Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-22
Southern Io1un Items

ing. July 1S, at 10 o'clock. The priests
assisting Rev Mr.. Failenschmidt with
the services were Rev. A. j. Drexler.
Nicola: Rev. Mr.. Brommenshengel.
Westphalia: Rev. Mr. Hansen, Dunlap;
Rev. j. Fedler. Panama; Rev. G. Birk-
hiser, Defiance; Rev A. F'essler. Earl
ing When completed the building will
be one of the finest Of its kind in this
vicinity and will also contain spac-
ious hall above where the K. G. order
will hold their meetings.
Griswold.
For several days last week Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Quinn. Of Swanson avenue,
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
William CooEey, near Villisca. During
their stay there they occupied a room
on the second floor and as the night
was farm. their little daughter. Doro-
thy, occupied a place near a window
that had screen in the same. About
O'Clock one night the parents were
startled when the screen gave way
and the little child fell to the ground.
81 distance Of fourteen feet. They went
to her assistance at once and We're
surprised to see her sitting upright in
the middle of the screen with but a
small scra tch on her nose.
Newton.
After the last electrical storm which
visited this vicinity. Sexton D. b.
Kuhn found that three trees in the
cemetery had been struck by lightning
One of the trees was at the northeast
corner, one at the southwest corner
and the third was in the center. The
diagonal line which took in the three
trees covered about twenty acres. The
| al,
was skinned completely. The center
tree was an oak. 1t was only slightly
damaged, while the tree in the south
west corner was large willow and
wa; stripped half way down. Mr. Kuhn
is wondering if a single bolt of light
ming did the work or was it three sep
arate bolts The trees are In direct
air line.
Muscatine.
Cabbage growers on Muscatine Is
land this year will clean up all the
way from $500. 900 to 100000. The crop
has been great and the hot weather
over the country has spoiled the cab
bage crop elsewhere. Hundreds OF
cars of cabbage have been shipped to
other markets and the average price
obtained has been close to $40 ton.
Other years the farmers have been
willing to accept $40 for the same cab
bage. The Heinz picking works. in
stead of making kraut out Of their
products here. are selling cabbage or
the open markets. One grower alone
had 800 acres In cabbage, and he aver
aged over 500 an acre for his product
The price the past week has been
pounded down to $50 ton. however.
and there is still a lot in sight
Alton.
The little 3-year-old daughter of
Rev and Mrs. Heavenly, of Alton, mar
rowly esca ped burning to death hero.
She had been present at demonstra-
ton at the church where lighted can
dies were used and when she went
home picked up one Of the candles in
he church and took it along with her
Later in the day. with little play
mate, she decided to give a candle
demonstrat ion also. Her clothing took
fire and she was terribly burned. The
child screamed and started to run to-
ward the church. A young woman in
nearby hammock saw her and grab
bed her wrapping her own clothing
about the child and finally extinguish-
ed the flames. Her own clothing was
burned nearly off of her but the child's
life was saved.