Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-18
Southern Ioua Items

sufficient abundance to bring to mar
ket. He said that this was the first
time in years that the second crop was
so much in evidence Berries which are
at present in bloom. he claims, will not
develop, for too much time is required.
The quality of berries now growing and
ripening is attracting considerable at
tention. Similar reports are issuing
from various localities and some Of the
growers are anticipating a late winter,
in which case they Will be able to
market produce much later than usual,
since the late frost was not nearly so
severe in this locality as in others.
Knoxville.
Wednesday night freight car on the
Rock Island switch was kicked toward
the main line with Frank Hunt on top,
but the brake refused to work and the
car went on the main line and down
a grade at forty miles an hour and
part way up the next grade and then
started back but it was met by a
switch engine and a nicely made con-
nection prevented az wreck and prob
ably death.
Fairfield.
j. P. Manatrey. Of Fairfield, is the
:
registration of his car under the new
automobile law. which becomes effec-
tive Jan l. 1916 He has requested
that he be given No. /. Mantarey was
the first to register his car this year.
He was given No. 1901, for the reason
that the motorcycle numbers ran from
] to 6.999, and the auto numbers begun
with 1000 However, this year the
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Perry.
The next conference of the Iowa
branch of the Kings Daughters will be
held in Des Moines. That place cap
tured it in fight with Davenport and
! Ottumwa. Nearly all the old officers
| We're returned. For the eighth time Ida
Mansfield, of Burlington, was selected
! president. Mrs. Coleman, OF Daven-
port. who has been on the executive
:! board was elected vice president. a
/ NV office. Lola White, of Burlington
! was reelected secretary. Mrs. Drum
! mond, Of Davenport, was elected fol
! another term as treasurer. Mrs. c. E
! Boblett. of Perry was elected to fill out
: the unsupplied term of the executive
/ board.
/ Knoxville.
i Charles Shappell, of Knoxville is
opening a SIN II mine on the George
1 Aubery place. 2Ia miles south of town
} There is very peculiar formation ir
: the coal measures strataS on that farm
and that of S. P. Brady, adjoining
three coal veins being exposed in the
!! out-crop or within easy access. AL
three veins are within forty feet o.
the surface, the upper one being GOV.
cred in some places by less than foo
of clay soil. The middle seam is work
able in a small way and the third OF
main coal bed ranges from three to al.
most four feet in thickness. 1t is il
a good location for country trade ant
in easy access of the Gosport road.
Essex.
When John Almquist. of Essex
divided his estate a few days ago III
gave the equivalent OF $4,000 Il
each of his eleven children. Mr.. Aim
quist, who moved into town from
farm a few years ago. owned LITTLE
over 700 acres of Page county land
He decided to get rid Of his propert,
and let the children manage so HI
called them all home and divided
things around. There are eleven Chill:
dren, and each received land or $4,000
IN cash. He gave away $9S,VVV III al
He still! owns the homestead OF 16'
acres and his modern residence here II
Essex. He and his wife live here il
town now with their youngest daush
ter, Hannah.
Davenport.
Plans to drive the Iowa washer
woman out of business were laid her
Wednesday when the Iowa Stat
Launderers' Association opened It
convention with lengthy discussion
on the development of the latest brancl
in the laundry business-the tamil.
wash. That eventually every laundr
| in the state will do the family wasl
at a reasonable price was the state
ments of several speakers. TIL
laundrymen disclosed the fact tina
many college and university student
jwere sending their laundry home I
mother because the rates were to
high. Insurance rates, express rate
and the pure fabric bills are othe
m. tiers up for considerations Tn
next convention will be held in De
Moines.