Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

I wolf and two red foxes were seen, but
no panther was sighted. Trained dogs
from Watson, No. and hunting dogs
from Hamburg were used, and big hol-
lows overgrown with underbrush that
parallel the Missouri river thru the
county were explored
Manning.
A serious and painful accident befell
Lewis Groteluchen of Gray. He was
putting up a wind mill on the Sam
Keat farm near Manning. He had gone
up the ladder of the wind mill tower
and when he reached a distance of
twenty five feet the round on which he
was standing broke, allowing him to
fall to the frozen ground beneath,
striking with such force as to break
both legs near the ankles. The bone
in one Of his legs protruded thru the
fleshy part of the heel and the small
bones in the other foot We're literally
crushed. A physician was immediate
ly called and the patient brought to
Manning where he remained until he
was taken to his home. at Gray
Des Moines. e'e
Condemnation Of the plant of the
Des Moines Water Company. before
the condemnation court appointed by
the supreme court Of the state, was
stopped by a restraining order issued
by Judge Mcpherson, of the federal
court. Attorneys for the water COM
pany visited Judge Mcpherson at Red
Oak and secured his signature to the
order In the application for the In
junction the water company attacks the
validity of the state law. which gives
the supreme court the power to APP
point a condemnation court. 1t is con-
trary to the constitution OF the state,
the attorneys contend. In that 1t con-
fers original jurisdiction on that body,
which, it is pointed out, is only appel
late in its nature.
Davenport.
Lying on bed with hardly sufficient
bed clothing to cover the body of the
child, City Physician Eicke and Health
Officer Mullen discovered 13-months-
old Elizabeth Wood afflicted with Sc
we're attack of smallpox at 617 West
Tenth street. In the house where the
case was discovered are six other small
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Burke
all of whom have been exposed to the
disease. The chi!d's parents came to
Davenport from Rock Island over
week ago for the purpose of taking
care Of the Burke children. William
"Dragser" Burke. the father OF the
children, i. serving thirty-day SEN
tence in the county Jail on charge Of
intoxicaiion. " fli,e the mother is IN
Mercy hospital, suffering from the re-
suit Of an operation recently performed
on her.
Washington.
Corn will be minus quantity in
Washington before the next crop is
raised" This is the way one of Wash
ington countys big farmers expressed
it the other day. There has been moro
corn marketed in Washington since the
first OF the year, than during any like
period-possibly-s the city was
placed on the map. During many days
Of the past month teams were lined up
at the elevators waiting to be dumped
by the score. 1t was great sight
Every farmer. who did not desire to
hold his corn for feeding purposes
was on the road hauling it to market.
Corn sold at top notch price from sc
to So cents per bushel This looked
good to farmers and many of them I'M
loaded. Not so much stock is being fed
this winter as in number OF years
past.
GIenwood.
Bluff land along the Missouri river
In Mills and adjoining counties should
be the highest priced land in the
middle west according to DR.. Woodson
Of st. Joseph, Mo-. one Of the most ex-
tensive apple growers in the world. He
says that allowing land in the bluffs
worth $50 to 800 per acre to remain in
timber or blue grass. or even in corn,
is about as profitable as running
chicken ranch ON city lots worth $4,000
a front foot. Comparing 5000 acres Of
apple trees we'll cared for. he says that
s. 900 acres Of corn would probably give
a gross return Of $4,000 and employ
100 men, while 5000 acres OF apple
trees well cared for yield return of
81. 900 900 and give employment to sew
eral hundred men OF various vacations
He also said that 1t would be just az
sensible to let hogs overrun farm. as
|it would be to let coddling moths over
run an orchard.