Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-15
Southern Io1ua Items

wise farmers to carefully test each ear
and lay same aside in suitable place.
1t requires one and half millions
bushels of seed corn in Iowa each
year, and if there Is a large acreage of
soft corn this fall, there will not be
enough for 1915 planting. it is feared.
Neighboring states are also facing a
seed corn famine, it is claimed.
Perry.
L. P. Matthews doesn't like the ac-
con,Inodatiori In the city Jail. Io
proved it Monday night after having
been arrested by Officer Jake Harter.
Just exactly why he left or where he
went could not be learned this morning,
as it was impossible to interview him.
Matthews was picked up on charge
Of in.oxication and it was supposed
that he was in such condition that
the bunk in the. jail was all he cared
for. Officer Harter followed his usual
custom and left card on the Jail door
for CHEZ Zenor, stating that Matthews
was drunk. Dick went into the jai!
and looked around but there was no
prisoner. Further investigation showed
where one of the bars on the north
window had been sawed off. The space
wasn't very large but it was sufficient
and Matthews crawled thru and bea:
It, He left two saw blades to show
just how the work was done. How he
secured the blades no one knows, but
it is presumed he had some friends on
the outside who slipped them to him.
Des Moines.
The estate of Edwin Hawley, late
president of the Minneapolis & ST.
Louis railroad, paid $13.394.40 to the
state of Iowa as collateral Inheritance
tax Mr.. Hawley died recently in New
York, leaving all of his property to
collateral heirs. The estate was val
ued at $9,429.449, against which were
4,426,774 in debts. The part of the
estate on which the tax was paid in
Iowa was on the property of the Mimi
eapolis & ST. Louis railroad In this
state. The late president owned 1885
shares of the common stock and 500
shares Of the preferred stock. The to-
tai value of the stock was placed at
$646,277. After deductlng the value of
the trackage outside of the state and
the proportionate share Of the debts.
there remained $231,915 on which to
levy the collateral tax. The tax prop
er amounted to $11,59576 and interest
accumulated to the extent of s1.79S.64.
making lOldl VI $AO,OC7.7V. L lie eli
tire estate was left by Mrs. Hawley to
two nephews.
Iowa City.
President Robert n. Carson. of the
Iowa division of the Chicago, Kansas
City and Gulf Highway Association,
has confirmed the appointment of the
following vice presidents: r. Tagge,
Durant; C. Fl. Wilson. Wilton juno
ton; DSrold Smith, West Liberty; O..
A. Byington, Iowa City; F. E. Skola,
Kalona; c. NJ. Keck. Washington. E.
f. Friend, Brighton; A. f. Bridger.
Richland; ]. H. Weidenfeller, Ottum-
wa; Walter Abegg, Blakesburg; Simp-
son Bailey, Unionville; j. ]. Taylor.
Cdell; Purley Rinker, Centerville; j. A.
Rutter, Sewal. Davenport and Seymour,
Iowa, are also to have representation
and appointments will be decided lat
er. The above appointments were
made June "a at the Iowa City meet
ing. With but few exceptions each
Of the parties named are bankers,
which illustrates the fact that the
bank .rs are very active in every COM
munity for better highways. There is
little criticism to be made regarding
road conditions along the c. K. c. and
X. highway in Iowa. Probably the
stretch OF road on that highway south
west from Iowa City to the Washing
ton county line could be very much
Improved. The county board has such
improvements In mind and will doubt
less act with their usual ,promptness
as soon as the funds are at their COM
mand Iowa City and Johnson county
ia now shown to be "a hub" in many
of the maps showing automobile trails.
Marked highways radiate In all direc-
tons.