Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-30

WInnelos
The threshing machines have begun
their annual circuit and the farmers
are all putting in long and busy days.
Several parties have been delivering
their crop of fall wheat at 81 per bush
el with yield of from twenty to thir-
ty bushels per acre.
Coon Rapids.
NJ. c. Mitchell emptied his mill race
Monday evening to repair the water
wheel and the result was a large find
of fish in the bottom of the race when
the water was drawn Off A number
of citizens carried away several pounds
each.
Madrid.
George Comstock, of Madrid, was
badly injured by fall Of slate in the
Scandal Coal Company's mine at Scan
dia early Tuesday morning. His right
arm was brokekn at the wrist, his head
badly cut and his body severely bruised
and cut
Richland.
j. w. Hollowell. living south Of town
one mile, sold his LIP acre farm last
week to i. w. Mollott at s175 per acre.
fornia in about six weeks on months
visit and will return and probably in
vest in property here in the suburbs Of
this city.
Davenport.
Owing to the fact that the bar Of the
Hotel Davenport was situated within
800 feet of ST. Anthony's Catholic
church, the proprietor has secured
permission from the city council to
operate the saloon in an alley adjacent
to the hotel. AS far as is known this
is the first time in the history of Iowa
that the approach to a hotel bar has
been thru an alley.
Eldridge.
Scott county farmers are adopting
more up-to-date methods in threshing
their grain. The Lincoln Township
Thresher Club has been organized and
officers elected by the club to expedite
the work of the farmers. The officers
are as follows: President, Adolph
Mohr; first vice president, Rudolph
Moeller; secretary and treasurer, Ru-
dolph Kock; superintendent, Gus
Schneckloth; engineer, Charles Emeis.
Shenandoah.
HC paving SohSltS dlC SUN NC
layed on account of not being able to
get the crushed rock for the concrete.
This is bought up at Peru, Iowa, and
the high waters along the Great West
ern railroad, over which it is hauled
to Diagonal, have tied up freight all
along that line. 1t will require about
fifteen more car loads and if they can
get the rock promptly, it would take
only about two more weeks to finish
up Maple street.
keokuk.
A bunch of men arrived here, who
had been promised work in the wheat
fields Of Dakota, and expected that
there would be a person waiting for
them at the depot with an open bag OF
money with which to pay their trans
portation to the land of laborers. But
| they must now look out for their own
affairs for the agent did not nor ever
will arrive This is getting to be ar
! everyday occurrence on the levee, some
victims coming on boats and some on
trains, all looking for the agent"
Mt. Pleasant.
| What might have been an acciden!
with very fatal effects, took place in
|
The workment had been remodeling The
third story and while working there
one Of the men opened gas pipe and
allowed the gas to escape between the
floor of the third story and the cell.
ing of the second. Some one accident.
ally lit match and Immediately there
was loud explosion which tore tn,
ceiling Of the office Of Drs. Ball anc
McKibben loose and also damaged tn,
Real Estate Agency.
Charlton.
| Mrs Chas. f. Goltry. formerly Mrs
Clara Grim of Charlton, is in the MT
Pleasant asylum violently insane. Sh,
was taken Monday from her home IL
Westborough, MO-, being taken first t,
Ottumwa where she was placed befor,
the insane commissioners. She is SAID
Ito be entirely bereft Of reason and In /,