Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-02

Garner.
A dozen or more homes are quaran-
| tined on account Of measles. AZ sew
eral cases developed in school. theirs
will probably be more.
Garner.
A pair Of baby girls came to the
Charles Conway home "wednesday
The other three children, the ycunSess
Of whom is ten. are wonderfully
pleased over their arrival.
Charles City.
The cornerstone of the new Chris
tian Science church was laid Thurs
day morning at $50 o'clock. Services
were conducted by Mrs. Laura WyAe
and a large number were present CEN
sidering the early hour.
Garner.
Seven year old Pearl Robertson
while playing with other children at
the round table OF the Rock Island got
his lip and chin cut so badly that SOW
eral stitches had to be taken BY a
doctor, and necessitates his staying
out Of school for some days.
vinton.
Iowa college for the blind started
the years work Thursday with ninety
students. About fifty more are ex-
pected this week. The opening was
postponed by the state board Of health
from Sept. ! ~ Sept. .! hecansa OF the
fear Of infantile paralysis. Two new
instructors have been added to the
faculty.
Rock Rapids.
Miss Agnes ,McCarty, formerly Of
this city. adopted daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. p. H. McCarty. now Is managing
her a2n-acre homestead ranch near
TheonN Wyo She is making plans to
start newspaper on the farm in the
near future. The publication will be
located forty-five miles from railroad
town.
DEBORAH.
John Harter has been picking ever
bearing Strawberries the past week
and expects to pick about 200 quarts.
IN July he picked $50. and in August
only eighty as the extreme hot wealth
er hurt the berries. Mr.. IIarter has q
fine orchard with about fifty bearing
trees, all loaded with luscious apples.
He also has 900 young trees planted.
which will bear in about two years. He
has now over twenty-five varieties of
apples and hand picks them all, and
the demand for them has been heavy.
Sheldon.
Simon w. Haven, Of Fonda, has
brought suit in this county against
the C. M. & st. P. Railway Company.
asking damages in the sum OF $2,SSS.
Mr.. Haven was injured in an accident
at the Main street crossing and as
result OF the injury. amputation Of .
Iorrs WI Ha claims JnAJ
the railroad was negligent is not blow
ing the whistle or ringing the engine
bell, also that the train was running
at an excessive rate Of speed, and that
there was no Waterman at the cross
ing. The speed was fifteen miles per
hour, and the town limit IL seven miles
per hour.
Waterloo.
That the British people are prepar-
ing for peace Is indicated by the fact
that an order was Friday placed by
the British government witr the Inter
State Engine 4 Tractor Company OF
Waterloo, for 100 farm tractors. Ac-
cording to c. B. MdManus. manager OF
the arm the engines will be used in
intenstfled farming. When asked
whether he thought It possible that
the tractors were to be converted into
engines Of war. Mr.. MoManus said:
II have the assurance Of the English
government that the tractors are to be
used for farm purposes only. IN plac-
ing the order with the concern we
were told by representatives OF the
government that more attention was
to be paid to intensified farming" This
t. ,,rn1,a hlSy tho sAyst order ~ tn kind