Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-18
Southern Io1ua !. Items

Previous to this Court Braden held the
belt for the largest check for one bunch
Of hogs. Mr.. Braden received on Nov.
a. 1909. check for $4,000 for 157
head of hogs that averaged 312 and
brought $3.50 per cwt. The Dewitt
hogs brought $1,000 per cwt.
Perry.
Henry Ballentine, while working at
the farm two and a. half miles east
| of Perry, had g, narrow escape from
serious injury or DEATH He was driv-
ing team to gang pillow when the
horses became frightened and ran
| away. Mr.. Ballentine was thrown
down and a bad cash cut in his body.
1t was about six inches long but was
not deep, as no serious results are ex
pected.
I Museatne.
A novel firm has been incorporated
here-The Park Place Poultry Com
pany. The capital stock is placed at
100000, and the company will immedi-
ately erect chicken sheds near the city
! and purchase $500 hens. Before the
end of the season it Is planned to have
at least 5000 hens at work in the
warm sheds of the company, laying so
| cent eggs. The incorporators are Paul
G. Young, P. C. Schreurs and c. E.
'Schreurs.
Knoxville.
The big two story building on the
northwest corner of the block in which
the Charles Perry residence is stu
ated caught fire from a defective flue
and the blaze was not extinguished I'M
til half the roof had been ruined and
| the upstairs badly damaged. 1t was
occupied by w. H. Shields and Lewis
| Gray. Mr.. Shields suffered consider
able damage to household goods, MAIN
| ly from water and the breakage incl
dent to hurried removal.
Davenport.
In procedendo which has been is
sued by the supreme court of the state
| and which has been filed in the local
district court. the judgment in the sum
of $4,5S0, which was given over year
ago in the case of Paul Paulsen against
the Bettendorf Axle Company is re-
versed. The case came up for hearing
| March %. 1908, in the local district
court and after lengthy trial the
amount involved was returned by the
jury for the plaintiff.
Tama.
A. w. McKeen, better known as
Willie" the carrier on rural mail
route No. 4, from the Tama postoface
was given an unique shower by the
/ patrons of his route. From Potter to
Tama nearly every mail box seemed
to have received the personal attention
of all the "biddies'' in that neighbour
hood. When he reached the end of the
route he found that he was the recip-
lent of 2S9 eggs and 25 post cards, the
latter conveying Ito him sentiments of
good will.
Anita.
Michael Tierney went to Chicago
with three car loads of choice cattle OF
/ his own raising. He Is one of the sue
cessful stock raisers and shippers in
this vicinity, and has been at the bust
ness long enough to know how and
what to feed, and when to ship, in
order to strike the best market. Since
Dec 1, Mr.. Tierney has sold nearly
$4,000 worth of hogs, and he still has
forty head of brood sows, from which
he hopes to realize good returns dur
ing the year.
Emerson.
Ira Ballain, prosperous young farm
er living south OF Emerson, has about
BPS hens and besides having all the
eggs they can use he has found gold
mine" in the sale OF the product On
March 10, Mr.. Ballain brought to town
eighty-four dozen eggs. which at the
price OF 16 cents per dozen. amounted
to $18.44; again on March 26 he brought
In 100 dozen and received II cents per
dozen, SIT for the lot; and on April
he brought in 102 dozen. which, at ID
5 cents per dozen. amounted to $3.50 for
| the sale OF eggs from his hens In three
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