Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-18
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

! IOWA NEWS ITEMS !
Ottumwa.
The Des Moines Valley Association of
Physicians will meet here in annual
convention next Thursday, and fully
| one hundred out-of-town doctors are
expected to be present.
Fort Dodge.
Struck by a train while he was at
/! tending the golden wedding annivers-
| K Hastings, of Eagle Grove, has
brought suit for his injuries against
| the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST Paul
railroad, asking damages of $4,000
Dubuque.
In the parade Thursday afternoon,
| Leader Thomas Young of the Sons OF
| Veterans drum corps, carried an mis-,
| toric drum, one that was carried by a
| Dubuque soldier in the battle of Look
out Mountain. The drummer was shot
and the stains of his blood can still
be seen on the head of the drum.
Muscatine.
Muscatine Island gardeners report
the arrival OF the 17-year locusts. In
many places the ground is honey
combed with their little homes and the
trees and bushes are full of them. They
appear only in scattered clusters, how
ever, and the gardeners do not expect
any damage to their crops.
Fairfield.
The board of directors of the Fair
field Chautauqua association at their
meeting selected Senator Dubois, of
| Idaho, to take the place made vacant
on the program by the death Of Rev.
| Watson. Mr.. Dubois has selected as
his subject that of "Mormonism," and
will be here Wednesday,, August IA.
OakviIIe.
There is some little scare here on ac-
count Of what is thought to be the
green bug. Examination of the wheat
and oats fields has resulted in the dis
covery of this bug but it is not thought
that much damage will result to the
wheat crop. One or two oats fields
have been badly damaged.
Marion.
The Commercial club of Marion ap-
pointed committee Tuesday night to
raise funds to build Christie engine
of 100-horse power and one suitable
for use on interurban cars. The en-
CINE is said to be constructed so as to
consume all the fuel and smoke and
does not need chimney, using sat
urated mixture of steam and gas,
which Is very economical
Des Moines.
ne hoe
vided juvenile court room in the
Polk county court house in which
nothing but juvenile cases will be
heard The new room Is just north
Of Judge McHenry's court and the
probation officers have been given
room adjoining it.. The public will
be excluded from the hearing of ju-
venils cases.
Davenport.
Fash Suffer, one of the oldest pilots
on the Mississippi river, died at his
home in LeClaire, Iowa. He was born
there in 1851 and began plotting over
the Davenport-LeClaire rapids when
RATS were floated down the river and
guided with sweeps insteads of being
pushed by steamer and steered by
rowboat. For forty years he has been
one of the best known river men on
the Father Of Waters.
Thornton.
W. v. Crasper, assignee Of the failed
Bank Of Thornton, last week paid the
depositors 20 per cent dividend. This
is the first dividend paid. The bank
was placed in the hands Of receiver
May 9, 1906. In the suits for prefer
ence by J. I. Nav, Hans Wohler and
Merchants Life association, the court
held them to be general claims and
they will so in with others in their or
der.
Webster City.
The stockholders Of the Farmers
Elevator and Live Stock Company have
just held their annual meeting. The
concern has been paying per cent
on all shares, above one and in the
past two years and half that sur
plus Of $4,000 has accumulated. This
will be divided among the member
ship and the capitalization which here
tofore has been but $1,000 will be in
creased to $4,000.
Cedar Falls.
According to the annual custom the
board of supervisors Thursday after
noon went to the poor farm to see
how matters are moving. and Incl
dentally to see whether there are any
changes which might be made of
benefit to the place. Some who have
kept track of the handling Of such
matters in other counties claim the
county should dispose Of the present
holding and buy larger farm farther
from the city, which could be worked
to better advantage and be made
more nearly supporting.
Muscatine.
Work on the improvement of Mus
catine harbor, for which the govern
ment appropriated 100000 may have /
to be abandoned. After two days work
the dredging crew struck bottom Of
hardpan and gravel mingled with
coarse rock. The blk suction pump
was unable to make any impression on
this mixture and for three days the
engines have been pumping clear wa
Ter. The engineers are up against it,
and operations have beer suspended
pending an investigation to find some