Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-19
Northern Io1ua Items

find the air heavily polluted with gas
which was escaping from the stove. AS
| soon as possible they reached his side
and found him in an unconscious con-
dition and his death followed shortly
Manson.
The dog poisoner has been busy in
Manson the past few weeks. About
two weeks ago, one of DR.. Griffin's
collies was poisoned or killed in some
manner and then laid out on the rail-
| road track, the purpose being to con-
vey the idea that the dog had been
run over by the train. Last week, his
other collie was poisoned while it was
tied. Several other dogs have received
the same treatment within the past few
days, in all probability at the hands OF
the same party. Charles Braginton lost
his collie. and Swede John has lost his
dog, Topsy.
Dubuque.
The indatcions are that the Tri-
State fair will be called off for this
season. The sentiment among the
directors appears to be in favor OF
passing it up for a year, at least. AT
the postponed annual meeting held
in January, at which arrangements
were made for paying all the claims
against the association in full, the
sentiment was in favor of diSbanding
the association. 1t was finally agreed
however, to postpone action for ninety
days. In pursuance to this, a meeting
will be called for April 10, at which the
matter will be decided
Denison.
The plans for constructing the ditch
for OH OH tho MI
thereby draining the lands in the VAL
ley, are rapidly maturing. and the
chances are that in short time the
contract for it's construction will be
let and the work begun. This improve
ment promises a great deal for the
southwestern part Of the county in the
way Of retaining a large amount of
land now too wet for farming purposes.
The ditch begins at point on the
south line of the county, near the town
of Dunlap and ends at a point on the
west line of Denison township, just
east of the town of Arion.
Waterloo.
The annual meeting Of the Orange
Township Cow Testing associate
was held Thursday afternoon in the
Orange township town hall and Pro-
lessons X. X. Bliss ana 4. X. Bush OF
Ames, came to the city 10 be present.
The association consists of twenty six
farmers and dairymen of the township
who employ an expert to visit each of
the farms one day in month, when
foods are compared, weight of milk and
butter fat determined and other mat
tiers given attention which will result
in the more economical feeding of the
COWS and the production Of greater
volume OF product.
correetionviIIe.
Notwithstanding that Woodbury.
county ranks first in the production Of
butter in iowa. people here are paying
from 6 to 10 cents more for creamery
butter than is charged the New York
milHonaires in their home market. A
farmer here paid 80 cents for a pound
Of creamery butter to feed GO corn pick
ers working in his fields the middle OF
March, this year. The high price for
creamery butter is explained by the
fact that the production of cream here
aboutss.is short just now and that dairy
butter is very scarce. The creameries
charge local dealers about 321s cents
per pound for the butter and sell 1t
In New York and Chicago for from
q e1nts to 81 cents.