Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-25
Southern Io1ua Items

all the skin from the top of the head.
Other parts Of the gate struck him on
the shoulder and side. leaving badly
| bruised places. The harvest
| ing Of the small grain and the caring
| for the hay crop is almost completed
in this vicinity. A number OF farmers
will thresh from the shock, while 9TH
ers are planning to stack their grain.
Essex. i v1ravs.
There are several farmers near Es-
sex who are not complaining over the
! lack of rain as the dry spell has been
Of great benefit to the small grain. of
which most of the farmers have plant
ed more than usual owing to the good
wheat crop last year. There have been
several tracts reported as yielding an
| immense CROP but the c. j. Sar place
probably holds the record Joe John
son finished threkhing Saturday and
| the twenty-four acres that were sown
in wheat yielded an average Of a little
over forty-two bushels an acre, while
twenty three acres OF oats averaged
eighty bushels an acre. Both wheat
| and oats are Of extra good quality.
vinton.
Arthur Pritchard, Bert Tyler and r.
Ovcrnan were more or less seriously
injured Monday afternoon while en-
gagged in building silo on the Pritch-
ard farm, one-half mile south Of Gar
rison. The walls Of the structure had
just been completed Of hollow brick
and the false roof put on ready for the
concrete, when without warning the
roof gave away and fell to the ground
carrying with 1t the three men who
had been working on the top. Pritchard
sustained an injured back. fractured
ankle and a number Of severe cuts and
bruises. Tyler was seriously bruised
but was otherwise uninjured. Over
man suffered broken nose and a
number Of cuts and bruises. That they
were not killed seems almost a miracle
as they fell forty-five feet.
oIsnwood.
weak turned down the petition for
Strengthening the Nishna for distance
Of five miles in north part Of that
county. their action being based upon
the cross petition which represented a
majority of the property owners ef-
fected One bunch Of petitioners argued
that the ditch was absolutely necessary
to protect their lands from overlooking,
and other petitioners claimed 1t would
cost them a pile Of money without any
material benefits. The district under
the proposed ditch included some 5000
acres and the cost Of the Strengthening
Of the ditch was estimated at $4S, 600
or about $40 per acre. 1t was rather
embarrassing thing for the board Of
supervisors to have to take care Of dur
ing presidential year.
Packwood.
The heaviest rainfall Of the season oc-
Cured here Saturday evening. The
rain was accompanied by a wonderful
electrical display which brought dis
aster in some cases. The large barn
on the farm two miles north Of town,
belonging to John Barron. was struck
by lightning and burned to the ground.
In the barn were q surrey. buggy,
load Of hay, all the harness and other
minor articles belonging to Mr.. Hawk
ms, the tenant, which were all de-
stroyed The insurance on these ar
ticles had recently expired and Mr..
Hawkins had neglected to have It re-
newed Mr.. Barron carried insurance
on the barn. The same evening the
barn on Amos Ruggles' farm. two miles
south Of here. was destroyed in like
manner. In this barn was a quantity
Of hay. all Of Ruggies' harness, together
with some hogs that had taken refuge
under the barn. which were burned
with the barn. Luckily Mr.. Ruggles
kept his vehicles. machinery, etc. in
another building. He had released the
horses from their stalls and sent them
to the pasture an hour before. The
Insurance on the barn had expired
few days ago and had not been re-
newed. F. NJ. Stephenson and Iran
Fray each had q valuable horse killed
and the house occupied by Elmer Da-
Wis. west Of here. was struck by light
ming but was not burned. a,.Ao the
family were shocked by the current.
Other casualties are reported but not
verined.