Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-31

Atlantic.
There was four and three-tenths
inches of rainfall Sunday evening IN
this city, within half an inch OF the
total rainfall last week. rms MAKES
about ten inches Of rainfall In the pa-s'
ten weeks
Des Moines. ~ not
The intense heat Of July does not
seem to have been unhealthy. Inc
state board Of health reports upon -
5o4 deaths for that month. The hlgh-
est total for this year was reported 1of
March. when 1859 was recorded.
Buffalo. ,,eea,,
marty of farmers near Butraio
scoured the woods one day recently ana
succeeded in putting seven wolves OUT
Of commission. They had become SO
hothersome that the patience or the
farmers had been taxed to the limit.
therefore they organized party ana
went after them.
Cedar Rapids.
Fate seeemd to be pursuing the en-
Moves of the Quaker Oats Company ior
two DAVIS. Sunday occurred the mar
ve,ous escape from death Of Arthur
Cox ON the sixth story warehouse, ana
Monday afternoon, George Ce5ka' an
emn1ove of the company in the MILL
fell three stories and received injuries
to his head.
oskaloosa. po,,a,
Charles Hagan, who Is on the boyer
| 60 RIM southwest Of the city, mas the
biggest and best twenty acres OIL coii
to be seen anywhere in the county
saw expert and competent judges VINO
have been in all parts OF Mahaska
within a few days. They say 1t passes
belief in the degree Of beauty and e&-
cellence possessed.
| Des Meines. . o+ tho very
largest hog that is shown at the sta a,.
,a,r Is a Poland China porker We'sn'
ing e5o pounds. the property or II. w.
Ha,ford of Manning. The hog IS
monster. He has a good competlsor To-.
weight tonors in John Goddarde DE
| nuroc-Jeraey. which weighs $40 poo''u'
Mr.. Goddard is from Harlaii.
So,,ntv Attorney Thomas j. dutnrle
hold that the tax levied against inc ~
n Taft Company for the alleged vlola. .
tion of the anti-cigaret law IS vaiio a.u
| that IT shall stand. The POLK County
hoard of supervisors, upon tli,s ON
m en- dalton, voted down the petltioii ny.
Nv attorneys for the company ASKING
that the money paid for the LAX We
| funded,
Council Bluffs. ..or, car
inspeotnr, was bound over 10 llie sai ~.
iury charged with being party 10
thefts from railroad cars. me Wen
han residence, when it was searched on
a warrant. Yielded up goods of value
and quantity sufficient to stock smai
| store These were alleged to have been
| sto,en from the cars of the raiireao
company;
Cedar Rapids.
i.,;ari1,x a pubic drinking fountain
which vas donated to the city by Her
I man Lee Ensign, a. wealthy easterner
10 he a NUISANCE, the city council mas
| issued an ultimatum that unless the
managers of the donors estate fix 1t
SO that it does not leak all over the
Streets 1t will be taken out. The foun-
tain vas efeeted at Second avenue
and First street about a year ago and
is faxea so that horses and dogs may
queneh their thirst.
secTefary' w G. Rollins, Of the Iowa
OFFICIAL ,tfapscontinental Route Asso-
ciafion, is busy perfectiug the sign sys-
tenn on the transcontfnental route
thru Iowa. He keeps the secretaries
Of each local club flooded with letters
concerning the sign boards which are
| now being placed on the route. he is
also very insistent on the work OF Sc
| curing new members for the associa-
| ton When the sign boards are all
placed and the road put in proper con
dition this will be by far the finest road
] thru iowa. The road f2Ilows the