Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-31
Fort Madison.

Fort Madison.
Fort Madison's population still.
hovers around the 1900 mark accord
ing to the new directory, published
and put out last week.
Ottumwa.
Katharyn Hull, of .Eldon, near here,
employed in local cigar factory, was
seriously injured Wednesday when she
fell thru a skylight a distance Of
eighteen feet to paved court below.
She was removed to a local hospital
and is not expected to live.
Raglan.
w. s. Kelly, of this place, is far
mer who believes in taking chances.
At present he is feeding several hum
dred hogs with corn he purchased at
dollar bushe, with swine selling above
314. Mr. Kelly says feeding them dol-
lar corn is like taking a sure thing
gamblers chance
Davenport.
Strong Endorsement of his policy was
telegraphed to President Wilson We'd
nesday night by the Iowa Woodmen
Of the World convention and also by
the Women Circle. Mrs. Effie keger'
of Council Bluffs, was elected head OF
the latter. Carl Maynard, of Coun-
ell Bluffs, was elected consul Of the
Iowa Woodmen.
Davenport.
The American flag flies over the city
hall today. 1t was run up at the order
of Mayor John Bernwald after daily
protests over it's absence by prominent
citizens for several weeks The mayor
was asked to call a public patriotic
meeting, but declined, saying it was
time enough when war was declared
and that he did not wish to stir UP
contention.
Hastings.
Several farmers in the vicinity OF
Hastings have secured this spring
tractor plows and others have already
had them the past year. This spring
j. A. Hatfield, James Durbin. Orville
-Durbin and Ben Shaw, all southwest
Of town, have procured that coming
farm implement Harvey Lsle and. Roy
Robbins Rickel Bros. and Benton
Bros, have had tractors the past sea-
son or longer.
Marengo.
The first tractor in Marengo was ex-
hibited by H. A. Brown, of the Brown
Hardware Company. great deal OF
interest in the big steel horse was
stirred up as 1t was guided number
OF times around the city square. 1t IS
light and compact and can be turned
almost as shortly as wheelbarroW. 1t
will pull two plows and is guaranteed
to work all day and all night" 1t looks
as tho the time Is not far distant when
the tractor will be coming into general
use on the farms.
ksotuk.
Elmer L. r Stowe, a civil war vet
erah and old resident Of Keokuk, was
pulled out OF mis- cistern~ badly bruised
and unconscious. The ladder on which
he was standing broke. He fell about
five feet to the bottom which was COW
cred by soft mud. Edward e. Vaughan,
deputy county recorder in the Lee
county court house, across the street
from the Stowe home, heard Mrs:
Stoves cries for help, and he rushed
to their aid, and held Mr.. Stowe out Of
the slime until firemen with ladders
could reach the place.
Muscatine.
"A meeting Of the directors Of the
Muscatines Burlington >. Southern
Railroad Company is expected to be
held in. this city in the course Of the
mex. three weeks. according to an an
nouncement made by T. w. Krein.
traffic manager Of the local line. Calls
will be issued from the main office
here In the near future. it Is said, for
the special meeting, The object Of this
special session, It Is rumored. Is to
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