Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-18

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L. 5. Griffith. the Lee county agen;
Is advising the farmers against burn
ing corn fodder. II is waste OF abou;
$3.50 per acre. as the fodder would be
worth fully that much as fertilizer.
Essex.
: Haroid Swerson. while at work on ar
: improv!sed platform over a we'll, fei
co-ty-tive feet 70 the water and theT
shot twenty feet thru water 10 the bot
tom. Altho severely injured by falling
timhers. he managed TO rise TO the sur
face of the water and keep afloat Un-
i! help arrived and he was pulled out.
Davenport.
When raft on which ne was play
: i1g tipped slightly in water sixteen feet
deep. Thomas IngLs. l+-year-old son
! Of Mr.. and Mrs. George !ngL=. 9eG
Myrtle street. slipped on the shiny sur
face and fell into the water. drowning
before help could reach him. at l.
O'Clock saturday noon. The acciden;
happened near the bridge over Duck
creek. near the mouth OF that stream
Ottumwa.
Pupils Of the local high school Sat
urday began circula ton of a petition
requesting the board Of education &
adopt half day school sessions. The
young people are counting upon tht
aid Of their parents in their campaign
t"r shorter hours. The coming of ho
weather is ascr!oed as the chief reason
for making the request Half day ses-
sions have never been tried in OF.
,umwa
Davenport.
TIE Davenport high school won thf
championship OF the Knox Debating
I-eagu Friday night by getting a de-
rision Of four out of six judges in tn
double debate held at Davenport anl
Champaign. Ill. The subject was
Preparedness Davenport won tn
decision OF all three judges at Daven-
port and one of the three at Cham
paign. The league consists OF tifteer
schools and the contest had narrowed
down to Davenport and Champaign.
Lamont.
Twelve head Of horses and mules
were burned to death in fire which
destroyed a barn on the MacGorsuct
! place west Of here. Three registered
stations and a jack were among the
animals lost. The horses were ownet
by l.. c. Hightshoe. who farms the
place. His loss is partly covered by in
surance. The barn was completely de-
stroved but the loss is fully coverea
by insurance. The origin of the blaze
is unknown.
| keokuk.
A corn and canning club will be feat
ures of the fall celeora ton to be giVer
in keokuk next October. This was de-
cided after conferences between E. Z
Bishop, of Ames, state club director
and the celebration committee of the
; Keokuk Retailers League. An hour
after the decision was made the flrS'
entry blank for the corn club was
signed The contest. which will be
waged between Lee county, Clart
county, Missouri. and Hancock county
Illinois, will come to close in time t.
display the products in the coliseum
at Keokuk's celebration. Prizes Of trip:
to the Chicago stock show and tuition
and expenses in the Ames short course
have been offered.
West Liberty.
Vernon Lodge, IL years old, is ii
from nervous shock at the home OF nj
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. u. B. Lodge, ant
the entire town Is aroused over an at
tack upon the boy by tramp. Tn
boy and his mother left the home abou
| 1 O'Clock Thursday afternoon. tn
1 mother going to tie home of a neigh
Dor for an afternoon visit. An hou
\ later the boy returned and found tn
key of the front door in the lock. HI
supposed his mother had forgotten Z
take the Key out and he entered tn
house. Going to the kitchen, he ate
lunch and then went upstairs, intend
ing to put ON his working clothes. HI
father was at work in the feId. As h
i stepped .nfn his mothers room ma
stepped out OF closet and grabbet