Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-15
Southern Io1ua Items

Clinton.
Daylight thieves have entered the
church Of the Sacred Heart twice the
last two weeks and stolen small sums
of money from the offering box and
poor box.
CenterviIIs.
Having received authority from the
railroad company this week. Contractor
b. S. Staley who has the contract for
building the fine new $4,000 passenger
station for the c. e. & @. railroad at
this point, started the actual work yes
terday and excavations for the foun-
dalton are now under way.
Des Moinss.
Burglars who entered the residence
Of r. w. Thatcher. 1446 Locust street,
| Monday night, took SIG. The robbery
was discovered Tuesday m forming. Sew
eral Of the rooms had been ransacked
| by the robbers. They missed a con-
| siderable amount of jewelry and silver
ware.
Burlington.
Thea, the little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Marquardt. is confined to her
bed, having broken her right leg near
the ankle. The injury is the result of
an accident with motorcycle, which
the child VS. trying to mount and which
fell upon her. The fracture is not of
a serious nature, and she will be fully
restored in the course OF time.
kolbourne.
The people Of Kilbourne have secur-
ed United States Senator w. S. Kenyon
as their speaker at the annual farmers
picnic The picnic will be held in
Minear's grove near the station and the
date is Wednesday, Aug. 9. Other de-
tails of the program are being ar
ranged. The presence of Senator Ken
yon will insure a large attendance.
Glsnwood.
The two rains that recently fell here
are not enough to place the crops out
Of danger. However, the weather is
cooler. One Of the peculiarities in this
section Is that the rise In the Missouri
river has placed the corn on the Mis-
souri, bottom farms out of danger
since the seepage following the few
showers is sufficient to bring the corr!
to proper ma turity.
Wilton.
Roy Wilkerson, the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wilkerson, north of town,
had his skin burnt and several stitches
was riding to the j. P. Walton home,
fell on him, Tuesday afternoon. DR.. II.
p. Mason was called at once and Roy
is now resting easily. His foot was in
such a condition that it could not be
determined whether any bones We're
broken or.
Glenwood.
The Allen Packing Company OF this
o1o deal whpYQhv II
will dispose OF its entire output of ap-
Piles this season to the {. Z. clemens
Produce Company Of Kansas City. The
Allen company expects to handle about
$4,000 worth OF apples in Glenwood
and yicinitythis season. Apple picking
win begin in two orchards here next
week. the Duchess variety being about
ready Cor market
keokuk.
wednesday was pay day for the 700
employees Of the Mississippi River
Power Company at work on the Iowa
division Of the works. The men receiv-
ed nay for the month OF June. and the
total sum paid out amounted to several
thousands Of dollars. The monthly pay
roll Of the company for the forces OF
men at work on both sides Of the river
ia $4,000 a month. The labor of the
Iowa side is both skilled and unskilled.
The average wage day is 1870. The
men received the checks for their
wages at the company office in the
upper section Of the cofferdam.
Washington.
The protestant churches Of the city
have decided to hold a series Of evan
gelistic union meetings this fall. The