Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-07

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with occasionally a hole which has been
hog wallow, but 1t too succumbed and.
is dry. Creeks everywhere are drying
up and the Raccoon river is very low.
| The scarcity OF water has become a
problem to the farmers who have stock
to feed and water daily. 1t is stated
that at Bondurant the wells are giving,
out and the towns people as well as
farmers are experiencing drought like
unto which they never before have had.
-Four Mile creek is as dry as Walnut and
the little creeks which are fed by
springs have scarcely sign Of water in,
many places. Skunk river is a mere
thread in many places and Skunk bot
tom is drying and huge cracks in The
ground are appearing.
Davenport.
The equine ailment of which mention
has been made is appearing in isolated
cases in the city. There is yet no OUT
break that cripples any industry where
horses are used. Inquiry at the equine
boarding houses failed to locate any of
the cases. In other cities it is epidemic
and Davenport's turn will probably
come. One business man who is brought
to his Office daily by neat and trim.
outfit of horsefiesh is patronizing the
| street cars at present and taking the
air in the evening on the rooI of a
friends automobile. One OF his horses
dropped last week, did not sweat when
warmed up. was plainly in distress and
needing attention. When taken to the,
barn the horse had a coughing fit, spit
up q quantity of mucus and was mani
testify relieved. The disease is something
like the pink eye of which local horses
have had a sufficient experience. In this
latest distemper the seat of infiamma-
ton is the throat instead of the nose as
in the epizootic. No fatal cases have
been reported here.
lDes Moines.
Another suit testing the constitutions
aiity of the tax ferret law was filed in
court Monday. this time the plaintiff
being L. E. Dewitt. The action was
brought against John Mckay, Sr., az
treasurer of Polk county. The plaintiff
states that she was notified of the fol-
lowing delinquent property being dis
covered on her: In 1896, $4,000; 1897, So
| $50, 1898, $3.50; 1899, s4,950; 1900. SIS, $50.
She states that during these years she
was living in California, having gone
there to see IL the climate would benefit
| her sons health, and, finding that it did,
| she resolved not to return to Iowa. and
| hence this state was not her legal resi-
dence. She states that she paid the
taxes in California, and hence should
not pay duplicates here. Mrs. Dewitt
| then attacks the constitutionality of
| section 1874 Of the statutes, which gives
the assessing and adjudicating into the
hands of the county treasurer, and
claims that this section is unconstitu-
tional, null and void.
Council Bluffs.
| What is believed to be the body of
1 Peter Barlow, the railway switchman
who was drowned Wednesday afternoon
| in the Missouri river at Council Bluffs
was discovered Saturday afternoon four
miles south of the Plattsmouth bridge
nineteen miles south of Council Bluffs
A farmer working In the field near the
river saw what appeared to be body
resting on sandbar in the Missouri and
a closer inspection revealed the nude
body of a man badly decomposed The
corpse is about five feet nine inches tall
and weighs apparently about 1865
4 pounds. The man appeared to have
4 been about So years old. The head is
partly bald, but the hair that remains is
black. There is a weeks growth of beard
on the face and it could not be told
| whether or not a mustache had been
worn. Friends of Barlow in this city
say that the description fits the Mis-
souri's victim of Wednesday las. and
they have little doubt but that the float
er found near Plattsmouth is the man
who sank without warning while bath
| ing directly under the motor bridge.
Glenwood.
The contractors say they will CON-
plete and turn over the new state insti-
! tuition hospital by August To- Less than
| 100 of the children at the institution are
now away on their summer vacation.
AS there are stlll upwards of 500 of them
on the hill, the officers and attendants
have plenty to do these balmy delightful
days. Notwithstanding the drouth the
institution blackberry patch of less than
an acre has yielded thus far 5000 quarts,
with another 1000 in sight. Fully q
thousand quarts have been dried up on
the vines. The grape prospect is fine,
while the apples in the institution orch
ard have stood the hot weather in fine
shape. The institution can boast of one
of the finest fields of corn to be found
in these parts. III consists of twenty
five acres and is located along the north
side of the railroad 10 the west of the
depot Farm Supervisor Jackson has al
ready got in stack about 1876 tons of
hay. Last week he made his second
cutting of alfalfa this season. the quail
ity being excellent. He is now engaged
in cutting off the sweet corn for
fodder. One early planting of potatoes
will yield full 100 bushels to the acre,
later paintings not doing SO well. The
potato yield will average thirty-five bu-
shells.
Waterloo.
Louis I. Wheeler who has been en-
gagged in the restaurant busir<ss in this
city, and who has had charge of the res
taurant at Cedar River park during the
summer. left the park last Thursday
morning and has not since been heard
from. The cause of his actions is sup
posed to have been a quarrel with his
wife and servants which took place
Thursday morning. The servants and
wife wanted to come down town to see
the Buffalo Bill parade, and Wheeler in
sisted that they should not AS they left
the park Wheeler informed them that
they would find the place locked up
when they returnd. On returning at
noon they found him true to his word
and that he had left, taking With him
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