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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
BOOSTERS LIKED MEETING.
Commercial Club Secretaries Ask Fol-
Another Short Course.

Commercial Club Secretaries Ask For
Another Short Course.
Special to Times Republican.
Ames. Dec. 17.-Commercial club
secretaries who attended the We'd
nesday and Thursday conference on
rural and agricultural questions at
Iowa State College have asked that
this be made an annual event
This two days study Of things
agricultural is Of marked value to the
secretaries of commercial and COM
munity clubs" said President J. H.
McCord, Of the Iowa Chamber OF
Commerce. Here In Iowa, we are all
directly interested In agriculture.
whether We live on the farms or not.
and no community club or CONNER
cial club secretary con do success
full piece of work without under
standing agricultural conditions and
the rural viewpoint. This short
course gives. them a, chance to get
that understanding"
+ The conference was marked by a
clearing up Of many matters thru
the talks OF such men sls Secretary
r. II. Cunningham and President C.
w. Hunt, Of the Iowa Farm Bureau
Federation, and the discussion which
followed. These men declared that
the farm bureau movement il not a
revolutionary movement. and that 1t
is not intended to antagpnize the
business man OF the town or to is-
more the fact that farmer and towns.
man must Cooperate for general
community good.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
RATE FAVORS TO
Be DISCONTINUED
RAIL ROADS TO CHARGE HIGHER
FARES TO CONVENTION
DELEGATES.
MINISTERS ALSO MUST
PAY MORE TO RIDE
fare and Halt to Be Charged Dele
gates to Conventions and Clergy
men Will Be Compelled to Pay
Two Thirds Of one-War Rate
When They Travel.

Cedar Rapids. Dec lT.-The cost
OF attending conventions will be
higher next year. According to or
'aers from the eastern passenger as
ISOLATION commencing Jan. l excur-
sion rates will be made on a basis
OF a fare and half for a round trip
instead Of fare and third as is the
rule at the present time
Under anothei ruling recently re-
ceived from the association clergy
men will also be required to pay
more for travelling. A two third rate
or one way fare will be in effect
after the FIRST of the year and minis
tel's will be unable to make any trips
on the present rate of half fare. Tick
ct agents have received a new app.i-
cation blanks for certificates as the
o.tl certificates will not be recognized.
These rulinso apply to all railroads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
REPUBLICAN, MARsHA1LToWN IOWA. DECEMBER IT. 1920

year. only two pleasure passes year
may be issued. and then they must be
confined to the eastern or western
lines. whichever the employee may
work on. After two years an eastern
line employe may be issued one trip
pass year to the coast or anywhere
on the Puget Sound lines, or pass for
a trip on foreign road covering less
than 500 miles, with ates for the bal
ance of the trip. After five years a
pass may be issued each year for a
trip on foreign line up to 1000
miles.
Only one inter-line pass q year
may be applied for by each employe.
Agents at larger places. train dis
patchers, officials and veteran en-
ployes having over twenty-five years
Of continuous service to their credit
are given annual or card passes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
WOODWARD STORE WRECKED.
Gssolene Explosion Blows Out 6ott
Ends Of Building.

SuootSfto 6SpsOotOV ASbo"S WV SSAi
Ends Of Building.
Perry. Dec. 17.-The A. c. Vail
hardware store at Woodward was
wrecked Wednesday night about 6
o'clock when a gasolene torch which
was being used by Pete Ramsey. a
plumber. exploded. Altho the damage
to the building will be about $4,000.
and the shock was so great that 1t
was felt all over the town. neither
Ramsey nor another man who was IN
the building at the time was injured.
Ramsey was generating an ordtn
airy plumbers blow torch when II
caught fire. He saw that an eXplo-
sion was possible and started to run
The other man In the room ducked
behind a heavy furnace Just as the
crash came. 1t was so great that the
entire rear wall of the building, built
of brick and eight inches thick. was
blown out as efficiently As II dyna-
mited. The plate glass windows md
frame work in the front OF the store
We're hurled to the middle of the
street and small objects in the store
were thrown farther. Ramsey reach
ed the door az the explosion or,ur-
red and was only slightly shocked.
The building is owned by r. NJ.
Cooper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
ALL TRADES IN WHEAT FIELDS.
Varied Assortment of Men Follow
Harvester in United States.

Varied Assortment Of Men Follow
Harvester in United States.
BY Associated Press.
Des Moines, Dec. 15.-Statistics
compiled from the records Of the first
harvest fields this fall from the
Sioux City office of the state free en-
ployment bureau show that ass per
cent OF these men We're farmers and
farm hands; 1913 per cent laborers;
10 per cent students, and 30.7 per
cent miscellaneous. From the Sioux
City office 242 men were sent into
South Dakota, 1s5 men into Iowa, two
men to North Dakota and one man
to Nebraska. A list OF the ocoupa-
tons of the first AGO. is interesting
in it's display OF the diversity of
trades that united to follow the
harvest:
OF farmers and farm hands there
were 1856: laborers, 81: students, 40;
clerks. bookkeepers and accountants.
II; machinists. 10: mechanics, 9;
carpenters and cabinet makers, 8:
shipyard workers. 8: steel workers,
8; engineers, s; auto mechanics, 6;
sheet metal workers. A: factory
workers. g.; mail clerks. 8: cleo
tricians. 8: rubber workers, 8: iron
workers, 8: warehouse workers. 5;
teachers. 2; die makers. Q: statesmen,
2; plumbers. 2: fathers, q; machinist
helpers. 2: coal miners, q pipe and
steam filters. 3: railroad employees. 2;
cooks 2; teamsters. q: lawyers, L.
and also one marble cutter, brass
worker telegraph operator. yeast
haker. butcher, core maker grain in
spector, fireman. chemist and roofer.
These men vary In ages all the way
from is years to SIS. Most OF them,
however, are from 90 to 80 years old.
This was the first year that lit Of
the 400 had followed the harvest:
1t was the second season for rs: the
tenth for %: the twentieth for IA:
the thirtieth for 8: and the fortieth
season for ! man.
All but seven states OF the union
are represented by these men. Fifty
of them came from Iowa; As from
Missouri; SO from Illinois,; "a from
Ohio: % from Nebraska: q from
Wisconsin: Is from Texas; 16 from
Michigan: Is from Indiana: 16 from
Kansas: Is from Pennsylvania; IL
from New York; II from Minnesota;
and from TO from the other states
including such distant points as Cali
fornia, Connecticut, and the District
of Columbia.
Ambrose Urick, state commissioner
OF labor asserts that only the
hardest of the haryesters are left by
the time they reach Sioux City. A
large proportion of these men, he
states. who start out the season early
in June in Oklahoma. drop out at
ABOUT Kansas City. as soon as they
have a little money.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17

three (3), four ca, five CO., six (6).
seven CD and eight (s) in block
fourteen e1D; also lots five (5), six
(s), seven (7) and eight 90 in block
thirteen (13), all sin.town Of Bangor,
Marshall county, Iowa. That Walter
P. Winery became owner by pqr-
chase from May Hill Kersey and A.
c. Kersey, the then owners of said
land; that he is informed that you
and each OF you have or make claim
to the said property, or a portion
thereof, but the plaintiff AYERS that
said claims are junior and inferior to
the plaintiffs right, title and owner
ship.
That the names and residences Of
the claimants above named are un-
known to the plaintiff, tho he has
sought diligently to learn the same
The plaintiff asks as a relief that
his title to the said land as herein
described be quieted and confirmed
in him by decree Of said court, and
that the apparent defects in said
title, If any such there be, be cor
rected by said decree and that you,
the said defendants, and claimants,
and each of you, be barred from at
any time making any claim adverse
TO the plaintiffs title in and to said
real estate or any part of It.
Reference is made to the original
petition now on file. No personal
judgment is asked against any de-
PENDANT.
Now unless you appear and make
defense thereto at or before noon OF
the second day of the next January
term Of said court to be begun and
held at Marshalltown, Marshall
county, Iowa. on the 10th day Of
January A. D. 1921. you default will
be entered and judgment and de-
cree rendered thereon as prayed for
in said petition.
Dated this 23d day of November A.
D. 1920. Walter p. Winery, plaintiff.
by Frank III. Haradon, his attorney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
Iowa Falls items,
to Times Republicans.

Speclal TO llneS- RepuhllcunS.
Iowa Falls. Dec. 17-At a regular
meeting of the directors Of the Mu-
tual Building and Loan Association
of this city. this week, E. Q. Ellis
worth was chosen director to fill the
vacancy caused by theNresignation of
&c. Rurltngame who has served
en- the board since the organization of
the association In, 1912.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Crippen left
this week for Minnesota, where they
will visit in the home OF their chill
tren until spring.
Mrs. Meta Buckton is home from a
visit of several weeks at her old home
in Usage and in Minneapolis.
Robert Darrah has left on his an
tRual pilgrimage to California. He will
be followed the first of the year by
William Hamilton.
OF the charter members of the
Ladies Social Gathering of this city
three survive and reside in this city.
They are Mrs. Abbie J. Foster, Mrs.
Maria McChesney and Mrs. Mary a.
Wells. The society was organized in
the SOS for the purpose of plating
$500 ~SaASaNSAh3 q SSilClCi y, anu Is the
Oldest society OF its kind In the
county. The first officers were: presi-
dent. Mrs. H. p. Jones, vice president,
Mrs. S. NJ. Estes, secretary, Mrs. J.
5. Smith, treasurer. Mrs. r. C. Saycr.
A community Christmas tree will
be a feature Of the holiday season in
this city again this year. In connec-
ton Herewith program will be
given Friday afternoon. next, in the
Metropolitan opera house. If tile
weather permits, community singing
will be a feature around the tree,
Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Santa Claus will distribute gifts to
the kiddies. following the opera
house program, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Hough, of
State Center. were in the city this
week on q business mission. They
have rented the Rigg building op !
Losite the Hotel Woods and viii open
drug store the fore part of the
year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
GET MORE BUTTER

Mrs. Hattie Niece, Of Glenn, Mis-
souri,, says: II was not making
enough butter from my cows milk
production for a family Of two. After
using DR.. LeGear's Stock Powders a
short time, she gave q half gallon
more milk day, and q pound OF
butter day."
DR.. LeGear's Stock Powders give
to milk cows Just what Is needed to
keep the digestive organs in proper
condition, so that they get the most
possible good frog, their feed. Give
equally wonderful Insults when used
for horses. hogs, and sheep, because
they are a tonic, appetizer and worm
expeller.
It matters not what ailment you
may have among your stock or
poultry. it will pay you to get the
proper DR.. LeGear Remedy from your
dealer. They are the Doctors per-
sonal prescriptions, compounded dur
ing his % years Of Veterinary Prac-
tice and Expert Poultry Breeding.
They must satisfy you, or your dealer
will refund your money.
Dealers everywhere. Sold in Mar
shalitown by Paul Roskopf.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
E'dora News Notes.

SPeClai 10 IlWeS7RepuOl1Can.
Eldora. Dec. 17.-C. E. Carver, of
Moscow, Idaho, is here for visit
with old-time friends. He was form
erly a resident of Eldora.
Donald Lundy, who was called to
Marshalltown because Of the Illness
of his sister, Mrs. James Bowman,
spent several days this week in Ell
dora with old friends.
i Mrs. j. F. Hardin left Thursday for
Chicago for visit with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Andrew Stevenson.
John Archer, of Mount Rose, 8. d.,
is here for @ visit with his brother,
Glenn Archer, and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. fred Hass have gone
to Sterling, Colo, where they expect
to spend the winter and where Mr..
Hass expects to find relief for
rheumatism. which has bothered him
greatly the past year.
The annual meeting Of the Hardin
County Bee Keepers Association is to
be held in the court house in Eldora
on Wednesday, Dec. %. Newman A..
Lyle. special field agent for the state,
Ia to be present and make the prin-
ctpal address.
w. e. Rathbone left Wednesday for
points In California to look after
business matters and also to visit his
daughter, Miss Eloise.
Henry Schmidt left Thursday for
Kansas City, where he will attend
and automobile school.
Otto Ziesman left Thursday for
San Juan, Tex, where he will look
after business matters for several
months.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
SHIFTS BLAME TO WOMAN.
Jim Harbour, on Trial at Council
Bluffs, Accuses Former Wife.

S's, NCCoSeS ToFmer wire.
Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, Dec. 1.-THE trial
OF Jim Harbour on an indictment
charging that he murdered George
Mikesell last June In a feud fight
near Treynor, this county, took n
dramatic turn late yesterday when
the woman in the triangle. who fig
ures prominently in the case. was
brought into 1t in a striking manner.
Mrs. Mikesell. who was cnce the
wife OF Jim Harbour, had testified
that Harbour had fired the shot or
| shots which killed Mikesell. Their
daughter. Miss Delphia Harbour. II
years of age, also testified that she
saw her father kill her stepfather.
Harbour. placed upon the witness
stand In his own behalf, swore pos
itively. and his testimony was un-
shaken by the prosecution. that the
two shots which killed Mikescll came
from the Mikesell car ana that he
saw Mrs. Mikesell standing by the
car a moment after with Il big 40
caliber revolver in her hand.
The testimony OF an Omaha ex-
pert was to the effect that Mikeseors
death was caused by either 3S or Is
caliber bullet.
Harbour also testified that he was
with Mrs. Harbour, who then was his
Wife, when she purchased a As cali
her revolver with marking like he
one in evidence.
This is the third murder trial here
this term of court and one of the jur-
ors on this case WAS on each OF the
two other cases, and two OF the pres
ent jurors were Gil one OF the other
murder cases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
AUTO THEFTs 500 A MONTH.
Chicago Adapts Identification Car,
System to Reduce Robberies,

SH'Sago AoaPtS identiticatton Card
| System to Reduce Robberies.
BY Associated Press.
Chicago. Dec 17.-More than 500
stolen automobiles a month is Chi
Cages record. up to date this year,
| according to Detective Sergean 1T
George O'Conner. head Of the auto :
| mobile detail. OF the 5,547 cars stol-
en- during the year, however, 1000
have been recovered and a thorough
search is being carried on for all
| missing cars
An ordinance requiring all motors
lists to carry Identification cards re-
Gently passed by city council will be
of great assistance In reducing the
number of cars which disappear
| daily. according to Sergeant O'con-
ner.
Suspicious persons driving auto.
! mobiles can be questioned and If they
are not able to produce a card show
Ing that they are the owner Of the
car, it will be easy to find out If they
are thieves or driving with the own
er's consent" the detective sergeant
declared.
The owners court record, which is
to be entered on the back of each
card, will also be of assistance to an
arresting officer, O'Conner said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
FARMER BADLY BURNED.
Rowan Man Had Lantern in One
Hand, Gasolene in Other.


Rowan, Dec. It'll. n. Nettles, a
farmer residing two miles north and
one mile west OF here, was very
badly burned In a gasolene explosion.
Nettles was In an enclosed porch
of his house. filling a Easo'ene Ian
tern preparatory to doing the even
ing chores. He had the lighted Ian
tern In one hand and an open meas>
ure In the other. In some manner he
stumbled over n block OF wood spill
ing the sasoiene into the flame of
the lantern.
In an instant he was ablaze. He
rushed out doors. where his hired
man, seeing his plight. began tearing
the blazing clothing from him. The
mans hands were badly burned. but
he tore the clothing from Notifies
and undoubtedly saved his life.
Nettles was badly burned about the
head, shoulders and body. with both
hands severely burned md both legs,
the right limb from tho knee down
especially. being In bad shape. Medi-
cal attention was Immediately Sc
cured and the unfortunate man is
slowly recovering.
Mr.. Nettles is n man about 40
wears old
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
PASSES cuRTA,uEp.
Milwaukee Road TO Restrict Fr
Rides Of Empioves and 0fber,

Milwaukee, Road TO Restrict Free
Rides Of Employees and Others.
Sioux City. Dec. IA possible
c,trtailment Of passes or at least an
accumulation OF red tape after Jan.
Is evident in the bulletin sent by C.
II. Buford. superintendent Of the
Sioux City division OF the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad. to
employees OF the division. Since the
interstate commerce commission sew
ersl years ago limited railroad passes
to bona fide employees Of the rail-
roads the 10000 employees Of the Mil
waukee have been able to secure
transportation with little delay. I'm
skilled labor could secure passes thru
their immediate superior officer and
skilled men from their superfnten-
dert direct on their own personal
application. An application could be
sent In on one train and the pass
would be back on the next train.
Ealt now q pass bureau has been
organized In Chicago which will
closely scrutinize all applications for
transportation and will issue all in
ter district transportation. the bull
letin states. Inter division trAnspor-
tatton within his district can be is
sue,i only by the general s,,perinten-
dent OF tho district Division trans
portation will be issued by superin-
tendents of divisions and instead Of
getting passes by return mail, the
employees must wait until the regular
form Il gone thru. Wv +
Period OF service win also have
something to do with the granting of
passes, No enaploye working less than
a year will be issued any transporta-
ton unless on company business,
sickness or emergency. After ono
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-17
ORIGINAL Notice.

In the district court of the state OF
Iowa, in and for Marshall county.
Walter P. WINERY, plaintiff. VS..
Lindley Hoag, and Hoag, his
wife; William Paxon, Ruth G. Paxon,
Ruth G.. Paxson, Jared M. Loomis.
Mrs. A. E. Parish, Marilla N.
Knowles, Marrilla N. Knowles. Ma
rilla Knowles. Lindley Hoag. Lindley
M. Hoag, Indus Nj. Hoag, Anna G.
Hoag, Ella Hoag, H. Hiatt, Herman
Hiatt, Joel w. Hiatt, j. w. Hiatt,
Mahlon Done and Done, his
wife; Issac Jackson and -- Jack
son, his wife; James Long and ---
Long, his wife; Simeon u. Barton, s.
D. Barton, James T.: Jackson, J. T.
Jackson, Thomas Henry Knowles.
Thomas II. Knowles: and the respec-
tive spouses, heirs at law, or assigns
of either and all OF the above named
defendants, and the known or un-
known claimants and all persons
known of unknown, and all persons
sane or insane. or otherwise legally
incapacitated. claiming to have an
interest in the following described
real estate; to-wit:
Lots one %, two (2), three (3).
four %. five 60. six co., seven CD.
and eight (S). In block fourteen G4),
also lots five (5), six co, seven 90
and eight go in block thirteen G3);
all in town OF Bangor, Marshall
county. Iowa, defendants. No. 1888,
January term, 1921.
To the above named defendants
and the unknown claimants OF the
above described real estate:
You and each of you are hereby no.
titled that there is now on file in the
office of the clerk OF the district
court of Iowa. In and for Marshall
county. Iowa, the verified petition of
Walter y. WINERY, claiming Of
you that he is the owner IN fee
simple of the following described real
estate, to wit: Lots one "a. two l2).