Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-13
Southern Io,ua Items

where all h seniors were gathered,
was cautiously raised, and a mousse
trap emptied Of Ats contents. Several
small mice scaMpered across the moor
and the goods with wild shrieks. leap
ed to points of safety on the chairs and
other articles Of furniture. The senior
men rallied to the rescue and, armed
with brooms. quickly put an end to
the intruders.
BIsneoe.
From published accounts Of corn
picking record Frank NJ. Breed Of Blen-
o still has the best showing. The
nearest approach to Mr.. Breeds re-
cord comes from Whiting. where Will
Tollman this fall for eleven days made
an average Of 1874 bushels per day.
Two years ago Tollman made a record
Of PA bushels in nine hours, and the
same fall he made an average Of 1907
bushels for twenty -four days. In the
three years that Mr.. Breed has picked
corn here his best days pick was 191
bushels with an average Of 1875 bushels
for theree best days. In 101 days OF the
three seasons he has averaged lao
bushels Twenty-Five Of these days, he
average 160 bushels against Tollman's
average Of 1907 for twenty -four days.
i his Idll the blcuCOO 1Ildu pAChSu 4
bushels per day for seventeen days as
against the Whiting mans average Of
1874 bushels per day for eleven days.
EarIham.
A. J.. Hill, formerly Of Earlham, has
just crossed the border after coming
from Matehuala, Mex, after a long n
dangerous journey,&according to letters
received here. On Oct. II he left Mate
huala for Monterey. expecting to go 10y
way Of Laredo. but the roads were torn
up and he could not get on nor back,
so he with many other outgoing Amer
leans, were compelled to stay in Mon
terey for three weeks. They were there
during the fight and Mr.. Hill said tina
seven cannon balls went thru his hotel.
He says before he left Matehuala there
was a battle three where many were
shot and most Of the prisoners We're
hung up In trees. After the road a
opened up he left Monterey and went
south thru Saltillo and San Luis Potosi
to Tampa, where they stayed n week.
then sailed for Port Arthur. Texas.
On the train hat followed them to
Montrey all the soldiers, passengers
and trainmen were blown VI with dy-
Mantle. Alison on the train following
the n on which they went south
many were killed and crippled. On the
train from San Luis Potosi to- Tampico.
rebels sat In the mountains and shot
at the train as 1t went by.
Knoxville.
More than 1000 have been shipped
from the Knoxville. Donley and Dur
ham stations on the Q within the past
ten days. The rainy weather was the
cause Of these immense flocks not be-
ing held over for higher prices in Jan.
uary and February. And this Is what
the rainy weather has to do with the
matter: Sheep will NO eat muddy
corn and fodder. They were brought
here to clean out the tangled, corn field
and would have performed that service
s%plendidly but FOR the mud and damp
weather. They refused to rum In the
corn but ate up every spear Of green
heritage in the pastures and along the
fence rows. When that had been
cleaned out the sheep men were up
against the proposition Of .Eathering
tho down corn, for tho sheep would
not do 1t, therefore II was ship out or
let them starve. II tho weather had
been Of the usual November and De.
cember character. cold and ground frog
en- 80 that tho animals could have fat
tened in the fields, the sheep .apecula-
tors would have made many dollars In
Ftheir deals. What II TO become OF the
corn still remaining In the fields has
not been explained.