Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-06
Southern Io,ua Items.

Columbus Junction.
II cost K. L. Cook, of Gladwin,
1855 for driving his automobile on a
sidewalk here and smashing into a
millinery store. Several hats and suits
were destroyed.
Des Moines.
Here's hard nut 10 crack Christ
mas nuts will be higher thi. year than
last, according to Iowa wholesalers
Smaller importation is the reason
given.
Des Moines.
Word ives received here OF the
death at Billings. Mont Oct. ,, o.
Rufus Harvey. formerly secretary 70:
being brought back to Greenfield, Iowa.
for burial.
Pelia.
DIR. f. VI. Phillips, registrar and head
OF the department Of education in Cen
trail College here. has been elected dean
and head of the department Of educa-
ton in Iowa Wesleyan College al
Mount Pleasant.
6raddyviIIe.
At the street fair and corn festival
one man had an ear of corn that was
picked in 1884 and was in a perfecl
state OF preservation. The ear be-
longed to Sy Landon, of Siam. and was
husked in Nebraska while the owner
was returning from . trip to Kansas
keokuk.
Joseph Creswell died at the hospita
here Wednesday from injuries he re-
| ceived when thrown from a wagon
He did not regain consciousness.
Moscow.
John Monroe. of Moscow, So years
old, is believed to be the oldest Iowa
sportsman to take ont a hunting II.
cense this year
Modale.
Frank Metz, OF ModaIe, reports biz
returns have been made by those rails
| ing onions in Harrison county. He and
many others have rented some Of theil
! land for that purpose next year at sex
| per acre. Ames experts have recently
| investigated conditions here and de.
| clare soil conditions are the most idea
and claim onions Will yield dividend.
upon land at $1,000 per acre.
| FisssantvilIs.
George S. Grier and Jay Brice me
with a painful and serious acciden
| last Wednesday afternoon. They wer,
| working on the Masonic building. The!
had taken down the old spouting anc
1 were replacing II with new when tbs
scaffold gave, way and the men were
hurled to the cement sidewalk. twenty
four feet below. Both men were seri'
| TT, h,,k Nv nj
great deal worse than his helper. ant
only by a small margin was his III
| saved.
| Ottur,wa.
| Two robbers blew the safe in tn
postoffice at Avery. a small mimi,
town in Monroe county near her
early. Wednesday, getting a small
amount of cash and 335 worth o
stamps. William Delashman. livini
! across the street from the building
| heard the explosion and exchanges
shots with the robbers. who escaped
Bioodhounds from Agency were put OF
the trail within four hours to assist [
! she:!fcs posse.
Dee Meinss.
| A cabaret in dry. town is abou
| as profitable as an artificial ice plan
in Greenland. without the spark
supplied by the mint juiep. the gin fiza
the highball, bubbling champagne am
cold, foamy beer, patrons will not re
move the padlockS from their pocket
books. With alcohol many miles away
cash customers will not enthuse. TIL
dancers appear awkward, the orchestr
grinds out blue" notes, and the sing
ers are "blacksmiths." The entertain
/. n1ent falls fiat and patronage dwindles
Such is the experience Of Mrs. Grett
Rose. whose. attempt to operate Ion
cabaret in dry" Des Moines ha
Handed her in bankruptcy. She files