Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-02
Des Moines.

Des MoineS.
Mrs. owen Wister, who Is in the city
To visit her sister, Mrs. Jansen Haines,
was joined by her husband, the famous
author, who is most noted as the writ
I er Of The virginian." Mr.. and Mrs.
Wister and their children are stopping
| at the Chamberlain.
EddyviIIe.
| Collie Chord. who has been serving
| as wireless operator N the Philippines
for the United States government FOR
the past four years, arrived home sun
! day for visit with his parents, Mr..
/ and Mrs. George Chord. Collie is well
pleased with the service but has not
decided whether he will re-enlist at the
present time His many friends are
! glad to welcome him home.
! Keosauqua.
The ladies of the Mount Sterling
Christian church will husk corn next
! Saturday, thus accepting an invitation
! from Mrs. John Ferguson. Of that place
| the proposition being that the church
shall have all the corn that is picked
by the ladies during the day. 1t Is
planned that dinner will be taken and
eaten in the field, and the entire time
devoted to the labor.
Keosauqua.
A radish is on exhibition here that
weighs tnirty-seTen ounces. being the
largest ever recorded in the county II
vas raised by Perry Eaton on the bot
toms near the city. Turnips weighing
FIVE pounds are no rarity, and other
vegetables of immense growth are tc
be seen, and large ears Of corn are
~ - ~
Despite the drouth. Van Buren, county
is producing largely in all lines.
Keosauqua.
The clothing factory at Bonapartt
closed Saturday on order from Chi.
cago court, but an early resumption i:
looked for by the managers and en-
gloves at Bonaparte. Tuesday a tele
gram was received from the Mosslers
stating that there was no need Z
worry. and for the management to keel
the help together for an early start
The pay roll of the factory during thu
, year has been $4,000 per month.
Agency.
Taking some strychnine tablets in
tended for his grandfather who use
them as heart slim ulant, little Ken
meth Foster the 20-months- old son o
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Foster, Of Abba
, died at the home Of his grandparent
A. ]. Reynolds. in Agency. The tablet
were on the plate used by Mr.. Rey
| nolds at the breakfast table. and tn
, Foster baby consumed them befor
anyone noticed the child
Davenport.
Eliza beth Baker has brought suit i
, the Scott county district court agains
, George H. Huntoon, Of Moline. askin
' $4,000 damages for the death Of he
: husband, George Baker, who was kill
+ ed Feb 4, 1911, by the Huntoon auto
, mobile near Second and Rock islam
r streets. In the suit it is alleged ths
3 when the Huntoon automobile struc
= Baker It was being driven at . spec
E in excess Of the legal rate by H.
. Burnap, the chauffeur.
Fairfield.
A number of Fairfield homes wei
broken into Saturday night and rifle
while the grocery store of Maddox
Maxwell was again entered for IL
. third time within few months. i
the store the culprit gained entrant
: by using an axe found at the Grail
Brown wood pile at the back Of Il
: meat market. With the axe the sou,
y window Of the store basement was ba
e tered In and then the rest was O.
paratively easy. About $50 In Il
. money drawer IL all that has bel
. missed thus tar The homes % Pei
Fisher, Mrs.. Giants, Henry Noysr q
: Otto woelhaf on West = washinsts
!. street, and the Marcy home On. H