Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-05
Southern Io1ua Items

sisourney.
1t hailed in Clear Creek township.
Numerous chickens were killed and
corn injured. A large double window
| in Joe Sierens' new house was broken,
the hail having to go thru the screen
to do it.
Scranton.
Thomas Nailor purchased the 240
acre farm south of Scranton owned
! by David L. Moss during the week.
Consideration was s116 per acre. Tom
has secured one of the finest farms in
Greene county.
Shenandoah.
The farmers west Of the city have
been raising money to cut down the
| big hills on the road from Shenandoah
to Sidney About $1,000 will be ex-
pended on these hills this fall. 1t is a
| mighty good move.
Hedrick.
The c. B. & Q. have commenced fill
ing their large bridge in the north
part Of Hedrick. This is a huge UNDER
taking and will require a steam shovel
and a gang Of about twenty men some-
thing like month to complete. 1t is
estimated that the fill will require
nearly 100000 cubic yards of dirt.
Mt. Pleasant.
The Iowa Alpha chapter of Phi Delta
Theta have purchased the fine Hall
residence on North Main street and
will occupy it as a fraternity home
commencing with the present college
year The residence is one of the fin
est in the city and the members are
fortunate in securing such a COM
modious and modern home for their
chapter.
Anita.
NJ. Tierney threshed 1900 bushels
Of oats from thirty five acres. The
test was very good. The next day p.
r. Nichols threshed 1910 bushels in
three hours and forty minutes, the
test being SO pounds to the bushel.
Small grain crops are all turning out
fine this year. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that there will be a bumper
crop Of corn.
Essex.
A big deal took place here in which
lot of money was considered. S, j.
Locke sold the William Liston farm
near town, the price received being
1925 an acre, the farm consisting of
l12O acres Nhe s. H. McLain farm
of 200 acres at s117.50 per acre was
also sold, but the names Of the parties
could not be secured. Frank and Ed
Swanson bought the old homestead
of 100 acres of the Swanson estate at
Is 1856 2-3 per acre.
Newton.
Rev. John Potter has been invited to
deliver an address at the dedication OF
a $3.50, 900 Methodist church in his old
home town of Jacksonville. Ill, Sept.
Mr. Potter and his wife have planned
a trip that will consume about a
months time They will attend the
Iowa Methodist conference which con-
venes at Pella Sept. I'll, and after a
short visit in Illinois will return to
Wilton Junction and visit their son,
| J. W., for a fortnight.
Davenport.
In a suit for the sum of $4,000
filed in the district court, Mrs. Rose
Wallish claims this amount of the Dav-
export Water Company, by reason 10y
alleged fatal injuries received by Jo-
! seph Wallish while in the employ OF
the company. 1t is alleged that Mr.
Wallish was struck on the head by
an iron pipe which he was unloading
under instructions from an employe
of the corporation on or about May
1910 and that he died shortly after
wards as result of this injury.
Mt. Vernon.
Clifford Johnston came home sick q
week ago Sunday, and on Tuesday his
trouble was pronounced infantile pa
ralysis. He had been playing ball with
q fast semi-professional team at Wash
| ington, Iowa. A week or more before
he was taken sick he came in from the
| ball field hot and took a cold plunge
| As q result ne suffered from cramps
smakiux It almost Impossible for him t.