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

completely destroyed by fire. 1t is sup
posed that a lantern which had been
left in the barn had exploded ana
ignited hay which was stored IN the
place. The local fire department, com
bined with bucket brigade of volun-
fteers, soon had the blaze uEder control
The owner carried about $500 on the
buses. which were stored in the pulid-
ing. but he was successful in saving
his horses.
Des Moines.
A special committee representing the
women's clubs of Des Moines appeared
before the city council to plead for
action on garbage disposal. After hear
ing the women the mayor said that the
council would consider the matter. The
cities of the state were given the power.
by the last legislature. to levy a special
tax for garbage disposal purposes. They
are authorized to anticipate this levy
for five wears. The levy in Des MONIES
would Weld $1S5,ooo in five years. and
the women's clubs ask the council to
proceed to remedy deplorable condi-
ton that has existed for long Tune
Ottumwa.
Charley Cunningham. farmer liv-
inc two miles west of Eldon. has shown
a WELD of df,y bushels of wheat to the
! acre on thirty acres of his lana. ihe
entire crop of wheat on the farm Will
show more than forty bushels to the
acre average on thirty acres he had
1897 bushels. other farmers in tins
vicinity are reporting banner crops OF
small grain. Frank Brown OF near
Fremont had seventy bushels of oais
per acre on thirty acres. j, 7. f1e'i-
bricks of Eldon. who bought the crop
of Charley Cunningham, says that mus
far thu, season he has bought anu
shipped more than $4,000 buSheis Oh
wheat. With the rise in wheat as
result of the European war the farm :
ers who have raised the cereal TINS
year are elated over the prospect Tor
the seasons crop
Fairfield.
Threshing is at it's height in Jeffer-
son county. Grain yields are so large
and REQUIRE so much more than ordi-
nary time that the season will last
, much longer than usual. Wheat is
making yields which are almost phe-
nomenal in this section Of Iowa, while
the oats crop is unusually large in most
localities. In only one threshing the
latter grain has run less than twenty
bushels to the acre and there are rev
| in which it has not exceeded thirty
bushels. Reports were received from
! fifty- four dressings In Jefferson county
and they have come from practically
every township. The average yield of
| rye has been twenty-one bushels to the
acre, of wheat thirty and one-fourth
, bushels to the acre, of oats forty five
bushels to the acre. This is a high aver
! age and no small yield reported has
! been omitted to reach 1T.
Mount Pleasant.
| Charles Harlan Of Rome has started
! suit against the C. B. & Q, railroad
! asking the sum of 500 as damages for
! two horses which were killed by the
! defendants train in June, 1913, on a
railroad crossing near Rome at what
is known as Fairchild's crossing. At
| torney James Hourihan of this city
| is the attorney for the plaintiff and
| suit has been entered in the justices
court. The plaintiff in his petition says
| that in June. 1913. two horses belonging
jointly to DR.. Schaeffer of Rome and
! himself were killed at the railroad
crossing. He alleges that the horses
] wandered On the right of way and
4 that the defendant company were
/ negligent inasmuch as the cattle guards
were insufficient. DR.. Schaeffer has as
signed his undivided half interest in
| the animals to the plaintiff who, ac-
cordingly asks for Judgment for 1913
! The case will be heard before Mayor
/: Swailes on Aug. 3.