Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-21
Southern Iowa Items

tn. second car informed them they had
lost their spare castings and rim about
ten miles back and they saw it fan on.
so stopped and picked 1t up and hau
been chasing them for ten miles to re-
store it to them. E."
M~uscatine.
An automobile belonging 10 Grover
.Coder was destroyed in one of the most
peculiar blazes which local bremen
have been forced to contend with re-
Gently. The car, a six cylinder Saxon,
caught fire in a barn in the rear Of the
T p. Vanatta home on West Fourth
street while Mr.. Coder was cranking IL.
The engine backfred and a moment
later the front part of the auto was a
mass of flames. Seeing that he would
be unable to extinguish the blaze he
pushed the car out of n barn into
the alley and sent In an alarm.
Davenport. ,
Jesse J. Keppler. former assistant
postmaster at Kalona, Washington
county. Monday was bound over to the
grand jury in the United States dis
trict court for the southern district OF
Iowa. Mr.. Keppler was arraigned LOT
hearing in the office Of United states
Commissioner a. 6. Bush and waived
preliminary hearing. His bond was fixed
at $1,000. Keppler Is charged with EN-
| bezzllng letters from the mails In his
charge. He was arrested and brought
| direct to Davenport for the preliminary
trial. He was assistant postmaster at
| Kalona for a number Of years serving
| in that capacity until two months ago.
Guthrie Center.
What is supposed to be n OF the
| Oldest automobiles in Iowa Is in active
usa here. and is driven by State Sena-
tor John W. Foster. Mr.. Foster, pres
| ident Of the First National Bank, uses
"Old Blazes," as the car is popularity
| called, 30S days in the year to carry
| him from his residence to the bank.
"Old Rlazes'' Is a Cadillac OF n OF the
| prehistoric vintages and original
Nv registered was car No. 1876 In Iowa
In muddy weather her one cylinder
sometimes wheeZes badly In pulling
thru, but the new pavement here has
| eased things materially for her in her
| old age, SO that she probably will be In
! running condition for ten years more
Mr.. Foster also keeps an eight cylinder
sister to Blazes, but all his anection II
| lavished on the old car.
Corning.
Andrew Nelson. residing near Quin'
| cy, brought his hogs to market In style
last week. He had 104 to market ane
they averaged nearly 1875 pounds at Z
months old. They were sold at 1880 ant
brought the owTer the mic sum oi
s1,921.S1 and he says 1t was the easiest
and quickest earned money he ever
made. When he got ready to deliver
them he sent to Viilisca and hired or
auto truck that is used In hauling
freight between yillisca and Grant, ant
the truck, delivered the hogs to Corn
ing, a distance of eight miles in fv'
loads. The charges were 40 cents pei
ton per mile and this made q cost O.
s24, and they were all brought over In
a day. Mr.. Nelson said there was no
a pound OF s~hrinkage and 1t was tn
cheapest and best way to make the de
livery, He says the hogs seemed q
enjoy the new way Of travel n dii
not even saueal, and hs saved tn
saueal. Last veal the gentlemal
thought he would ship his own hog
and the result was he sold them forls y
less IN Chicago he. \ vas offered ?:
! local buyers.