Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-13

cities most Of the company have made
| their headquarters in Davenport. Fol-
lowing the performance Saturday night
several Of the t:ouDe figured it would
be an unusual experience to walk
across the ice. 1t was. Miss Wi.liie
broke thru, and her companion, Sallie
DAILY. despite the fact that she couldn't
swim, attempted to save her. Julius
Shebe Of the company then Jumped in
to save both young women. AS the
Ice, however, continued TO give way,
he was practically helpless until
William Parkman. the drummer with
the orchestra, came to his assistance.
The latter's wife, Leona Williams, see
Ing her husband in the desperate
| struggle also went in. and there were
five people in the predicament. Shebe
and Parkman,, with the assistance of
others who were attracted to the scene,
and with theraid of some panks final
| ly succeeded in saving the entire party.
Fort Madison. $50
The plant of the Acme Metal Manu-
| featuring Company of Chicago, the
second OF the large manufacturing
plants to locate in Fort Madison's new
| factory district, began operations with
a portion of its force this morning.
1
| mechanics who arrived in this city to-
day from Chicago, and started work
on contracts that the company now
has. The former plant at Chicago is
now almost entirely dismantled, and
nearly all the machinery not now in
stalled at the big factory building here
| is now on its way here or being pre-
pared for shipment.
Avoca.
| 1T pays to advertise" Is as-good a
saying for the farmer as for the bust
ness man in town, according to II. W.
Habicht. prominent Iowa farmer Hv-
ing near Avoca. That was his testi-
! mony given at the conclusion of talk
on advertising for the farmer by T.
w. Beckman at the annual farmers
short course at Iowa State College.
put in an adj offering for sale calf
some choice hogs and poultry. About
half OF it was sold to advantage TWEEN
! ty-four hours afterwards. I wouldn't
! be surprised IL the rest Of it were gone
| when ! get home. An ad in the home
paper always helps me sell my stuff
Davenport.
| Davenport experienced a real strike
Sunday in the midst of the toilers.
l
TRY was closed down as a result, the
issue was just as important to those
effected as il It involved many mil
lions. The strikers were the local car
rier boys on the Chicago papers Be-
fore starting out with their routes Sun
day morning the boys demanded %
cent increase in pay. This was denied
them. After n short conference they
decided there was no alternative and
walked out" Their places were filed
by recruits from the ranks OF the
newsies selling papers on the streets
and aside from patrons receiving their
Chicago papers late. there was no sur
face Indication OF the strike. No other
lines of business were affected
wilton.
A. C. Duffy of Wilton is the proud
possessor of full grown lemon tree,
and has placed the same in the post
office for the winter, as the heat there
s of a more uniform temperature. The
tree was planted by Mr.. Duffy about
twenty years ago from an orange
seed in box. The seed sprouted
and sent forth shoot. When the shoot
was very young Jake Tanker split
open bud and placed therein a lemon
J seed. The shoot continued to grow
and developed into lemon tree. II
was later transplanted from the DO,
into a tub, In which II now stands. Fol
several years 1t has born fruit, and a
the present time bears number o
lemons. A popularity of the tree !:
that. on the same tree there will b.
blossoms and lemons In all stages O
q development and at the present time
having lemonsinot larger than walnut.
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