Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-13

HlV0fStoos
Mrs. Thomas Hawthorne was PROS
trated by the heat while picking berries
on the ]. L. Meeks' fruit farm. Tuesday.
While her condition is serious she 10
reported to be resting easier this morn
ing.
Sioux City.
When the entries for the 3oo-mile
automobile race here July closed on
Wednesday night. twenty -seven cars
had entered, twenty-four Of which were
lin the race at Indianapolis.
Indications point to an exciting race
as ever held in this country.
Manchester.
]. j. Pentony. democratic, candidate
for the Office Of sheriff Of Delaware
county in fling his expense account
with the county auditor, states that 1t
cost him Just 4 cents to makoshe CAM
paien. Mr.. Pentony has been deputy
sheriff for a number Of years and IL
widely known over the county. He had
no opposition for the nomination on
the democratic ticket. Other candi-
dates expenses range from $35 to 107.
Waterloo.
Edward Chapman, aged 70. one of the
pioneer Illinois Central. conductors ano
widely known in railroad circles. ex-
pired suddenly at q o clocksW "Wednesday
evening at his home at 81 Jine street
Mr.. Chapman has been sufferer with
heart disease for some time. but APP
peared in his usual health Wednesday
He ate his evening meal Tuesday even
ing and was setting in chair In his
room when the end came suddenly and
peacefully. He was found few min
utes later by others in the, house. A
physician was summoned. but 1t was
too late.
Fort Dodge.
8. Denning, Of Boone, brakeman
on the Fort Dodge, Des Moines and
Southern, is at Mercy Hospital recov-
ering from the shock Of stroke OF
lightning. The bolt Of electricity struck
the motor Of the o'clock interurban
Wednesday night and ran thru four OF
five cars to where Denning was coup
ling. The lightning struck him
| on the elbow, ran up the arm
and over to his left side
and then down into the ground. Thai
he was not killed is considered mirac-
ulous by the physicians attending. II
Is thought he will suffer no permanent
effects and will be up in short time
Cedar Rapids.
| ]. Ross Mickey, Of Macomb, Ill, wa:
re- elected supreme master Of the Mys.
| tic Workers of the World by an over
whelming majority at the business ses
sion of the eleventh biennial conven
| ton here Thursday afternoon. Othel
supreme officers were chosen as fol
| lows: Vice master E. j. Dahms, Ma
rion. Iowa: secretary. John r. Walsh
Fulton. ILL.,: banker Al F. Schoch. OF
tawa, Ill; general attorney. Charles E
sturtz, Kewanee, ILL.,; medical examin
err. DR.. j. w. Cunningham. Dumont
Iowa: editor. Robert j. Toole. Mt. Nor
I ris: conductor, Millie E. Dawson. Chi
cago: sentinel, Katherine Devine, Gin
ton, Iowa: picket, Mena Reynolds
i Wenona. Ill.
Manchester.
4 June 1s has been set by the count.
auditor as the date for the county con
vention of presidents Of the schoo
boards of the county. to name sue
cessor to superintendent g. D. Ribblt
who rendered his resignation las
week. Mr.. Ribblei was elected count
sunerintendent on the democratic tick
ct in 1912, and is serving his secon
term. Mr.. Ribble has been elected t
superintendency of the public school
at Earlville, and assumes his new du
tiles September. Three candidates hay
i. announced themselves for the .positio
of county superintendent. viz: L.
Bowman who formerly practiced medi
cine in this city: Percy Walker. a for
lmer instructor in the Manchester ,hfg
Ischool. and Robert E. Long of Corn
:. ling. Iowa. 1t is likely that others WI
announce themselves for the positio
before the day when the heads Of u
various school boards will make the
selection.
Ames.
No one practice will do more to n
crease Iowa's potato yield than spray
ing. according to the horticultural 81
per.s OF Iowa State College and expel
iment station. They add that It
high time now to be spraying and the
offer these SUGGESTIONS For earl
blight and rot, beetles and bugs. besl
sprayfnx when the plants are abo'
eight inches high. or when the beetle
Arst. appear, and spray at intervals.
ten TO fifteen days till Erowth stop
Spray more frequently In hot. dan
weather and less often IN dry weathe
I Use Bordeaux mixture FOR early hlisi
ana rot: use Bcrdeanx combined wit
isad sarssnates tArss ,poupds e lety q