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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17

The above is facsimile of the
heck which came to Harry Scurr's
sidow for S4o.o07.3l in less thar
shree weeks after the unfortunate
man was struck by an NJ. & St. L..
freight tram and killed. 1t evidences
lot only the prohpt settlement of u
very large sum for life insurance by
the Mutual Life Insurance Company,
nj New York thru the colnpany's II.
w. Shove Agency. but it illustrates
most forcibiy and trasically the ur-
itoreseen hazards OF life.
Harry Scurr, well and sound. in
he Prime Of life took out life insur-
ance Tor $50 900 on July y giving his
note for, the first years premium OF
1866. as is the custom in selling life
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17

Country Churches.
Rev. DC. Perry, pastor of the
Methodist church of Albion, will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17
ICE CREAM CAKE

Cream one half cup butter, add one
cup sifted sugar gradually, stirring
the mixture until smooth. Measure
two cups of cake flour WHICH has
been previously sifted. Add three
level teaspoons of baking powder ana
sift three times. Measure two-thirds
cup sweet milk. Add a little -four
and then milk to the sugar and but
ter until all is used. Add one-h hale
teaspoon vanilla. Stir very smooth
and add stifdy beaten whites of three
eggs. Bake in two layers. Spread
with the following: One cup pow
dered sugar, one heaping tablespoon
of butter, one teaspoon vanilla and a
little sweet milk to make right corr
sistency to spread. Miss Hilda
Wolkcn, LcGrand
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17

insurance. He had In mind applying
for only half that amount but ne
was induced by the agents to take
$50, 900. and then he secured policy
which promised double the face
amount in case his death should ever
occur from an accident. ON the
seventeenth day after the policy had
been delivered his death occurred
Unexpectedly from a grade crossing
accident and on Sept. ,, the widow
received si0o07.31 before Mr.. Scurr's
note had been paid for the premium
or had even come due.
The S7.3l was the dividend which
the company had earned on the
proceeds of MIR. Scuri.s note which
1t had held for twenty-five days over
and above the average cost OF car
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17
I.-R. Cook Book

Send to the Times Republican one
OF your favortc recipes. which will
be printed, with the donors name
and address. Cut out each day the
various recipes and paste them in a
scrap book. Classify the scrap book
so that recipes of similar kinds can
be arranged in order, and indexed
IN short time YOU will be surprised
what good cook book you have
made up of tested recipes.
Address your recipes to the Times
Republican, care Of Cook Book Edi-
tor. Be sure to include in the manu-
script directions for cooking as well
rs the ingredients.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17

rying the insurance and this dividend
was returned to Scurr's family to-
gether with twice the face of the
policy by the Mutual Life of New
York, very rare procedure in life
Insurance for most companies do not
pay any dividends when the insured
dies during the first year of the
policy.
/ Thus with insurance of only s1o-
coo. in mind. this young farmer in
middle life was persuaded to take
$50 900. and the provisions of his
poiicy gave his widow $4,000. for
accidental death which occurred
seventeen days after the policy was
issued and before the farmers prem
ium note had come due or had been
paid. II. w. Shove Agency.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17
Local Weather Record

Eighty one and 81 were the ex-
tremes of temperature Thursday,
compared with So and 81 WEDNESDAYS
and 50 and As II year ago Thursday.
At !. this morning 81; yesterday, ..
Barometer reading: Q a. m this
morning. SOL: 9 a. m. Thursday, &c.,
Indicates continued fair and dry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17

and testament of John O. jacobson,
late of Marshall county. Iowa de-
ceased at which time and PLACE you
viii appear and show cause, is an.,
why said viii should not lie admitted
to probate.
In testimony whereof, have here
to subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of the district court. this 9Th
day of September, A. d.. 1920.
@. W. Gilbert.
Clerk of the District Court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17

onions at 51.l5 q bushel at the pate
and 81 delivered, muskmelon from
to % cents according to the size, corn
ID and IS cents Il dozen, grapes G
cents a pound, and fine large peppers
for 80 cents a dozen.
Potatoes at one retail dealers were
sold this week as low rs $ tho the
general price remains around SO to
$3.50. The price is very unsteady
and potatoes are not quoted for long
in advance.
Products For Canning.
A drop OF So in sugar in the past
three weeks in some Of the local
stores brings it down to SIC. This
decline is cot general tho as many OF
the dealers still are selling it around
$i1. 1t is probable that the decline
will continue gradually.
Canning interests just now center
around tomatoes, apples. grapes,
sweet corn and pears. Large solid
tomatoes continue around 50 ceats
and s a bushel in the stores, ai7ho
at nearby patches, truck growers ask
a little lower price generally. All
varieties ana Qualities OF nome grown
apples are selling at 20 cents to Sis
q bUshe3. Grapes are 6 and cents
a pound at the patch or delivered.
Sweet corn for DRYING and canning is
from Is 10 20 cents II dozen. Pears
are ss.T5 and s..
The cheaper grades Of coffee are
selling at a lower figure than former
! ~ and in some cases all grades are
lowering. Cabbage for kraft is on
tho market for !. cents at the patch
and cents delivered. Good cauli
flower with solid centers are selling
At 10 cents a pound.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17
To whom it NAV concern

You and each of you are hereby
notified to appear at the court house
in MarshalltoWn, :, Iowa, in said
county, at O'Clock a. m, on the 18th
day Of October, 1920, to attend the
proc and probating an instrument in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17
Buttons. euttors. Buttons!

We make them. Large variety of
styles. Prompt service, Leave your
order any time before o'clock, and
we Will have them Tor you by the
next noon. j.. r. Lay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17
EIl,ion Items

Albion Items. q
AIR. and Mrs. Ray White and Mrs.
White and young sen, OF Marshall
town called on Miss Serapta Graves
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-17
Probate Notice,

Office of the clerk of the district
court, state of Iowa, Marshall coun-
ty. SIS. District court September term
a. T.. 1920
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-03-18
CHAPTER Iv.-continued.

How far could he count on them?
TO the last penny, perhaps, and liter
ally. Their jobs would hold them to
him in spite of Brousseau, just so long
as their wages were forthcoming.
Probably nine-tenths of them resent
ed his presence in their country. His
victory wei Black Pierre had raised
him in their estimation; they might
hate him instead of despising him, but
that was all. He could count on the
devotion and faithfulness of perhaps
one man besides LATE Connell-little
Baptiste.
The gang was hard at work below
the dam, Strengthening the structure
asf the boom. Riviere Rocheuse, pour
ing down from the foothills of the
Iaurentians, speeds with great force
through the gorge above st. Boniface,
widens opposite the settlement, and,
gathering its waters there, shoots
straight as a dart over the broken
cliff into the gulf.
If. when the jam was broken, the
pressure of the great mass of logs
proved too strong for the boom, in
stead of passing into the f1ume they
would pour over the cataract into the
st. Lawrence, where their retrieval
would be impossible. Such an acci-
dent had happened on a small scale
once before. If it should happen now
the loss would end all Hilary's hopes.
He was glad Baptiste had seen this.
Hillary searched for the figure of the
little timekeeper and general utility
mar but failed to find it.
He assembled the hill beside the rush
ing cataract. He was crossing the
waste land where the logs and tin
cans were strewn when he saw Jean.
Marie. The little man was engaged in
earnest conversation with Black
Pierre behind a shed. Black Pierre
seemed to be protesting vigorously.
The presence of the man beside Bap.
tiste came to Hilary with a shock.
Without changing his pace he adj
"vanced toward them, in his mind re-
3peating Lafe's advice yer and over.
He was still inwardly quivering, yet
trying to appear unconcerned, when
the two perceived him. Pierre turned
toward him with a scowl on his
bruised face. His eyes were black
ened, and he looked the incarnation Of
szialignancy.
He spoke to Baptiste quickly, and to
Hilary's surprise Baptiste, without ac-
iknowledging his presence, walked
slowly away with him. Baptiste's
sudden departure puzzled Hilary a
good deal at the time, and much more
-~afterward.
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Their Lucien to help him out in this
difficulty.
But Father Lucien forestalled him
with a visit that evening. He was
agreeably surprised by the warmth of
his welcome, heard Hilary attentively,
and at once volunteered to assist him.
"But there will be no trouble, mon
sieur," he said. Captain Dupont is
independent, and he does not love the
Ste. Marie people.
"Father Lucien." said Hilary. 81
was going to have a talk with you
later about certain things that are OBJ
jectionable-the liqour trade, for in
stance"
Father Lucien stopped and thumped
his stick upon the chipstrewn sand.
snow that is exactly what was in
my mind when 1 started out to see
you today, Monsieur Askew," he an
swered. "They are bad people over at
Ste. Marie, and they are making st.
Boniface as bad as they r e They
laugh at me when 1 speak to them. It
is bad; but it cannot go N. Monsieur
Askew, as / said to you the day I see
you, I 'ope we shall be frien's. Now
I know we shall be, and, please God,
we shall at least keep the brandy out
of st. Boniface."
They stopped and shook hands upon
their compact, and then went on TO-
gether, past the struggling outskirts
of the village, beyond the wharf, until
they reached Dupont's cottage.
The cure tapped at the door. With
in Hilary could hear the murmur OF
voices, which suddenly ceased. Then
there came the splutter of a match
and the flame of a lamp. Hilary saw
a girls figure in silhouette against the
shade.
1t was that Of Marie Dupont, the
captains daughter, and Hilary remem
bered that there was some mystery
about her; he had eel her going hel
solitary way about the village, ignored
by all and ignoring all.
At the same time he saw another
figure Sinking away into the shadows
of the pines. Father Lucien saw ii
too, and darted forward and caught IL
by the arm, and drew it toward the
beach.
1t was a girl of about four and
twenty, with a foolish, weak face and
gaudy finery.
"Nanette Bonnat," said the cure
very sternly, show often have I for
hidden thee to come hereY
LET me gow cried the girl, whim'
pering and struggling.
The door opened and Marie Dupont
stood on the threshold. The flicker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-03-18

ing light Of the lamp within fell on
her face, Illuminating n side and
leaving the other half in shadow. The
face was pretty, but sad, embittered,
and rather hard. The cure, still hold
ing Nanette by the arms, turned to-
ward Marie.
$50 my instructions count for moth
ing!" he said angrily.
"Well, why should she not come
here, Monsieur Tessier?" demanded
Marie Dupont. "Have i so many
friends in st. Boniface that ] should
turn from those few I have? In Ste.
Marie they are glad to see me. Is 1t
SO wrong that I should 60 there with
my friend to dance sometimes, when
the doors of st. Boniface r closed
to meT'
The ringing cor In her voice was
characteristic of some latent strength
she seemed to Hilary like one who has
been hammered into strength upon the
anvil Of life.
Father Lucien released Nanette
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-03-18

I had no right. but I do not want
you to 60 there. 1t Is because I honor
you, and"
She was staring at him In greater
distress. he hardly knew whether
she understood.
IF Monsieur Brousseau-" she be-
gan. half-choking.
Forgive me, mademoiselle, but does
he mean SO much to you as that?"
She started and twitched the rein
away. "You are insolent" she cried.
'How dare you question me or lay
down the law to me? No. / have
heard enough. Stay, then, Monsieur
Askew, and cut down the trees that
you have bought, and sell them; but
do not presume to speak to me any
more"
She touched her horse with her
spur, and the beast bounded away, al
most flinging Hilary to the ground.
Her face was flaming; yet, as she
rode, Hilary could hear her sobbing
again.
He was sure that Brousseau was
the cause of her distress. He re-
called Lafe's words to himself on the
night Of their first meeting. Brous-
sears grasping hand was stretched
forth not only on the %seigniory but on
it's heiress-and he vowed that the
battle between them should be fought
out on this ground also.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-03-18

Madeleine Rosny and Br0usseau ahead
Of him. at the top of the rise. They
seemed to be talking earnestly. and
Hilary held back, unwilling to surprise
them. Presently he saw Brousseau
spur his horse and gallop away In the
direction of Ste. Marie, while Made
leine came slowly toward him.
She saw him and turned her horse
aside to let him pass. She had been
crying, and there were traces of tears
still on her cheeks. She would have
waited for him to go by, her face
averted, but Hilary placed his hand
upon the horses bride.
"Mademoiselle Rosny-" he began.
"Let me go on" she said in a low
tone.
81 want to speak to you. And If
you are in trouble l want to help
you"
She smiled YEARLY. II am not In
trouble, and if l were 1 should hardly
ask your aid, Monsieur Askew," She
answered. Then, with sudden We
hemence, "Why did you come here?"
she cried. "Why could you not have
left st. Boniface alone, instead of stir
ring up hatred? Is 1t not enough that
my father should have been compelled
to sell your uncle u trees, without
your coming here to exult over our
shameT
II have not exulted, Mademoiselle
Rosny; / am sorry"
stake back your pity. We don't
want it. What has Monsieur Brous'
seau done to you-or Mr.. MorrisT"
Morris, since you inquire, has swim
died me out of several thousand dol
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-03-18
r VI.
inside the Dance Hall.

It had been the general expectation
that Louis Duval would open his sa-
loon that evening. Hilary was aware
that Louis and two assistants were en-
gagged in carpentering behind the
closed door of the shanty. However,
evening came and the house remained
closed. Furthermore, there was a gen.
eral exodus toward Ste. Marie, and
when the news came that Louis him
self had gone it became clear that he
had postponed his Inauguration of the
test of Hilary's authority, for reasons
known best to himself, or perhaps ts
Brousseau.
Hilary came to the decision to ride
we to Ste. Marie that night and see
what was transpiring there. LATE, to
whom he confided his scheme, thought
it risky, but, when he could not induce
Hilary to change it, asked permission
to accompany him and made him
promise to avoid trouble.
1t was about an hour after dark
when they turned up from the beach
into the main street which held the
chief dance halls. Simeon DuvaFs
place was working full blast, as
were half a dozen more, and Hilary
recognized numbers of his own men
en- route. Nobody appeared to notice
them, however, and they reached
Simeon's place ~unaccosted, and, stand
ing upon the porch beside the door,
looked in.
It was a large wooden building,
within which a score of lumbermen
were dancing, mostly with n an
other; but a few had women partners.
There was no pretense Of secrecy in
respect of the sale of liquor. Simeon
Duval, whom LATE indicated to Hilary,
was a stoutish, middle-aged man In
shirtsleeves, with pale blue eyes and
a thin crop OF reddish hair, turning
gray. He wore spectacles, which gave
him q strange, scholastic expression,
and the arms beneath his upturned
sleeves were a mass of fat and muscle.
The interior was vilely hot, gusts Of
fetid air came rolling out with the to.
bacco smoke, and the din was deafen.
ing.
AS the two stood there Hilary was
astonished to see little Baptiste push
past them and enter. His face was
agitated, and he seemed to see moth.
ing but his objective. He strobe
through the dancers toward one side
of the room, where two girls were
seated. Hilary had observed n of
them decline several invitations to
dance and drink, though apparently
urged by the other; now he recognized
them as Nanette and Marie Dupont.
Baptiste strobe straight up to Ma.
RE and stood before her. Hilary could
hear nothing, but he saw the little
timekeeper gesticulating, and appar.
emily imploring her. He saw Marie
shrug her shoulders and avert her
face. Nanette was laughing, and two
or three of the lumbermen nearby
watched the little scene with amuse-
ment. Baptiste grew more vehement.
Marie turned on him angrily.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-03-18
p ".
Marie Dupont.

LATE was as respondent as Hilary
: over Leblanc's treachery. Hilary
had only one cause for satisfaction in
the situation, and that was a purely
personal one. He was glad that Le-
fbIanc's cancellation of the contract had
left the Chateau grounds immune, and
so had neutralized Brousseau's first
move in the campaign.
What CALLED him was the reflection
Atfat In this fight which Brousseau had
thrust upon him he was fighting
Madeleine too. He shrank from the
fhought of Madeleine Rosny rs Brous-
.seau's wife; he tried to think of her
as sacrificing herself for her fathers
sake. But this picture would not hold
,together; she was most evidently ac-
'quainted with Brousseau's designs, and
approved Of them.
On the day after the interview with
Leblanc q new development occurred
LATE, who had been grumbling all day,
came into the office and flung down
his hat in utter detection.
~-sSomething newY' asked Hilary.
.There's talk Of a strike" said LATE
In disgust. "Brousseau has had his
men at work among 'em, and they're
saying that you're keeping wages
down, and that Brousseau would Civ
two dollars a day if you would"
.He wants to get into my capital
eh?"
cts just one way Of hitting us.
tell you, Mr.. Askew, it's a tough .jol
we've taken on. You know these mel
amt got sense. Simeon Duval ha
been handing out free drinks in tina
shebeen Of his at Ste. Marie, and tell
ing them what a hard master you are
and they're justsswallowing 1t"
~We'n face that trouble when 1t de
yelops,'' answered Hilary.
But Hilary did some hard thinking
and it settled about Dupont. If Brous
sean could buy out Dupont he wa
4lnished; he could " get a lumbe
schooner that year, and he must &c
cut, some shipments before navigatio
closed. He decided to appeal to Fs
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A dance hall and the
beginning of more trou-
BILE.
GRO BE C~oNTINUED.)
aKitchen Middens.W

Kitchen middens r great mounds,
some 100 feet long and $50 feet wide,
found in Denmark, England, Scotland,
France and in parts Of Europe, North
and South America and Australia.
They are supposed to be the refuse
heaps Of prehistoric periods, and are
composed chiefly of oyster, periwinkle.
cookie and mussel shells. In them
are found implements of wood. stone.
bones Of animals and cinders.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-03-18
sea.lsland Cotton.

Practically all Of the sea-island cot
ton is produced in the states Of Geor-
gia, Florida and South Carolina, the
finest coming from the chain of ISL
ands off the Carolina coast. It Is well
named sea-island cotton, as when
grown away from the coast the fiber
rapidly degenerates into upland cot
ton unless seed grown in the ISL
ands is obtained for planting success
sive crops.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-03-18

lars worth Of lumber, Mademoiselle
Rosny. AS for Monsieur Brousseau,
the trouble is of his own seeking"
"You went upon Monsieur Brous-
seau's land and quarreled with n
of his workmen, and you ill-treated
him shamefully, just because you are
big and strong, and not afraid of a
weaker man. And you and your hired
men-our men who serve you-have
taken Monsieur B~rousseau's lumber.
and you are going to sell it as your
own. You ought to be ashamed Of
yourself, you outlaw!"
"You're altogether wrong, Mademoi-
selle Rosny," answered Hilary quiet
ly. 1.-THE quarrels were none of them
of my seeking. Monsieur Brousseau,
who is quite capable Of taking care of
himself, lays claim to land and lum-
Der which is not his. I suggest,
mademoiselle, that you have not
shown sufficient cause for your hos
tility.
IT have done you no wrong" urged
Hilary. ~ have come here to take
charge Of a legacy which my uncle
left me. It is all l have in the world.
1t has been my hope to make the task
successful and, in succeeding, to con-
slider my neighbors and help my en-
ployees. Is not this a case for our
working amicably together, as you
suggested in the ase of Monsieur
B%rousseau? Come, Mademoiselle Ros-
ny, let us forget our quarrel and be
| friends"
She did not take the hand that he
extended, but she looked at him in
wonder.
"You spoke of my goodwill" she
said presently, with a touch of mock
cry. "What is that to you? Surely
my fathers feeling toward you, which
is mine, can have no power to help or
injure your"
"It means much to me, your good
will, Mademoiselle Rosny," said Hilary.
She leaned forward in her saddle.
"Monsieur Askew," she said, listen
to me. If you value my goodwill you
shall have it on n condition"
"On any condition"
'sThat you leave st. Boniface."
Except that" said Hilary.
at is not that I grudge you your
possession" resumed the girl hurried
ly. Believe me, I am not thinking of
that. As you said, the money was
paid, and the rights are yours. But
this is no place for you, monsieur. ]
could esteem you and-and give you
my goodwill If you said L have made
a mistake and went. Why do you
stay here, to stir up trouble and agi-
tate us all? What is it you want,
that you will not take the value OF
your trees from Monsieur Brousseau
and goY
II have d natural objection to being
driven out Of my property" said
Hilary.
ut should never have been yours
Monsieur Brousseau wanted it, but
my father
She broke off In agitation. Hilary
laid HIS hand lightly upon the rein
near her own.
"Mademoiselle Rosny," he urged
conscious that he was as agitated al
she, Il want to ask you something.
do not want you to go to Ste. Marie
I said I wanted to help you. PERHAPS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-03-18
4oo NOT PRESUME TO SPEAK TO ME ANY MoREl"

SynopSs-Enary Askew, young American, comes inop possession II tn
timber and other rights o a considerable section of wooded land in Quebec.
of little value He visits it, and fnds Morris. thu manager away From laae
Askew and Connen reach an understanding, and Askew realizes the extent Of
the fraud pracdced on his uncle Askew learns that Morris while manager of
his Askew'9 property, is associated with the Se.M Marie company, a iva on
Germ. OF which Edouard Brousseau is the owner. Hilary discharges Morris
and makes Council manager. Askew discovers a gang of rousseau men
cutting timber O his property. After a n alteration he is compelled to engage
in a hsic battle with "Black Pierre" the leader, and whips him. He also
clashes with Leblanc, his bessie bber. H
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Aicohoi From Moss.

IA Swedish syndicate ID planning to
distill alcohol spirit from white moss,
there being enormous quantities Of it
available.