Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-19

Fairfield.
c. L. Cox sold his home farm Of 200
acres. eight miles southeast Of Fair
field. to e. sweeney, Of this city. at
$3.50 per acre.
keokuk.
James Lauhery. Of CORN. Mo. was
killed. v. G. Blouse was seriously in
jured and a foreigner was slightly In
jured when struck by falling timber
while working on the dam here Satur-
day.
Fairfield.
Wilson Warner, one Of the best
known residents Of Jefferson county.
died Friday at his home in Batavia. at
ter comparatively short period Of sur
fering with cancer. Mr.. Warner was
72 years of age and has been for many
years one of the leading citizens OF
Batavia where he has long been JUS
tice of the peace.
Burlington.
The engagement of Miss Hazel Vir-
GINA Seerley, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John J. Seerley, of this city. to George
Irving Bell. of Chicago. is announced.
Mr.. Seerley was the last democratic
congressman from the First Iowa dis
trict, and Mrs. Seerley was president
of the Iowa Federation Of Women's
Clubs. The wedding is to take place in
October.
Newton.
Il. H. Garden, living in Adamson
GROVE, feels mighty we'll satisfied over
his "clover CROP" on Of fourteen acres
of clover he has hulled forty seven
bushels of seed and sold it for 3494; he
baled the straw amounting to eleven
tons, which he sold at 80 per ton, and
still has his second crop which will
make at least q bushel and half to
the acre. Iowa's black soil is all right.
GIidden.
The farmers cooperative elevator
picnic of the Glidden and Ralston assoc
citation was held at the latter town
Saturday. The principal speakers were
Willard r. Meyers, editor Of the Farm
ers' Cooperative Journal, and Hon. e.
G. Dunn, secretary Of the Farmers Ele-
vator State Association. These two
elevator companies have been In exist
ence for less than Ave years. and in
this short time have more than doubled
their capital stock.
Upton.
William Dean. the Upton boy who is
to graduate from the United States
Military Academy at West Point, has
been awarded high honors In his class.
He is the ranking cadet in military
science and tactics and as such be-
comes the ranking captain and has his
choice OF command OF lhe companies
in the academy. He will have q fur
Tough after graduation and will then
be assigned to a command in the regu.
lar army.
Brighton.
G. c. Mayer. living on rural route
No. Z, Brighton. fell about twenty feet
from q hickory tree and received In
juries from which 1t Is believed he
will not recover, His back ia broken
and also his collar bone and shoulder
blade. There were friends visiting at
the Mayer home from California and
Burlington and Mr.. Mayer went out
to pick some hickory nuts. He climb
ed up into q tree about twenty feet
and slipping fell with the above re.
suits.
Corning.
Three Adams county couples within
week have celebrated their Golden
wedding anniversaries. Mr.. and Mrs.
p. NJ. Lee, Of Lincoln township, were
married Sept s. 1851. They have lived
thirty-nine years OF their married life
In this county. Mr.. and Mrs. David
Donaldson celebrated their nftieth an
niversary "wednesday. They were mar
Fled in Scotland and came to America
in 1856. Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Wood, Of
Prescott. celebrated their golden we'd
ding Anniversary wednesday az the
hcine OF their daughters. Mrs. NJ. L.
schafroth, In Corning.
ounbury.
Assistant State Veterinarians DR..