Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16
Southern Iowa Items

Hastings.
on Thursday and Friday. Dec 10 and
II. Frank Kelley completed threshins
his wheat crop of 1915. The quality
was fairly good and it was delivered
at The elevator as it was threshed.
Alba.
Monroe county's inspirational inst!-
tute will be held at the Lincoln build
ing here edo. 1911. Among those who
will appear on the program are w. A.
Jessup, Iowa City; George H. Belts,
Mount Vernon; J. c. Cunningham.
Ames: Henry D. Kies, Abba, and Carrie
Van Glider, Indianola. ..
Earring.
Mr. John Keeper, who resides just
a little south OF town, lost a valuable
steer the latter part Of the week. 1t
was shot by some hunters who were
trespassing on his farm. Undoubtedly
1t was an accident, but nevertheless,
the animal died and Mr.. Keeper is the
loser with no redress.
GIidden.
Earl Carpenter met with a painful
accident Sunday when he and some
other boys were out hunting. John
Knute fired at something and Earl re-
ceived the shot in the calf Of his leg.
They took him to Carroll and used the
x-ray and took out seven shot. There
are ten more in his leg. but the doctor
did not think it best to probe for them,
they were in 30 deep. This will lay
him up for some time.
Oskaloosa. 49,.
The total actual value of all prop
erty in Mahaska count! is s41.54,948.
The total value of the moneys and
credits is s3S19.6ss. Added to the total
valuation of all property it makes a
total Of s45.494,6s2. Mahaska county
has a population of 1922, according to
the last census report, and these fig
ures make an average wealth Of each
man, woman and child in the county,
1856.
Brighton. 80 ....
Brighton is being lighted by cleo
tricity and within short time most OF
the business houses, many residences
and The streets win be illumined by
the current to be generated at the new
plant built along the Skunk river. a
white way with eIectroliers in the bus
mess district will be one of the fea-
lures of the new lighting system The
business houses and several homes are
being wired as rapidly as the workmen
can do it and all are looking forward
to this modern improvement.
Earring.
This locality was, visited by a six
inch snow. the first of the season. Fri
day night, Quite. number OF hunters
went out Saturday and returned with
a nice supply of rabbits. Judging
from the number of sleighs in town,
sleighing must be real good. A num-
Der of the farmers still have corn in
the field and it being down on the
ground 1t is impossible for them to
husk it. Quite a few finished just. be-
fore the snow and now consider them
selves quite lucky.
Heek"L.
Mrs. Helen Gould Shepard, who is
greatly intere sted in the matter Of pro-
noting familiarity with the scriptures.
has ade generous offer thru the
Y. w. c. A., to the members OF this or
ganiza.ion. She offers to present each
one with a handsomely printed bible.
containing her autograph, provtdcd q
certain number Of scripture verses are
memorized before the end of Sept. 1,
1916. Last year when Mrs. Shepard
made a similar offer thirteen young
women and girls OF Keokuk won bibles.
Ottumwa.
Albert Green, colored. of Washington.
claiming to be a special agent OF tie
state, appointed after the enactment OF
law providing for such Officers. was
arrested at the union Depot at ~
o'clock at night after he had attacked
Frank Reeves. a Burlington brakeman.
In police court he pleaded guilty to
assault With DANGEROUS rec pom ann
was sent to jail for q term Of ten days.
According to statement made In
court by Reeves, he was attacked at
the local station after he had elected
Green from the Burlington train No.
IL, at Fairfield. Green had . ticket