Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-09
Southern Io1Oa Items

per acre. was considered the top. This
farm consisted Of 400 acres. Years
later it sold again for $50 an acre. and
this was thought to be the limit: but
today the old Lew Beasop homestead
| is valued at $500 per acre,
Federal Judge Martin J, Wade
! opened the regular term Of. the federal
! court for The southern dia1rict OF Iowa
! here Tuesday and the GRAND jury is at
work considering several important
| cases and a multitude hf bootlegging
cases One of the important criminal
cases is that of the government against
Robert B. London. Jr., charged with
shipping articles from Fairfield under
false billings in order to get a cheaper
rate than that which he was entitled.
The indictment was returned a year
ago and District Attorney Claude K.
Porter has asked that. it be assigned
for trial at once.
sigournsy.
Mrs. John Maggie met with an acci-
dent on Saturday morning which cost
| her her life. Mrs. Maggie, while on q
visit to her daughter near Cedar Rap
ids. was walking along the Milwaukee
when fast freight train struck her,
killing her instantly. The accident oc-
CURED about o'clock In the evening
| and her body was not found until the
next morning. Mrs. Maggie for many
rs lived just north Of Sigourney and
her body was brought here for burial.
She was almost Sc years of age and
| leaves surviving her husband, one
daughter near Cedar Rapids and one
daughter, Mrs. Harry Ford. Of Sigour-
ney. Funeral services were held Sun
day from the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Ford. and interment was made in
Pleasant Grove cemettty. o., h
Fairfield. r.
The eighth annual tE-stats meet,
| which Is held under the auspices OF the
Parsons College Letter Club will be
| held at Fairfield on Saturday. April "a.
The management already has the plans
well under way for the big event. The
| meet each year is assuming larger
| proportions and it is at the present
time one Of the largest events Of its
kind in the country. The meet last
year was a decided success and the
management hopes to have much
better one this year. The track will be
such as hurdles. etc, will be added.
| which will be great advantage to the
| participants. Invitations have been
| sent to over 300 high schools Of Iowa,
Illinois and Missouri Last year over
200 athletes were entered in the meet
! and from present Indications the mum
/ her this year will far exceed this. The
! rules of the Iowa high school athletic
association will govern the meet. Any
| information regarding the meet will
! gladly be furnished at any time.
| creston.
| John Long, a farmer residing near
Talmage, is getting his small share OF
the millions Of dollars being spent In
the United States by the warning ma
tions of Europe. Only a few days ago
ne shipped two carloads Of walnut logs
to a Des iMoines mill which is devoting
almost its entire energy 20 tss5 IIiaHiitls
| OF gunstocks since the European Wal
orders began to flood this country.
I This same Iowa farmer is still telling
the walnut trees on his timber land
and expects to have several more car
loads ready for shipment within g
short time. This is only one isolated
case and 1t is known that there are
scores Of other owners Of timber lands
thruout Iowa and adjoining states who
arc likewise engaged The walnut
timber of Iowa, altho not large n
quantity. is thus playing a big part y
the European conflict. Thousands o.
walnut trees from the middle western
4 states have already be9H rOnverted LIE
\ to ganstccks fer .:se on the rines
j which are being snipped TO the bSiiisS-
4 erents. The industry is growing every a
day and Is becoming one OF the rea
q big Industries Off tifesthry tn 1lil
4 oetsntry which arcs 4iAS sBu9 e. q
4 the great struggle across the Afl1nsa rs;