Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-03

over-estimated. Thru Iowa the late
rains helped varieties of potatoes Won
iderfuliy and when they are hafyes'tsa
the yield will be considerably larger
everywhere than expected. This ls me
case With local growers. and reports
from other sections of Iowa intricate
that it is also true there. But the DIG :
gest bear influence in the potato mar
ket is the enormous crop in Minnesota,
Montana. Utah and Colorado where r.
rigation this year produced many thou-
sands of cars of surplus stock. This IS
nov seeking market and cutting DOWN
prices Shipments will continue even
more literally until about the middle 81
October. Prices perhaps will be lowest
the second week in October, and gro--
cers will probably buy for storage pur-
poses at that time.
corydon.
Seth Brown, carpenter OF Corydon,
is the most unfortunate man in Iowa.
During the hot period he was overcome
by the heat and nearly died. He recov-
cred. however. and resumed his voca-
ton. The first day he returned to work
he cut the ends off two of his fingers IN
planning mill. This did not stop him for
long. when he again returned to work,
and was struck on the head with q plank
which had fallen from a second-stor
window. 1t struck his foot. breaking the
bone in the two toes and otherwise IN
1uring him. He only recently returned
to work, and while on scaffoid few
days ago he fell to the ground, breaking
two ribs and badly tnjuring a leg. BE
is confined to his bed now and will not
lie able to be out for several months.
ct. Dodge.
Those who are to have charge of the
erection of the new Mason City d Fort
Dodge vladuct across the Des Moines
river valley We're on the ground Monday
morning. preparing to begin work. The
first construction work which will be
done will be the erection of the river
piers, and work will be at once conf
menced on placing the concrete footing,
the water being forced away by means
of Golfer dams. The concrete bases will
be 10 feet inches long, and IA feet
wide, and will be set into the river bot
tom some six or seven feet. Upon this
foundation will be placed twenty feet
of Cyclopean rubb!e, of Kettle river
sandstone. and above this will be two
two-foot courses and an 1S-inch cap
stone, of the same material. Work Will
be commenced at once, and will be hur-
ried as rapidly as possible by the COM
pany, who hope to complete their con-
tract before cold weather sets in.
Council Bluffs.
Friends of the Rev. Richard Venting.
who last summer resigned the pastorate
of the First Baptist church Of this city.
are in receipt of letters from him stat
ing that he expects to accept call to a
church in Leicestershire. England. Up to
the present time. in company with his
adopted son. he has been engaged in
evangelical work. Rev. Venting, Jrn
will enter the Guinness School, London,
this fall. The former Council Bluffs pas
tor has not yet given any definite rea-'
sons for perferring to leave the United
States and resume a residence in Ems
gland, his native country. Arti-
cles of Incorporation were filed In Coun-i
.ty Recorder Smiths Office at the court
house Monday by the Younkerman Seed
Company of this city, which organizes
with paid-up capital stock of $3.50
The incorporators are Oscar Younker-
man, whose business the new company
assumes, and who Is president and
treasurer of the Incorporation; A. +.
Grote and w. c. Grote. ,
.LeMars.
William Giffrow has sold his farm In
Elgin township, consisting Of $40 acres
to George Neussbaum for S21 ,060. and,
the latter sold his 240 acre farm in
America township, generally kSown as
the old Swain farm, to Mr.. 2riffrow
for si4, COO. = j. b. Cunningham, clerk
of the court, has prepared the annual
criminal statistics for Plymouth coun-l
ty in state cases to be forwarded to the
secretary of state in compliance with
law. The statistics contain the names
of those arrested for crimes during the
year ending Sept. 80. 1901, the nature
of the crime, the disposition OF the
cases and other information. During the
year In Plymouth county twenty-four.
people were arrested on criminal charg-
es: of these four were sent to the penir
tiary, five served sentences in the coun-
sty jail, one paid a. fine. one was found
not guilty and thirteen We're discharged
or dismissed. The offenses against the
law were: Larceny I, burglary 5, seduc-i
,tion /, bastardy l. theft from the per-
son 1, subordinatioii or perjury i. rape
i, habitual incorrigible l. violation of IL
Quor law i, simple assault 2, SANDER l,
contempt of court 1, assault 1.
Webster City.
The peril of practical Joking is dis
closed In this item from Tuesdays Free
Tribune: An Illinois Central enl-
ploye was the victim of a good joke last
evening, played upon him by a fellow
empIoye The baggageman coming into
the office had laid his vest upon the ta-
bile. The operator noticing it there took
from 1t the handsome gold watch which
all Illinois Central employees carry. He.
then went home to supper The baggage
nan returning to the office missed the
watch. Thinking he had been robbed he
frotified Night Watch Schell, Schell at
once went with the baggageman to the
depot TO question the agent as to Who
had been about the office at the time the
vest was left there. The agent thinking
the Joke had gone far enough told them
that the operator had taken the watch
simply to play a joke. The night watch
and the baggageman then conspired to
get even Going back down the street
they met the OPERATOR searched him and
found the watch. The baggageman at
once notified him that he was under ar
rest. Asked whether he would be taken
to jail or could furnish ball the opera
tor really became frightened. A friend
standing near offered to go his bail and
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