Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-25
Nw Sharon.

New Sharon.
| The threshing season opened at New
| Sharon last week and nearly a dozen
machines are in operation In surround
! ing neighborhoods at this time. The
small grain crop is turning out better
than was predicted. Oats are yielding
as high as fifty eight bushels per acre
and many averages are reported at
| over fifty bushels.
Des Moines.
An investigation Of accident reports
at the police station shows that ninety
six persons were injured, one fatally,
in automobile accidents in Des Moines
since June 1 There we're but five ar
rests for speeding during that time.
Forty-Five of the injured were taken
to local hospitals. Their injuries We're
serious. Twenty were removed to their
homes by the city ambulance. The
others sustained minor bruises which
did not demand medical attention.
Muscatine.
The first crop of Muscatire county
musk melons is row being picked for
the market, number of the local mer-
chants having received supply at
cantaloupes and nutmegs yesterday.
tAlllOuSu IL - wv carly W IithnS ASA
mite prediction regarding the value It
this years crop, one of the home deal
ers of the product states that the
growth this year will be as good or bet
ter than in the past and it is seldom
that the island output is small With
in a couple of weeks, dealers will be-
quantities.
EddyviIIe.
The threshing outfit of Scott Will
liams had pulled away from straw
stack over on the Vanderpol farm in
Pleasant township Monday just before
noon, when the large straw stack was
discoveded en- fire. The team OF horses
belonging to Charles w. Johnson, and
which were tied Behind the stack were
forgotten for moment in the excite
ment. Someone discovered the horses
and not having pocket knife to cut
the hitchreins. the man and the horses
were painfully burned before the
horses could be gotten to a safe dis
,tance, and fear has been entertained
that the horses would die.
Abba.
John Scott, formerly Of this vicinity
but Of late years living south of Albis,
met with an accident last Saturday
while out lhreshing with his threshing
outfit that will day him up for the sum-
mer His sleeve was caught in the
chain of the stacker and his arm came
near being torn from his body. He
escaped with badly mangled arm
Although he was taken to physician
as quickly as possible. he was very
weak from loss Of blood. At latest re-
ports he was getting along as well as
could be expected, and we understand
that he will not be left a cripple from
the accident.
Abba.
Adolph King is the defendent in a
case which was tried before c. r
Foster justice of the peace at Buxton
last Monday. and which, at the con-
clusion of the preliminary trial, was re-
ferred to the grand jury of Monroe
county. the charge against King is
wife desertion. In the preliminary tria
Monday more than twenty witnesses
were examined, and the costs Of the
| case to date amount to more than $500
! King, it is alleged, was married in De.
cember of last year. The wife has he.
come Ill recently and King was fol
jumping to newer fields. He attempted
| to sell the furniture they had and
made all preparations for getting
away. His wife learned Of the action.
and secured the furniture ma made
: plans for the arrest Of the husS INC