Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-05
Northern Io1ua Items
Davenport.

Davenport.
The Sickles and Preston Wholesale
Hardware Company is about to receive
a solid trainload Of nails and barbed
wire, one Of the largest shipments OF
the kind ever received in Davenport.
There are twenty-six cars in the train,
all filed with these two articles.
Lynviile.
win TAYLOR, who has owned the
former Andy Emmert place north Of
town. for the past two years. has
sold It to = Mr.. Dielmen for $3.50 per
$40. 1t makes him nice profit and
shows that Iowa land is still on the
rise.
orinnsiI.
D. r. Edgington came from Shelf
field and sold his 16O-acre farm east
Of town to Mr.. Diedrick, Of Victor. for
$4,000. or $3.50 per acre The farm
has been rented by Lon Halstead. Mr..
Edgington gave $4,000 for this farm
nine years ago. 1t has grown in value
and he has helped 1t grow. He now
owns a fine 240-acre farm in Cerro
Gordo county, five miles from Shelf
field.
ksota.
The Redpath- vawter chautauqua
which was held in Keota last week
was decided success. Seven
season tickets were sold at 81
each before the opening OF the chau-
tauque. There was an average atten-
dance of 1000 people at the afternoon
and evening sessions and 5000 were
present on Thursday, the day on which
Thaven's International band enter
tanned.
Perry.
Hiram Watson, who for several
weeks has been working at the Dilen-
beck addition in charge Of grading
gang, was struck by lightning during
the electrical storm. and altho very
seriously injured, 1t is believed he will
recover The attending physician.
stated that he thought the man would
get we'll In short time. He Is con-
scious now, and Is gradually regaining
the use Of his arms. which were para
lyzed by the bolt.
lndianola.
B. s. Mickey, of Indianapolis has
made 3145 of half acre strawberry
patch this season. He says he has sold
his berries at an average OF 12h cents
per quart, besides giving away large
quantities Of them and using them
regularly for his own family table. The
expense for harvesting the crop he
estimates at SIS for pickers. crates
and boxes. His prize berry is said to
have measured six and seven eishths
inches in circumference.
Cumberland.
Charles Hebing exhibits sample OF
wheat which he had taken from his
field west Of town. The most Of the
f,eld il located on bottom land and
there are eighty-five acres in all. The
sample which he exhibited was we'll
filled and he says 1t Is all just as good
as the sample which he had. With any
kind Of decent weather from now on
until harvesting time. 10 1t estimated
that the field should average at least
forty bushels per acre. and maybei
more.
Dsttsndorf. !.
The postal savings department Of
the Bettendoff postoffice was opened
for business this week. The amount
deposited the first day was astonish-
Ing" said Postmaster Schroeder. Many
Of the people seem to have been walt
Ing for the department to open for
weeks" It, u expected that the bank
will especially accommodate many Of
the foreigners employed In the Betten-
dorf shops, who 40 q rule are un-
willing to trust any bank with their
money.
1ajntor. 81
Postmaster John Needham at this
place has received notification that his
office has been designated AZ a United
states postal savings bank. The new
department will be ready to receive
deposits within short time. Taintof
IL not especially in need Of . postal
savings hank % It alreedy has bank.