Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-10
Southern Ioun Items
Burlington.

oOuInGTH
Burlington.
Total cost Of the Des Moines county
drainage project has been figured up
and the assessments filed and the to-
tai is $4,000 and the acreage $4,000.
The average cost per acre is 1925.
Ottumwa.
When W. H. Rogers, new president
Of District No. IS, U. NJ. w. returns
home May Is he will be given pub
lie reception at the Masonic temple
under the auspices of local No. 152.
Washington.
Business men here have subscribed
$4,000 for short course to be, given
next winter. The farmers institute this
year will be merged with the short
course. Professor Holden, will attend.
College Springs.
Thursday night little Blanche Crit
fifth got up in her sleep, opened a win
dow and stepped out. falling about If
teen feet. Aside from being shaken
up some she was uninjured, and is
able to play as usual. The fright was
too much for her mother and she has
been quite i'll ever. since.
Coin.
1vor Runyon. son Of H. w. Runyon.
was hit in the face by a base ball
while playing on the school grounds.
and his nose was broken. Fred, the son
Of n NJ Meyers, had one leg cut to the
bone by q corn planter. which fell on
him the other day. Both boys are get
ting along nicely and their injuries
healing up.
Silver City.
Ed schoening. son Of MT and AIrs.
John Schoening. found a perfect spec
fmen Of the Indian spear head. while
he was blowing in the fed which Mr..
Schoening bought Of James Pullman q
few days ago. The spear head is made
Of stone and is about six inches long.
The workmanship on it is nearly per-
feet and it is the best specimen OF
Indian work that we have seen.
Templston.
The Farmers Elevator Company
lately purchased the east elevator Of
Charles Dozler and will open up for
business May 10. So far no one has
been secured to run the elevator. but a
number have applied for the position.
It is not known definitely yet what
Charles will do, but the chances arc
that he will get hold Of another eleva-
tor somewhere and follow the busi-
ness Of buying grain.
Elliott.
The little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Andrews, who was severely In
jured by being thrown against tele-
phone pole from a childs express wag-
on. which was going at a rapid rate,
striking her forehead and face, was
taken to Omaha and an operations
which had become necessary, was per-
formed, from which she is recovering
nicely. The brain had not become in
fected and it is expected now that she
will fully recover.
Maxwell.
Eleven carloads Of live stock were
shipped from Maxwell to the Chicago
markets Sunday and on Tuesday four
more were sent out, making fifteen
cars for the week. This will give some
idea of the extensive feeding being
done by the farmers in this locality
nearly all Of whom are interested more
or less in the venture. Hardly week
goes by but some shipments are made
and the total number of cars sent out
each year reaches high figure.
Fairfield.
Saturday marked an anniversary
(which will not be forgotten by four
Fairfield men as long as life lasts. Just
a half ascentury ago Company G. Sec
ond Iowa infantry, of this city. was
mustered in and thereafter saw four
Years Of hard service in the civil war
The members Of the company formed
in the city park on that May morning
and glad and willing they marched
away from their homes to serve their
country. Only four Of them remain
here. today. They are Hon. David B.
Wilson. Daniel Walmer, John r. Nc
Elderly and Benjamin AZ. Mikesell,
TinsIsy.
Clate Cannon, who lives southeast
| OF Tingley. marketed during the month
ending Saturday. April ~. the great
est number Of eggs 10 far reported
here In that time he sold 40 dozen
eggs and had quite q supply on hand
| for next market day. Part were mar.
keted in Tingley and part In Diagonal:
He had the distinction OF bringing
the largest number Of eggs ito
| the latter place that were ever mar
keted at any one time by q single per.
son. George Smith also brought on
Monday to q. A. eletx 270 dozen eggs,
making nine full cases. Mr.. Smith
| gathers about 100 eggs per day.
Malvern.
Tho Mulholland egg contest ciosAd
Saturday. and when the Anal count
was made there were some astoniSh.
inG figures revealed. William Kestef-
! SON won first With y credit of ~ I'll