Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-16
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Creseo.
The potato bug has chawed the life
out Of q great many patches Of potatoes
in Howard county.
Spirit Lake.
Fred Roft's large new steamer was
launched Saturday with fitting cere-
mony. It is a fine craft, and will soon
be ut the service OF the public.
Hubbard.
The patrons on the rural delivery re-
ceived the first weather forecast
Wednesday. ? ss Charles o. Ryan has
purchased the ]. X. Miner farm, better
known as the A. Buoy farm. Consider
alton. $4S per acre.
Creston.
Farmers who We're in the city Friday
report corn suffering for want Of rain.
The hot. dry winds that have been
sweeping over the country for several
days have burned the pastures rolled
the corn and are firing the stalks. A
continuation of the present weather will
seriously impair the yield The situation
for the corn and hay crop is critical.
Council Bluffs.
Two men from Garner township Stat
ed Thursday that the potato crop this
year would be a failure owing to the
dry weather which has prevailed, and
even at best 1t would not be half crop.
The recent rains have helped out some,
but the ground was so dry that the ben
eft was not extensive and even the hard
rains OF q few days ago. they claim did
not wet down deeper than an inch or
two.
Iowa City.
Hon. John cownie, member Of the
state board OF control. visited the john
son county poor house Friday morning
and thoroughly examined all the de-
partments. He was interviewed by the
Republican reporter at the st. James
later and expressed himself az far from
satisfied with the care OF the insane in
our poor farm. He said that the care Of
the patients here is not in any way to-
be compared with the care OF the In
zane at the state hospitals. When Mr..
Cownie was asked whether johnson
county,s institution was up to the av-
erage, he Immediately said no.
Anamosa.
During the great storm last Friday
evening the barn OF Mr.. Clarence Thorn
as. about ten miles north OF Anamosa.
was struck by lightning and destroyed.
The tenants wife and boy and girl
We're in the barn and all were Knocked
down. They boy fortunat ely recovered
quickly and pulled his unconsciou.
mother and sister out of the barn, or
they undoubtedly would have been
burned. Az late as 8 o'clock the next
morning they were able to move their
heads slightly. The boy succeeded in
|getting horse and colt out OF the barn
but a large quantity OF hay was de-
|stroyed. Partly insured. Two years
Iago Mr.. Thomas Loot his barn in the
same way.
Keokuk.
From reports made at the regular
monthly meeting of the Associated
Charities. held Thursday afternoon. II
us evident that the recent effort made by
that association to suppress the use OF
cocaine by a certain class of the colored
population has been eminently success
full. 80. 1t will be remembered that the
Associated Charities secured the co-op-
Grafton OF the druggists In this matter
A all Of them pledging Themselves not "a
i sell the insidious drug except upon the
i prescription of a physician. The results
from this have been 20 good that those
who originated the idea are surprised
They hoped to check the evil some. hui
lat the meeting Thursday 1t was report.
led that the police department had stat
led that the evil had been suppressed al
least Is per cent.
Spencer.
The Spencer Electric Light Company
has arranged to greatly enlarge It.
I plant here in order to be prepared e
meet demands for more lights or Other
4 Emergencies. Among the additions will
be an enlargement of the building. thu
|installment OF another boiler, and ne
II $50 horsepower engine, and a new 1,5Ot
Hight dynamo When these addition,
are made the light plant will excel ii
capacity that Of any town or city in thi,
part OF the state and will be ample Il
Z meet all emergencies. : : w. T. Rob
\ ertson returned Saturday from an ex.
j, tended trip thru South Dakota, where
he had been on real estate business. H,
4 reports that in the eastern part Of tha
A state the crops are good. but as one goe.
further west they steadily grow poorer
. until, in some localities. there ls leg.
. than half a crop.
a Ottumwa.
! The Courier says: A well-known soci.
& ETY. woman OF this city 10 said to be re,
sponsible for the recent premature de
mise OF several fine hunting doge, who's,
d deaths have been occasioned by poisor
surreptitiouPly administered. The ssat
ute makes such an act penItentiar,
offense and owners Of fine hunting dog,
have raissd fund Of 500 independent
OF the reward Of 500 offered by f. b
Clark to prosecute the matter. The,
a cay the have the residence Of the guilty
person narrowed down to certain
y block. ard have under .lenlcinn a Ger,
tain woman whom, they say, har a de.
cided antlpathy for dogs OF all breeds
and usea the poison route with unpleas
ling frequency and startling regularity
y Deputy Sheriff Slavens and Corone,
IL. G.. Powell cleared up the myster,
lsurroundins the grave recently di1cov,
II Tered In KeOkuk Township. which excitet
] lfarmers IN that yicinity thought psr
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