
will forever forestail the growth OF
tenement house districts in the cities
Of Iowa aud viii make for civic health
as wen as civic beauty,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-26
NORTH STONTNCTON

The grange served a New England supper last Friday evening, receiving a good patronage, The gross receipts were something over $70.
 4 number of local young people at tended the old fashioned festival given at Pendleton Hill church Saturday evening.
 Miss Dorothy W, Brown is teaching the Center school
 Allan W. York. who has been honor ably discharged from the feleral ser vice, in which he has been engaged for several months past, is at his home in this village.
 Miss Della A. Wheeler has returned after ten days visit in Northampton, Mass.
 John D. Avery has been on q busi- ness trip through northern New Eng land.
 The community prayer meeting will be held Thursday evening at the home of Rev. LIcian Drury. The leader will oe Henry F. Randall.
 The committee of arrangements for the meetings of the StOnington Union association to be held June 18 and 19 with the local Baptist church. met Monday afternoon at the residence ot the chairman Rev. Lucian Drury. The other members of the committee are Rev George R. Atha of Groton and Rev. Myron D. Fuller of JeWett City Rev. John W. Payne of JeWett City clerk of the association met with the 1 committee as general adviser. Mrs. Minnie Sheffield and Miss l Grace Sheffield of Westerly called or l friends in town Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-26
STONTNGTON

Albert Q. Neff, residing at Mystic and employed at the yard of the $. C. and T, Co. here, Saturday about q. m., while engaged on work with men putting planking on the Ashland, fell from high staging to q lower one, to which he clung. thus saving himself a tumble to the ground, some 40 feet below. He sustained a dislocation of his right hip and his right leg and left arm were badly bruised. Dr. William Veal of the borough was called and reduced the dislocation and MT. Neff was taken to his home in Mystic.
 Miss Muriel Latham is home for g brief vacation from Windsor, where she attends school.
 Harold Bowers and family spent Sunday ill Providence with relatives.
 Capt. Raymond Bailey has purchased the Kirby home on Main street north of the railroad track and has sold his former home on lower Water street to Manuel Victoria. Captain Bailey is to move soon to his new home.
 At the session of the Travel club in the Free library today (Tuesday) the topics will be Nathan Hale, by Rev. Allen Shaw Bush. and Connecticut by Mrs. George L. Denison.
 Miss Marie McCaffery of the Willi- mantle State Normal school spent the week end at the home of her parents on Main street.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-26
DRUGS EXCITE YOUR
 kIDNEYS-USE SALTS
if Your Back Hurts or Bladder Both.
 CTS, Drink Lots of Water

When your kidneys hurt and your pack feels sore, don't get scared and proceed to load your stomach with a lot of drugs tnat excite the kidneys and irrihate the entire urinary tract Keep your kidneys clean like you keep Noufr bowels clean by flushing them with q mild. harmless salts which re moves tho body's .urinous waste and stin mates them to their normal aCtiv- .tS. The function of the kidneys is 10 filter the blood In 24 hours they strsjzf from it 50O grains of acid and waste, so We can readily. understand tire vital importance of keeping the Eidlneys active
 Drink lots of water--vou can't drink too Myies; also get from any pharma f.hst about foHr ounces of lad Salts take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast each morning for q few days and your kidneys will act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid Of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia. and has been used for generations to clean and stimulate clogged kidneys: also to neutralize the acids in urine so it nc longer is a source of irritation, thus ending bladder weakness.
 lad Salts is inexpensive: cannot i1- jure; makes 8 delightful effervescent li.hia-vater drink which everyone should take now and then to keeT their kidneys clean and active. Try this, also keep up the water drinking and no doubt you will wonder what became of your kidney trouble and hack7che.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-26

carditis: Nelson Grenier. arterio scler osis. Eleven births: John Joseph Shea, son of Nellie A. Button and Timothy E. Shea; Stella Pozork, daughter Of Rose Chimpon and Joseph PozOrk; Chaslaw Grener, son Of Zotta katan and Peter Grena; James Raymond Nc Kenna, daughter of Regina Bedard and John McKenna; asSdle MuScatlne daughter of Becka Gartner and Lyman Muscatine: Andrew smith Melady, son of Gladys Moran and Phillip Melady; Gilbert Harpin. Jr.. son Of ArZelia L. Homme and Gilbert Harpin, Jr.; Wal ter Piso, so nof May Bigos and Mike Piso. WadislaW SCzeyZiel son of Fran ciska MorZerka and Yahub Szceygiel; Stanley Stadniski son of Anna Kur paska and Thaddeus Stadhiski Maria Anna Clark, daughter of Ruth x. Brand and Edgar II. Clark. There were three marriages: John GardZina and Bronesawa Cola: James c. Armstrong and Lillian ". Nisbert; John KopoWsIi and Maryanna Notupska
 Lieut.. and Mrs. Earl Montgomery were in New York and viewed the big parade of the Twenty Seventh regi- ment Tuesday.
 Mrs. Ora Brown. Lewis Howe. MT and Mrs, Ransom Read and MT. and Mrs. Amos PhllIlpS attended llie Iu- neral services of Charles Phillips at Versailles Tuesday.
 1 Mrs. w. B. Montgomery spent the week end with her daughter, Miss Mil dred Montgomery, in Hartford. 1 Two hundred and two dollars an6 | fifty cents is the amount raised by the ] house to house canvass for the Neal ! East fund. Considering that the mil l corporations cannot now technically 1 subscribe to foreign missions, and thf 1 many other calls for money, it is :
 good sum. Mrs. r. 4. Faust was il 1 charge of the campaign.
 Rev. J. B. Aldrich goes today (Wed
 nesday) to New Bedford to attend th'
 annual meeting of the New England
 Southern Conference of the Methods
 church.
 Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Ackley of Burn
 side have been guests at Rev. F. M
 Anthony's. #