Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-12
Southern Io1ua Items
Corning.

Corning.
Grasshoppers, 1t is said, are making
some inroads on the corn. In many
places the corn is firing. The wheat
seems to be turning out we'll. Some
| reports are that 1t is poor. other yields
! as much as thirty-five bushels an acre.
Iowa City.
In compliance with the order Of tn =
| bishop Of the diocese to supplicate the
divine ruler for rain. prayers were Of
! fered Sunday by the priests Of the
Catholic churches Of the city, asking
that rain Nigh: be sent to relieve the
! existing conditions.
EddyviIIs.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Lennon cele-
brated the hftieth anniversary OF
their wedding Monday. Their two sons.
two daughters and nine grandchildren.
together with a large company OF
friends, were present to help them en-
| joy the occasion.
Nicola.
]. ]. Kasper. the new manager OF the
Nebraska Telephone Company, fell
from the top Of pole near the Caleb
Birchell farm Friday afternoon and
was quite seriously bruised and cut
about the body. That he escaped with
hts life is considered miraculous, con-
sidering the distance he fell.
ksokuk.
Minnie Ball was arrested by Officer
A. J. Fields for beating her child with
strap. The child ran into the street
unclothed and the mother on catching
the youngster, beat him. Several large
gashes were cut in the child's back.
She was charged with disturbing the
peace.
keokuk.
Dennis Harrington, a Well known
character, died at $3.50 o'clock Sunday
afternoon in a cell at the city Gala
boose. His death was due 10 acute al
coholism and the heat Harrington was
placed in Jail at noon Sunday after
having been picked up by the police at
Seventh and Johnson streets.
Upton.
Last week Judge Milo P. Smith is
sued a writ Of injunction preventing g
Upton property owners on the boule-
, ward and city and county officials from
interfering with Snouffer & Ford in
removing the paving and eurbing from
Fourth street. the writ to be In effect
as soon as Snouffer & Ford file a bond
for $4,000.
keokuk.
Lucy Garfield. cousin Of the late
President James A. Garfield, and one
of the last members Of the Garfield
lineage. came to Keokuk in 1852 from,
native state and was welded that year
to Samuel E. Carey. Mrs. Carey was
four years her husbands senior in age.
Mr.. Carey having been born in 1924 in
Bucks county, Pennsylvania. She died
July 4.
Victor.
Miss Stella Novotny, 16 years old,
was run over by a moving machine
Saturday and both legs cut off. She had
been driving the machine and In some
way was caught under 1t. After being
hurt she lay In the field for two hours
before being found, but had managed
to stop the now Of blood by tearing her
dress and using the pieces as band
ages.
Upton.
There was a corn plowing bee at the
home Of Samuel Kelly when twenty OF
his neighbors brought their plows and
teams to his place and helped him lay
by his corn. Work at the Kelly place
had fallen behind because Of sickness
and death III the family and the good
people out that way took this manner
Of showing their interest and sympathy
in a neighbor's misfortunes.
Prescott.
The residence Of E. n. Dougherty's
farm east OF town was totally de-
stroyed by flre. The nre is believed to
have started from q defective hue. The
loss is estimated at about $4,000. It
was occupied by John Kilgore and
family. The house was insured for only
small amount and Mr.. .Dougherty's
loss will be about 5000. Mr.. Kilgore's
loss will be somewhere between $500
and $400.
lehish.
In addition to gaining honors as a
manufacturing town, Lehigh has come
forward with a new claim for glory.
During the last two weeks twelve ba-
bies have been born here. and the num-
ber included four sets Of twins The
parents OF the twins are: Mr.. and Mrs.