Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05
Ida Grove.

100 0COVOs
The total receipts for the chautau-
qua this year were $2,99S.67. The to-
tai expenses were $2,949.51. leaving q
balance on hand of $4S.16. The session
this year was of nine days duration
At a meeting held for the purpose this
week it was decided to hold session
next year but the program will be
cut down to seven days 1t Is believed
long.
Boone.
Superintendent E. c. Meredith Of the
Boone high school, has received word
from the state department in Des
Moines that the superintendent of pub
lie instruction and the high school in
spector had made Boone's high school
q normal training school and this de-
partment is to be added at once. The
last legislature provided for the nam
ing of a limited number of schools to
take up this normal training work and
allowed $5GG each year for the de-
partment in each school.
Gilmore.
The mission Of cricket has never
been fully discovered. but it may be
soon. The grashoppers have COM
menced laying their eggs and farmers
are fearful of the result next year
But now comes the cricket and 1t Is
said they take as naturally to grass
hopper eggs as a duck does to water
and they are devouring them by the
wholesale Farmers around here are
Of the opinion that if they escape the
ravages of grasshoppers next year the
crickets will be responsible.
Manchester.
Some miscreant, with an unusually
evil turn OF mind. has been busy dur
ing the past week attempting to re-
duce the canine population of Man
chester. Many valuable pet dogs. as
we'll as numerous worthless ours. have
been poisoned by eating meat which
has been "doped" with strychnine. The
authorities Of the city are on the trail
of the offender, and purpose to nrete
out punishment to the full extent OF
the law Between twentyflv and
thirty dogs lost their lives by this
cruel method.
Earlvilie.
During the storm Wednesday even
ing lightning struck the residence OF
Joseph Lentner near Petersburg. II
is presumed that the holt followed the
chimney flues and charged the stove
with electricity. Mrs. Lentner was at
tending to her household duties at the
time of the stroke and received Sc
we're shock The little son. s years old
was sitting near the stove and his
clothing became ignited. Mrs. Lent
ner recovered in time to see the pre-
dicament Of the child and extinguished
the flames. The boy was burned quite
badly on the back but aside from this
he was uninjured.
Spirit Lake.
Russell Kiln met with an unfortu-
nate mishap Tuesday night while driv-
ing the Alex Moier car of Burlington
On return trip to the Orleans he
collided with the Diehner bus just as
1t was turning around in front Of the
Diebner livery. The tongue to the bus
struck the auto as it was trying to go
around on the left tearing off the
windshield the steering wheel and
making a hole in the rear seat Evil
IDENTIFY tine car was given more power
when the steering wheel was torn off
as it darted forward. up over the curb
ing. and into the front Of the Elem
ming millinery store. Kidding one side
Of the entrance Klein luckily escaped
with but a few cuts on his hands from
the broken glass. The car is badly
wrecked and will he shipped to the
factory to be rebuilt.
Nevada.
An accident OF an unusual nature
occurred Thursday evening at the Post
BROTHERS garage. whereby Orville