Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-02

Persia.
During the rain storm Saturday
night five cows on the Fred Enier
farm were killed by lightning.
Fort Madison.
The family of Frank Culp relin-
| ouished its front bedroom to a swarm
| of bees Sunday night. Unknown to the
family the bees quartered under the
house last night and gained access 70
| the room.
Shenandoah.
Twelve degrees will be awarded al
the end Of the summer session OF
Western Normal College. Commence
ment will be held Aug. Z. The address
will be made by Dean Walter 8 Gay
ton, newly elected member OF the col
lege faculty.
Hancock.
The heaviest crop Of oats ever
threshed in this vicinity was on the
farm of R. r. Bingham east OF town.
who realized fifty-two bushels per
acre. The grain is threshing out IN
better shape than it has for many
years.
Museatine.
August H. Boomer retired farmer
and prominent :Muscatine resident
committed suicide by hanging from
rafter in the barn Sunday. Crazed by
the heat he left the house carrying a
rope and went to the barn. He leaves
two sons and two daughters. His wire
died year ago.
keokuk.
The biennial state convention OF the
Ancient Order of Hibernians and the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the A. Q. H. Will
be held in this CITY on Aug. 8, and
10. Five hundred delegates from all
over Iowa are expected here for the
convention An extensive program Is
being arranged for the meeting and
the entertainment features will include
grand ball and afternoon boat ride
on Lake Keokul. The official head
quarters of the convention will be at
the Hotel Iowa. Local merchants have
made arrangements to decorate Keo-
kuk streets.
keokuk.
For the first time in Keokuk's his
tory big locomotive has passed
across the Keokuk & Hamilton bridge.
An engine Of the largest type brought
T. P. & W. passenger train No. 3
across the river to Keokuk. For the
past forty years. due to the frailness
of the old structure. the big engines
were taken off at Hamilton and en-
rines& of smaller type substituted for
the trip across the bridge. With the
completion Of the new structure. how
ever the largest engines can now run
across it and the first to come arrived
here from Peoria Sunday morning.
Mount Pleasant.
The will of Charles Martin. well
known clothing merchant OF Salem.
who died rather suddenly on July Z
was recently filed in the district court.
1t was indeed an unique document. The
testator was taken very i'll suddenly
and realizing that he had not made a
will, document was hastily drawn up
by one of the attending physicians ms
on the most available thing ati-hand.
This turned out to be the cover Of an
ordinary scent writing tablet. It was
written in pencil duly signed by the
testator and witnessed by the attend
ing physicians. It will be duly pro-
bated and to all intents and purposes
is as legal as tho 1t had been written
on foolscap OF parchment.
oakviiie.
While Mrs. w. r. James, of Tooles-
boro. was away assisting in the care
of sick daughter, the mail which
came daily TO her home here was
opened and read. Last week among
other things supposedly circular en-
velope came and was thrown aside.
Mrs. James returned the past week
and in cleaning old papers. ETC., dis
covered this letter which she opened
and almost tainted when $4,000 check
fell out. This amount was willed her