Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-03
Northern Io1ua Items
Wsbstsr City.

Webster City.
Mary. the 5-year-old daughter Of Mr..
! and Mrs. l.. A. Lehnhard, is suffering
| with fracture of her left arm caused
from fall from the school yard fence
Charles City. assa..t Is. 81 ~.
MIR. Staeblers Niles township potato
yield was 600 bushels from two acres
Mr.. Mapes dug and sold 1858 bushels
from fourteen acres. or an average OF
312 bushels per acre. This does not
count the small or frost bitten potatoes
and those which he reserved for his
own use.
Dubuque.
At 1918 o'clock Monday evening Are
men were summoned to the home of
Mrs. Nellie Dunleavy. s27 White street
passer-by having noticed smoke is
suing from the rear Of the dwelling
! The blaze was under a stairway in the
kitchen and the damage amounted to
5000. No one was at home at the time
and the origin Of the fire is a mystery.
Edsswood.
c. H. True of near this place. has
raised one Of the largest apple crops
the past season since he has engaged
in fruit raising Last week he deliv-
cred to dealers at Manchester 900
bushels Of choice Snow apples, besides
supplying q number of dealers at
Edgewood and strawberry Point. He
owns one of the most valuable apple
orchards in the. county.
Dubuque.
Henry Thilken, Grandview avenue.
was seriously injured on Delhi street
Monday morning when team he was
driving became frightened when the
wagon tongue broke, and ran away
Thilken was thrown from the rig and
dragged distance of several hundred
feet. Besides a broken leg. he suffered
numerous cuts and bruises about the
body.
Rock Rapids.
The directors Of the Lyon county fair
held their annual meeting and found
after paying all expenses of the fair
there still remained surplus Of $1,000.
This will be used for the erection OF
more barns on the grounds. NJ. D.
Shut has completed arrangements
with the association whereby he will
winter his string of racers on the
grounds and use the track.
Earlviiis.
The John Mensen farm. north Of this
place. was sold last week to John T.
Goedken at . price Of $3.50 an acre
The farm consists Of 40 acres. and II
said to be one Of the most productive
farms In that section of Delaware
county. Considerable land has chang.
ed hands In this vicinity at over 800
an acre, but this transaction Is said
to be one Of the largest for this part
Of the county.
camanchs.
On Sunday afternoon. runaway
team caused considerable excitement
for time a. the horses ran thru sew
eral Of the streets Of Camanchs, max
Ing . circle around several blocks be-
fore being captured by Robert Harmon
The horses belonged 70. Jay Brown and
had broken, the hitch strap and ran
from Mr.. Browns mothers residence
in the east part OF Camanohe city
Aside from breaking the tongue and
one spring 60 the wagon. no damage
was done. The team was uninjured.
Edgeveed. -
Hon. r. J. Bixby. OF this place. has
some choice samples Of peanuts. sweet
potatoes. and other garden truck COM
monty grown in the south, which he
raised In his garden this summer. Dur
ing the past summer he has been exc
perimenting with cotton. and has q
number Of cotton plants In his gar
den. which are loaded with well de-
veloped bulbs, which have been open.