Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-26
OonneIlSon.

Inc Lee county 1alT this season VII
be held at Donnellson. Sept. CTS, anc
the officers hope to make it the best
and most interesting in the history Of
the association.
Orient.
Grand river township at a specia
election voted down the central graded
school house by 105 against, and % fol
the school on that plan. The school ia,
was probably one Of the mean cause:
Of the defeat of the plan
Mt. Pleasant.
The city council and the Burlington
railroad seem to have locked horn:
over the paving grade situation or
Broa dway. The council has so far de-
clined to take any action changing the
paving grade near the switch tracks
lowering it one foot so that it will no
be necessary for the tracks to be
changed. This was what the railroad
asked the council to do
Upton.
Delay has again overtaken the drill
ers engaged In sinking the city well. AS
before they are waiting on drill. but
in this instance it is not a new drill
which they want, but the old one which
feet The drill stuck on them about
midnight, and the balance of the nigh,
and all the next day was devoted to an
effort to jar 1t loose. Their efforts were
unsuccessful and they are now awaiting
the arrival Of the proper fishing
tackle"
keosauqua.
Sunday. following the regular serv.
sauqua, when Elder Allison preached
the congregation repaired to the cour
house grove for a basket dinner. After
dinner part of the afternoon was TAX
en- up with miscellaneous services il
which several members of the congre
cation participated. A history of the
Keosauqua Christian church by c. r
McCrary Of Douds. an address on Sun.
day school work by E. c. Coombs
singing and special music, were feat
ures Of the afternoon program.
Woodbine.
The explosion Of gasoline stove
caused a good deal of commotion in the
John Mefferd home. Mrs. Mefferd, who
was sick, started the stove to heat
some water The stove went wrong
and burst into flame. setting the table
afire and spreading rapidly all over
the room. In attempting to carry the
stove out Of doors Mrs. Mefferd stepped
off the porch backwards and was rem
dered unconscious. The fire was put
out before any serious damage was
done. and except for few bruises Mrs
Mefferd escaped harm.
Leon.
Not in years have the shed bark hic-
kories been so loaded with nuts. Every
twig seems to have it's cluster and ever
now the branches are commencing tc
droop with their weight. The only
thing that could happen to the hickory
nut crop and spoil the autumn fun OF
the boys and girls is the continued
drouth. What effect dry July fol-
lowing dry June would have or
hickory nuts Is something that even the
oldest settler can not answer. The
walnut trees are loaded more than the
hickories and have clusters Of three
to Ave nuts all over them.
Knoxville
The stock water question Is rapidly
becoming serious proposition in Mar
ion county and practically all over
southern Iowa English creek has been
as. dry as the proverbial covered
bridge" for the past month. with the
exceptions Of the few times its bed has
been dampened by local showers. Sew
eral places in both English creek and
Whitebreast are to be seen where the
moles have tunnelled their runways
across the creek beds. Springs on the
Moose place (McGraw farm): that OF
Alex Shilling, and one on the Frank
Murphy place which have been running
for thirty-two years are either perfect
ly dry or not running sufficient streams
to dampen the earth at the place Of
exit The big sp-iug at Frank Murphy's