Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-07

Herrafa against DE-. Fred Clarke, and
Is for $4,000 damages. It is alleged by
Mrs. Herrara that DR.. Clarke per-
formed a post norton examination
upon her husband after his death
against her wishes. A number of at
torneys have been retained on the
case and its progress will be watched
closely by the public.
Muscatins.
Col. Frank II. Kincaid, son of Charles
S. Kincaid of West Fourth, street, will
be given a commission in the federal
military service within few days, ac-
cording to orders that were received
by him at Davenport, where he resides.
this morning. Colonel Kincaid was a
visitor in Muscatine today preparatory
to going to Chicago where he will take
the examination, for a COMMISSION in the
quartermaster officers reserve corps
Colonel kincaid was a member Of Gov
ernor Clarke's staff and last year served
for a period as a recruiting officer and
was most successful at the work. He
is now in the railway mail service, but
has been relieved Of work, retaining
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federal service can return to his posi-
ton. Col. Kincaid has been ordered to
report to Chicago forthwith. and will
probably be commissioned and go into
immediate service.
Muscatine.
That the seed corn Of Muscatine
county this year Is among the best in
cap,t to- %La ISc<~
agriculture here, was the assertion to-
day by County Agent J. w. Merrill. He
bases his statement on the results of
tests made from seventy three farms
In various sections Of the county.
The pupils of fourteen rural schools
have made the seventy three tests.
More are being made every day. The
results Of the first tests show: Sc per
cent strong; II per cent weak: 2 per
cent dead. This Is regarded as un-
usually good by the county agent, who
said that many Of the tests ran as high
as SO per cent strong. The lowest test
reported was that Of 4s per cent strong:
"a weak and % dead. One-half Of the
test was made in the schools and the
other half by County Agent Merrill.
Even though all corn shows good ger
mination, it Is still important that most
Of the corn be subjected to ear tests, as
serted County Agent Merrill.
Muscatine.
Dan Starke, an employee Of an east
ern concern, who are installing a new
boiler in the power house of the Mus
catine Lighting Company. met with a
serious accident Tuesday afternoon
which resulted IN hi. death shortly att
Ter 4 o'clock. From information OBJ
tainable, he was under the stoker in
the ash pit of the new boiler when a
large knuckle. said to have weighed in
the neighborhood OF fifty pounds, fell
into the pit and struck him on the back
Of the head, knocking him against the
retaining wall Of the pit. He was i'm
mediately rescued by his fellow work
ers and Dr. A. J. Oliver called, who had
the injured man rushed to the Hershey
hospital, but his injuries were such that
he passed away shortly after o'clock.
Very little could be learned of his his
tory except that he came here from
Waterloo. Two bankbooks Showing he
had large Sums Of money deposited in
Rock island banks, were found on his
person. Starke was d boiler expert and
had been working on the boiler of the
power company since the first Of the
year. It il thought that fracture Of
the skull caused his death