Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-04
Davsn port.

Davenport.
Graduates and former students Of
Ames college held meeting and
formed an alumni association.
Preston.
A meeting was held in the Masonic
hall here to organize a farmers and
merchants club. c. F. Terhune, secre-
tary of the Clinton Commercial Club.
was present and encouraged the work.
Twenty-Five charter members Joined,
each pledgins $40 for the fund.
Dss Moines.
Abe Goldman, laborer, employed at
the cement plant of the Iowa Portland
Cement Company, was killed by slide
Of shale Tuesday night. negro en-
ploye working with Goldman was res
cued with difficulty by fellow employees.
Coroner Lee was notified. Efforts to
ascertain the whereabouts Of Cold
mans relatives have been futile.
ksokuk.
Jerry Harrington. known during the
'90s as the star catcher for the Cincin-
natl Reds, probably was fatally hurt
here when Tom Moore. a negro ex-
convict, struck him over the head with
bucket Moore was locked up pend
ing the result Of Harrington's injuries.
Harrington since his retirement from
baseball has been manager of a hotel
| in this city.
| Des Moines.
| Receipts of the Des Moines postof-
flee for March showed an increase over
the corresponding month last year of
approximately 100000 Altho the March
increase did not approach the phenom-
email record made in January, its re-
garded by the local postal officials as
indicative of more than ordinary use
The parcel post is credited with large
share of the increase but not all.
Museatine.
! Capt. F. L. Dayton, ~ years old. q
veteran of the Thirty first Iowa in
fantry, who served four years during
the civil war, died at o'clock Tuesday
morning at Muscatine hospital. His
death was due to apoplexy. Captain
Dayton was born in Sag Harbor, Ions
Island, n. Y, and had resided in Mus
catine since 1851 He was the son OF
DR.. ]. H. Dayton, a prominent prac-
| titioner in the early days of Iowa. He
is survived by one son. j. II. Dayton
! commander of the United States naval
station at Newport. r. I.
Burlington.
The steamboat season on the upper
Mississippi opened Monday and the
river men find themselves confronted
with a unique situation. The unfin-
kshed condition Of the new government
lock at Keokuk, made necessary by the
hydroelectric power plant being con-
structed there, will prevent thru traffic
from ST. Louis to st. Paul until some
time in June. Meanwhile the steamers
Hill, Dubuque and w. w. are above the
dam and can not get south Special
schedules will have to be made to suit
these conditions until the big lock at
Keokuk is finished. when thru sched-
ules will be put on.
Mount Pleasant.
fruit crop except strawberries. is the
estimate made by c. G. Blodgett. d.
rector of the Iowa State Horticultural
| Society. Of the fruit in this section Tor
1913 There will be a good apple crop,
the buds showing good health. The
| local fruit man believes there will be
but half crop of peaches. due as much
to the early advance the peach buds
made last fall as to the openness OF
the winter There was hardly week
during the last winter that sap could
not be seen dripping from the trees. II
hardly think there will be much OF q
plum CROP" said Mr. Budget. he
cause OF the unusually heavy yield last
year Grapes ale Iii file condition.