Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-17
Oakland.

Farmers are harvesting one OF the
largest wheat crops eevr produced In
this vicinity Threshing will commences
the first Of next week. Yields Of from
80 to 40 bushels are freely predicted.
Buxton.
The postoffice at Buxton was robbed
early Moncay morning but the officials
report that the amount gotten away
ascertained. The officers are hot on a
capture of the criminals.
lows City.
i More than $4,000 patients were
handled in the clinic of the University
Of iowa college Of dentistry last year.
The report of w. 8. Hosford. dean OF
the college, has been completed. This
number represents an increase OF near
w 30 per cent over the preceding year
The cases are treated by juniors and
seniors in the college Of dentistry.
Knoxville.
William 8. Huffman. senior member
Of the Arm Of Huffman Bros, stock
dealers, residing two miles southeast
Of Knoxville. died at sanitorium IN
Hot Springs, 8. D.. Monday. "A ner-
vous disorder bordering on insanity,
the result Of overwork, was the cause
OF his death "Billy" Huffman as
he was Familiarity known. was known
To all the stockmen Of southern Iowa.
cresten.
Louis Howard Of Osceola, who is held
here under $4,000 bonds on a charge OF
white slavery, preferred by Miss Edna
Gillian, broke Jail here Friday night IN
company with a companion. q lone
tramp who occupied the same cell. =
.too, wa. in the cell, which they took
tn niece. and used in prying open the
bars. After doing this 1t was an easy
! matter to escape, as the door to the
| TAIL wa. left open on account OF the
hot weather.
Atlantic.
Two men chose most unfortunate
place in which to enact the last ins'ail
I! ment Of fight. 1t was the ponce s.a
ton: both were arrested. and foflelteo
$50 appearance bonds. The hghter VINO
was getting the worst OF a street Draw
turned and ran for the station yelnne
cor the police. He found the ssation
apparently empty, so ran INSIDE any
l,.e ked the door. Ills opponent ,o"no
another door, got inside the puHuln ~, .
! and tne battle was continued. h'sn'
Waterman heard the noise. and invest
cation resulted in two arrests.
Upton. - .,,ar !,
| short visit in this city, will leave ro'
| the orient. DR.. Van Metre has accept
Cd an appointment under the Prespyte-
rian hoard Of foreign missions az su,
n.r,ntendent Of the Svart Memof'a
ho.nital at Nakawn Sri Tamarat, city
IN the southern coast Of Siam. ana nas
already sold out his prctice at Atkins
Ia. The hospital contains forty peos
and !. one OF the important charges
unde, direction Of the Presbyterial
hoard DR.. Van Metre and wife VII
.ail from San Francisco October !.
crssten. :.
Two hundred babies were born II
Union county during the year 1917 &C
cording to the report made to the STAT
bv County Clerk Thomas beaumont
and compiled from the shgures OF tn'
assessors Of the cities and townships o
the county. The county clerk also re
4 ported 1s4 marriages and 30 diverce
4 during 1912. While the county clerl
wes able. TO report but 400 births 10
Union county during the year. 1t Is cyl
dent that the number should be coIss!d
erably larger, and that the assessor
have failed to make this part OF thei
reports complete.
erosion.
Divorce proceedings were starte'
Tuesday in Union county district cour
by Elizabeth A. I.uddington aeains
her husband. Lafayette Luddinston
The plaintiff alleges that she 10 Z
years. old and the defendant 20: tina
they were married ut Lorimor, IL
In June. 1911. ana that they lived 20
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