Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-06
Southern Io,ua Items

to any amount of power up to full ca
pacity. A tank holding approximately
5000 gallons of water will produce
seven and three eighths horsepower
for forty minutes, the time required TO
empty the tank with a full stream
flowing from the escape pipe. If less
power is used proportionately longer
time will be required to empty the
tank. and the amount Of power is al
ways under control 1t can be cut down
to barely sufficient power to run a
sewing machine. or can be used to
maximum capacity. The control is
simple and easy to maintain. The pos
sibilities Of this adjunct to the COM
mon windmill are endless.
Des Moinss.
Frank Epperson. OF Eddyvillc, acting
president OF the Iowa Bankers associ-
alton. was in Des Moincs recently Mr..
EpEerson is out for place on the ex-
ecutive council Of the American Bank
ers association in 1915. He says he
has no Immediate ambition for the
presidency of the Iowa association, rs
has been limited. Il could not be a
candidate until a year after the expira
ton OF my present office as vice presi-
dent. I am. however, a candidate for
member Of the executive council of the
American association for next year..
he said.
Marengo.
Fred l.. Wilson, local horseman. is
the owner of new racing PAGER which
he purchased in Illinois at auction sale
alb of the transaction being done by
mail and kilograms. Mr.. Wilson never
seeing the horse until it was delivered
in Marengo A breeder in Springfield
Ill, raises valuable horses and dlsposes
OF them entirely in this manner. The
bidding continued for several weeks
Nj. Wilson at times being the highest
bidder. at other times parties in Ten
nessee holding the highest bid the
horse was finally struck off to Mr.. viii
SON at good round price and shipped
to Marengo. Mr.. Wilson has him in
charge of Mr.. Gore. who is training
him for the track, the horse possesses
the distinguished name Of 'Trampon'
and Mr.. Wilson expects him to tramp
on to victory in the fall races. Mr.
wilson recently sold his racing horse
Drown Ball" who held a record OF
2:24X and who had won considerable
fame and races at the local fairs, to
Audubon parties.
Des Moines.
Rev. L. B. Pruitt Of the First Baptist
church at Colfax, paid 81 fine for in
toxication in police court Friday. ne
was arrested at College avenue and
Bluff street at 3 o'clock Thursday
night. He spent the night in the city
jail. Rev. Mr.. .Pruitt Is 10 yeara old
He is a fine looking man. He has q
wife and Is the father OF two baby boys
at Colfax, For many years IN his earl!
career he drank heavily. A few years
ago he reformed and quit the naoit
Then came a long hard struggle agains
the temptation that comes to the per,
SON who has once been In the grip o
alcohol. The minister believed he hat
won, Two years ago he started preach
Ing at Colfax. He was successful. ~
is hishly respected by the citizens. II
has hosts OF friends. He told Judg
I; Iytterback in court that for months
would experience no desire to drink
| Then he would suddenly have An al
most Overwhelming thirst. At thos
neriods he would 30 n far from wher
! +. might get liquor as he could. Il
that way he continued to down In
: drink demon