Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-16
Southern Io1ua Items

Hugh and Charles, have become prom
inent ministers of the gospel and have
held important Illinois pastorates. The
Rev. Charles Morrison was for many
years known as the boy sasacher." and
astonished his audiences by his oratori-
cal power displayed SO young in life
Logan.
Under the management of the Meth
odist women of Logan an agricultural
exhibit in connection with manu-
facturers' sale will be held at Logan
opera house Tuesday and Wednesday,
Dec. Z and 8. The women will give
cash prizes for the best exhibit of
corn, apples and potatoes and then be-
come the owners of the exhibits, ac-
cording to present arrangements
Avoca.
Four carloads of lumber arrived in
Avoca that will be used in building the
Ark" for the construction of the Botna
drainage ditch, which will require sew
eral months under the most favorable
conditions. The contractor expects to
work a night and day gang all winter.
If the ground freezes too hard dyna-
mite will be used to break their way
thru. Each gang will consist of about
fifteen men.
Council Bluffs.
w. "a. Groneweg, deputy state fish
and game inspector, is preparing to
seine lake Manawa for the purpose of
cleaning out nom game fish, before the
lake is restocked by the state with game
fish. The matter of restocking the lake
has been taken up with the state fish
and game warden by Deputy Grone-
veg who has received promise of car
load of fish as soon as such shipment
can be sent here.
Glenwood.
Many of the orchard owners in Mills
county now realize that they acted too
hastily in selling their apples this
year. Those that held off for better
prices realized Il much better profit. c.
H. Dyar was among those who received
top prices. He tells us that 50 was the
| lowest price he received for any or his
barreled stuff, and from that the price
ranged up to $3.50. From this must
be deducted the cost of picking and de-
| livering the apples to the packer Mr..
| Dyar states that from his seventy
| acres he realized net profit of SIS, 900,
| making it trifle less than $115 an
| acre.
Council Bluffs.
| Fred Fowler. a janitor, was arrested
Saturday afternoon, charged with the
crime of rape. The Arrest followed in
vestigation yesterday afternoon into the
cases of three young girls, who have
been under surveillance for some time.
Fowler is said to be implicated with
only one of the girls. Arrests of other
men on similar charges are likely. The
three girls who were before Judge
Snyder yesterday afternoon were Iowa
Smith, aged is years: g CIR! named
Thompson, aged ~ years. and a girl
named Potter. aged II. The story told
by Iowa Smith resulted In Fowler's ar
rest.
eIockton.
Milt III. Arney, living near Blockton,
met with a serious accident He was
in a we'll forty feet deep and Mr.. God
frey was lowering a bucket to him by
means Of a MINDLESS. When the heavy
bucket was started down Mr. Godfrey
noticed that instead OF 1t being held by
the hook on the rope, 1t was being held
only by a knot. Fearing that il he
started to bring 1t back up 1t would
slip from the knot he continued to low
er 1t. When 1t got down about ten
feet, 1t came loose and fell thirty 1.-TWO
Feet to the bottom, striking Mr.. Harvey
and rendering him unconscious.