Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-18
Davenport.

DdVeNpSfSs
Herman Lakers, a printer employed
on Der Demolrat, fell down an elevator
shaft and received several broken bones
to prove fatal.
Clinton.
August Stevers. accused Of DESERVING
his wife at Dewitt six months ago. was
arrested at Usage. Iowa. and has been
brought to Clinton to await trial.
Clinton.
Clinton Odd Fellows have perfected
plans for the erection. OF an Odd Fell
lows home at the corner OF Eighth
avenue and Fourth street II will be
& two-story building. 105 by 81 feet
Gray.
Twenty pigs In one litter IS the rec
ord established by a Poland China SOW
belonging to J. F. Schroeder. residing
one mile south Of here. This is be-
lieved to be the worlds record.
Upton.
Captain John E. Barley. Of this CITY.
has been elected major Of the Fifty
third regiment, Iowa national guard.
by the field and company officers Of
the regiment. He takes the berth left
vacant by Major whipple, who suffer-
ed a stroke OF apoplexy in Dies Moines
recently, and WIFI not be able to re-
sumo his duties with the guard.
CorrectionviIIe.
Rev. P. II. Arlington Of this place,
has been appointed manager for Iowa
Of the Three Million league, an organiz-
alton formed to get three million vot-
ers to pledge themselves to support
for the presidency in 1912 candidate
committed to a platform declaring for
the prohibition Of the manufacture and
sale OF intoxicating liquors.
Boone.
Three fires occurred here Saturday
The first one completely destroyed a
residence at Seventeenth and Nebras-
ka streets. The second burned the roof
off the residence Of Phil Damon and
the third did slight damage to the in
terurban depot. The first two were
caueed from defective flues and the
| last one from crossed wire.
Ma pIeton.
! Ralph Iddings delivered a load of
| hogs to this market, among which was
a barrow that tipped the scales at Ills
! pounds AS further evidence that Ralph
! IS not farming on a small scale, he also
| brought in fifty-sev pounds OF butter
and seventy-three dozen eggs the same
day. besides enough potatoes to supply
| half the town.
| Elliott.
! During a small electric storm DR.. E
| g Montgonery's barn was struck and
burned to the ground. Everything was
| gotten out but tie hay ard grain. BY a
heroic effort a shed was moved and
Dave vetter's barn saved. During the
! blaze numerous wild geese and ducks
were attracted by the light and Car
/ Vetter and n. Jensen each shot nice
mallard Had the boys had their guns
earlier during the fire they could have
secured others.
Mt. Pleasant.
A number of the young business meT
Of the. city have organized a country
club and are preparing to have a good
time during the summer months. These
young men. fifteen In number, recent,
held a few business meetings and have
formally organized club. They ar,
going to build club house on tn,
banks of Skunk river and have alread.
begun operations. The members hav,
subscribed $25 each in stock and will
this beginning have ordered lumbe
and material and have already tn
proposed new club house under, way.
Des Moines.
It is expected that early in the sprin
there viii be held in this city a larg
meeting Of the beef cattle breeders o
the state for the purpose Of forming al
organization to carry on the propa
: ganda contemplated by the legislator
in the appropriation OF $500 for tn
: benefit of the beef cattle industry. TIL
work will be much like that which lla
. been done FOR the dairy cattle Of tn
= state and win Tor the present at Ieas
i consist largely Of making the farmer
lot the state better acquainted Wit