Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-27
Buck Grove.

The largest crop of honey ever
known. in proportion to the number
Of bees, is being gathered now from
white clover. and with q prospect Of
more from. hasswcoA However. some
80 or 80 per cent of all the bees in
this vicinity died in the past three
seasons and there will not be much
honey to 60 on the market.
centervilIs.
Will Evans has sold his farm. which
is a part Of the old Bowen place
northwest Of town on the 1nterurban.
Charles Shear, Of Scranton. Iowa, Is the
purchaser, paying 1920 per acre for the
14s acres This II nice increase In
price over what Mr.. Evans paid and
is another indication of increasing farm
values. ~ =
Mt. Pleasant.
| Miss Anna Packer. who is teaching
at normal school, which is now in pro-
gress, is probably the oldest and has
had more experience In teaching than
anyone else in the state Of Iowa. She
is about 70 years old and last fall cele-
brated her fftiethj anniversary ~ .
teacher. All Of these years she has
taught In Henry couney. alone ana ID
now in the Salem high school.
Silver City.
! Crop conditions have been greatly
improved since the fine rain of last
week. Some complaint IL heard Of the
winter wheat becoming too rank and
going down. but corn has improved
enough to more than make up the slight
loss on the wheat A number are,now
engaged in laying by the corn. and
some say they will have to hurry or
some Of the corn will become too
large for them to get over It
ksokos<.
With the arrival yesterday Of the car
Of oil to be used on between fifteen
and twenty blocks Of pavement in the
city, work on that feature Of the cam
paign will make Keokuk the "city
beautiful" Will be started at once. The
work Is in charge of tho Industrial as
| ISOLATION, and Manager John Dewitt
stated that no time will be lost in get
ting the streets into shape. This is
but the start Of q plan to treat sim
liarly next year every block in the city.
provided the cooperation Of property
owners Is secured.
Charlton.
The Ave room cottage in Whitebreast
township owned and occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Will Blanchard and two chill
dren, was destroyed by FIRE. together
with all the contents Tuesday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Blanchard were awakened by the
smoke, and carried their two children
to place of safety, but the house was
a mass Of flames and they were not
able to save any Of their clothes or
furniture. There was some insurance
on the house and goods. but not enough
to cover the loss. The origin Of the
fire is unknown, but 1t is thought that
a small lamp which had been left
burning might have exploded.
Bedford.
Charged as being the man who cut
the threats of tho two horses at
Clearfield several weeks ago, R. H.
Brad is now confined in the county
jail here. Tho arrest was made Sum
day night by Sheriff L. z. Morley. His
arrest was due to the evidence obtain
ed against him by detectives who had
been working on the case. Brad claims
that he IL an all-around handy man and
that he goes through the country do
ing all kinds Of repairing and buying
and selling junk. He had been in the
C1earf1eld community for about six
weeks ana had been sleeping In the
barn Of L. B. Cummings at night and
hiring horse from Mr.. Cummings to
make his trips through the country.
Washington.
The Baptist church will be dedicated
next Sunday according to the plans
that are under way 1t this time Rev.
D. I. Coon, the popular Baptist minis
ter. does not expect that anything will
deter the dedication any longer. The
DR.. John A. Earl. president Of the
Dies Moines college ct Des Moines, will
be the principal speaker on this occa-
sion. This - not Dr.. Earrs first visit
to Washington: he having been here
on several PREVIOUS occasions and js
well known TO . number Of our citizens.
Three services will be held, one ct II
another at : and the other at 1880 o.
clock. The evening service will be in
tine nature Of fTxteTna; service. sn.
talks will be made by all the Protes-
tant pastors Of the city.
Newton.
The storm Tuesday night over New
ton and vicinity was one OF the hardest
that has hit this lecality TOR many
years. The heavy fall q rain toGsth-
OF with STRONG win1 aisssz s6ss ss,is-
ing rested In 8 Hoat ooal ol 66SNogl