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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17

cerely hopes exist between the American and Mexican peoples"
 The communication Is signed by Eilario Medina, who is in charge of the foreign relations department, and is addressed to George T. Summerlin, in charge of the American embassy. It was handed to the American charge d'affairs last night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17
LOOKING BACK 5O YEARS

(From The Farmer, Wednesday, December 17, 1S69)
 The veteran Pinkerman, at 26O Main street. all the famous brands of malt and prtuous liquors Persons want of good article should give him call. The of the the ausnice of the G. A. R. will be given this evening Franklin hall by Rev c. T. Woodruff Norwak formerly chaplain of the 9th Reg C. V The gentleman easy and speaker and there will undoubtedly be full house Good rich will give the various army calls and solos,
 Corinhian Lodge, No. 1O4, M held their annual election of officers for the ensuing Tuesday evening" Dec 6th A. L. 5869 when the following elected appoint ed and duly installed zePhaniah Watson w. M; Chas E. Will mot, s. w. R. T. Clarle,J. w. H. H. Porter Treas B. Prn- dle Sec; Kehrer Tyler l. M Bullock D. H H. schrber Isaac E. Osborn, s. S. Zamon Goodsell j. Dorrance Marshal.
 
 An writer gives the following as the amount of sleep demanded:
 Mature requires five,
 Custom gives
 Laziness takes nine,
 And Wickedness eleven" MT. C. Warner, of NewOwn has made this GOO barrels ciderand what cider Mr. w makes it all of apples letting customers water for themselves Farmers from doinng towns bring their apples here knowing that Spzenbergs and Pippins wanus and chenu with cider equal champagne, them comfortable kis" made "Peggoty.' 5a@z
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17
ELLEN ALLEN

Ellen, the twelve year old daughter of James and Bridget Allen of 1S4 Beardsley street, died this morning at the home of her parents The de- ceased was a pupil at St. Mary's school where she had many friends She is survived by her parents, four brothers, William, Charles, John and James and three sisters, Mary, Ada and Sarah Allen. The funeral will be held from her late home Friday morning at S:3O o'clock and at g o'clock from the church of the Bless ed Sacrament where a high mass of requiem will be celebrated. Inter- ment will be in St. MichaePs ceme- terry
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17
FORMER RIOTERS
 GIVE PRESIDENT
 GREAT WELCOME

Lawrence, Mass. Dec. IT - Law renee streets in which were staged the textile strike riots of 1912, were the scene of a different demonstration today when thousands of mill work CTS left their spindIes and looms to greet William M. Wood, president of the American WooIen Company. Masses of men, representing an out pouring of opera t.ves from the four plants of the company here, welcomed the company's head.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17
JAMES DONEGAN.

James Donegan, 29, died last night at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Boyce, 269 Maple street. He is sur vived by his mother, Mrs. Alice Don egan, of Ireland; g. sister, Mrs. Boyce, and a, brother, Daniel Donegan, of Stratford. Funeral services will be held Friday morning from the home and St. Charles church. Burial will be in St. AIichaeI's cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17

cording to the Mexican penal law. The Mexican government cannot admit that American citizens can be tried and dissolved on sim pie reports from the State De- paEtment nor on recommcnda- tions or suggestions from the Uni ted States, instead of trying them by the Mexican courts and ac- cording to Mexican law.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17
OBITUARY
PHILITPPTNA STARK.

The funeral of Mrs. Phlippina Stark was held privately at o'clock this afternoon from her late home, 13O Gem avenue. Rev. Herbert s. Brown of the OIivet Congregational church offfciated at the services. In torment was at Lakeview cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17
KIEV CAPTURED

London, Dec. 1.-The capture of Kiev and the occupation of Kupiansk, southeast of Kharkov, are claimed in a Bolshevik statement received from Moscow by wireless today
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17
MUST RECKON WITH UPRIsINGs

MUST RECKON WITH UPRISINGS, Berlin, Dec. 16-Dr. Karl w. Heine, Prussian minister of the interior, de- clared in the Prussian national as sembly today:
 we must reckon with the possibil- ity of revolutionary rising this win ter. We know how to deal with them"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17
TEXT OF MEXICAN REPLY
(Continued from Page Ono.)

Continued from Page Onc.)
 Jenkins having been granted freedom by the Puebla court, which case is now being consid- cred by the highest court of the republic in order to determine which judge is competent to try him, the Mexican government takes the liberty to hope that this case shall no longer disturb the good relations which 1t sin
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17

Barcelona, Dec. 1.-The labor situation is growing worse daily. The lockout now extends to all of Cata- Elonia-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-17

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER r, 1919
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
PLANS COMPLETED FOR A NEW
TAMA.ToLEDo ELECTRIC
ROAD.
OLD SYSTEM FOUND
ENTIRELY INADEQUATE
State Board Of Control Interested In
Improvement Because Of Location OF
childrsn's Homo and School at To-
I ledo-Road to Be Built by Iowa
Railway and Light Company.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Toledo. July 1s-Construction Of q
new interurban line from this city to
Tama. which will be over four miles
in length and will cost approximately
500, 900, was discussed here this week
between members or the state board Of
control. officials OF the Iowa Railway
& Light Company and the Toledo
Commercial Club.
The right Of way for the line IS
practically secured. the surveying has
been finished and grading OF the road
bed will be started in a few days.
The state board Of control Is inter-
ested in the construction of the new
line because Of the location Of the new
Iowa Children's Home and School in
the old buildings of Leander Clark Col
lege.
Old Interurban Line Inadequate.
This road takes the place Of the
present Tama & Toledo Electric Rail-
way. which Is inadequate for freight
service. The new line will have con-
nections with the c. NJ. & st. P. at
Tama, and carlot freight will be haul
ed to this city. A spur will run to the
grounds occupied by the children's
school. and passenger and freight ter
minals will be located In the business
section. A special election held in this
city to give the company a franchise
carried practically unanimously.
Col. VIM. G. Dows. Isaac B. Smith
and J. D. Wardle, officials Of the Iowa
Railway and Light Company. were
here from Cedar Rapids on matters
pertaining 60 the road This company
owns the present Tama & Toledo Rail-
way Company. but several thousand
dollars Of stock In the new road will
be owned by Toledo people.
These two enterprises will be the
biggest Improvement Toledo has made
in many years. About 100000 worth
Of additional construction in the way
Of mills, lodge halls, dwellings. etc. is
being done in the city at the present
time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
CONWAY BANK
EFFECTS SOLD.
PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL
ESTATE SOLD UNDER
HAMMER.
AFFAIRS OF pEFuNcT
c INSTITUTION CLOSED
Of Elements Of Tragedy and
Humor In Disposition Of Bank Pro-
perty-Barsain Auction Of Notes,
Judgments and overdrafts-Money
Order Issued in 1901 Found in Vault.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Conway, July ia mixture of an
element of tragedy and humor featured
the sale At public auction of the ef-
fects Of the Conway Savings Bank.
whose principal owner and main Off
Ger, Cashier Conway, was recently
taken to prison to serve q ten-year
sentence for fraudulent banking.
The sale included a miscellaneous
lot Of personal property and real
estate--bank building and lot-and as
sets common to any bank, and was
the last act in winding up the affairs
of the defunct institution.
There were lot Of bidders at the
sale and successful bidders were often
joshed about their purchases, as when
three packages of matted milk found
by the receiver in the vault. sold to a
man named Irwin for rs cents.
Bargain Day in Notes.
J. r. Locke, county attorney, paid
1896 for $4,000 worth of old notes;
l.. E. Stevens for s210 had $4,000
worth of judgments knocked down to
him, and Frank Dunning paid IS for
about an equal amount of overdrafts
upon which the receiver had been I'M
able to realize anything. A miscel-
laneous lot of pencils, staplers, loose
lopesand, .qwaktnwuafw0bk
leaf record books. paper and en-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19

Observation-Disclosures Iowa, vot-
ed a franchise to the Armstrong Ce-
ment Works for period Of twenty
five years, for light, heat and power.
The Cement Works expect to furnish
service by october Is.
.HartIey-After several parties had
been here looking over the prospects OF
taking over the defunct Iowa Savings
bank, it was announced today that w.
w. Artherholt and Harold Metcalf, Of
Primghar, Ia, have applied for a char
ter to organize and operate q new
bank at this place.
Garner-Hancock county will vote on
hard surfacing it's roads and issuing
100000 in bonds to do 1t with,
promptly, on Aug. 1. The primary
road system as outlined includes the
North Iowa pike running east and west
thru the county. and the Wilson way
running north and south. If the pro-
position carries, and 1t no doubht will.
Hancock county's paved mileage on
these two highways will be approx
mately fifty-two miles.
Hampton-Congressm Burton e.
Sweet has introduced bill in congress
which provides for q 100000 postof-
flee building in Hampton. T. w. Pur-
cell, OF the Chronicle, who has had the
matter up with Congressman Sweet,
last week received letter from the
congressman informing the Hampton
man that such q bill was introduced in
the lower house Of congress, and few
dova later ConRressman Sweet sent
Mr.. Purcell a copy Of the proposed
bill. .
Sac city-A representative Of the
federal bureau of chemistry demon
strated to an assemblage Of grain men
Mt Sioux City what caused the explo-
sion which destroyed the big corn
starch plant at Cedar Rapids. He
blew two tablespoons OF corn starch
into the air and applied q lighted
torch to, the finely divided material.
The result wAs an explosion which is
said to have shaken the windows Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
POLICEMEN IN TOLLS
Two Arrested at Des Moines Charged
With Stealing Liquor-Taxi Driver
Also Implicated - Liquor Worth
$500 Involved.

Des Moines, July 19.-The, second
crash in the investigation of the local
police department by the department
Of justice came Friday.
Policeman Lemuel Newell and Sergt
Guy E. Kelso were arrested about
noon on charges Of grand larceny.
The arrests were made on John Doe
warrants secured by federal and state
Investigators. They are the second
open movements by the investigators
in their probe Of police affairs.
Newell was arrested at Newton by
an agent of the department Of justice
and deputy Sheriff at Newton Friday
noon. He had gone to Newton Thurs
day. Kelso was arrested at his home.
The charges preferred against the
policemen are based on the seizure OF
$500 worth of liquor from the farm
Of w. E. Garvin, near Van Meter.
The booze, according to the investi-
gators, was left on the farm by some
Des Moines men. The police learned
of the cache and visited the farm,
flashed their stars on Garvin and
seized the liquor.
The liquor. federal agents declare.
was Lleu SOl0 ~ OlnSi DcS XuoihOS
bootleggers.
The records at the police station
show no report of any seizure being
turned In at that time by the two Off
Gers accused.
The raid on the Van Meter farm &C.
CURED the night Of July rs.
The arrests follow within a week OF
the indictment Of Policeman Charles
w. Hall on charges Of bootlegging.
His indictment was also due to the
federal Indictment.
The investigation by the department
Of justice was ordered in an effort to
protect discharged soldiers from boot
leggers and jackrollers in Des Moines
Department Of justice officials hero
declare the arrests are far from the
end of what to expect from their in
vestigation. ,s..-..
Marion Gilbert, a taxi driver for
the Rood Auto Company, also was ar
rested. He is charged with driving
the car in which the two accused
policemen are said to have gone to
the Garvin farm.
Officer Kelso was arraigned in
municipal court Friday afternoon, and
after pleading not guilty. was released
under bond of $500 for trial on July
"a. Gilbert made a similar plea and
was negotiating with bondsmen.
Newell was still in Newton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19

velopes. pass books. etc.. was SOLD 10
J. r. Cooper for s4b. Frank Wisdom
bought the timelock safe for $llo; q
rug and deposit box sold to w. II.
O'Grady for S11.75; a check writer
cold to Harry Piper for $40. Henry
Burge bought an adding machine for
SIC: check protector and settee
going along for little additional cash.
Deposit slips. pass books. spoons.
pens, fasteners, etc. went to Frank
Dunning for $500, and j. w. Thomp-
son paid $3.50 for a typewriter. chair
and some junk. A Ford car went TO
A. A. Mckay, for $50, against which
the storage bill was S46. A thousand
and one other minor articles were sold.
Il. T.. Johnson bought the bank build
ing and lot for $1,000 and has rented
II for a restaurant.
Ancient Money Order Found.
An interesting incident of the re-
ownership Of the bank was the find
ing in the vault of q postoffice money
order for $50. issued In 1901. Re-
ceiver Crum was able to add 1t to the
assets. The money order had been In
the vault eighteen years. This find,
together with the discovery by the re-
ceiver OF the deeds to what are known
as the Brooklyn lots. which figured in
the bank scandal, are referred to as
showing the careless manner in which
the bank was handled, Conway swore
on the witness stand that he had no
knowledge of the Brooklyn deeds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
WELCOME NEW. PASTOR.
Belle PIaine Receives New Pastor OF
Congregational Church.

oSI0 Flatn0 h6CctVcS fNc" TdoSoT "
Congregational Church.
Special to Times-Republican.
Belle PLANE, July 1.-The members
Of the Congregational church gave a
reception Of welcome to their new
pastor, Rev. Robert Upton and wife,
on Thursday evening. July II. at the
Congregational church. The church
was decorated with flowers and looked
very nice. A large crowd was present.
The following program was given in
the auditorium of the church:
Selection-violin and piano ........
800. Mr.. and Mrs. Challen McCune
Address Of welcome. ID. F. Harrison
Response. ......... Rev. Robert Upton
Selection-Violin. .......Lucille Tatge
accompanied by Dorothy GUNNER
Solo. Miss Thelma Baxter
Reading. ...... Miss Dorothy McCune
Solo. Miss Naomi England
Piano solo. ........ Miss Ruth Hanson
Reception copmittee Rev. and Mrs.
Upton, Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Butzloff,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mcleod. Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Federsen, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Hanson
Committee in charge Mesdames
Spencer westinghouse, chairman;
Bender. Wilcox and Kelsey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
DIAR R H OEA
Quickly Cured by
wAKEFIELD'S
Blackberry Balsam

wakefeld's Blackberry Balsam has
been the surest and safest remedy for
Diarrhoea, Dysentery Cholera Infan-
tum and Cholera Morbus for 72 years.
While 1t is quick and positive in it's
action, It Is unlike other remedies in
that It is harmless and does not con-
stipate. It simply checks the trouble
and puts the stomach and bowels in
their natural, regular condition. OF
the millions Of bottles that have been
sold. never has a case been reported
to the manufacturer where a cure
was not effected when directions were
followed. even after other remedies
had failed. Every home should have a
bottle or more on hand ready for sud
den attacks. Full size bottle. 40c
everywhere.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
Iowa State Has New Dean.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, July 19.-Miss Hazel M. Har-
wood, Of !Shelbyville, I'LL, has recently
been appointed to fill the position OF
dean Of women at Iowa State College.
This appointment comes after a long
search for a suitable person to hold
the position permanently. Since the
resignation of Miss Emily Cunning
ham, Miss F'redrica Shattuck has been
acting in the capacity Of dean.
Miss HARDWOOD, who is a graduate OF
vassar and has taken work at Column
bia, comes highly recommended. In
the capacity Of acting dean Of women
at Illinois last year, she made sue
cess. She will assume her duties
about September /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
Northern Iowa Items

the Martin hotel auditorium where the
demonstration was held. It was a SIM
liar explosion, only q million times
greater, he said, which destroyed the
Cedar Rapids plant. Any material OF
carbonaceous or vegetable nature that
Is finely divided will explode If dry
when suspended in midair and ignited.
as has been learned by experimental
ton and too often as the lesson Of a
greater catastrophe
West union-Justice L. c. Berkey
has dismissed the case against Dale
Holmes, charged with murder in the
second degree, following the accident
in which Holmes car ran over 8-year-
old Gladys Nelson, causing her death
one week later. The discharge of
Holmes by the justice does not prevent
his being indicted by the grand jury in
September. County Attorney Com
stock declines, however. to state
whether or not action will be pushed
farther.
Rock vaIIey-The Rock Valley mill
which has been conducted by the
Rounds Ketels Milling Company for
SCNCAd A JSoAS push AtAc DccA LdhcIl
over by about thirty farmers and bust
ness men of Rock Valley and vicinity.
the consideration being $4,000, which
does not include the elevator, cu: the
purchasers have an option on the ele-
vator and have rented it for the pres
ent time. H. e. Rounds keeps his In
terest in the mill, the interests bought
being those Of Mr.. Ketels.
MISUNDERSTANDING charges that a
Stacker parade" had been held in Cas-
cade, Ia, in May, 1918, Mayor P. j.
Kehoe Of that town was ordered re-
moved from office by Judge Kintz-
niger In the district court here. The
mayor. 1t was alleged. made no at
tempt to stop the demonstration, in
which persons suspected Of disloyalty
took part. Mayor Kehoe was also
charged with exceeding his authority
when he seized an automobile in a
Cascade garage without any legal an
thority and under threats Of violence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
EIdora News Briefs.

optCldl "
Eldora, July 19-Mrs. Clara Jones
returned Friday from a business visit
Of several days at different points in
Missouri and Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durward Howell ar
rived in Eldora Friday from Chicago,
where Mrs Howell had been for sew
eral weeks visiting. Mr.. Howell but
recently received his discharge from
service with the allied army. having
been in France somthing over a year.
Howard Jensen, who saw n years
service with the allied army in France,
arrived home today. Mr.. Jensen has
a varied experience with the allied
army. having been in France, England
and Germany.
The Bruner Grocery Company. COM
posed Of father and son. Of Mason City.
have purchased Of A. w. Sage, the
grocery store in the south side and are
in possession. Mr.. and Mrs. Sage ex-
pect to move back to Moville, Ply
mouth county their former home.
Harvesting Is in progress all over
Hardin county and it is expected that
the threshing Of grain will commence
to some extent next week. 1t is gen
orally conceded that the oat crop yield
will be light.
Ex-representative William Schmed-
ika, who in the recent election in this
county opposed the proposition of
hard surfacing certain roads in the
county, has issued a signed call for a
meeting in which he states he desires
to organize Hardin County Good
Roads Association. The meeting is
called for July %, in the court house
in Eldora. The call issued does not
state whether the meeting is to be for
farmers only or not.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
Find New Short Weight Scheme.

Find New Short Weight Scheme.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 19.-An ingenious
way to short Weighing on stock
scale was discovered by one Of the
scale testers for the weights and
measure division Of the dairy and
food department at Kanawha, few
days ago. On learning that the scales
were not Weighing right he made a
thoro examination. In testing them
he discovered that some one had
placed two silver dollars in the coun-
ter poise weight. This was causing
the trouble and was responsible for the
scales weighing considerably short.
The scales belonged to the railroad
company
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19

exhibit yrsnisss - - Ares Nm
much space devoted - Trucks ana
automobiles
Tho Herring Motor Company Of
Des Moines which has taken the
agency here for the Curtis airplanes
Will demonstrate tho use OF these
planes and has made arrangements to
carry passengers on pleasure flights.
These flights will give the passenger
who wants to 70 up In an airship a.
ride OF from fifteen to twenty minutes.
Three former instructors in aviation in
tho army service have been engaged
by the company to operate tho ma
chimes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
Thieves Seek Vino In Church.

Thieves Sock Wine IN ChuFch.
Boone, July 19.-Another evil Of pro-
hibition which had not been anticipat-
ed. came to light here when thieves en-
tered Grace Episcopal church, appar-
emily seeking wine.
The Rev. J. Morgan Williams. pastor
Of the church, stated that the thieves
gained entrance by breaking pane OF
glass in basement door. A dress and
a pair OF shoes are missing. Rev. VIII
liams stated that 1t is believed that the
robber visited the vestry searching for
wine, but thai there was none there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
Opon New County Home.

Special TO Times Republican.
Nevada, July 19.-The board Of su-
pervisors announced today that they
will hold the opening exercises and
dedication Of the handsome new Story
county home and infirmary on Thurs
day of next week, weather and roads
permitting. A suitable program of
speeches and music Will be arranged
for and there will be guides at the
county home that day to show visitors
thru the house and about the grounds
and farm buildings. all OF which will
bp oven for inspection
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-19
Notice Of Amendment to Articles Of
incorporation.

Notice is hereby given that the ar
ticles Of incorporation Of the st. An
thony Savings Bank have been amend
ed by making article seven. Of the orig
inal articles of incorporation read as
follows, namely: THE annual meeting
Of the stockholders and election Of the
board Of directors shall be held the last
Wednesday in December Of each year"
The above amendment adopted at q
meeting Of the stockholders Of said
bank duly held on the 31st day Of De-
cember, 1918. Witness our hands. H.
G. Van Orsdel, president; E. E. Cooper,
cashier.