Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-04
Southern Iouva Items

and as high as twenty-eight. There
are exceptions where ~tbfrty-five bu-
shells are recorded. The rain last week
brought the corn out of-rthe kinks.
Farmers who were in the city freely
predict that Washington county will
harvest the greatest corn crop In her
history. Corn is in excellent shape n
with a rain now and then to bring 1t
out it will make an enormous crop.
Eighty and ninety bushels to the acre
Creston.
Mrs. Sarah Fitzgerald has begun ac-
ton in the district court for divorce
from her husband, Thon~as Fitzgerald.
The couple were married. June 4 and
have come to the conclusion their att
tempt at connubial bliss is a mistake.
Both had had matrimonial experience
previously, Mrs. Fitzgerald being So
years old and her husband 70. She
AYERS in her petitions that he is guilty
Of everything that would entitle her
to q separation. She claims she has
considerable property and has had to
support him since their marriage, he
even refusing to pay his share Of the
wedding expenses.
M%uscatine.
In just o another week the home
grown variety OF cantaloupe will begin
to appear on the local market and in
another week, 1t is expected that
Vatermelons will make theft appear
arice. This seasons crop of each Is
expected to be somewhat smaller than
that of previous seasons. due partially
to the lack OF rain for such a long
period. The rains of the past week,
however. a helped matters material
ly and did much towards making the
crop as large as 1t. It Is not expected
that there is going to be any scarcity
OF the melons. but there will not be the
usual abundance.
Dee Moines.
Arrangements for the sessions of the
grand lodge Of the Knights of Pythias
Of Iowa to be held In Des Moines, Sept.
6. Z. and s. have been completed. j. d.
Stewart, of Des Moines, member Of the
committee on preparations, has closed
negotiations with Gels Botsford, secre-
tary Of the Commercial Club. for the
use Of the Coliseum, and Of the Y. M.
C. A. auditorium for the Pythtan Sis
tiers. Pythian Knights will hold their
grand lodge sessions at. the Coliseum
on the evening of Sept. 6, and during
the morning, afternoon and evening of
Sept. Z and 8. Pythian Sisters will
meet at the l.. M. ". "A. on the AFTER
noon of Sept. s and during the morn
ing and afternoon Of the 7th and Sth.
arc rredicted.
Del Moines.
Sam Ross. veteran police officer, t
tdoned at Seventh and Walnut streets,
risked his life Tuesday morning in a
thrilling stop OF a runaway team which
tore up Walnut street at a mad gallop,
jeopardizing the Lives Of many women
and girls on their way to work. The
pedestrians who saw the runaways ap-
preaching scurried for safety. Drivers
drew to the curbing. Realizing that it
would be impossible to stop tho horses
by grabbing their bits, Officer Ross sta
toned himself at one side of the path
they would take as they passed. With
the horses continuing undated in their
speedy run Ross leaped DIN front Of
them. He caught the bit OF one of the
animals. BY the force OF his leap and
an almost superhuman burst of
strength. he brought the horses to the
pavement. The horses slid along the
pavement for several feet. Passers-
by aided in controlling them after they
were down. The runaway ear was
driven by c. A. Ross, a nephew Of the
officer. who lost control Of them Sow
eral blocks from the place where they
were stopped. No ono was In the
wagon