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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-08
MISSISSIPPI MOB TAKES
NEGRO FROM SHERIFF AND
RIDDLES BODY WITH BULLETS.

Meridian, Miss, Nov T." Judge
Mosley, negro. was taken from
Deputy Sheriff Brown near Lock-
port this, morning bysa mob of about
400 persons and lynched.
The negroes body was bullet rid
died Mosley assaulted J. II. Cow
ington, white, with stick at Lock
hart yesterday,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-11-08
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS


her daughter, Mrs. G.. B.Walker here
last Saturday.
Freddie Davidson is on the sick
list,
X Campbell of Karnak, was here
Mohdny soliciting Tor a Methodist
church to be erected at Karnak.
Mrs. G. II Jainct, OF Karnak. Wis
tied relatives here Sunday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

grass. and the creamery is now get
ting the raw material TO make the
butter which is sold In the Virginia
and other markets. and Ice cream that
supplies the local demand, and is ship
ped to nearby towns up and down the
Norfolk and Western road. This plan.
with Robson to devise and finance.
and Howard. one of the best and hard
est workers in the creamery business
to execute. was bound to succeed. 1t
did succeed, and the Farmville Cream
er?' Association Is on easy street"
That man Robson is also the presi-
dent of the Farmville Manufacturing
Company. one OF the largest and most
successful woodworking establishments
in tic S;sto. The company, with a big
plant equipped with all the modern
machinery. does an enormous business
In the manufacture of pillow handles
doors. sash, blinds, shingles and all
manner Of building material. This is
the only establishment of It's kind
ever knew TO sell building material
ready to put up a house to country
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

i, 1909. The total yield In 1902 was s.
270.202 bushels: the average yield per
acre. 12s bushels: the average value
per acre. se5.e5.
Drop iu Oats.
Oats during the ten-year period
onding 1909 decreased 7o.93e acres, or
26.S per cent From 5s3.443 acres In
1879 oats dropped TO 4s5.50s in 1889.
to 275.3si in 1899. and again to 2o4.-
400 in 1909. The total yield in 1909
was 2.ssi.4a5 bushels the average
yield per acre. fourteen bushels: tho
average value per acre. $3.50.
Crop Comparisons.
The cereals had an aggregate acre
age of 2.s41.ll4 acres in 1903. as com
pared to a.l6s.332 in 1899. a decrease
OF 325.2lS acres. or 1913 per cent
Wheat showed the largest decrease
constituting nearly three-fourths of
the total decrease OF tho cereals
Among the cereals corn ranked first,
not only in acreage, but also value.
comprising about seven-tcnths OF the
total acreage and total value. In
acreage and value wheat stood second.
being slightly less than one-four,h OF
the total acreage and total value Of
the cereals. Oats ranked third. hav-
ing an acreage and value. respective
~. less than one-third and one-flfth as
great as wheat. The average value
OF cereals per acre was Sli1O. slight
~ above that OF hay and forage. and
one-hali In each respect OF the entire
barley, corn showed the highest aver
age value per acre: rye the lowest. OF
the hay and forage crops. Timothy
and clover mixed" ranked first In acre
age and value. constituting nearly
one-holf in each respect OF the entire
hay and forage crop. Timothy alone"
ranked second. while "other tame or
cultivated grasses" stood third The
total value Of the hay and forage crop
was equal to about one-fourth that Of
the combined cereals. and almost
twice that of potatoes. There were 4
number OF miscellaneous crops. and
the most of them were we'll above the
more usual crops in value per acre.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

ceres, or rs -. cent. From 33s,2So
acre. Al 1879. hay and forage increas-
ed TO 60i.S57 In 1883. to 6l2,962 In 1899.
and again to 775.G6S in 1903 Hence.
hay anchorage has more than doubled
during the last thirty years. The to-
sal yield in 1893 was S23.s05 tons; the
average yield per acre. IL tons: tho
average value per acre. 1925.
big Decline I'm Wheat.
wheat in the decade from 1899 to
1909. decreased 234.353 acres. or 253
per cent From oOl.l77 acres in 1873.
wheat dropped 20 737.6iU by 1889. roso
10 s27.266 by 1893. and again dropped
10 692.so7 by 1908. Tho aggregate
yield in 1909 was S,O76.9Ss bushels. of
which S,065.5l3 bushels was winter
wheat The average yield per acrc
was IL bushels: the average value per
acre. sl2.7O
Potatoes Increase.
During the decnde prior 70 1909 DO.
tatoes increased 35.90s acres. or 7o.i
Der cent. From 1889, when 36.il2 acres
We're harvested. potatoes in 1899 ros,
TO 5lo2i. and in 1909 to S6.927 The
aggregate yield in 1909 was s,71o,77s
bushels: the average yield per acre,
acre aer ' ss5'so 'hf average value per
Increase IN Pcsnuts
For the decade ending 1909 peanuts
showed an increase of 2s,29s acres.
or PAP per cent. From 5S,9e2 acres
In 1889 peanuts Increased by 1899 to
llt.9li. and by 1909 TO 1928. Hence.
during the last twenty years peanuts
have increased nearly one and Il hair
times. The aggregate yield In 1909
"4s ',2Si,3is bushels; the Javcrage
yield per acre. thirty bushels; the
average value per acre $500
Slight Advance Ia Sweet Potatoes ami
Yums.
From 1893 to 1909 there wa, an In
crease in sweet potatoes and yams of
IN acres. or o. per cent. Starting
with 23.I55 acres Il 1872. sweet pota-
toes and vans rose TO 2s.1ss in 1859. to
4o.6Sl In 1899. and again to So,s3s in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
FARMV|[LE TOWN
IMP R|NCE EDWARD
tcon,inued From FIRST Page.


property in .he town worth S25.000.
consisting OF courthouse. tireproof
clerks Office and a Jail.
Ancient Tobacco Market.
From time immemorial FarnviIle
has been tobacco market, and with
Gil OF It's conservatism ii was among
the first in Virginia to catch on TO
the modern way OF selling tobacco
Nearly all OF the leaf marketed here
is OF the dark and brown shipping
types. and some OF the largest BUYERS
or these types in the State are located
here. and conduct big drying, order
Ing and pricing factories and storage
houses.
The four warehouses sold last to-
hacco year. ending August |, 100000
pounds of the weed All OF ncarly all
OF this tobacco, which is grown in the
counties I have named. mos It's way
finally TO the European markets
But Farmville does not pin all of its
faith on tobacco. There are other in
dustries to keep many people employed
and make the town rich and prosper
Gus
The Farmville Creamery Association.
about the unique career Of which /
wrote at length some months ago op-
crates one OF the few OF the hurriedly
esta blished creameries in this State
to succeed 1t waR built by the stock
holders through the efforts of the fell
lows who sell the machinery and out
fits for creameries after the injudi-
cjous manner so often exposed in the
Industrial Section. and like most OF
them that were so established IL at
first did no business because OF the
scarcity in this region OF COWS. and
the consequent lack Of the raw ma te-
rial. But IL so happened that among
the duped stockholders in this cream
cry there were some men in whose lex
icons the hateful word fail has never
been printed--George NJ. Robertson.
the president; F. II. Howard. the sec
rotary and manager, and others. These
men raised the money and bought first
class cows In carload lots. and sold
them on the instalment payment plan
10 the farmers herca bouts, who had
already been taught by Demonstra-
tors Sandy and Gillian how to make
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
CROP STATISTICS
AS SHOWN BY THE CENSUS

Washington. D. c.. September -
Statistics relative to tho lea1ins c.apy
for the State of Virginia. collected al
the thirteenth decenniul census, April
40. 1910. are contained in an onicial
statement Issued to-day by Census Dl-
rector Durand 1t Is based on tabular
summaries prepared under the direc.
ton of DR.. lie Grand Powers. chief
statistican for agriculture In the Bur.
eau OF the Census The figures are pre-.
liminary and subject TO slight revision
later, when few other farms, whose
returns, now incomplete. will be
cluded in the hnal tables. 1t is no,
expected that these additions will ma
terially modify the amounts or rates
given in the present statement
The leading crops of the State for
1908, ranked in the order of valuation
were: Corn. s2S.Ss6. 900: tobacco. ,12.-
10000: hay and forage. sl0.265O0
wheat, sS.77G.000: potatoes. s5.6eS. 900;
peanuts. Si2io.0o0; sweet potatoes and
vans. $2.6Sl.000. and oats, sl,6l0.00O.
Decrease In Corn.
From 1899 to 1909 corn decreased
4s.726 acres. or &c per cent start
Ing with l.76s,l27 acres in 1879. corn
fell by 1889 to 100000. rose by 1893
to l,slO.oSo, and again fell by 1909 to
l.SGo.359. Hence. during the thirty
year period corn has made but slight
increase The total yield in 1909 was
"e'-oo.l4l bushels; the average yield
per acre, twenty-one bushels the
average value per acre. sl555.
Slight Incrcuac I'm Tobacco.
FOR the decade ending 1909 tobacco
showed an increase OF 1875 acres. or
o. per cent Starting with l4O,Tsl
acres in 1879. tobacco fell by 1899 to
llo.57s. rose to 1Si.334 by 1899. and
again to 1860 by 1909. The total
yield In 1902 was l32.3s7.49o pounds.
the average Yield per acre. III pounds
inc average value per acre, $1,000.
Increase in Hay and Forage.
Between 1889 and 1909 hay and for
age showed an increase of 162.70G
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

including a new German Lutheran
Church, which has but recently been
organized. and three colored churches.
Tho people are pre- eminently a
church going folk.
Good Roads Must Come.
Tho county of Prince Edward,
strange to say. is a little backward in
tho matter OF good roads building. II
has done well, very well, especially
that part OF II near to Farmv!lle. with
the ordinary road fund al hand Lead
ing out OF Farmville in three d!iec-
tons there are little over sixteen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

miles OF good. permanent highways,
some being macadam and tho blance
light sol! and sand-clay blend. Other
districts in the county are s:iil badly
IN need OF better roads The county
does not owe a dollar of debt. ant has
good income Why the people do
not vote a big bond Issue to make
good roads I do not know. No county
In the State can better afford eol.d
Issue or is better prepared to trke
care of one. and II there is a county
in the State more In need of good
roads. 1t is also in need OF the earnest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

lege. a Presbyterian institution Of
learning. we'll and most favo-ably
known all over the country, is located
in Prince Edward county, Ave miles
from here. and this town may d. said
to be Its seat. These two institutions.
with as good a public school system
and public school facilities as are
usually allowed to exist under the
shadow OF suoh larger institutions.
make Farmville an educational ceatre
OF which all the State may we'll BIO
proud.
The town has ave wh:to churches,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
A Diamond Ring, a Bicycle
and a Gold Watch.

Margaret l. Apperson 525 n. Twenty first ST 1o5o
Wilkin Atkinson. 42o North Twenty-sixth St 900
Lillian Baird ia Fourth Avenue. ....... 1o17
Edw. Baker. 900 North Seventh Street 15.o
Charles Bailey. 30l Louisiana Street. ... IOp5
Edward Baker, 900 North seventh Street I22s
carr q batuee' SooS East Marshall Street. $3.50
Sa'herlhe f!tetow, -oi East Grace Street,. 1918
Ma rguerite Bockers 52i n. rwenty-hfth st tu5a
Siatie naSiisS I'-i East Narshal Street... 1871
Milton Carney. 2o7 North Twenty-ffth ST.. 1925
Bernora W. Cheatwood PHO East Grace ST. 7Os2
John core, 9o' East Leigh Street ISIS
Joseph W. LEVINE, looi second Avenue. 2.r9t
Ruby Dyer 23o6 Street Observation-Disclosures. 1920
Madeline Dyer, e2O6 NJ Street ............... 1885
tieien l1oniv' 40 y Denny street
l.otue Dlckerson oakwood ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
hosale Il. DeVoto 3lo2 East Marshall Street. 1924
Philip Ensow Highland Park. Observation-Disclosures. 2.229
milton Fuiton, 3il1 East Clay Street 1881
Russell Fleet. BIS East Broad Street. 1901
Linwood Forbes 5000 East Broad Street 1853
Allen Gates 70i North Twenty-ffth St....... 1000
Nellie Gordon 26lS East Grace Street........ 2,077
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

prayers of the whole congregation
several congregations. in fact. prfnse
Edward cannot AFFORD to lag behind
its sister counties in .he n ...ar Of
highway building. The people need
to shake OF their awful fca- CT q
county debt The best and most PROS
porous counties in this State are th;,--
that have gore in debt .oc 1ooJ SOS Ia
and other profitable improvement
Farmv'lle, the county seat. IL a gtssS
town. wide awake town. that ali
people ara or should be proud or VI
good roads ought 10 Lead TO FarsmVs<f
from every part Of the county. w
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
new INDUSTRIES
OF THE PAST WEEK

CONTINUED From First Pagc)
building its phosphate plant. burned
recently at a loss of $4,000.
Hughes Crate Shaker Company
Birmingham. Ala. was chartered with
100000 capital stock to manufacture
crate shakers.
Virginia Querries Company, Har-i.
fonburG. Va. was chartered with sa5 i.
600 capital stock to quarry stone. man
ufacture lime. etc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
District No. 2

All territory In Richmond north of the J,m..
River and enst of Second Street (ncluding secon5
street,, nIso including Highland Park and Cbe.,nv,
Hill.
At least three prizes in this district
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
Miss Roberts

Will resume the duties of her school
Monday September Is. at No. East
Cary. The primary scholars who are
waiting for Madison School to be COM
pleted can he accommodated AT a rea
sonable price in the above school.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
District No. l

All territory In Richmond north the M
river hnd west OF Second Street tnot Including
second street, md barton Heights and Ginter Park.
At lchst three prizes In this district
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
District No. 3
All territory known ns soutb 1,ch,,,,s ,.
Ing Swnnsboro and Forest Hill.
At lenst three prizes In this district
A Diamond Ring, a Bicycle
and e Gold Watch.

otiss q. andrews. Thirtieth and McDonough 1000
Ralph p. Banks. Forest Hill. -,
Margaret Brooks. 11l2 Decatur Stren, se 90,
James 3 Biain Forest Hill. Observation-Disclosures. & see
maurice Barrett. i0l West Fifteenth Street l ooo
49, 49, n %. roOs i'ecatur street. 3so4
49, go. " ,eda Heishts. ............2 s.oi4
nIa-a. ,,. o,. too. Forter street 1000
~ ~. 90, t-i' Ferry Street........ 1.7s6
co,don Erinn,, 80 -. treet. cll6
60, p. -. a., eSt iWclith street,. 1000
Inh :, csd, -. tot'er street. '.......... 21oS
T.;oh,rs w - I'M ........... 1921
"a. =, ~, res, szo McDonough Street,. 1000
,sh",n - - 80 west twelfth Street. 1913
,' - -, ~ I''lnoriose street,. 1000
Woun y - ,oo ,,, street .......... LIZA
ori,n -, So, cst fifteenth street. 1903
-, =, 800 N''uS' iano h"ury Street....... 175S
80, 80 ' otrst M 1000
Ce -, r,ain ,t iuse street. 1000
,, a. -, ~" VEST thirteenth Street. 1CnO
-. r, 1,i ,s nun a street. 3s6SS
wiz -. 80. 10 W est FIFTEENTH Street 11S0
- Ss.ao.. 80 hsi1 IioGe street 1000
-, ~, 80 n"Iho' ioge street 1904
rs.I 49, - 20 %, "a u.l street 0Oa
IanoLa I,,,,no 80, hirty-nrst Street. 1000
O-''' 100 oIler street. 10
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
List Of Entries In Pony Contest
and Standings Up to Present Time
WELSH PONY OUTFIT the contestant having largest vote
districts at close Of contest Districts L. 3 3 and A.
A WELSH PONY OUTFIT the having largest vote
Of city districts al close Of contest District S.

Hazel Kitty Goode $500 East Marshall street. 1,o7s
h Cecil Garlick. Jrr Highland Park ........55,77T
Ermindo Gusti. io041a " Twenty-sixth St. -. 1884
william Giesemodner. 625 North Eighth ST.. $3.50
Belle Goddin 525 North Eighth Street 7,O43
Grace V. Howard. 400 North Twenty-fourth St 11s5
Hazel Hobson 311 East City Street.......... l.435
herald Hirshberg 5l0i5 North Third Street. 1905
George r. Hutchinson, sos East Leigh street IT37
Lynwood Hillard 1919 Venable .......4l,63s
Robert L. Hord 1901 North Twentieth Street 1905
lIoRoy NJ Hord. 1904 Fairmovnt Avenue...... s.s2S
Manning Hester, 10 South Fourth Street.. 1905
1o'n : johnston 5000 East Broad Street,. sass
Iheima Jones. 2so1 East Clay Street. 1.lsS
Louise Klein 5e32 Williamsburg Avenue. SASS
Mabel Kay 800 North Twenty-fourth Street 1884
mortimer Kennedy 5o7 Louisiana Street,. 100
Stanley knight. 5le North Eighth Street o7o
Melvin Lynch 2909 Fast Ma rshall street Ions
stephen Lindsay. 727 ~ Twenty-sevcnth st 4es,s
Drummond Long. as Fifth Avenue. .......... 1875
Marie l. Molker, 3ol East Clay Strect... ss5
Mary f. Marchant 2nl East Main Street 4.e
Gertrude McKenney 500 Nicholson street b5ss4
el!en MeNaiahEa. af22 East Broad Street. s1i9
Grace Madison, Pleasant Street ia.
taoeh a. martin 81 East Clay Street,. 6.655
Spencer Marion. 1903 East Grace Street as1o
Mathew NJ Melton. sos N. Twenty-nfth St. 1153
Fred Mehlhreth. eo7 North Ninth Street 12l4
Ruth Mills 23e6 East Leigh Street oso
Virginia c. Meredith, First Avenue 45es5
Newton Nuckols. Jr. als East Clay Street, 2slo
Mary philips. 62T North Ninth Street....... 1925
Eugene Peay. 200 NJ Street. ........... Ies2
Herbert Patrarl. 220s Paramount Avenue s532
Charles L. Rogers. 2415 venable street Bs.S4I
Ian h Seibert. liz North Fourth Street o2o
tamon smith. GA North Twenty-hfth ST.. s,4s6
Katherine r. Saunders. 1901 East Broad St. oe4
John NJ Spence. Jr, els North Thirty-sixth ST 1o7e
Hathan Sonneneerg. 402 East Marshall Street. $50
stanton A Tiller. So7 Third Avenue...... 3436
Harry Throckmorton 90 North Twentietb CT oso
lialton Valentine. 900 Third Avenue 3s5S
ilelen 5 Vaughan 524 North Fourth Street 477oe
ptari NJ Wade, $40 North Thrty-hrst St. 4351
Madeline Wolf, North Fifth street ss,
Louise Woodward. oSO9 East Grace straot osoo
Florence Waring lis N. Twenty-fourth ST o0s
A>oAane einoFunn 627 North Sixth Street,. l,245
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
District No. q
PETERSBURG VA, AND sUBuRns.
At least three prizen in this district
A Diamond Ring, a Bicycle

10y pInel' 90 ouar ahtee street 1853
rr 800 - Emerson street. .......... 1000
- 'oo Wtst iilGh Street....... 1000
',"u ID ,I LOO figh street.
Lois NJ. Baxter. Jr. 13s n. Sycamore Street 1ota
s IS, i'uhn ioo rilmore street. 1000
w, II, az south sycamore Street. 1000
80, e r-Iu'. -"O .iigh street ............. 1000
80 "a TopPer. - ifalifaS street 1.oe5
Wa retas, f4' Mest High street 1000
y, ,'aiih 4.4 west washington Street. 1000
Mary Gilman. Fillmore Street. ..... ooo
flaffls' 50 Plne street 1000
tln. 'ot.ea 80 .,ortn Market street,. 1.015
1-,, 'ptes, -V' iiisn street. 1000
ca go TO- fiiEn street. 1000
' - a, - Guarantee street. ......... 1895
&C ~ et: az r'sh street. 1000
I,t %" iroinphro street. LIS
e '>o"'"ho' $50 North sycamore Street. 1000
clarence Perkins l1e Grove Avenue 1000
Henry Pritchard 2o5 Grove Avenue ........ 1000
e. shore Jr' Ill North Adams Street 1000
Ierai Sawl. South Adams street. ........I. 1000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

Virgil st Cloud. stratford Hote,.......... 7.oss8
Robert Nelson Spain, sac Pearl Street. ...... 4saa
Annie C. Townsend "a South Market Street. 1.oo1s.
Hugh Williamson Grove and South Streets. 1000
f. r. Wadleigh. Jr., $50 High Street. 1897
Helen Williamson. 622 West Washington st. .l4,562
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-03
MRS. 3. w. FELLOWS DEATH.
Death Removes One Of Oldest Residents
of lama County


The death in this city Monday after
noon Of Mrs. Elizabeth Fellows. widow
OF the late 3. ". Fellows, of Montour,
removes one ot the Oldest residents Of
Tama county. Mrs. Fellows death oc-
Cured at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. George A. Tewksbury. 100 North
Seventh street, at l o'clock Monday.
following weeks illness due 10 poeu-
monia-
Mrs. Fellows was born Elizabeth
Dunn in Ohio. Dec. ), 1870. she &C.
companied her parents. Martin Dunn
and wife west in the fal. Of 1855. set
ting in Indian Village township. Tara
county. Here she married Buei ".
Fellows On Jan. 8, 1853. and continued
to live in the same ne!ghborhood until
the spring of 1875. when Mr., and Mrs
Fellows moved TO Montour. Mr.. F=l
lows died very suddenly at Madelia,
MINI. May Il, 1909, and since her
husbands death Mrs. Fellows has made
her home with her daughter. Mrs
Tewksbury. accompanying the TeHks-
burys to this city a year ago last
August.
Mrs. Fellows was -he mother OF six
children, two Of whom died during
childhood. The living children. all
CaC gNLerS, ara Mrs. e"' RSoUEy, SlrS. 4.
E. Weare, Of Cedar Pa pids: Mrs. VII
liam Petersen, OF Lyons; ard Mrs. A J
Banks, Of Monrou-. One brother and
two sister. also survive, in the persons
of John Dunn. Mrs. Rebecca ONeal.
and Mrs. A. A Moore, all OF Indian VII
lage township. TIE three daughters
living at distance reached the city
during Monday night
Mrs. Fellows was a member Of the
Christian Church Of LeG-ard. but dur
ing her residence in Montour attended
the Congregational church, as her own
denomination was not represented in
Montour.
The funeral will be held from the
Congregational church ,at Non:our
Thursday afternoon at 1 O'Clock. Rev
d. N. Hefenstein, Of Des Moines. for
merly pastor OF the Christian church a..
LeGrand. will have charge Of the SER
vice, assisted By Rev. Mr. Sprague. pas
tor Of the Mon,our Congregational
church. The church will be open to
friends from II until 1 on Thursday.
lnterment will be in the Montour Gene
terry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-03
SCHOOLS OPEN AFTER HOLIDAYS
Attendance Cut Down Somewhat OWN
60 Cold Weather and Sickness.

Attsndanee Cut Down Somewhat Owing
60 Cold Weather and Sickness.
The public schools opened Monday
after the two weeks holiday vacation,
with all but one OF the teachers on
duty, and fairly good attendance con-
STEERING the severe weather and other
causes that are anticipated at this
season Of the year.
Miss Luella Chapman, teacher of
penmanship. II of duty owing to an In
fected foot, the result Of home treat
ment Of . corn with patent corn rem
edy. Miss Chapman is being cared for
q the home Of DR.. and Mrs George NJ
johnson. l0s North Fourth street, per-
sSonai friends Of Miss Chapman
(. Chfldfen's disease, noticeably meas
- and chickenrex, and the usual colds
tliAt are expected at this season Of the
Sear. helped cut down the attendance in
tho diRerent buildings Monday. The
sesoro weather also helped reduce the
nufnfef Of pupils who enrolled at the
Aoo1nning Of the new term. Several
saew pupils were enrolled in the differ
- ss::.....-- ss well IS 81 tHs high
zVeheol
Delayed trains, which resulted in
Gklu1es 60 make connections. prevented
SeUo toAehers from reaching the city in
49, 10 begin school Monday morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-03

proved serious this forenoon had it not
been for the prompt action OF the fire
department.. Al the Marshalltown
Steam Dye Works, "a West Church
street. the gasoline in one Of the ma
chimes became ignited while the ma
chine was IN operation. An explosion
was the first warning had OF anything
being wrong, and fire alarm was
turned in Immediately. The depart
rent overcame the fire with chemicals.
coa:ining the blaze to the interior OF
The machine where It originated. An
other titty-gallon machine. also filled
with gasoline. was standing near the
burning machine. but did not ignite
The only cause su-nnised for the fire Is
4 spark from an overheated journal.
The damage. which will be slight. is to
he machine itself, but The exact ex-
tent will no. be known until the ma
chine Is overhauled. The loss is fully
covered BY insurance.