Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-21
Southern Io1ua Items.

I which ~toek place from .St.--- 2daIy's
Catholic church. se2Ess OF tslegIans
were received from presidents Of rhil-'
| roads, with whom the deceased had
been connected in business, expressing
sympathy for the faiaily. The body
was laid to RESI- in sst- ~Margarets
cemetery. y W T.
lzDes Moinss. fsm
Work OF preparing official ballots
for the coming municipal election was
halted as the result OF, the ming by
| Councilman r a. Leon<sdt ofsa sworn
statement, alleging that mistakes had
| been made in counting, The primary
! ballots which resulted in his being
crowded off the non partisan ticket
Leonard was fifty eight:5yo under
Samuel Zion, who was awarded last
place on the ticket. Leonard asks a
recount.
Victor. -,
The fire loss at Victor is 80 small
that 1t drew comment from the state
fire warden. He recently wrote a
letter to c. L. Border, chief Of the
Victor fire department.. asking him II
he knew that he was required by law
to report all fires in his district.
Border answered that the reason he
had reported no fires was that there
were none to report, and In his reply
the warden said that the fire loss in
Victor was lower than that Of any
town Of its size In the state, and that
| it was a record to be proud OF.
Charlton.
Charles Marshall, son Of Mrs. Laura
Jacobs, of this city. met almost in
slant death on Thursday evening at
the Ed Anderson farm south of Char
iton. where he had been employed. He
had been driving a team hitched to a
corn shredder. and the team became
! frightened and ran away, throwing
the boy out He was caught in the
i machine and was cut SO badly that
! death resulted a few hours later. He
| was about II years of age. Funeral
| services, conducted by Rev. Theodore
H. Aszman, were held at the home Of
Ibis mother Saturday mornig at 9
! o'clock after which the body was
/ taken to Russell for interment. He
was bright, Industrious young man
and was well liked by all who knew
! him. Z -
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| No great shortage OF. seed corn is
| anticipated in Johnson county this
| spring, 1t is said. Farmers have awak-
| ened to the gravity OF the situation
and have been testing their seed as
never before. The test rTea!s > vide
| range, but gives plenty Of corn for
| seed, it Is believed A few Of the best
\ tests so far reported r.. X. Adams,
500 ears early picked seed, all showed
four sprouts, only eighteen which had
one or more weak or dead ones. #. Al.
Jedlicka 600 ears. seven bad ears J..
@. Brown, 275 ears, twenty-five showed
weak or dead germs. q This corn was
picked after the, heavy October freeze.
Mr.. Brown also has a CRIB OF 1914 corn
showing strong termination, but 10
not using. 1t, as he has plenty OF new
1 seed for his own needs Tests re-
damage to seed. but stilt leaves plenty
Flor the planting, 1t is Thought
Fort Madison. w 5srs.F@s
/ Mrs. George Miller. residing NORTH
I Of the city on the DENMARK road.
alone IN her homesF-riday afternoon,
noted with fright the entrance Of =
stranger to her homs.5 The man meref
ly glanced at her and then aJnbied Oh
to q bed room. In few moments ne
had rolled under the covers. She
i tsIephoned' to Deputy Sheriff ]. ~
i Watkins at this city. Tho deputy
sheriff, accompanied by ASsistAnt Chtea
Of Police r. e. Willard. hurried 70 the
\ home In an automobiles When fheg
| reached there they found k1le man A
bed. He was fully DRESSED, not tax
Ling the time to take of hfg SHOES and
sound asleep. He had c6nSid erAfior
q enough. however. TO nat6 ~ cs..s q
the bed post The man wAs Awxxenee
and ftastisi into Til the : ss..tcpbiles Al,lf
drought toszt1ais city. h 49, taksf
before q local Justice ana 1tven 3hirts
days in ttiiie county jail - ~ Z
ttnifhe o. Josspit 4aEd 7! = Il
time here last year f6ys -
,cealed weaDoni