Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-20
M ManilIa.

Manila.
The farmers are now in their oat
fields harvesting the crop. Most Of
those who are cutting say that not only
will tho crop be light. but the quality
will not be up to former years. Barley
and wheat, however, will make an av-
erage crop.
Manning.
A business deal was made lately
whereby Hannes Ohrt and Joe Rusher-
berg became full owners of the electric
light plant. Peter Ohrt sold his shares
and now is completely out Of the bus
mess. Ten years ago Peter Ohrt built
the light plant.
M;nso.
George Baker, the man who stabbed
George koon at Fourth Of July cele-
bration near fMingo, is bound over to
the grand jury with bond OF $1,000
The charge is assault with intent to
commit murder The preliminary
hearing Of Baker was held in Justice
Allfree's court, and the little court
room was crowded to the doors
Irwin.
Joe Reynolds has been promoting a
new state bank here for the last sew
eral weeks. The stock is all taken up,
mostly by farmers, and a location has
been procured and purchased of Mrs
John Blades on Main street. The tear
ing down Of the wooden building will
soon begin and brick building will
be built in it's stead.
Bedford.
The Bedford postoffice has been
transferred from a third class office to
second class, which is result Of pass
ing the mark of $4,000 worth Of bust
ness in the fiscal year just passed.
This, season an increase of salary OF
the ostmaster to $4,000 per year, $500
to the deputy postmaster and provis-
ion for one clerk.
Pacific Junction.
Baled wild hay, this years cutting,
was shipped from the Junction last
week at the rate of two to six cars a
day. The hay came from the old Ben
Dean quarter, southeast Of this, and
the output was about 800 tons. The
price was S13 a ton on board the cars
here, and Davis & Anderson are ship
ping it. Something unusual to ship
wild hay in July.
Prescott.
Saturday evening a train load OF
stock pulled out of here. The train
had been made up between here and
the Bluffs and consisted of twenty-sfx
cars loaded with stock for Chica go
The drying up of the pastures has
caused much stock to be sold before
the farmer had planned to and before
it was in the best condition. There
were six loads shipped out from this
town Monday. four of cattle and two
of hogs.
Abba.
Sheriff Griffin was notified last week
that a car of beer would reach Hook
ing Saturday morning and at a. m
of that day the sheriff was on hand to
receive the consignment. It came, but
was billed to private individuals for
family use. which is permissible under
the statutes. The maneuvers were
watched from the hilltops surrounding 6
the town by men with field glasses
The sheriff was ready for business had
not the law prevented the seizure.
Mingo.
Robert C. Everett who died at Min :
go recently. was the founder of the lit
tie town of Mingo, and for twenty
years officiated as postmaster in this
place. He was not as early a settler
in Jasper county as many others. but
he saw much OF the development OF
the county in the early seventies. His
life was unusual in that he settled near
Mingo when he first came to Iowa and
there he lived his entire life. Not many
men keep so near their original home
UnionviIis.
When Robert Fuller. aged &c. com
mitted suicide Saturday evening by
taking carbolic acid at the home of his
parents here, he made the third mem
Der of the family to die by their OWL
hands in the past three years. The
other two were sisters. one single and
the other married. Robert was travel
ing for a ladies' outfitters house OF
Omaha, when business fell off, owing
to the dry weather He became dis
couraged and sick, and came home. 4
solution of carbolic acid and water was
used to bathe him. and while the fam