Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-16

| sisournsy.
In honor Of Miss Nancy Frey Of Sig
Quincy. probably the oldest public
| school teacher in Iowa, the teachers OF
Keokuk county adopted resolutions OF
good will to Miss Frey. The teachers
, also presented Miss Frey with a bou-
quet and a handsome rocking chair.
Dss Moines.
! Altho suffering intense pain as the
| result of having accidentally pierced
| the ball of his eye with pick while
working in the Gibson coal mines,
| Everett Ellis, a miner, walked two
miles to a car line, and boarded car
for doctors office. He was attended
by DIR. w. w. Pearson.
Hopkinten.
Lightning struck the $4,000 barn Of
Dr. E. Z. Reed, president Of Lenox col
| lege, and it was burned to the ground
DR.. Reed is a breeder of fine Holstein
cattle. all of which were turned into
| the pasture at the time and no live
stock was lost, with the exception Of q
| few hogs. The total loss is estimated at
$4,000
| Mondan,in.
At the meeting OF the town council
a petition signed by large number OF
the citizens was presented. asking the
council to call special election for the
| purpose of bonding the town for $1,000
with which to put in fire protection
! and committees were appointed to look
up the costs of apparatus. At present
| Mondamin has no fire protection.
Alton.
John Deitrick has been confirmed
| postmaster of Alton. Congressman II
NJ. Towner notified him last week that
the senate had affirmed his recon
mendation to the office. but as the
letter contained no further informa
| ton it is not known just when Mr.
Deiterich will assume the duties OF
that office. However. ii is thought
that the change will not take place be-
fore Sept. 30. the end of the quarter.
Davenport.
Ezra Meeker. one OF Iowas Oldest
pioneers. will be at the state fair again
this year with his OK team and cara
van. Ezra left Davenport on the 18th
and will travel across country to Des
Moines. His wagon will be adorned
with posters furnished by Secretary
Corey. advertising the coming fair. He
will be there all week and lecture or
his experiences In retracing the old
| Oregon trail.
Eidon.
The Fairfield district camp meeting
OF the Free Methodist church opened
| Wednesday evening on the Big -Four
fair grounds in Eldon. Rev F. n
Smith. pastor OF the church Of Fair.
| field, preached the opening sermon to
large audience. Rev. G. A. Anderson
presiding elder Of the district IL n
charge Of the meeting. There are al
ready sixty tents on the ground and
other campers are arriving daily.
MschaniesviIle.
r. H. Maley isn't worrying about The
crops in this country. He raised q
patch Of timothy that made nine bush
els of seed to the acre. Tho present
price is $3.50 per bushel. Then add tc
| that the hay which - worth 80 a ton
and the gross returns amount to prob
| nineteen acres Of barley that yielded
| hfty-four bushels and = fraction pei
acre.
clarinda.
While William winger, living abou,
three miles southwest OF Clarinda, wal
blowing with four horses in field
where there was an old we'll. one OF
the horses fell into the well. Mr. Win.
ger knew Of the well but thought he
was keeping the team far enough
away. hut just a. he got to it one o,
the horses bit the horse that Wal
working on the outside next to the
well, and the horse SHE'D far enough to
get over the edge OF the well which
beingan old. dug vel. was large
enough TO permit the horss y fsll Il