Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-30

erosion.
Three high school boys were fined
SO each for trying to place class nags
on the high school Friday in defiance
Of orders issued by Superintendent
Pickett Pickett caused the arrest Of
the boys. Their names are withheld.
Adair.
Miss Gwendolin Loukher Of this
place, has been elected principal Of one
Of the schools Of Valley Junction. She
has been teaching In Anita the past
year and had been reelected to her
position there in the high school. She
will accept the position at Valley juno
ton, the salary being larger.
Cedar Rapids.
Word comes from Robert C. Camp
bell, in London. England, that he is
making progress selling the bonds for
the Iowa City Ottumwa interurban
railroad. The road cost about $1,000
900. It is probable that William G..
Bows, Of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa
City Electric Company will be presf-
dent Of the new road.
Malvern.
There is a Duroc Jersey sow on the
form of County Attorney Dan Whitfield,
south Of Malvern, that probably holds
the record for Queen Mills for Roose-
veltian family. She gave birth last
week to twenty lively red pigs. AS there
are not quite enough plates" to go
around, it is possible the mother pig
can not raise them all.
Hamburg.
There have been Dor min Fremont
county within the past few weeks two
specimens Of the horse family that are
interesting to say the least. One Of
these is owned by J.. w. Murphy. Of
this city, and at birth weighed but
eleven pounds. The other is owned by
l.. Chambers, Of Bartlett, and weighed
at birth eight pounds.
Des Moines.
An unusual form Of crime came to
the attention Of the board Of parole in
the hearing of the Roseboom case from
Sioux City. Roseboom was caught by
railroad detectives in mixed car OF
butter and eggs. scratching the name Of
the consignees off the butter tubs, and
printing on the tubs the names OF his
own customers. He was a butter and
egg dealer. He was convicted and sem
fenced to five years, and Senator Bal
| kema is seeking his release.
Hamburg.
The Riverside Canning Company has
recently put into operation plant set
ting machine which is proving great
success as a labor saving device. Last
week during the hot. windy days this
machine planted upon twenty acre
piece 5000 plants in a day and a
half. Mr.. De Haas says the loss OK
plants will not be over per cent, ana
the greater part OF this loss was from
cut worms. The machine is operated
| by a man and two boys. AS a saver OF
labor and time the machine Is a great
thing and while popular In some Sec
tions this il the first that has ever
been introduced here, and Is quite
curiosity.
Treynor.
The Short Line is making elaborate
arrangements to care for all the live
| stock business in this section OF the
country. Besides large stock yard
which will be erected in Treynor
there are to be several between this
city and Necga and they are all to be
large ones. Sidings are being con-
I, structed as fast as the road is built.
and besides the one at Keeline there
viii be one on the Nusser place and
ono on the Ferdinand Saar place, be-
sides the ones further on toward
town.
Charlton.
The Blue Grass Highway, running
east and west thru Charlton will follow
| the road directly east from Russell
thru Melrose. instead OF going north .
| mile ana following the state road. The
citizens OF Melrose and vicinity raised
over $500 to defray the expenses Of