Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15
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Ida Grove.
Col. Pat Mcclure has sold his farm
for 1927 per acre. Harve Dunbar is
the present Tenant.
Valley junction.
Bitter opposition to the scheme of
Des Moines to annex Valley Junction
to that city Is being made by the citi-
zens here, aside from a few politi-
clans. The Express in its last issue
says II the scheme is put to a vote it
will be defeated by majority of 10
to 1.
Charles City.
The chautauqua closed here Thurs
day with a concert by the Fifty-fourth
regimental band Of OttumWa- The
assembly has been a big success and
with $4,000 In the treasury, 1t has been
decided to hold another chautauaua
next season.
Conway.
The 5-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Melton, who reside near Con-
way, was badly scalded by falling into
a boiler OF hot water. The child was
playing about his mother and the boiler
had been set on the floor. The accident
fatally.
Prmshar.
We are Informed that six weeks ago
John Engelke, OF near Sutherland, of
fered a section OF land for $50 900, $126
| per acre and that a few days ago he
had an opportunity to sell at that price
but has refused. 1t seems that 1t IS
getting unsafe for a man to put any
kind of price on his land. Some one
is sure to want 1T.
Mt. Pleasant.
Tho new women's inflrmary which
has just been erected by the state o.
Iowa at the Iowa state Hospital FOL
the Insane here at q total cost OF $87.
500, exclusive of electric lighting, fur
nishings and a complete hydro thera.
peutic department, was thrown oper
for the inspection Of the public Satur.
! day afternoon and evening.
Scion.
Marshal John M. Jenkins of Solor
suffered severe accident, when his
auto became unmanageable and ran In
to Flala's elevator at the depot. I'll;
car was badly damaged and he was
hurled from it by the impact. He sur
fered the fracture of three ribs, besides
being badly shaken up. Warren Hess
has been appointed to act as marshal
while the injured man Is recuperating
kiron.
The residences belonging to N. A.
Hanson and p. q. Petersen were struck
by lightning last week during the wind
and electrical storm. The former house
had Mr. N A. Hanson and son. AL
bert, as occupants, whom were shook
up considerable by the bolt. escaped
uninjured, the house being slightly
splintered up. AT the Petersen house
where Drayman Olson and his sister
reside, the lightning did some damage
to the house and gave it's occupants a
good shaking up. Lucky that no one
was killed or that the buildings did not
catch attire.
Webster City.
Ray Wegner. Of Williams, son OF
John Wegner, was brought to this city
Tuesday, and taken before the insane
commissioners. and examined on a
charge of being insane. The young
man is but II years of age and his
condition Is most sad. He labors under
the delusion that he Is man of great
strength and during the past several
days his condition has been most
alarming. Deputy Sheriff Bawden left
| w euuSSudS ili6 WAN SNeto '>S
ner for Cherokee, where he will be
committed to the asylum for the in
sane.
keota.
The family cow of William Lash
was found in the pasture one morning
lately covered with blood and minus
about six inches Of her tail, at beast
the flesh had been removed for that
| length and that much OF the bone
stuck out. uncovered and bleeding to
death, and her spirit decamping for
COW heaven They say the wound
looks like some one had purposely
taken a knife, for smartness or re-
l,yenge, and cut the hide and flesh away.
but we hate to think we have n citizen
in our midst that would be brutal
enough to do such a trick. The severed
member was found some distance In
an open space, consequently it does not
look like as tho she could have caught
the fly shuer on any object and pulled
it e!f herself
Jewell.
From all reports that come in from
farmers all about this vicinity, IL ~
very evident that in Hamilton county
1910 is going to hold the record az the
banner year for big crops. Early oats
did well, but as the late oats are being
threshed now. reports come in that are
almost unbelievable. We have heard
from dozens of farmers who have
threshed late oats and have yet to hear
from one whose crop has not gone Atty
bushels and over, machine measure
About ffty-fve bushels appears to be
about the average. And everyone re-
ports that the crop Is unusually heavy.
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That means from IS to 70 bushels per
acre. Several have reported oats yields
| that weighed out Is to 80 bushels, and
/ a very FEW claim low N sixty. Inv
crop is bringing a good price. and with
/ Such yields there Ia money being made