Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-08
Horticulturist Wesley Greene
Says Iowa Will Produce Con
siderable Fruit This Year
CHERRIES MAY BE HALF A CROP
Both Cherries and Plums Will Produce
From One third to one-half Usual
Yield-Apples Not Hurt in Northern
Section of State-FulI Extent of
Damage Not Vet Determined.
Special to Times Republican.

SDGC.al TO S-ItcpuDllCStu.
Des Moines May S.-Wesley Greene,
state horticulturist, believes there
will be one third to one-'half crop Of
cherries in Iowa this year. This infor-
nation is based on reports received
from over the state from the cores
pondents Of the state horticultural de-
partment Mr.. Greene said today:
The cherries have not been dam
aged as much as they We're last year.
None of the fruit has been damaged
as much as last year. In fact. The
freezes have not been so hard or pro-
longed. SO far as the apples are con-
cerned in the northern part of the state
they are not hurt particularly and there
will be full crop there II other condi-
tions are favorable. In the southern
part OF the state there will be one
third to one-half 8 crop of apples.
Plums are In much the same condition
as cherries. There are some reports
reaching the department to the effect
that the European and Japan plums
have all been killed and there will be
practically no crop from them. l do
not know yet whether this is true over
all the state or not.
But SO far as the cherries and APP
pies are concerned there will be both
in Iowa this year IL there is nothing
further to disturb conditions. The con-
dition of the fruit Is much better than
last year at this time. A ihalf-crop of
fruit in Iowa is a good deal of fruit"
Other persons capable of judging the
condition OF the fruit confirm the
statements CT MIR. Greene that there
will be quite crop of fruit In Iowa yet
this year. In a few days probably some
time by THE middle Of next week, Mr..
Greene will have received reports from
all sections Of Iowa and will then give
out to the press a statement of the con-
dition of the fruit based on positive in
formation.
When james Martin Is brought back
from Nebraska and tried for the at
tempted robbery of the Treynor, Iowa.
bank there will remain but one of the
four men engaged in the robbery not
brought to Justice. The robbery was
started Jan. 6, 1905. One of the four
men who robbed the bank was John
Bernstein, who is in the reformatory
at Anamosa. Another of them, Will
lam Stanton, is in the penitentiary at
Fort Madison. James Arthur is still
uncaptured. James Martin is in the
penitentiary in Nebraska for some
crime and Governor Cslmmins has just
issued requisition on the governor
Of Nebraska for his return to this
state.
Martin is nearing the close Of his
term in Nebraska and when he steps
from the door of the penitentiary an
Iowa sheriff will be there to place him
under arrest and he will be brought to
Iowa for trial When the robbery was
planned the four men went to Treynor
in November, 1904, but the citizens OF
the place were holding public meet
ing of some kind in a harness shop and
this prevented the robbery. They re-
turned on January 6, 1905, and started
to work. using nitro glycerine to blow
the safe. They began work when the
syringe with which they operated the
nitro glycerine broke and they were
forced to abandon the job. They had
broken into the bank and this was dis
covered the next morning early, they
were arrested short distance out OF
town. The facts were told to the
grand jury that indicted Martin by
Bernstein, who Is at Anamosa.
The Historical Society Of Iowa is
making an effort to secure complete
files Of all magazines and publications
Of such as trade papers that touch upon
the history Of Iowa and western life.
The society has already secured par
tial files of these publications and has
sent out long lists Of the volumes and
numbers that are lacking to make the
files complete. It is proposed by the
society to have complete files of all
the church papers, fruit and gardeners
papers, poultry papers, publications
devoted to education, banking, medi-
cine. politics, and numerous other pub
| LEGATIONS that are Of value to the So
ciety. The files are being gradually
completed but the task Is a great one.
Some are purchased. Many are given
to the society by patriotic citizens and
some are secured by exchanging dup
licates which are in the possession of