Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-21
West Branch.


w. ]. Mcdonald, Of Iowa City, re-
ccives $40 an acre rent for his Cedar
&C unity farm CT 800 acres and says his
renters are making money. He was
off cred 1925 an acre for the farm which
he bought year ago for less than 5000.
Stanwood.
| DR.. W.. w. Carlton and family
reached California safely on their auto
trip. making $500 miles in fifteen days
actual running time. They camped at
night, preparing supper and breakfast.
! usually taking their dinners at hotels.
! They visited many old friends en- route.
Mount Vernon.
College faculty, who is director of the
summer school session, has recently
been honored by the notification that
his book, The High School," has been
adopted for reading circle use in West
| Virginia.
Humboldt.
The chance of wrestling match be-
! tween Frank Gotch and Joe Stecher
| at Omaha on Labor day grew less
when it was announced that Stecher
he'd decided he was not at all anxious
to meet the champion in the near flu
ture. Gotch had virtually agreed to
the match.
Durant.
Charles Werner has his wheat in the
shock and his hay all up. and expects
to begin on his barley Immediately pro-
viding the weather will permit. Charley
says he used ninety pounds of Irvine on
his twenty-seven acres of wheat, and
took. twenty-four loads of hay off
eleven acres of hay land.
Ottumwa.
William Citizens, a pioneer resident
of Wapello county, and prominent
farmer living about eight miles north
Of town, died suddenly this afternoon
about o'clock. He had just returned
from Fremont and was sitting on the
floor when he was stricken. physi-
clan from Fremont was called but Mr..
Citizens died shortly after. Mr.. 9th
ems was about 60 years of age and
was vel, known in Ottumwa and vi
cinity.
Clarence.
Two car loads of road oil for Dayton
township and one for the town Of
Clarence are on track here. Road
users are very much in hopes other
townships, particularly those thru
which the Lincoln highway travels will
get busy with the oil. Dayton town
ship still remains the only township
hereabouts that has used any oil on the
country roads. The application of oil
soon does away with dragging.
Manchester.
The body of DR.. A. B. Terrill arrived
in Manchester on Saturday from San
Francisco. where he passed away earlier
In the week. Funeral services were
held from the Congregational church of
this city Monday afternoon. and inter-
ment made in Oakland cemetery. Mr..
Terrill was for four years a member of
Company I, Fourth Michigan cavalry.
The regiment Of which Mr.. Merrill was
a member participated in some ninety
odd engagements, and during one of
these he was taken prisoner.
Iowa Falls.
That Iowa is taking front rank at the
expositions now taking place on the
Pacific coast is evidenced to the citi-
zens of the state in many different ways
but recently to the people OF Hardin
county thru the distinction won by
William Wade Hinshaw. who recently
took part in the $4,000 prize opera
"Fairyland," put on at Los Angeles.
Very favorable comments are heard
concerning the work of the former
Hardin county boy. who has already
won q name for himself by musical
work done in the east also. Mr.. Hin
shaw early evidenced musical ability