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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
More Good Horses Needed.

The thing most needed In the pro-
duction of work horses for American
farms Is greater care in the selec-
ton Of the stallion and the brood
mare. say animal husbandry experts
who have been studying the present
situation with respect to horses. NOT
only was there a net decrease or ap-
proxirhately $4,000 in the number
of horses on farms on January l.
compared with n year ago. but ths
experts are of the opinion that there
has been an even more marked de-
crease in the number of mares bred
during 1919. The extent Of this de-
crease can not be accurately deter
mined until the colt crop of 1920 Is
estimated. However If the decline in
breeding is as great as conditions
now indicate. the country will lie
confronted with seriously depleted
supply of good horses within the next
few years.
Many farmers are using up their
work stock without making any pro-
vision for the future. Such polly
Is short sighted and will have serious
results. the present neeu is 10 III
crease the percentage OF efficient
horses by careful selection of parents.
One OF the principal factors from
which the market is suffering is the
breeding of too many low-grade work
animals. There is a strong demand
for high class horses, at good prices.
Even tho it may be true that the
motor driven vehicle has begun to
put the farm horse "on the run"
there is no evidence that he has do
veloped much speed, ond his tota!
value still compares favorably with
other classes of farm animals. On
January !. 1920, the total value Of
horses on farms in this country was
81, 993. 0OO, 900. or Just little below
the value Of milk cows. which was
s2,022, 900, 900.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
INFLUENZA TAKES TWO.
Home at Steamboat Rock Loses
Both Mother and Daughter.

Homo at Steamboat Rock losss
Both Mother and Daughter.
Special to Times Republican.
Steamboat Rock. March 27,-
Flora FIessner. aged 3 years, and
the only child still living with her
parents. died Of influenza, followed
by pneumonia early Monday morn
ing. The funeral took place Wednes-
day afternoon. Short services were
held out side the house. conducted
by Rev. Kruse OF the Presbyterian
church. The body was taken to the
East Frieeland cemetery, north OF
Cloves for burial.
The family arriving home were
saddened deeply for the second time
when they found that the mother
Mrs. Thomas F1essner had Just pas
sed away of the same disease. Mrs.
Anna Flessner nee Buhr. was
born in Germany about 81 years ago
and came with her husband and sew
eral little children to this country
in 1881. settling near Cleves. on
farm. but later moving to Steam Boat
Rock. The home was blessed with
nine children. Of whom three preccc-
ed the mother in death. The hus-
band and six children namely. John.
OF wellsburg. Henry and Elmer liv-
ing near Cloves. Mrs. A. H. Elkhon,
of Steamboat Rock. Mrs. Albert w.
Ross. OF Allison and Mrs. Calvin
Smith. OF Garner, nine grandchildren
an one great grandchild sur
viye her.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
Quarantine Against
Corn Borer Put On
Eastern States

A new quarantine TO prevent in
terstate shipment of carriers OF the
corn borcr has been promulgated by
the secretary OF agriculture, effec-
tive March 20. against the states of
Massachusetts. New Hampshire, New
York and Pennsylvania. but IL APP
plies only to such portions of those
states as are now or may later be-
come actually infested. No restric-
tons are placed on shipments from
points In the quarantined states out
side of the infested areas. tho au-
thority is reserved to extend at any
time the areas officially designated
las infested.
The articles specifically covered in
the quarantine are corn and broom
corn including all parts of the stalk.
celery, green beans in the pod. beets
with tops, spinach, rhubarb. oat and
rye straw as sdch or when used as
packing, cut flowers or entire plants
of chrysanthemum, aster. cosmos,
zinnia, and hollyhock, and cut flow
ers or entire plants of gladiolus and
dalia except the bulbs without stems.
The restrictions do not apply TO
sfelled corn and clean seed or broom
corn, nor to other articles after they
have been manufactured or processed
In such way as to eliminate risk
of carrying the corn borer.
All of the articles covered may be
,,.t, int. t-i1 A
Of the infested area only after they
have been inspected by the United
States department of agriculture ana
certified TO be free from the corn
borer. Every car or other container
IN which these products are moved
must be accompanied by such a GER
tificate. which will be issued only
for products actually inspected. The
only exception on this point is that
individual premises or districts with
in an infested area that are them
selves free from corn borer and have
been maintained so free of weeds as
Ito prevent the possibility of corn
tborer occurrence in that way, may
secure from the inspector Of the de-
DartfnenI permit WHICH Will bt N"'
Id until revoked and copies of which
may be accepted by carriers in lieu
of inspection certificates. 1t is re-
fguired that carriers thoroughly clean
all cars. boats. or other vehicles
within the infested areas at the point
Of unloading or destination, so that
no litter or refuse or plants that may
carry the corn borer shall be moved
interstate.
Plants and plant products original
ing outside of the infested areas may
he shipped from points within the
infested areas only under permit
from the secretary of agriculture.
A heavy penalty is provided by the
plant quarantine act. Any person
who violates any provision under
lact or who counterfeits, FORCES. al
tiers, defaces or destroys any GER
tificate provided for under the quar-
antine may be fined UP to $500 ana
imprisoned for one year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
Make Every Farm Feed Its Stock

The production of enough feed Tor
it's family live stock, work stock, and
commercial live stock is second in
importance only to producing 1000
for the family, in the opinion of the
United states department OF agri-
culture. Farm management studies
in the southern states indicate that
the most profitable farms not only
produce the necessary farm feeds but
have n surplus OF them to sell, ana
that the live stock is usually or bet
ter quality and better grade on the
farms producing "a surplus than on
farms where staple feeds are bought.
These facts are brought out in a
series of sixteen tests formulated by
the department of agriculture to
show whether or not a farm Is being
efficiently managed.
The average farm family, made up
of five adult persons or their equiva-
lent, requires for it's proper mainte-
nance. two cows, forty fowls for fur
nishing eggs and poultry meat~and
one pig for each adult person or his
equivalent. Enough calves should be
raised to replace each cow reaching
the, age OF s years. This family live
stock, it is calculated, will require
one ton of corn and cob meal. 1924
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
sUPERINTENpENTs BEING Civ.
EN- Doosrs ~ MANY CIT.
les AND TOWNS.
soARos INSISTING
ON LONG CONTRACTS
Salaries Ranging From $1,000 in
Smaller Towns TO $500 at Sioux
citys-Substantisl Boosts In Sal.
aries Of Teachers Planned BY Many
Doards.

Dies Moines. March 27.-Marked in
creases in salaries characterize
the contracts which school boards
In many Of the cities OF
the state are now making
with their school superintendents for
the coming school year. Rather than
be caught short with no satisfactory
head for their school these boards
are making contracts OF from one to
three years and sometimes longer
with their superintendents. This is
the information received by the
state superintendent.
Substantial boosts in teachers sal
aries are also contemplated by school
districts generally. Right now boards
are choosing their superintendent.
The election OF teachers does not take
place As rule until the latter part of
April or early in May.
From reports forwarded to the
state department Of public instruc-
ton II is learned tina. not only In
the cities are salaries being increas-
ed but also in many OF the smaller
towns and in consolidated districts.
The following shows what some OF
the superintendents will receive.
NJ. G. Clark, Sioux City. $500: /.
H. MinkIe. Fort Dodge. $4,000: A. r.
Finley. Tama. $500; w. H. Ray.
Upton. $1,000; w. D. Cooking, Storm
Lake, $4,000; Luther Landstrom.
Madrid. s2.7oo.; g. A. Potts. Mus
catine, $4,000; Professor Opstadt,
Iowa City, $4,000: L. L. Wright
Manson, $1,000; George Guthrie.
Waukee consolidated school. $1,000:
consolidated school at Shelby $4,000.
From York. Neb., comes the report
the Superintendent A. w. Graham.
formerly superintendent at Tiptcn
and also at Missouri Valley. will re-
.ceive next year $500.
The matter OF providing necessary
school buildings to take care of the
needs Of growing districts is one OF
the serious problems confronting
many school boards. There are q
number OF Instances over the state
where communities have voted bonds
for new Buildings but by the time the
board has Soessa around TO letting
the contract Il has been found that
the bonds voted would not begin to
supply the money necessary to erect
a modern school house. Contractors
as a rule are not disposed to bid on
the proposed buildings, preferring TO
take the work on a percentage basis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
Tom Case Appealed.

Cedar Rapids. March 27.-County
Attorney Fl. X. Lockwood received
notification yesterday that the at
torney for Henry Tom. I. w. w.
now serving a sentence in the state
prison at Fort Madison for con-
spiracy for which he was convicted
in the local district court. had APP
pealed the case to the state supreme
court.
Mr.. Lockwood also has been re-
quested by the county attorneys OF
Polk and Cerro Gordo counties to
furnish them with copies of the
local indictments against. Tom as
we'll as the authorities which Mr..
Lockwood consulted in drawing the
accusations. 1t is not known why
the information is desired but it is
presumed that the counties men
toned intend to proceed against l..
w. w. members on simipar charges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
Notice Of Advertisements.

Taxation of collateral inheritances.
state of Iowa. Marshall county. ss..
in District court. In the matter OF
the estate of Thomas c. Brady. de-
ceased:
To owen Brady. Patrick Brady.
Joseph Brady, John William Brady.
Patrick Thomas Brady. Thomas
McGovern, Marie McGovern, Ellen
McGovern. Bridget McGovern. Ed
ward McGovern. and Rose Annie
McGovern:
You and each Of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned duly
appointed and qualified appraisers OF
property charged or sought to be
charged with the payment of a coll
lateral inheritance tax, will at !
o'clock p. m. on the 14th day OF April.
1920, at the office Of J. Nj. Whitaker.
in the city OF Marshalltown. In said
county and state. proceed to appraise
the property of the estate of said
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer. March &c. o. West and
family. who have operated the south
side restaurant since last fall. have
disposed OF their business to VIII
Scharfenberg and Wesley AFTER The
West family will return to Gettyc-
burg, S. D.. their former home, and
resume farming.
Mrs. Elsie Kahler Seeberger and
children are here from Creston for 4
visit with the Kahler family here and
the DR.. Hugo Kahler family at Rein
beck
Mrs. Ida Jordan. manager OF Hotel
Oxford, has taken over a hotel Mt
Union. Miss Ursula Jordan will re-
main in charge OF the oxford here
until able to dispose of the business.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. e. Taylor and son
Elmer. Jr.. are enroute from Cali
fornia. having left Wednesday. They
are coming by the northern route
and expect to make several stops
arriving home April 4.
Mrs. e. VI. Wooley passed away
at her home In Traer Friday MOI ming
Of general debility. Mrs. Wooley was
one Of our oldest settlers, both in
point of age and residence. She
leaves besides numerous friends. two
daughters. Mrs. /. L. Lacey and Mrs,
D. F.. Bryson and one son Miles
Wooley.
Prof. Wilmer r. Wilson former ia.
-structor in manual training and
ut ,1nti ~ TV.on III II
schools has been chosen to head the
new Geneseo consolidated school
when ii opens next fall. The past
year Mr.. Wilson has been at Millers-
burg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
Holstein Breeders
Make History at
First Annual Sale

The Iowa Hoistein Breeders Aaso-
citation has made history for itself
and for the breed by the irst annual
guaranty sale held at Waterloo on
March 20 and "a. During the two
days. sale los head that were cata-
logged sold for total OF Ssi.2i5 or
an average OF ssi5 per head. Tho
top OF the sale was $1,000 paid BY
l.. q. Glenn of Arlington, Iowa for
a s-year-old COW, Korndyke Ormsby
Fobes that had 7-day record OF
1888 pounds OF butter and yearly
Cow Test Association record or sso
pounds OF butter. Her S-months-oi"
son that is splendid show calf sold
French & Meythaler OF lndcpend-
ence, Iowa for $3.50.
The next highest price OF the sale
was paid by Corwin Farms OF Rock
Valley, Iowa and Rensink Bros, OF
Boydon. Iowa for "A 2-year-old hefer
that had Just made a 7-day record
OF 21.6 pounds of butter in n week.
milking coo pounds OF milk during
that time and producing In one day
1905 pounds OF milk. These three
highest priced animals were all from
the Chas. Smith herd OF Tripoli. Iowa
which was dispersed. The twenty
head coming from this herd cold for
a total of $2s,9S5 or an average OF
approximately $500 n head.
A famous show COW consigned by
II. o. Larsen OF Dixie, sold for $1,000
to ]. C. Jensen of Reinbeck. II. ..
Nieman. OF Avoca, consigned one or
the finest individual cows In the
sale which also had record of Sl,sS
pounds OF butter in days and sold
to Corwin Farms for 1850. Har-
grove & Arnold OF Norwalk, Iowa,
consigned one fine heifer calf less
than "a year old that sold for sl,7l0
TO Iolea Farms. OF Fostoria. Iowa.
The remarkable feature OF this sale
was that altho there was a large
states a very large percentage OF
the cattle went to Iowa buyers and
all the higher priced ones We're pur :
chased by breeders within the state.
Another noticeable feature was that
large percentage OF the animals
listed in the sale were purchased by
new beginners. This fact speaks
much for the future OF the breed,
II in the past the Holstein breed
has not been considered one of the
leading breeds 1t will from this time
on for enthusiastic breeders are
daily being added to the rapidly in
creasing membership of the state or
ganiZation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
Old FOR TOURIST PATRONAGE.
Iowa Falls Prepares Park For Auto
Tourists Aeeommod alton.

Special to Times-Republlcan.
Iowa Falls. March 27.-Tourists
over the Grant Highway from Chi
ca go to Sioux City and over the JET
ferson Highway from Kansas City
and Des Moines 10 the Twin Cities.
will find a delightful and convenient
stopping place in this city the COM
ing season. as a result of the action
Of the Community Club in converting
Jones Park into a tourist park for
the accommodation tourists visit
ing or passing thru Iowa Falls. The
park is q wooded tract Of ground
right in the city and will be equipped
with building with toilet facilities.
city water, gas plate and other
SS:-aciarcas for travellers The ennt
is an ideal one for this purpose and
will prove popular with the travelling
public The Jones tract was be,
queathed the city by the late l.. E.
Jones for park purposes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
Brief News 81 Greene.

special to TlmeS-RepuDllcan. /,
Greene March 27.--Karl iMorten-
son. who spent the winter in New
York, has returned to Greene, and
will do thing in this vicinity this
season.
Hans Brood. who left here last fall
for his native home in Denmark, has
returned to Greene, where he will
work again this season.
Mrs. c. e. Barnhart, whose hus-
band died last week, will return with
her parents to her old home IN
Pennsylvania.
Tuesday evening the men Of the
Presbyterian church, about fifty In
number. gathered at the church.
where, the ladies served them d fine
supper. ]. M. Mitchell acted as
POSTMASTER. and after q short talk
by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Caldwell
Rev. w. r.. Fisher, OF Ackiey, former
pastor here. gave an address. Plans
are h~in1 made for ..n. !!.: :: Gather
inEs In April and May, at which time
II ID expected that there will be
speakers from Dies 'Moines to address
them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
clarisn News,

Special to Times Republican.
Clarion, March 27.-Barbara Jane
Neubecker. who has been very i'll
with the scarlet fever and measles,
Is slowly improving.
Joe Dingnan. linemsn and general
utility man of the Northern Iowa
Gas 4 Ncctric Company's local Of
fee. has received 4 fine prom otion.
He has been made assistant manager
OF the Eagle Grove nffioe ana will
move his family there a. soon as a
successor for him can be employed. 4
aa a telegrarn came to this city yes
stcrday telling Of the sudden death OF
MrS. B. p. Bates, who was q reaident
" Clarion for the -bast several years
until about q week ago, when they
moved TO Austin. MINI. She died >o1
urAmic poisoning.
rs Miss Ethel Virginia Chapman of
Chandler, Okla. and Everett Steffen-j
son. Of Clarion, were quietly married
by Rev iRii5;ha I'd sllssfow d. They viii
i've ~ farm - Gold isld.
Jsrdan RunkInAn, Of Nanhato.
MINI. AndrA H. ~ whittier, az near
alloMaS 4 w Iaasfie ~ 1gan ~ =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27

The spring fashion shows are Just
In progress and they are featuring
frocks with low necks, short sleeves
and short skirts. 1t Is bit hard to
readjust our ideas which have so
long sponsored the long sleeves and
the modest neck line, but after see
ing nothing else save the new short
sleeves and very low necks in the
show windows and IN the style books
We finally put our stamp of APPROX
,pl on the new modes and settle back
toyeither enjoy them or shun them.
& That II, we usually do that, but now
Games the very distrslr lng word that
'l'asis. fter sending sisr fews tdeavS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
MUCH FUN FOR ELks.
Museatine Preparing Elaborate En-
tertainment for Iowa "6ilis."

Museatine Preparing Elaborate En-.
tsrtainment for Iowa Billie"
,Muscatine. March 27.-Plans for
the entertainment Of the Elks OF
Iowa, who will assemble in Muscatine
on June 7-s-9 are assuming definite
form, Despite the lavish entertain
ment which the bills" of Iowa have
enjoyed, in other cities 1t is planned
to eclipse all other frolics by the
elaborateness Of the local entertain
ment.
The program for the convention
has been outlined as follows
Monday evening. June 7-Cafeteria
luncheon at Elks' home, p. m.
Tuesday June S-Registration OF
visiting Elks, at the Elks' home, a.
m.
Band concerts 10 a. m. to p. m. 1
State association meeting at Elks'
home, 1880 p. m.
Carnival all day.
Dance at Elks' home, s p. m.
Venetian nikht and fireworks, p.
m.
Grand athletic carnival. 10 p. m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE y.
Band concerts, 9 a. m.
Grand Elks' parade, 10 a. m.
River excursion on steamer Majes-
tic the largest excursion boat on the
Mississippi river, for visiting lady
Elks at 1870 p. m. -
Band concert. ESQ p. m.
Carnival all day.
Band concerts. p. m.
Dance at Elks' home. 8 p. m.
River excursion On steamer Majes-
tic for Elks only. p. m.
Muscatine will be a riot of purple
and white during the three-day
period while at night the downtown
district will be given a holiday attire
by the resplendent glow of thousands
Of purple and white incandescent
lights which will he arched across
Second street and intersecting
The committee on
decorations promise to give the city
an appearance which viii bespeak the
cordiality of it's people toward the
Elks of Iowa.
To add TO the merriment of the oc-
casion, it is proposed TO secure car
niyal company which will afford
amusement to the thousands of Wis
itors expected here during the great
est week of the year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
New Sharon Items.

Special to Times Republican.
New Sharon, March s27.-Mis. Ray
Duboc, OF Fort Scott, Kan. is visit
ing at the home of her mother. Mrs
Charles Miller.
Mrs Rose Helminger has returned
from an extended visit with relatives
in Ohio. a..
At a meeting of the New Sharon
District Agricultural Society, held
March TO- the fair grounds were Or
dered sold at public auction today.
There is a movement on foot to
purchase ia part of these grounds for
athletic purposes and a place for
holding public gatherings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
HOUSE HUNTING.
[Cedar Rapids Gszette.]

And now comes spring
Renters are on the move. And so
II one knows some one who knows
some one who thinks he may move.
one is in luck. And he gets the name
and address OF the landlord and
camps on his trail.
Yes, the tenant may move. The
rent was $40, but it's to be $50. be-
ginning April 1. Children? Land. no!
One doesn't rent to families having
children It simply !sn't d"nai No.
one couldn't think Of papering or
painting this spring. Maybe next. II
prices come down. Uh-huh-six
rooms and a bath. But enc room is a
four by six-foot cubbyhole. maybe.
Yes. strictly modern in every respect,
except furnace" But, hah, hah. one
does not care for furnace In the
summer, does one?
No children! What Is going to be-
come OF the people In this world il
renters are to be allowed no chill
dren? 1t isn't altogether tiie war that
drove thousands to race suicide. It
Mas the DAmocies sword OF having,
no place to lay their heads II they
did have 'ern. That's what
sa .. ...s =. 2.
II nv " M stnrix.,i AZ !.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-27
BOOM RACING IN IOWA.
State Fair Doard Improves Training
Grounds At Dss Moinss.

Grounds ut Oss Moinss.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. March 27.-With a
view to encoura ging the training of
horses for racing both at the Iowa
state fair and at the county fairs,
the state board of agriculture has
been improving the state fair grounds
for training purposes from time to
time until these grounds now offer
unueually good facilities for such
training.
ThSre are now thiRteen barns on
the grounds providing accommoda-
tons for 260 horses. Eight, OF these
barns are complete training barns.
accommodating 100 head. The 9TH
ers are of the older type. All Of the
barns have electric lights and city
water. The training barns, in addi-
ton. are equipped with offices for
the trainers.
Since last fall mile and half
more Pf gravel road has been added
to the training track. making a total
trackase Of three miles. Fifty or
sixty horses are already training
iucIc anu many nOTc ARG expected
during the coming months. A spe-
cial crew has been assigned to keep
the track in condition.
In spite of the many modern at
fractions which fair programs are
now able to offer, the racing of
horses continues 10 be the backbone
of the amusement program. fair man.
agcrs declare. Nothing will supplant
the interest which fair goers have in
the contests Of speed between the
sleek-coated. nimble, intelligent and
lovable animals which participate In
the race programs. Hence in order
to encourage the training of these
thoroushbreds the state fair man.
asement is year by year not only Of
fering purses but also better train.
ing facilities az, we'll.
One of the most important i'm
provements to be made on the state
fair grounds this year will be the
completion OF the new cattle barn
which was started last fall. Ac.
cordins to present plans this new
building will be ready for use 1t this
years fair.