Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-22
state May Inherit Property.
Southern Io,ua Items

i, ton division of the department of
agriculture, will have charge of ar
rangements for the sale as well as the
show.
Lisbon.
We believe that two Of our citizens
have the banner in stock production.
Charles Stock has fine COW. Late in
October of 1914 she presented him with
fine pair of twin calves. Early In
this month she duplicated the present.
Four calves within a year. James
Tyson has a thoroughbred SOW. In, the
spring of 1914 she had fourteen pigs:
, in the fall twelve pigs and this spring
thirteen, thi-ty.nines pigs within 4 year.
| Tyson has sold the offspring, save
three, and realized over $500, or a pro-
fit of 2,400 per cent on the original
investment. fellow with ten such
sows would have realized $4,000. In
, tensifsd stock raising is some gold
mine.
Siaourney.
On accoun: Of no heat, the district
court has again been postponed from
the 18th to the 25th of October, Judge
Henry Silwold sent an order to Clerk
of Court Utterback ones day last week.
The court house ating plant got into
a state Of bad repairs last winter and
this sumner the county board made q
contract to put the plant in. It was
fully expected that everything would
be in readiness by the time the Octo-
Der term of court convened, but owing
to bad weather and other obstacles the
work was delayed. When court COM
menced on the 4th Of October 1t was
found to be entirely too cold in the
, court room to continue with the bust
ness and the judge concluded to aa-
journ until the room could be warmed.
Newton.
The cornerstone in the new Luth-
eran church was placed in position
! Monday. The ceremony was brief, in
formal and business like so that the
work on the church might not be de-
layed The stone is the customary
size and is OF light colored stone. In it
were placed bible, the constitutions
of the church, ladies' aid, missionary
society, Dorcas Circle, picture of the
| old church, and of Rev. Mr.. Bright,
some offerings from the workmen on
the new church, a,so d copy Of .he plea
! sent out before the old church was
/ built. This plea was sent out in 1873
and was signed by the first church
council and asked for a dime each
from every Lutheran in the state and
F, the response was satisfactory.
/ Abba.
| District court opened Monday, Judge
| Francis VI. Hunter. of Ottunwa, CIV
| ing the following decisions: State OF
| Iowa vs.. William o. Brown for DESERT
| ing wife and one, defendant to be
committed to the penitentiary at Fort
! Madison for one year at hard labor.
(, State OF Iowa VS.. H. L. Ferguson. The
defendant is to pay $500 and costs for
maintaining II liquor nuisance. State
of Iowa vs John Phillips for main
!; tanning liquor nuisance; defendant
| is to pay $500 and costs. State OF
/ Iowa VS.. Charles Head, the defend
ant is to pay 5000 and costs for main
| tanning liquor nuisance. State OF
| Iowa VS.. john Smith. The defendan,
is to pay fine of $1,000 and costs and
! stand committed 70 the county Jail for
six months and until final costs are
| paid for maintaining liquor nuisance
Fairfield.
| Arrangements for Jefferson county's
annual colt, calf and poultry show are
about completed, and the three days
Oct %, 20 and 80, bid fair to be the
biggest days for the farmer which the
county has had for years. Thru the
untiring efforts Of the secretary, n. N
Aliender. there has been an unusually
excellent premium list offered. The
colts and calves entered in this exhibit
ton will be cared for at the three feed
yards Of the city. Gaumers. George
IsraePs and Gilbert's feed yards. The
poultry department will be in the Carl
son building on East Broadway, oppo-
site the Ledger office. Here also will
be exhibited the corn display and some
| especially fine prizes are offered by
Fairfield factories and merchants fol
| fine corn. The members of the JEFF
ferson County Boys Corn Club have
not been forgotten and premiums
worth competing for are offered.