Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-31
Cedar Rapids.

Triplets recently born to Mr.. and
Mrs l.. A. Sanders of Vinton, have at
tracted widespread notice. The babies
are all boys and are said to be the
largest triplets ever born in the state.
They weighed at birth five and one
half six and three-quarters, and seven
pounds, respectively They have been
given the euphonious mans of Fay Jay
and Ray.
Cedar Rapids. :.
Harry w. Uhlrich, aged 35. a travel
ing man from Chicago, dropped in
faint in front of the Moatrose Hotel
Tuesday night and died few hours
later In Mercy hospital. Doctors say
apoplexy caused death and the coroner
decided an inquest unnecessary. Ulrich
had been here since July "a represent
ing the American Medical Defense AS
sociaticn of Chicago.
Stafford.
The two weeks camp meeting and
conference opened in the large tent at
the City park Sunday. Rev. w. NJ.
Bunyan of Baldwin. Kan, the evangel-
list, arrived here Saturday and took
charge of the meetings. He is force
full speaker and everybody in this COM
munity, far and near, should take ad-
vantage of his presence here and at
tend these meetings.
Clinton. .a
Virginia Kincaid, 16-months-old
daughter of DIR. G. E. Kincaid. swal-
lowed burned match Wednesday. Her
mother heard screams. rushed to the
child, and felt something in her mouth.
The baby swallowed the object before
she could extract it. She thought it
was an open safety pin, and the child
was rushed to the hospital. An X-ray
picture revealed that the baby had
swallowed match.
Cedar Falls.
Capitalized at $4,000 and with $685.
paid in, the final consolidation action
was taken at meeting of the stock
holders of the Joseph Bancroft Com
pany and the Bancroft Rose Company
at a meeting held in the greenhouse Of
fees. From now on the company will
be known as Joseph Bancroft & Son,
Incorporated. Papers will be filed with
the secretary Of state today and at an
other meeting in the near future, fur
Their action as to expansion of the plant
will be taken.
Meriden.
Sioux City, Omaha and Des Moines
newspapers carried an item detailing
the death of Jessie Weise. son Of J. +.
Weise, as the result of an automobile
accident near Cherokee Saturday. In
stead of being dead. Mr.. Weise is en-
joying his daily meals and making
rapid recovery from the effects of the
accident. The Cherokee correspond
ent evidently thought the accident
would result fatally and therefore put
on the finishing touches without TAX
ing the trouble of making investiga-
ton.
Manson.
The threshing Of the early oats is
in full swing all around Manson and
every threshing rig has full crew
working busily to get the straw all
behind the machine. The heat has
been terrific, but men and horses seem
to be standing up pretty well under
the suns fierce rays. While the yield
per acre will Leverage probably about
forty bushels per acre, or little bet
ter, the grain is weighing out lighter
than in former years, some of it going
as low as twenty-eight pounds to the
bushel. 1t is hoped and expected that
the late oats will turn out better.
Waterloo.
Good and true men and women In
Linden addition vouch for the ,startline
fact that several hens went on a spree
Saturday at the j. w. Chapman home.
While making a survey Of her fruit
Mrs. Chapman discovered q can OF
apples that had fermented. She set
the opened can in the chicken coop,
and was Mortified an hour later to
find three staid old hens mothers OF
generous bro0ds. lying on the ground
dead drunk. Several of the chickens
were able to stand, but navigated
with uncertain and unsteady gait.
Jefferson. ss-s5.s
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