Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-27

Lime springs.
f t. Bailey has sold 20 V. Bedford a
Lime Springs. Mr. Bailey bought, this
per acre and disposed of it for So,
than four months.
Ida Grove.
John Brandt, of near Adrian, is said
10 have disposed of his recently pat
ented automobile Pneumatic cushion TO
the manufacturers of Winton autono-
biles for $4,000 in cash ana one OF
their $4,000 six cylinder autos. The
spring is placed IN the body of the ve-
hicle and does away with the necessity
for pneumatic tires.
Lone Rock.
The Denert sale near Lone Rock was
very successful and all offerings We're
bought at good stiff prices The top
for a single mich COW was $50, while
fourteen cows sold at an average of
above $40 one horse sold for $217.50
and a black team Of drafters brought
s422.50. Twenty four head Of spring
shoats brought $50 per head.
LuVerne.
The firm of j. H. Queal & Co is call
ed 10 defend itself in a suit for dam
ages in kossuth county. The travelling
collector for this firm recently wrote
the postoffice department at Washing
ton that Carl Miller postmaster al Lu
Verne would not pay his bills. and al
legged that he was not good pay. Miller
now comes back at the company and
wants $4,000 for damaged feelings.
Cresco.
Robert Phelan boasts of having
raised two crops of potatoes on the
same ground in his garden this season
The first crop, which was harvested
July 10, consisted of just one bushel OF
tubers raised from one bushel of seed
Not caring 10 have the patch grow W
10 weeds he planted another bushel OF
seed and he is now proudly exhibiting
as fine specimens of potatoes as are
ever seen in this section.
Merrill.
Doc" Jenkins. a well-known char
acter in Merrill. was taken to the asy
lum for the inebriates at Knoxville BY
Deputy Sheriff Gearke. The commit
ment proceedings were held before
Judge Gaynor Doc" jenkins by MS
own request, asked to he sent to Knox
VILE Jenkins is of versatile mature
and can turn his hand TO several occu.
pations, but is in the habit OF gettins
on prolonged sprees.
lie Mars.
The 3. c. Ragan elevator has bee.
purchased by Noe Wellong. prolu ieto!
oe the Western hotel and he has fore
OF men at work tearing down the build
il z and will use some of the lumber L
build an ice house. Tie elevator is on'
of the old landmarks of the old land
marks of the city and has stood there
for the last thirty years. during which
time it has had many owners. The
last owner was b c. Ragan.
Dubuque.
The administrator of the estate o
Ryle McCabe deceased, started a sui
| for $4,000 damages. charging negli
gence on the part Of the Lawthe
Candy Company in whose employ TIL
deceased was when he met his dealt
thru an accident Death was due, it il
claimed. to the failure Of the compan.
to provide proper safeguards agains
the alleged danger incidental to plac
ing dressing upon revolving belts.
/ Person.
I E. G.. Rich was in town exhibiting
what ne believes TO be the biggest ant
1 best stalk of popcorn in the country
The stalk measured q little over thir
teen feet high and had three ears on it
The seed was raised near Gregory, s
/ D.. and was brought here last spring
Ed says that the entire field is of uni
/ form size. Ee has already ordered eX
ira large and heavy wagons with which
&c Job, h. hi rlyc vi
yield about 80 bushels to the acre
Forest City.
The Forest City Canning Compan,
are canning at the rate of $4,000
of corn per day. 1t is no uncommo,
occurrence to see from forty to fit,
teams lined up waiting their turn t,
be weighed and unloaded. An arm.
Of huskers are kept busy each da.
away into the night and the factor.
virtually runs continually. The pacl
this year will exceed last if such
thing be possible The corn is of al
,excellent quality and nets the farmer
a good income for his labors, far bette
than field corn.
Mepleton.
A bureau drawer in the parlc
bedroom of the Arlington hotel wa
touched" for about SIS, a gold waite
and a gold ring the other afternoon.
was about o'clock when Mrs. ONE
stepped out of the rear of the hote
and upon her return she was informe
by Frank Berkemeier, chore boy abo,
the place. that he had seen strange
coming out Of the back parlor. She in
mediately stepped into the bed room
but noticing her purse was on IL