Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-01
Southern Iolun Items

fourteen years. In 1870 he was the ed
itor Of the Pella Weekblad, q Dutch
paper. established in 1860 by Henry
Hospers, who later moved to Orange
City, Iowa. The Weekblad under MI.
Neyenesch had the largest circulation
Of any paper in the county. and the
largest Dutch circulation In the United
States. He served Pella as Its mayor
in 1874. 1875 and 1877. ut that time
they elected . mayor every year. sHe
also served az clerk for eleven years.
Davenport.
Stealing his own automobile from a
Kansas City garage, Jerry Ryan,
Davenport plumbing contractor, out
distanced q sheriff and two auto loads
Of deputies. won his race across the
Kansas state line and after q hard trip
over the worst kind Of muddy roads.
arrived home Sunday. The auto was
stolen from the Ryan garage last week.
The thief was traced to Kansas City,
where he had sold the machine to q
garage man. Mr.. Ryan entered the
garage and in order to avoid an at
tempt to replevin the car, announced
himself as a prospective purchaser OF
his own car, which was marked FOR
Sale" He jumped into the car and
telling the garage man that it was his
own, ran the machine out and headed
for the Missouri river bridge. The
garage proprietor notified the sheriff
who bundled his deputies into two ma
chimes and followed The Davenporter
beat the authorities to the state line
by several minutes.
Fort Madison.
An old bell with history was removed
from the belfry of the ST. Mary's church
In Hamburg, Iowa, and presented to
Rev. Father Zaiser of this city. The
bell is considerably over a century old.
1t was first used as a signal on the
steamer Osprey, which was owned by
the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith. He
sold the steamer to Captain Pliny AL
word, who years later, gave the boat
to his brother-in-law, John LaMotte.
who used it as wharf boat at Mon
trose, Iowa. The bell was presented
to him by the Rev. Father Altman,
who was one of the early settlers here
and the founder of the st. Joseph
church in this city. 1t was the first
bell in the Mississippi valley. and also
did service as fire bell. In 1872 1t
was replaced by other bells and was
given to Father Pape. under whose
charge the ol. MARY ShuECu was
founded at Hamburg. Having bought
to Fort Madison, thinking that 1t
would bring back old memories to some
Of the old settlers.
Davenport.
During the last year Scott county
farmers produced alfalfa worth be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. according
to figures submitted today by the
county auditors Office to the state
agricultural department. The figures
were produced in compliance with q
request from the agricultural depart
ment. 1t shows that the total acre
age In the county under cultivation
last year was 296 acres and that out
OF this the farmers harvested t,0S9
tons. A number Of them did not cut
their alfalfa, 1t being the hrst year.
The average price OF alfalfa - us
to $50 per ton. Multiplied by 1,OS9.
which IL the total tonnage In produc-
ton there IL q total Of $4,000 to
$4,000. Pleasant Valley township
proved to be the greatest producer
among the townships. In this town.
ship the farmers had ssh acres un-
der cultivation, and production Of
jority of this with seventy acres under
cultivation. The yield was S85 tons.
Charles w. .Lau was the second best
producer In the county. He had twen-
" acres under cultivation and they
yielded eighty tons. Bruce +. 4oa1lln
had fifteen acres on his farm In ShSfi-
dan township and this produced aexsn-
ty.hve tons. Adolph r. Arp hafyo6tod
forty ilve tons on twelve acres and
Max xroeger forty tons %: ten aeseA