Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-05

reyes occurred at OttumWa on May 3
of this year. He states that he bought
a Milwaukee ticket from Sigourney. Ia,
to Ottumwa and made the trip on a
freight train. Arrived there Love
states that the official told him to alight
at Second street and in doing SO the
engine suddenly and violently bumped
the box cars, 80 that Love was thrown
under the wheels of the caboose and
his left leg was mangled SO that tive
necessary to have it amputated. For
this he claims $4,000 damages.
Rockwell.
j. B. Piersol showed the Photograph
some good ears of corn picked last
Wednesday. One ear was genuine
curiosity, large and well filed, but
showed kernels in two distinct stages
of growth. Perhaps one fourth of the
kernels scattered over the cob were
well dented and the balance just NICE
ily in the milk, showing on this partic-
ular ear development of fully three
fourths the kernels caused by the late
rains. All such corn needs is a little
more favorable weather and no frost to
fully mature and make an excellent
crop.
Waterloo.
Waterloo hunters report prairie
chickens as very wild and scarce.
Those who have been out since the
opening of the season had little success
and is birds is the largest trophy so
far reported by any party. The bag
runs from / bird to 15 The coveys
are very small, and the party most sue
cessful reports five birds as the greatest
number seen in one flock. : : The
water company pumped 45,577,241 gall
Ions OF water to consumers during the
month of August Consumption in
creased more than 100000 gallons
over the month one year ago, when
34.TS2,771 gallons were supplied.
Sioux City.
a. S. Garretson has purchased the
circuit ranch of $50 acres northwest of
the city, for the purpose of breeding
and raising sheep. /. William A..
Powell. agent here for typewriters and
supplies, has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy, placing his liabilities at s34s.s1,
and his assets nominal. S. Giles
pie, editor of the Spencer, Ia, News,
while here Tuesday said that so per
cent of the corn in his section is out of
the way of the frost but that the re-
mainder is SO backward that a cold
snap, If 1t comes at the ordinary time,
will hurt it. Farmers are finding their
corn better than they expected at the
end Of the serious drouth.
Webster City.
Many and much needed improve
ments are being put in at the court
house park. w. D. Faus has now more
than half the cement work finished.
The total walks amount in length to
about 1000 feet by six feet wide The
cement work on the new fountain is
already completed. The upper iron
work is now being mounted. When
finished the whole fountain will be
about sixteen feet in height. Carpen-
tiers are also at work building perma-
nent grand or band stand. When all
the improvements now planned and in
course of construction shall be COM
pleted, this park will be perhaps pref
tier than the present city park, says
the Freeman Tribune. It will not be
as large but the trees in it are thicker
and the Improvements are better. The
old soldiers reunion on the 18th and
14th inst. will be held in this park. All
the inside work will then be finished
The outside walks! will be put in later
Davenport.
| When chilly November comes, Mr.
and Mrs. r. 7. Hoyt, who have made
their home in Davenport for the past
five years and who now reside on Col
lege avenue. expect to go to Mobile
and from there sail for the island of
Grand Cayman in the West Indies
where their daughter. Mrs. Lavender
went some time ago because her Z
year-old son, Johnnie, was heir to three
large farms there. Mrs Layender's
husband was the only son of the only
daughter of old Governor eastman
who ruled the island of Grand Cayman
! so years ago. He received three fine
farms. or 'cocoanut walks" from the
| government and they have since de-
| scended to the Oldest child in the fam
lily OF his only child's descendants
( When Johnnie Lavender was notified
/ that he was heir to the three fine farms
and an old mansion, he was nothing
! less than surprised. Since June he and
/ his mother have made their home on the
! island. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt will be ac-
companied by their daughter of this
city and expect to return to Davenport
next spring.
Stood Death OFF.
| Tex, once fooled a ave-digger. He
says: My brother was very low with
malarial fever and jaundice. I per-