Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-29
Northern I0wa Items

turtle and went on into ditch Two
miles west OF here. Maurer. accom-
| panied by Merle Besser Of Mount
Pleasant was hitting the main gravel
road at sixty-mile clip when rear
tire blew out. skidding the rear OF the
machine into ditch. Just before the
car struck Maurer shouted to his COM
panion to jump and stay clear Of the
body Of the auto. They leaped while
the car was in the air and the impetus
threw them a distance of sixty feet.
| Maurer was uninjured and Besser es-
capped with nothing more serious than
| a fractured wrist. The machine was
an almost complete wreck.
Moorland.
The Farmers' Grain Company Of
| Moorland held the annual business
meeting Of the company. July 10. Re-
ports Of the officers show that the
company has met with all success that
could be asked altho the company Is
not yet two years old. A 70 per cent
| dividend has been declared since the
companys inception. Many improve
ments in equipment also are being ar
ranged Business of the company is
all done thru Fort Dodge banks. An
! automatic weighing scale is being in
stalled for loading grain. The capact-
ty of the elevator will be doubled in
the near future Officers elected at
the recent meeting for the coming year
are: President, John Biesemier; vice
president. Joe F'iala: secretary, Frank
Hyaack; treasurer, Ed Slama. Directors
are F. G. Cochrane. T. A. McCarv1lle.
In. Kap!!n, William Wilson and Joe
Franek.
Dunksrten.
Because Dunkerton enjoys the dis
tinction Of having one Of the best
creameries in the state Of Iowa, q
meeting in the interests Of scientific
dairying is to be held in this place on
Saturday evening. August 10. Hugh
g. Van Pelt, editor Of Kimbal's Dairy
! Farmer, 10 cooperating in this move
ment and will personally appear on the
program, which win begin at o'clock
that evening. With Mr.. Van Pelt, who
will speak on "Lessening the Cost OF
Butter Fat Production" will be w. w.
Marsh, owner Of Dairy Maid Of Pine
hurst" the champion 3-year-old COW
of the world. Mr.. Marsh will discuss
1.-THE Cow, an Important Factor In
Preserving Soil Fertility" The third
speaker Of the evening will be J. =.
johnson, secretary treasurer Of the
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company.
the subject Of Mr.. Johnson's talk to
be Character. Factor in the Devel-
opment Of tho Dairy Cow"
Amss.
George Henry Maxwell claims that
he had bad luck with his rye. It was
necessary to use the field for hog
pasture during the spring. The crop
from the five acres only threshed out
100 bushels or thirty-eight bushels to
the acre. However for crop OF rye
this will be considered fairly good
yield. . - On the L. ]. Baird farm ct
the north edge Of town, the eighteen
acres Of wheat threshed out thirty
seven bushels to the acre. The oats
average sixty bushels to the acre.
Thirty eight pounds Of binding Irvine
was necessary to bind the oats on the
eleven acres harvested by G. F. Stuart
. sFay Taylor figures that at least q
tenth Of the ground II covered by the
shocks from his harvest. That
celebrated field Of wheat belonging &c
GEORGE Graham II still . matter OF
comment. Threshing has been DELAYED
because the threshing machine wal
unable to Cross the creek. An Insecure
bridge made all the trouble. Every.
body q waiting anxiously to zee tn,
3 mint wnsu il siariD 10 6sssss..:.S - s:
eoI4 dollars Tor George Graham.