Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-27

Prairie City. =,
The annual old settlers reunion VIII
he held Aug. IS at Prairie CITY, accord
ing to an announcement just mace ny
Stephen Johnson, president OF the asso-
citation. Elaborate plans are being maze
for the entertainment of the visitors on
that day.
Nodaway.
The apple crop in this section. of the
state will be practically worthless. &C
cording to the statement made by farm
ers and those who own orchards. There
will be practically no apples here at all.
The present peach prospects are splen-
did and unless something happens to
them it is expected that there will be
an unusually fine yield Grapes are also
reported to be in good condition.
Perry.
arrangements have leen completed
for big union revival meeting IN this
city from Aug. 16 to Sept. 6. Several
of the protestant churches OF the city
are back of the movement. Charles;
Cullen Smith will be the evangelist in
charge, with Prof. A. V. Gilmore as
choir leader. A mammoth tent has been
secured and the meetings will be con-
Quoted on the Washington school
grounds.
Inwood.
A short time after he had opened his
cistern to give it sun bath, Otto Ben
ming heard commotiol, in the water
and supposed that pig had fallen in.
Closer inspection showed that the
struggling figure was that of his A.
year-old daughter. He jumped into the
cistern and rescued the child, but had
to hold the pump line to keep himself
and the little one above water until
help arrived.
Davenport.
o. J. Clarridge. aged 40, residing at
251O Jackson street, WAS Frustrated by
heat at II o'clock Friday morning and
removed to his home in the ambulance.
His condition is reported as serious.
Clarridge is employed in the street de-
partment He was following one OF the
flushers with q broom and 2ad reached
a point on Warren. between Third and
Fourth streets, when he put his hands
to his head and collapsed. Other en-
ployes rushed to the victims side, and
called the police.
Muscatins.
City Engineer Young. with the assist
ance of the city council. chamber OF
commerce, commercial club and auto
club, has Just completed browning and
smoothing the principal roads leading
out of the city and is now DESTROYS OF
having the roads kept in permanent
condition by means of the oil. Presi-
dent b. G. Lily, Of the chamber of COM
MERGE, states that the commercial, or
ganization which he heads Is strongly
in favor of a movement of this kind and
it is believed that Mr.. Young will re-
ceiye the desired cooperation of the
other city boosters soon.
Dss Moines.
The value of the old precept concern
ing the identity of a penny saved and
q penny earned is pretty clearly demon
strated by the report of the Penny
Provident Association of the West Des
Monies schools for the school year Just
past. The report shows that 310,275.77
was deposited in the State Savings
Bank thru that organization by the
pupils of the West Des Moines schools
last year as against $6,3sS.s4 during the
first year of the associations existence
The total amount which the children
had in the bank on June 30 was $34,
$3.50. This was held on 2,s6S accounts
making the average amount of each ac-
count s14.s5.
Davenport.
Charged with deserving his wife and
five little children, James r. Farber. q
farmer living three miles out Of Nc.
Causland. was placed under arrest b,
Constable Phil Kahies and arratgned
before Justice Phil Daum. Mrs. Farther
is now living at Camanche, says hel
husband. He charges that - - tn