Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-23
Southern. Io1va Items

ering from the first surprise. were as
tonished again when they learned that
it was difficult to buy seed even at the
high prices. Mediocre seed corn sold
as high as 4s and 81 bushel. The
troubles did not end with high prices.
however, for most Of the seed would
not grow, and many Of tho farmers
planted two ana three times. paying
high prices for seed every time they
planted. This Year, however. there will
be no such trouble. The corn crop was
short. but the grain is Of fine quality.
Council Bluffs.
Gurdon Bowers the bandit held here
on a charge Of highway robbery, con-
fessed to Chief, Of Police Froom that
he had been implicated in the robbery
Of four persons in Fairmount park two
weeks before. and in his confession i'm
plicated two other persons. Warrants
were Immediately issued for the arrest
Of one Of the persons. but he had re-
cefved warning. according to Chief
Froom. from an article published Sun
day morning In an Omaha paper. and
had made his escape about half an hour
before the officers arrived on the scene.
The third man implicated by Bowers
was not n resident OF this city. but left
here Friday noon. Bowers has a for
rt1er criminal record and served time
for the burglary Of the Lapldus pawn
shop several years ago.
Audubon.
Fred Schultz. an oil; and respected
citizen Of Audubon. arrived home on a
late train from visit at Victor. He
went into a store ana telephoned to his
daughter, Mrs. Hank Loyde, with whom
he lived about ten miles northeast of
town to have someone to come and
meet him and he would start to walk
out. He started out about s o'clock and
when he got about two miles from town
near the Robert Owen place. he became
exhausted and fell over dead. His som
in-law. Mr.. Lloyd. was coming to town
to meet him and on the way met four
girls in buggy, and asked them II
they had seen anything Of Mr.. Schultz
They told him they saw something in
the road near Mr.. Owens but did not
know what it was. So he drove on.
finding the body about 9 o'clock in the
road.
Clinton.
The new well for the clinton Water
Company. which was started some time
ago. is now nearing completion and
when finished will be one of the best
wells in the state. The depth now is
about 1900 feet and all thru solid rock
with the exception of twelve feet at the
start. When finished 1T will be 1000
feet deep. unless salt water is struck in
the next 200 feet, which would make
it necessary for them to stop drilling
at once. The first $50 feet is lined with
twelve inch pipe and the rest of the
way down IL q ten inch hole with rock
walls. When completed it is thought
that the we'll will be the biggest in the
state OF Iowa, most wells having only
five TO eight inch drill In the 1900
ferent formations of rock have been
gone thru the formation changing
about every nifty feet drilled.
Carroll.
Miss Myrtle Ross. soubrette with the
Henderson Stock Company. came near
closing her enga cement with the COM
pany and with all earthly things a few
days ago in Carroll. Miss Ross is an
expert horsewoman and one OF her
amusements is to take long ride on
the back OF spirited animal. During
the engagement at Carroll. at the invi-
for jaont thru the surrounding coun-
try. The animal she was riding was q
spirited one, and almost proved her un-
doing DscosminS scared. the horse
lunged ana slipped on the icy road.
Miss Ross was thrown Oh and tor
time Il was feared that she was SER
iously injured. She was rendered un.
conscious for . few minutes. but the
physician who was hastily summoned
failed to find any broken bones. She
was painfully beuised. however, ana the
shock was severe one.