Evening times-Republican., 1913-11-18

Langenberg. who was asphyxiated at
Minneapolis and Harry McDermott'
who was killed by q switch engine at
Joliet, LII. The Langenberg funeral
was held at 10 o'clock Friday morning
from st. Marys church, interment at
st. Joseph's cemetery. The other fu-
neral was held at st. Patricks church
at o'clock, with the burial also in
st. Joseph's.
Humeston.
Ivan r. Kronuch gathered sixty
bushels Of corn I'M five hours at the
Sam Richman farm a few days ago.
Unfortunately he sprained his wrist
before the second wagon was full or
possibly he could have done better.
In seven and one-half days the young
man husked 5s1 bushels. The price
was 5 cents per bushel which made
him a good sum for his few days work.
Ivan ds Is years oid and a son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Krouoh, Of Jefferson
township This is the best husking
record reported this fall.
ksosauqua.
James Harbridge has bought for $12O
an acre the c. E. Pontius 200 acre
farm a short distance west Of Cantril.
Mr.. Harbridge then turned over the
farm to Fletcher Wells at $l35 an acre,
taking in exchange the Wells store
building and stock Of goods there. Mr.
Wells had previously arranged to trade
off the store for a farm down in Mis-
souri,, but the party who owned the
farm being unable to meet the require
ments, the deal was declared of. Mr.
Wells receiving $500 forfeit money
Mr.. Wells will soon move with his
ia mily to his new purchase.
keokuk.
Capt. Roy Streckfus, OF the steamer
Sidney, was found guilty Of impropea
conduct in the new government lock
on Aug. 2S, by Steamboat Inspectors
Rees V. Downs and Joseph W. Kidney
The verdict was received by Maj. NJ
Meigs Friday afternoon. Streckfus
! license is revoked for sixty days. The
suspension of Captain S;reckfus comes
as the result of hearing at the fed
eral building last month before the
steamboat inspectors for this district
The sentence establishes the para
mount rights Of the gov eminent oni-
oials over the boats en<ering the gov
! ernment lock.
Knoxville.
| John " Dougherty of the Lincolr
neighborhood will soon have upwards
Of 1000 sheep at work picking the coI1
in his hundred acre field. During las
week there were over 1900 in tha
field and they were doing such com
plete work that Mr.. Dougherty con
cluded to put in 800 additional ant
left for Omaha with the intention o.
y
large number Of Marion county farm
ers have turned sheep into the corr
fields this year and are well satisfied
that they are doing = better job o
corn picking than human beings coult
possibly do. and that they are srowint
into money every hour they are II
the fields.
Ottumwa.
Judge Smith McPheGson was in OF
tumwa Friday afternoon long enough
to extradite one Charles Kline wanted
in Madison. Wis, for alleged fraudu
lent use Of the mails. Kline was ar
rested a few days ago in Gravity, Iowa
| by Deputy United states Marsha
Frank Hardy and brought to Ottumw'
upon the order Of United States Com
missioner John C. Hunt, OF Creston. HI
was held here pending the arrival
Judge Mcpherson from Keokuk. VIII
came in at noon and held court II
chambers after dinner. The younl
man was indicted at Superior, WIS
by the federal grand jury. but was
large at the time and not rounded VI
until Wednesday when MI. Hardy 10
Icated him after q search In numoe
Of places working out Of Creston -
base Of operation.