Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-12

action will be taken until the general
election next fall. If Valley Junction
decides it ought to be something else,
something else 1t will be. The fault
found with the present name is that
the word Junction indicates that
Valley Junction is railroad crossing,
not a thriving city. "
Fort Madison.
A party OF gypsies from Birmingham,
Ala, arrived in the city Friday on their
way to pes Moines. There were nine
! in the party ind they Travelled in q
| large touring car Five of the party
are grown people and the other four
young children. The party followed
the yellow and white trail or what is
known as the corn belt trail to Fort
| Madison, coming from Rushville, Ill.
! 1t is two months since the travellers
left their southern home for the north
and the leader OF the band said that
! he had taken his time to come this far.
Trouble overlook them when they
reached Fort Madison for they exper-
fenced blowout and had to stop for
repairs alta local garage.
West Liberty.
| More than fifty horses are being
trained at'the localjtrack in preparation
for the opening OF the Cedar Valley
circuit in West Liberty June l. and
8. Included in this string of fast ones
are animals from California and many
| other distant states, and letters of in
| quiry promise that the string will be
4 doubled before the date of the races.
Budd Davis is here from Caldwell,
Idaho with May Davis. his PAGER. with
a mark OF 2:oSA, and H. E. Arm
strong of Pleasanton. Cal. has his Hal
J. PAGER 2:09k, in training here also.
Many others have good marks, and
their drivers declare some better rec
ords will be made on the local track,
which has been thoroughly conditioned
and is in good shape.
Ely.
| Flowing. is practically all done. Con-
siderable corn planting already with
planters going on nearly every farm.
The rain wet the ground to depth
of foot or more, making the fields
in good condition for planting. Should
it remain as cold as at present there
Is much danger of the corn rotting In
the ground. Pastures are doing fine.
The grass has made a phenomenal
growth since the late rains Oats seems
to be growing very slowly as it was
retarded by the long drought and now
by the cold weather. Early potatoes
are well along and in spite of bad
weather conditions are growing nicely
Many have already planted their late
potatoes, a rather large crop being put
out this year. The poor crop last yeal
j made 1t necessary to ship in the ma
jority of the seed.
Mount Pleasant.
- 4Srysc a a q.
cen. meeting Officially ordered the i'm.
mediate construction OF forty two per-
lmanent cement bridges in various parts
OF the county. Practically every town
ship and important thorough in the
county will be. benefited by this action
Iof the board. This order does not in
clude the many small culverts thai
will be put in, hut real bridges up to
a span that Is the limit OF concrete
, construction. RI Mount Pleasant will
benefit in this bridge building pro-
gram. The bridge over Saunders creek
!, on West Washington street will BE-
taken out and fine new concrete
! structure put in. This is the last
bridge in the city limits that needs
rebuilding. AL, others have been pu
in. Every street eross-run in the city
limits are now provided with wide per
|manent concrete bridges or will bt
when the West Washington stree
!, bridge is put in. Among the new
! bridges scheduled. and which will be o
: interest to Mount Pleasant is one OF
, 1.-THE Blue Grass road at Ross spring
t east OF town. The present bridge !!
, one OF the narrow ones and with con,
! siderable hump. The old bridge vii
' come out and new wide one OF cas-!
r Grade will take its place.