Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-08
Southern Ioua Items

IN. Lehman. Webster City. Rev. j.
p. Gowland: Oskaioo3a, A. J. Behner;
Cedar Rapids. 3. .. sutton; Farming
Ton. o. a. overnoiser. Keokuk and
Montrose, W. r. Means Charlton and
Mason, RoIla Morgan: Fairview. Rev
Vanderpool: Grinnen to be supplied
Rev. Clark was continued as district
superintendent.
Delta.
lAlber, shy der. the we'll known vet
eran painter OF this place, was killed
by falling off the top OF a lo-foot lad
der a. the residence OF J c. Reed
His head struck a cement step. crush
ing MS skull. Doctors were sum
moned and they operated upon him.
but ne did not regain consciousness.
and died at ) p. m. Mr.. Snyder iost
his wife last spring. and has often
remarked that he was ready to 80
as ne had no aelpmate. and was quite
respondent at times. He leaves three
daughters and one son, Mrs. j. p. Gar
reti, E4sse". ia; Mrs. Lee Sharon,
oskaloosa. La; Mrs. LosUe and Albert
Sny der jr.. % this place, 10 mourn
his loss
, Davenport.
An eight acre permanent experiment
farm mas been established at the or
phans home by Prof L. W. Foreman,
Of the department of Anes college.
Plots were laid out for twenty years
YESTERDAY and fertilizer applied There
aa pc four OF FIVE year rotation and
the state viii keep UP constant ex-
! perinlentatfon. Professor Foreman ief'
/ last night DIT will return in two weeks
; 10 harvest last springs experiments
/ The soil type here Is known as I'LL
+ NOS crit and the tests H!ll cost the
! state good deal OF money. The coun-
! " is spared expense AMI II is believed
i that the local farm will develop int
I one Of The most valuable in the state
| There are only four o.;.e- experimental
| farms o. similar type in Iowa.
! Council Bluffs.
Losses from fires consuming barn'
continue IN a surprising degree II
| southwestern Iowa, and In none OF TIM
| numerous cases has there been an ex
PLANTATION Of the fire. Early Sunda!
! morning Frederic Golz and family. re
gliding in, Prussia township. Uniof
county. were awakened to find thei
1 hi2 barn abiaze. Forty-five tons 0
/ hay. five horses and the usual farm
1 property COUtdfbNa III % '~'~'''
consumed. entaiiing loss OF abou
Is2,750 insurance $500. The iarg
barn on the farm Of Tom Finian, nea
Il Masona. burned TO the ground aDon
!, suDrige Saturday. The members Q
the family vino were awakened BY TN
roar of the flames, thought the nois
; was from an automobile going by. Tn
ioss here was $500, with $1,000 in
|, surance.
Missouri Valley.
Sunday night. between the hours Q
; 7:30 and Sis some miscreant broke IN
to the County Attorney McLAausn4
home on Fourth street while they wer
at church and had gone over the iron
rooms quite thoroughly. biA were EVIL
4 IDENTIFY scared away by their comm
home, as the dining room looked
| though the intruders had just begu
work. EVERYTHING was ransacked an
: closets gone through thoroughly. bu
: It is thought they only took hrs. Ae
s yIaughIin's gold watch and som
!. | money, aItbo they had other article
; get out apparently ready TO take ma
: | they not been frightened away. The
; gained entrance thru the bedroom win
i. dow but before coming In mad q
:. nearly every scTrcTr e 5e !" AZ u
, 80 far. no clue. but the authorities al
j. working on the case and hope soon
J, lind the right party.
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