Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-15
Southern Io1ua Items

different parts Of the yards for the
convenience Of the locomotives that
pass in and out OF the yards. The
job has been in progress Of erection for
less than month past and has been
hustled thru with considerable rapid
ity. The new metal tank supplants q
wooden structure that has seen ser
vice in the local Burlington yards for
the entire life OF the company in Of
tuMwa.
Franklin
The early potato crop is a failure
owing to the terrible drouth: pastures
ard meadows look bad, one farmer
started on his hay crop and managed
to cut five loads OF eleven acres; oats
must be srubbed if partial crop can
be harvested; wheat is suffering from
the Hessian fly; early planted corn IS
standing the dry weather fairly, while
late planted either failed to sprout al
together or died out after sprouting.
The oldest settlers Of this community
say they never saw such a dry season
before.
Knoxville.
The Anderson Coal Company an.
rounced that definite arrangements
have been made TO commence their big
shaft on the Richard farm. Monday,
June 10. Lumber has been purchased
and shops will be erected at the shaft
this week. the main building 20x30. The
company had figured on putting In a
slope" or drift" on the William But
Ter farm, to be worked in connection
with the big shaft on the McCoy-Rtch
ards farm. However that project has
been abandoned for the present but
will be carried into execution early in
autumn.
Missouri Valley.
Pat Roden drove his horse down to
his fathers and tied II in the alley.
4 couple Of his sisters children decid-
ed they would take a ride. but an ar
gu,nent ensued az to which one should
drive and in the mixup the horse had
started to run. The children both
jumped out, but the horse kept on,
and as it was blind. it ran into New
tons lumber office, tearing down 4
door and running its head thru a
large plate glass window. 1t took con-
siderable work to release the horse
and it was found that he was quite
badly cut and the buggy demolished.
keokuk.
The Mississippi River Power Com
pany received consignment OF forty
two Austrians from st. Louis, and the
men were put to work on the Iowa d.
vision. Another shipment OF fifty men
will be received next week. There are
$50 men row at work on this side Of
the river. The bulk Of the work being
done is excavation in the Golfer dam.
and this will go on endlessly for about
a year. working day and night. It will
be a stormy session for people living
along the bluff. for much blasting will
be necessary to remove the great vol
ume Of rock that must be taken out
for the power house.
Oskaloosa.
Will Stump, Of the firm Of Wells,
Porter & Stump, received check 70.
$15. annual rental from a piece Of farm
land which he owns in West Virginia
and upon which he lived prior to COM
ing to oskaloosa. The piece contains
forty-two acres, and that il the best
he can get out Of the property at the
present time. The taxes on the land
| cost him s4.2s annually, leaving him a
margin Of $1o.72 income Of the land.
The same ground in an Iowa farm
| would bring IS rent per acre, or $500.
Mr.. Stump retains his title TO the
property as II is the heart Of an oil
region which will be developed some
day. He has been offered $500 for the
piece. but is content to hold 1t ror tine
present,