Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-08
The NEWS FROM HOME
What Iowa People Are Doing in Iowa Towns
--Your Old Home.

u Home.
Weeks IN their corn harvest. The yield
sts heavy In nearly all parts Of the
county and viii average on the whole
greater than any corn crop we have
had for years. The greatest difficulty
that most OF The farmers have been ex.
periencing since they began to gather
corn has been the scarcity Of hired
men. Some farmers have been seen In
the city almost daily for the past week
trying to get men to 60 out into the
country to husk corn.
Watesioo.
Three more new houses are projected
for Linden Place, an addition to the
city recently plated and in which q
dozen or more houses have already
been erected this year. The following
have arranged to build at once. ]. E.
Kincaid on lot 10. block 6, q house 26x
|39, at an estimated cost Of $l,10O; g. NJ.
Bidwell on lot Q, block Ia. dimensions
14x24, 14xl9. estimated, cost 81, 200; Viola
Jackson on lot 10. block IL. dimensions
14x24. l4x19, estimated cost $500.
Fott Dodge.
John Burke met with an accident on
Sunday evening that nearly cost him
his life. He was riding his bicycle
|along Eighth street north. going south.
and just as he turned into Central ave-
nue. two fellows In a buggy going at
fun speed ran into him, throwing him
on his wheel on the paving and the
buggy running over his hand and foot
That he escaped with his life is mys-
terry. az the wheel vas smashed to
kindling. The two men continued on
their wild ride and did not stop to in
quire about the man whom they had
run down.
Rockwell
Last spring g. n. Grummon received
two potatoes from his son-in-law In
Illinois, of new variety called the
Sir Walter Raleigh with request
to plant and see what should come OF
them. The two tubers contained eight
cen eyes which We're cut and one
planted in hill. Last week he dug
them and got three pecks OF nice,
smooth potatoes. This was an enor-
nous yield and IL they prove as good
for table use as Mr.. Grummon hopes
their value as late potato will be
great. He will report as to this after
testing them.
Sock City.
Two former residents OF Sioux City
have been advanced to high and lucra-
tive positions in the New York Life In
Eurance Company. Thomas "A. Buck
ner. who was solicitor for the company
here from 1885 to 1889. has been elected
fourth vice president this Office being
newly created. Gilbert A. Smith, who
was manager here until 1894, has been
appointed agency Inspector. with head
quarters at Chicago. Two new
cases OF diphtheria were reported Mon
day to Health Physician Phillips. Both
are in the home OF E. j. Stason. at 1914
street, his two children being down
down with the disease.
Boone
Mayor Skidmore has received a NUM-
Der Of complaints from several public
school patrons recently, on the fact
that the old fashioned raw hide was
still in use in some OF the ward schools.
Mr.. Skidm0re acting in his official ca.
|pacity as mayor OF our city and a
member Of the school board, held a
conference with President Grove Of the
school board. Tuesday morning. and 1t
was decided that this means Of corpor-
al punishment be done away with in
our schools. and at once, and set about
to do 1t. Otiicer Lille was given in
structions to visit every ward school
principal in the city and get from them
every raw hide whip in use in the vari-
Gus buildings, and about o'clock
Tuesday set about this work and
brought in large number OF the little
pursuaders.
counca Bluffs.
Theodore Peterson, the new rural
mall carrier, Monday took out fifty new
mail delivery boxes which he had sold
to the patrons OF the service He res
ports that the people are approaching
the service and are placing their boxes
in places convenient for him to reach
as he goes along the road. Last week
the roads were 30 heavy for two days
that he was compelled to make the
trip on horseback, but since then he
has been going by light buggy. pulled
by = team. A hight wagon, covered,
will soon be in use by the carrier
In the bankruptcy case OF Joseph War
dian In the federal court Monday after
noon the debts secured were given as
81, 100 and the unsecured as $9O9.7O. The
total assets are given as $415 and the
book accounts are said to be barred by
statute Of limitation and not coltecta-
bile. 81.
Iowa City.
Ed Hagisr. OF Middleburg. was the
victim Of careless shooting that may
result In his Death. Mr.. Hagler, after.
doing his chores around the barn Sun
day morning, took q stroll to the near
by Middleburg school. and finding the
door unlocked walked in. While he
was leisureiy looking about a shot was
fired from without, strikinE him in the
abdomen. He rallied enough to look
thru the window and saw two young
men. Mr.. Yeddy and Mr.. Wombacher.
riding by in q buggy. The wounded
man managed to get home and in
formed his family OF the occurrence. 1t
10 presumed that the boys in riding by
were in ignorance OF Mr. Hagler's pres