Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-07
Southern Iowa Items

ground at Iowa City which the state
board Of education is seeking to con-
denim as site for the new girls gym
nasium at the state university. He will
recommend to the executive council
that the board be given permission to
begin action to take the land. There
are three lots to be condemned, each
having dwelling. The lots overlook
the river and the site Is said to be
q splendid one for the university build
ing. The owners ask $4,000 for the
property. The board is willing to give
$4,000.
New Market.
Wayne Cunning, who lives east Of
town. has demonstrated that there Is
big money in raising poultry. During
the six months of this year he has
sold eggs to the value of 1928. During
January, February and March the pro-
duce Of his hens amounted to sos. For
April, May and June he received $3.50,
making the total 1928 for the six
months. This Is exactly $3S per month
for eggs alone to say nothing of the
young chicks he is raising which will
come on the market a little later Since
the law to candle eggs came into effect
Mr.. Cunning has marketed $50 dozens
of eggs and not bad one has been
found. This shows what careful hand
ling of eggs will do for the producer
He makes practical study Of the egs
producing business and has made
success. He gathers his eggs regular
and markets them often, giving them
the strictest care.
Des Moines.
Mysterious circumstances surround
the death Of a man thought to be
Dave Miller, of Ankcny, whose deaC
body was found floating in the river
short distance north of the mouth
of Beaver creek yesterday by Charles
Keenhold and Charles Shaffer Of Des
Moines. The condition of the body
indicated that it had been in the wa
ter for ten days or two weeks. Mat
SeXauer. of Ankeny, identified the body
j as Dave Miller. a farm hand, who haG
worked in that vicinity last fall He
had not been seen there for several
! weeks and is not known to have any
relatives in Ankeny. 1t is reported
| that he has a sister in Des Moines and
one In ST. Louis. In the pocket of the
overalls which the man wore was founC
| a small notebook in which was the
| name of Will Miller, of Ankeny. Ar
| Investigation yesterday showed tAA:
| the latter was on his farm shsr
distance north of Ankeny. He is known
to have worked for Will Miller las
| fall.
Davenport.
4 DR.. B. J. Palmer, head of the Palmer
School OF Chiropractic, has been made
defendant in $4,000 damage suit il
| which Mrs. d. d. Palmer. stepmothci
| Of the local chiro head, is plaintiff. TIL.
! petition charges that the son, B. j
Palmer was the indirect cause of his
| fathers death when the latter WI.
struck by his sons automobile in Aug
ust, 1918. The accident to which the
plaintifY refers occurred during a Chi
| ropractic parade in Davenport. The
parade had been organized by the SOL
and the father attempted to march a.
| the head Of the procession. In com
| polling him to leave the head of thu
parade where the son was riding in al
automobile, 1t is alleged that the ma
chine struck D. d. Palmer. then nearly
so years OF age infiicting injuries from
which he died. An effort was made Z
secure an indictment against b. ]
Palmer on this ground at a formel
grand jury session. but failed TIL;
son charges that the litigation Is thu
result Of animosity on the part o
other chiropractic colleges who are q
the back Of the prosecution.