Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-11

Acktoy.
Landlord and Mrs. Gemmill. who
have been the popular lessees of Hotel
Ackley during the past five years. have
been for some considerable length OF
time considering the leasing OF hotel
property elsewhere. Arrangements
have been practically completed to take
at Cedar Falls, FOR many years owned
by the Burrs, and conducted by them.
Fort Dodge.
An unknown man calmly sauntered
up to the Illinois Central ticket win
dow Wednesday evening and pushing
a pile of currency and drafts towards
E. L. Holmes. the night ticket agent,
requested that he keep the money
safely for him until morning. The
man called in the morning for his cash
which amounted to $500. Although
the trusting traveller appeared to be
extremely rash in his action, many
others have lost large sums by wander
ing about the railroad yards at night
with money in their pockets.
Grundy Center.
A fine country home about a mile
north of wellsburg went up in smoke
Sunday afternoon when the Thomas
Alderman farm home was totally de-
stroyed by fire of an unknown origin.
The fire occurred while there was no
one at home and the cause probably
will never be known. The farm Is
rented by Ben Hockstre and he and his
family had left shortly after dinner to
spend the afternoon at the Martin
Thomas home, near neighbors. Whether
the fire caught from the flue, or the
fire in the kitchen stove or some other
cause, will never be known.
Fort Dodge.
Two hundred and fifty men sat down
at banquet tables in John Browns
park in Humboldt Wednesday night
and after partaking of a banquet fur
nished by the women of that section
of the town, held one of the most en-
thusiastic good roads meeting held in
this section Of the state for months.
Joe L. Long of Des Moines secretary
Of the Iowa Good Roads Federation.
was the principal speaker. Prof. John
Dodds of Iowa State College, Ames,
gave a lecture illustrated by stereopti-
con slides, some of them showing good
and bad roads in Humboldt county. ].
L. Parsons. Humboldt county road en-
gineer, read an excellent paper on the
good road work of that county.
Par<ersburs.
Farmers have been busy haying the
past few days. Oats are ripening fast,
especially the early kind and will be
ready to cut within few days. The
late oats are beginning to turn and
they too will soon be ready for the
binder Various estimates of the prob
able yield Of oats vary considerable,
but the best guesses run from thirty
to forty five bushels per acre. An ex-
ceptionally good piece may go to fifty
bushels Corn Is growing rapidly and
in some fields is getting ready to tassle
out. 1t is far ahead Of the average
year and IL good rains come at caring
time there will be phenominal yield.
osesola.
Three persons were seriously In
jured early Thursday morning when an
automobile in which they were riding
turned turtle six miles west Of here.
The injured: Henry Loiler. fractured
left shoulder and bad bruises. Mre.
Loiler, left leg broken and badly
bruised. Dr. Loiler OF Sidney. chest
injured and several ribs broken. Two
small children of Mr.. and Mrs L.oiler
escaped injury by a miracle. The party
were on their way to Sidney. In go
ing down hill the auto struct some
loose dirt and went into the ditch,
turning completely over and throwing
all the occupants out They are being