Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-30

Nestige of IT is to be seen and the whole
surface is covered with a slick. greasy
looking mud. Even where the water
Was shallow the corn has rotted away.
But one man says who lost a good
many acres, the soil has been more en-
riched than could have been done in
years by hauling manure upon ii.
Sioux City.
The first commencement exercises of
the Mercy hospital training school for
the st. .Ioscphs hospital auditorium
when nine Young women. constituting
the class on 1902. dedicated their livts
tn the active work OF the sick room and
the hospital.
CenterviIe.
Citizen of Saturdays date: The town
WAS crowded with farmers this after
noon. After a weeks hard work in the
harvest field they come to town to buy
supplies for next Week and rest half
day Appanoose county farmers are the
ha ppiesi in the land. They are saving
their harvest and have rich prospects
for Il bumper corn crop.
Red Oak.
Automobile parties have been quite
the popular amusement of late. Miss
Dorothy Decmer had a party out Mon
day afternoon. Miss Marie Cole gave a
Very pleasant one Tuesday evening TO a
COMPANY of her young friends, and
Miss Patience Spencer entertained a
party of friends "Wednesday afternoon
in the same manner III honor of her
eighteenth birthday.
Clinton.
The Mirror says: Corn between the
river and Chicago is in bad condition
on the average. On rolling ground it
looks we'll. but where the water has
been standing. considerable of ii has
become Worthless. and much of it can
only make fodder even if the weather
where the corn had been water killed
at about weeks growth"
Mapleton.
The acetylene gas people have been
busy this week putting in the piping
for lighting over Il 7:z2en of the Maple
ton business houses. Contractor
Hodgin came over from Onawa the
first of the week to begin work on the
new school building and has employed
all the men he has been able to find in
town In addition to the force he
brought With him. Tuesday and
"Wednesday he was in Council Bluffs
and Omaha looking for more men.
Boone.
At n meeting of Boonsboro local lodge
No $50 n. NJ. w. of Thursday evening
it was voted to send $1,000 to the aid of
the striking miners in the antharcite
districts and in accordance with the or
der of the lodge the draft for this
amount was forwared by Secretary
lSistler Friday morning. This is pure
and simple donation and is not AN ad-
vance of the ten per cent of the earn
ings which is to be sent later in ac-
corGance With the ;i,ier of the union.
Cedar Falls.
The summer school at the Iowa State
Normal closed its term at noon Friday.
and for the next five weeks a compare
tive quiet will reign over the hill and
about the campus. Over 800 students
have been enrolled for this summer
term. and some good work has been
done. Wednesday at l O'Clock eighty
five students presented themselves as
candidates for the state examination
conducted by President Seerley as a
member of the state board of eNamin-
ers.
Fairfield.
The past week has been busy one
for jefferson county farmers, being the
only one of fair weather since harvest
began 1t was Impossible to get INTO
many fields because of the wet condi-
ton of the ground, and much of the
grain is now over-ripe. while many
fields have rotted Hundreds of acres
will not be cut at all and the oats crop
the county over will not be over one
half of what it promised in June. |
Meadows are in excellent condition and
most of the hay crop will be saved.
Burlington.
During this hot weather horse own
ers should take good care of their ami
NAYS. says the Hawkeye. Saturday
while a horse was being watered a t the
corner of Central avenue and Vine
street the animals nose began to bleed. /
and before the veterinary surgeon, Who
was sent for at once arrived. the horse
was dead. Another horse dropped dead
near Fifth and Division. 1t is not |
known whether the water furnished by
the water company killed the first horse
or whether he was watered while over
heated.