Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-21

is more than double the average price
paid for potatoes on the local market
last season, The potatoes are an early
variety. They average around fifty
bushels to the acre and at the price
they are bringing are still not money
losing crop. The late potatoes are
considera bly, better than early varieties
and they are expected to go from so
to IS bushels to the acre. 1t Is not
likely that potatoes will go any higher
than Is cents.
Webster City.
Ralph Tucker, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Tucker Of this city. accom-
panied by his mother, was brought to
his home here seriously Ill. Ralph has
for some time been employed on his
uncle's farm near Goldfleld and for the
last three weeks has been under the
doctors care. However he has been
aiing ever since he arrived home from
camp at Sparta Wis. this summer. DR..
o. A. Hall examined the patient and
pronounces his trouble infantle pa
ralysis. The sufferer has lost control
Of his lower limbs.
Mason City.
The highest grade Of any candidate
for an engine on the I. and NJ. division
of the Northwestern and within three
points OF the highest on the system. Is
the record made by Nose Squire. fire.
man on that road. who has returned
with ten other firemen from Chicago.
where they were examined for engi-
neers. Fireman Squire's grade as a
result Of the oral examination on air
was 80 per cent. 1t is said OF Nose.
however, that he Is poor student OF
books but has his knowledge entirely
from observation and from actual
practice.
Waterloo.
Two boys. giving their names as Ed
Andrews, of Kansas City. and Gus
Rose. Of Pittsburg. were released Sun
day from a Rock Island box car but
not until they had nearly suffocated by
he intense heat Of the car. The boys.
who are about 10 years Of age, had en-
tered the car at st. Paul Friday night
and went to sleep. Some time during
he night the car had been sealed. and
the air in the car rapidly became close
and the heat intense. Upon reaching
Waterloo and becoming desperate they
succeeded in attracting the attention OF
a brakeman by pounding upon the door
and calling for help. The seal on the
car was broken and, with their clothes
wringing wet with sweet. they clam
bered out Of their temporary prison
and took an awful vow that never again
would they ride in box car.
CorrectionviIle.
Much interest Is being shown in the
county experiment farm here. del
egation of about twenty-five farmers
from around Bronson and Lawson were
here and had Prof. G. H. Bliss of the
state college at Ames take them over
the several hundred plots of corn. Hun
dreds Of farmers near by are getting
valuable Information. An instance OF
the value OF the experiment farm is
this: One Woodbury. county farmer
who had prided himself on his know
ledge of corn. was here to see the three
plots planted from his corn. While
the stalks stood ten to fifteen feet high.
the ears were short. immature and
pointed On either side was corn
with short stalks, but large and more
mature ears He saw that in the same
soil. exactly the same planting and cu!
tivation, his neighbours corn was far
ahead of his. He saw the point and
announced: II guess I will have to
change my variety" There are more
than 100 samples planted from over the
country. from corn breeders and seed
houses The varieties best adapted to
| this section are therefore plainly
shown the value Of such demonstra-
lions being manifold. If the farmers
] will heed the lessons. Many are doing