Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-01
Southern Io1va Items

! Botna.
| Potato digging is still in progress.
. but it will not last many days Their
has been several carloads shipped from
Botna. Henry Stems potatoes wen
very near 500 bushels to the acre.
Manning.
Henry Opperman, a farmer Twin,
near Manning, received $4,000 from
this years crop of potatoes, which wa!
gathered from five-acre patch. The.
averaged Us bushels to the acre Man,
others report yields over 100 bushels
to the acre.
8asley.
j. A. Peterman had a painful expert
ence Thursday. He was cleaning thu
mains that are being laid on the exten
sion of the water works in the ives
part Of town. when some water came
in contact with the hot metal The
metal was splattered on Mr.. Peter.
mans face and head, burning him very
painfully
Washington.
The Patterson home on East Wash
ington street. one Of the pretties
residence properties in Washington
was sold at referees sale by J. w
Teeter, referee in the proceedings fol
the partition Of the A. H. Patterson
estate. The property was sold tc
Marsh W. Bailey, who was acting FOL
a client whose name he does not dis
close. The price paid was s1s,50o-
Fort Madison.
80 A1 vN0o
order of the A. O. U. W. and theil
families gathered at the new armory
Saturday evening in celebration Of the
forty third anniversary Of their organ
ization here. Attorney r. n. johnson
was the speaker Of the evening. In
stalling into the congregation the righ'
spirit by spinning a few humorou:
yarns. he paid a glowing tribute to thu
| works and ideals Of the lodge.
Des Moines.
1t is planned in Des Moines to re-
build the burned auditorium as grea
music hall for fine concerts and L
equip it with fine pipe organ. Th'
! musical people of the city are bacl
Of the project, which if contaminated
would be of great interest to people
all over the state The musical par
Of the program for the State Teach
ers' Association to be given here this
week will be handicapped for lack O.
just such hall.
GIenwood.
Our fruit expert. ]. W. Murphy ex
poets to go to Denver as one OF tn
three judges from Iowa, appointed b.
! Wesley Greene. president Of the lows
State Horticultural Society. Clinton L
| Oliver. secretary treasurer OF tn
| American Apple Growers Association
| of Denver, has received notice Of Muir
phys appointment. The exhibit will b.
held there Nov IA to 16 inclusive. Th'
other two delegates are B. Stewart ant
Prof. S. A. Beach, Of Ames College.
cIarinda.
| Carl Johnson. eldest son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Clarence G. Johnson. while hand
ling a revolver on the farm Of j. II
Morris. four miles northwest OF thi'
city. accidentally shot himself thru tn
left hand and above the knee Of hi!
| left leg. The ball lodged under thu
! skin of the leg He was with som'
bow companions. He did not at frs
/ realize that he was shot in the hand
i
! knee He FASTENED to return In Thu
city and received surgical attention.
Selma.
Samuel Morrow & Son, Of nea
| Douds -Leando, have the largest pile o
sweet pumpkins ever exhibited in VII
| lage township Of Van Buren, county
| The pile measures sixty feet in cir
conference. is eight feet high an
contains twelve and one-half loads o
pumpkins. Mr.. Morrow had thirty
two loads OF pumpkins, all Of which
were raised by ]. T. Morrow on Sam
uers farm this year In speaking o
the crop Of pumpkins, Mr.. Morrow
asks Can anybody beat it for dr.
year,"
Abba.
At the request Of the Monroe Count
Bar Association, which met 'Saturda
morning with Judge D. NJ. Andersen
in the court room, q fine oil portal
If the Hon. T. 3. Perry was presente
to the county. Mr.. Perry is the onl
attorney who has practiced fifty year
successfully In the county. The por
trait will be formally accepted at tn
next term Of court and VIII hang
the wall OF the court room. The onl
other portrait in the room 10 that
Judge Townsend, who was the la'
partner OF NAT Perry Tor twenty year
Upton.
The Methodist Episcopal church
Mechanicsviile. was completely de
stroyed by fire Sunday night. Tn
church was valued at 81, 900. and IN
sured for half It's value. The caun
of the fire is supposed to have been
defective flue leading from the fur
mace Services were held In tn
church Sunday afternoon. and it
probabie that the fire started sooo al
terward. The hameswfen discovered .
midnight had consumed almost tn
whole Of the interior and the furnish
ings Of the church.
Logan.
Members OF the Christian ana Latte
Day Saints church examinations hel
are now busi1y engaged IN complstin
! arrangements for joint 6soussio