Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-16

Yorktown.
Mrs. Henry Rope is one of the ban
ner chicken raisers about Yorktown
She has 215 little chicks, all her
Matched. some of them three weeks
old and has twenty more hen to
hatch soon.
Silver City. =.
The board OF education has secured
Ex-senator Elmer ]. Burkett, of Lin
| coin, Neb., to deliver the ommence-
ment address to the graduating class
on Thursday evening, May %. Silver
! City is Senator Burkett's birthplace.
GIenwood.
c. H. Dyar is planting 400 new trees
! on his orchard north Of Glenwood-
apples and peaches. He has found his
orchard a paying investment and pro-
poses to keep it coming in good shape
j. w. Carter is setting out about ten
acres of new orchard on his farm east
| of Glenwood. A large proportion OF
the new apples are Delicious and
Jonathans.
Emerson.
At the annual congregational meet
ing Of the Presbyterian church held
last Friday a unanimous call was eX-
tended to Rev. J.. E.. Driver to become
the regular pastor at this place. Rev
Mr.. Driver has been the supply pastor
at this place for some time. 1t was
voted to raise his salary 5000. The
present membership Is 240, a large
number of new members having re-
Gently been added.
Harlan.
Since the destruction Of two school
houses by storm in Center township,
a number Of the farmers in that To-
| cality are in favor Of consolidating the
schools of the township. There are but
seven houses in the township, two now
destroyed and several others in a
| dilapidated and practically worthless
condition. The change to the con-
solidated plan could be made. without
much loss Of present teaching plant. 1t
looks as tho the time is opportune for
consolidation.
Council Bluffs.
An illustration of what a blind horse
can &C was given at Riverton, near
here Saturday. when an animal, be-
lieved to be s~care-proOf, was carelessiy
driven past a traction engine by Mar
tin. 12~-year-old son of MIR. and Mrs.
J. NJ. McMahon. The horse never lifted
an eyelash while passing the engine
and did not decide to run away until
after the engine was some distance
behind. The animal then ran into q
tree. The horses neck was broken
and the boy was thrown into the
branches of the tree. where he landed
unhurt.
Council Bluffs.
Going from her home at Livermore.
Humboldt county, Iowa. to Eusttc, Neb.,
to marry a man, and then. after having
been there a week, getting married to
the mans brother. who was already
married, is a part of the story told by
Mrs. Minnie DENIM. formerly Miss
Minnie Wiese, prosecuting witness
against William Denim, charged with
bigamy. Mrs. Denzin, the second, &C
cused him Of being married to another
woman when he married her. The two
women were playmates on adjoining
Iowa farms when girls. Denzin, the
accusing wife said. told her he had
been divorced from Miss Minnie DIE
koff. his first wife.
ksosauqua.
At the close of the morning service
at the Congregational church last
Sunday morning the pastor, Rev. Mr..
Wilkins, announced to the congrega-
ton that the Congregational church
at Anita. Iowa, had rendered him n
call at a salary of 1000. He q been
pastor OF this church for the past two
years and was recently reelected for
the third year. He is an able preacher.