Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-26
Southern Io1ua Items

consists of 800 acres of land and per-
sonal property. Bates is also one Oh
the administrators of the estate, the
other being n. E. Merry.
Burlington.
The life Of Charles Feiertag was
crushed out and three others escaped
death by a hairs breadth when the
big Kissel touring car in which they
were riding skidded on. the mud on
Agency road and turned. completely
over, p!nning Feiertag and H. e. Jones.
the driver, beneath the heavy body.
Feiertag died almost instantly, but the
three other men escaped with rev
minor injuries. The accident occurred
Sunday morning at 1880 O'Clock on the
Agency road, about five miles west OF
Burlington and short distance east
of the county farm. The car, Win n.
c. Jones driving, F'eiertag seated be-
side him and Frank Hall and Ed Loose
in the rear seat, was proceeding west
on the way TO the county farm
Davenport.
Alfalfa fields in Scott county will be
cut this week and the outlook is for an
excellent yield, running from one ana
half to two tons per acre according
to G. r. Bliss, agriculturist OF the Scott
County Farm Improvement League.
There are approximately thirty old al
falfa fields which will yield first cut
ting this year. The acreage OF this
crop will run from 200 to 800 acres.
The stand is good, materially helped
along bv the recent rains and with the
price high will prove a valuable crop
| for the local farmers. The earliest fields
will be cut today or tomorrow and the
remainder will be harvested during the
next ter days. The total acreage IS
much larger than would be indicated
| by the amount to be cut at the present
time as many of the fields were only
planted last year.
| Davenport.
| The elimination Of a series of mis-
| fortunes to the Douty family came
Sunday evening, when Mrs. Annie
| Lydia Douty, aged 81 years, and the
| mother of the family, fell from small
porch at the rear Of their quaran-
tined home. 1929 Campbell avenue,
striking a cellar window and breaking
| her neck. She died at once at f5o
o'clock. Page W. Douty. the husband
| of the woman, has been unable 10 WORK
| for several weeks because OF broken
toe, which prevents him from walking.
| Three children OF the coupe oAS NV
| recovering from scarlet fever ana
whooping cough. The house has been
) Guaranteed for some time and as the
children were almost well, the sign
! was TO be removed this week
youngest of three children Us about .
months old and the Oldest ABOUT
years.
Bloomfield.
Troy will establish the nrst cohsoi ",
| dated school district in Davis county
and it seems altogether fitting tnat tne
old academy town should nave Inc
honor The supreme court ahlrmeo t,e
decision of Judge vermilion IN the
! contest growing out Of the election 70
establish the consolidated district o.
Troy and the school officials OF tne
new district are advertising Tor oids 70
erect e. suitable building. The elecnon
which resulted in an oyefWnei,nns
majority to establish the coneoiiuate. .
district with Troy as the center, wai
held Dec. "a, 1913. The hope OF tne
projectors was to. erect asbuiidingt N
| 1911 in time to begin school IN sep
TENDER but a contest began and \ ne
courts were called upon 9to. aroitrtn J,
the matter. Judge ycrmnionS heard tne
case and his opinion vas anirmeo y
the supreme court s5s