Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-27
Southern Io1ua Items

stalk from his field. There are two
ears of corn on it, the lowest of which
is ten feet from the ground. Some Of
the farmers say they expect to put their
pickers on horseback. Others claim
that they are planning to rig up pair
of stills for each farm hand and one
! man says he. is considering the pur-
chase Of aslow moving airship. A few
claim that it will be impossible to reach
the corn without first cutting it down
and that the only successful way Of
handling it will be by cutting it for
ensilage.
Humeston.
Oats in unusually large quantities
are being threshed in Wayne county.
Some OF the Yields are remarkable. The
grain is grading good and the weight
is also good. Ed Rowe, of near Har-
ward. had fourteen acres that yielded a
trifle over eighty-tive bushels to the
acre. The biggest yield is reported
from the Charles Sweeney farm. Seven
and fourth acres yielded eighty-six
and half bushels to the acre. Mr..
Sweeney has field of lively acres
that made seventy bushels to the acre.
The oats crop is one OF the largest ever
harvested in this part Of the state
Audubon.
Postmaster H. W. Wilson was badly
injured in an automobile accident
while returning from the Harlan fair.
1t is said that the engine of the auto
in which Mr.. Wilson was riding be-
came SO hot that the engine stuck near
the top of a high hill, and that when
the driver attempted to change the
clutch. it refused to move, and, as the
brake failed to hold, the car started
backwards down hill and the occu-
pants proceeded to leave the car, and
Mr.. Wilson was the only one injured
as he was thrown into a barb wire
fence. and his left leg badly bruised
and lacerated, but no bones broken.
The sleeve Of his coat torn out, ana
his shoulder somewhat bruised.
New Market.
New Markets annual carnival and
reunion will take place Aug. 20, 20 and
30. This is one Of the biggest affairs
in the county. Last year on the Sec
ond day there were more than 5000
people attended, and the people of the
town are counting on still larger
crowd this year Everybody is about
ready. The streets will be fitted with
electric lights as before, and there will
be better and more free attractions.
better speakers and more concessions.
Lot Abraham will speak the first day,
as that is the old soldiers and set
tiers day. The second day, Hon. G. w.
Clarke. republican nominee for COVER
nor, will speak. and on the last day,
the Hon. e. G. Dunn, democratic nomi-
nee. and all three will draw good
crowd.
keokuk.
Accidents on the water power con-
struction works are becoming more and
more frequent as the work nears COM
pletion. News regarding all casualties
is closely guarded. but occasionally in
formation regarding an injury to one
or more workmen by a premature ex-
plosion Of blast or falling timber.
Burt H. Parsons, a mechanical en-
gineer is q recent victim Of the gigan-
tic undertaking. He is now lying at
st. Joseph's hospital with a broken
ankle and several minor injuries. A
few days ago seven foreign laborers
were injured by falling timber. ac-
cording to a well-founded rumor. At
that time twenty-four other laborers
attempted to leave the works They
were assured by the foreman however,
that everything possible was being
done to prevent recurrence of the ac-
cident and they finally returned to
work. A few days ago sixty five men
left the works, and more recently
crew Of thirty-eight baked and refused
to go on with the Job they were on.