Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-09
Public Opinion on Iowa Subjects as
Reflected in the Iowa News.
papers.
The News of Iowa From Hundreds
OF Different Towns and Com.
munities.
NEW OATS RECORD.

township, delivered in the first load of
new oats delivered in Waterloo this
year on Aug. 4. The oatsswere consigned
to the Union Mill Company and he re-
3ceived is cents per bushel. They We're
heavy. weighing thirty-three pounds to
the bushel but did not bring the top
price, which was 10 cents, because they
had been damaged during the wet
weather.
The delivery of the oats was almost
two weeks earlier than last year, when
the first load was furnished by Poyner
Township. Following is the record for
first delivered oats, since 1894 and the
prices paid by the Waterloo market at
the time:
ls94-sAug. 4 % cents.
1S95-July 80 by Lyman Clark, of Wa
terloo townshp. The grain weighed 33..s
lbs, and the price paid was is cents.
1ss6--Aug. 10. BY j. Myers, Waterloo
Weight, 26ls lbs; price, III cents
ls97-Aug. 5. by j. Mckinney, of
Blackhawk. Weight, IS lbs; price. 10
cents
ls9s-July %, by Isaac Reed. Jr., of
Poyner Weight, 80 lbs; price, 1919
cents.
1ssa-Aug. 16 by Charles Miller. of
Poyner. Weight, - lbs; price, IL cents.
DREADFULI,Y BURNED.
I1Seokuk Gate City
While Miss Mae Alexander. of Den
mark, was lighting lamp Friday eve
ming the tablecloth caught fire from the
match, and in trying to put it out her
tclothing became ignits.l. Her sisters
Matte and Hattie. ran to her sslst lance
and in trying to extinguish the flames
their own clothing caught fire.
The young lady immediately grabbed
iup the cover and carried it out, before
lother things in the room We're caught
| by the blaze, but in doing so her own
isclothing caught fire and she was burned
Iquite seriously before the flames, We're
distinguished. Her most .evere burns
We're about the chest. tho her hands and
other parts of the body received pains
fu! burns. She is nov getting along
very Well, tho her injuries are extremes
| ~ painful.
Charles Alexander, a brother. when
/ he saw the situation. grabbed his sister
about the waist with his left hand to
i'prctect her face from the blaze, and is
\ also suffering from a severely burned
hand.
The ladies We're all dreadfully burned
upon the back. shoulders and extremi-
tiles. Medical and other assistance was
| Immediately called in and the sufferers
received every possible care. cit was.
Unnecessary to administer chIoroform in
one or two cases. 1t is thought that
| they will recover.
!, Aitho all were severely burned, they
lfeel fortunate in saving life. as we'll az
SO, L., Il 81,
FOR HEAT REGISTRATIONS.
Huntington Hawkeye.l
! Burlington doctors discussed With
considerable interest yesterday the re-
port in the Chicago Record OF the
/ methods of treatment for sunstroke
iand hsat prostrations recommended
land practiceG by DR.. Lewis of the Cook
county hospital. Health Officer Hum
Emell vas one of those who endorsed
1.-The methods, saying DIR. Lewis was one
lof the best authorities in the country
Tor such ma tiers Asst the methods EN-
laployfd by this expert are such as may
Il be resoiteth 10 in almost any home the
report of them is here Reproduced in the
hope that they viii be resorted 10 With
\ success should the excessive heat or the
I past few day produce amy casesof Gun
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