Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-27


county, but especially large quantities
are being shipped over the Rock Island
from Walcott, from which station one
party alone has sent out seventy car
loads up to the present time. There
are still many more of the tnbers wait
ing to be shipped. and are going out at
the rate Of several carloads per day.
Farrasut.
The harvesting Of the apple crop in
this vicinity will close this week. The
crop has been the largest IN the history
Of the country and the quality, OF the
fruit has been above the average. The
sprayed orchards had a great deal the
best fruit. MI Anderson had over 700
barrels Of select apples beside carload
CT culls he sold for cider apples. He
took great caro- Of his orchard and
sprayed the trees several times.
ksesauqua.
A trip thru Van Buren, county shows
to replace partially the short pastures
and feed in general. has been dam
aged greatly by the fall rains. less
than one-third being At for use. In
many cases the corn Was cut too
green and rotted in the shock The
loss will be felt keenly, and already
the farmers and stock men are dis
posing Of their surplus feeders.
Blanchard.
It seems that the Rankins and a
number Of other big shippers at Tar
lsic are putting up boycott on the
Burlington road ana are driving their
stock to Blanchard and Burlington
Junction. 1t seems that they asked
concessions from the road and not
getting them started the boycott. It IS
said by those who know that over 200
cars have been brought 70 Blanchard
Da wson. Elmo and Burlington Junction
within the past two months.
ksosauqua.
The seventh annual exhibit Of the
Van Buren, County Poultry Associa-
ton Is to be held in this city Dec. Is
to %, and the officers are planning to
make the coming show the greatest IN
the history Of the organization. The
exhibit originally was formed at Bon
| aparte as a purely local aRair and
later the scope was extended to in
clude Van Buren, country and has been
successful from the hrst, until II
ranks with the best Of the smaller ex-
hibits.
Davenport.
The Mississippi river has com.
menced to fall At Davenport. Tuesday
morning the stage was 10.e feet . fal
Of thfee-tenths Of q foot slnco Mon
day morning. when II wag. Il3 feet
There has been . fall up ~ far a,
Prairie du Chen and beyond. II II
thought that danger Of daaage IN THU
vicinity 10 now over and that unl1s.
there are some moro heavy rains, tn
river will continue to 20 DOWN. FNllinl
stages are predicted for the nsxt forty
eight hours by the sov9ument fore
cast
Esssx.
One Of the frequent and unnecessar,
accidents that are always happenini
when q shotgun and q boy como to.
Esthsf took place near Essex but for.
tunateiy this accident did not havt
the fatal termination that 20 many d
them DO Saturday night George No
Claim came to town and brought . guH
intending to 80 squirrel huntin8. Sun
day morning Jim Elders young son
Bob was with the McClain boy ana O
course he had to So how the guI
worked. Mccain was loading 1t, hold
Ing It pointed toward young Ede
when Il went OF. The bullet 0trucl
tho Elder boy In the heo0ss, gtancs<
on itheb reast bone and plows1 IL Va,
thru his shoulder. He was ~ ono
taken TO town to . doctor who removed
the bullet and 10 caring for the wound
At last accounts the injured boy va
resting ~ easy - possible and - 0og1
Gus results are feared but 10 was I
very marrow escape, aaA has prehabl.
Toured both boys OF any desire 20 o
hunting again -