Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-15
Ryan.

Thousands were in attendance and
grand time was enjoyed by all pres
ent.
SoioIa.
Findley Raney received injuries in a
runaway while on his way to Villisca
Thursday which necessitated doc
tors care. He received cash across
his cheek, cutting his ear and back of
his ear, and badly bruised foot. He
Is getting along as well as could be
expeoted. The team became frightened
at the truck load Of shingles.
oskaloosa.
Threshing is on in full force in the
Fremont locality and the small grain
Is turning out wonderfully well. Oats
are making from fifty to ninety two
bushels to the acre, wheat about TWEEN
ty-two and other small grain is yield
ing well. The splendid rain Of last
week when almost two inches Of mois-
ture came down, practically assures a
bumper corn crop.
Glsnwood.
This Is apple picking time. Allen &
Sons have shipped already seven cars
OF Duchess apples. from Glenwood. In
two weeks more twenty cars OF
wealthys will be ready for shipment,
If pickers can be obtained. Pickers
are receiving 81 per day. The Aliens
have, during the past two weeks, given
away 800 bushels Of cplls. The C. H.
Dyer orchard will prouce 800 barrels
Of Duchess and Wealthys.
clarinda: :
Among the fatalities Sof the electric
storm 10 reported the death by light
ming Of seven steers belonging to Earl
Wamsley, which were standing along
eide a wire fence. In his pasture north
east Of town.. south II ,Hawleyville. The
electric current apparently struck the
wire, and jumped from that to the
cattle. which were wet from the rain
an thus easily affected by the bolt Of
lightning. Mr.. Wamsley had some in
surance on the stock.
Council AIuffs.
. Proprietors Of three pool halls were
each fined sI5 and costs in police court
Monday morning as the result of3raids
staged by police Saturday and Sunday.
They were charged WITH allowing
gamesso chance to be played in their
places, officers finding games of cards
In progress at each place they visited.
Fourteen men who were found partici-
pating in the games were taken in the
raids but Judge Capeu let them of
with suspended zines Of SO each.
PslIa. e !.
william Rowe, aged II years. is
dead, and untseVa IAN Vark, both Of this
place, is in a critical condition. the re-
suit Of an AUTOMOBILES accident about 2
mile and a half west Of town Saturday
night. The bays left here, en- route to
Otley, travelling inFa Ford car. They
were speeding and giving the car abou:
all It would do. The driver lost con-
troll and the car turned over twice,
wrecking itself, killing enc and prob
ably fatally jnjuring the other lad.
Abba. 81
Elmer Asher, II, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Asher, and Russell HARRISON,
10, SON ofSMr. and Mrs. Riley Harbi-
son, were caught in whirlpool in the
Des Moines river and carried down by
the strong current. The Asher lad was
rescued. but his. companion was
drowned, the body being recovered sew
eral hours later. The two families had
spent. tho day near the river bank on
an outing. = he 70 there, hearing cries.
for help, plunged into the stream. Both
were good swimmers, but neaely lost
their own lives in the swift current
Hancock. 81.
& j. g. WinsIow, one Of the prosperous
70 ryt,ora ,,f ValIev towushfr,s has raised
and purchased enough Holstein cows
so he now is milking forty nine COWS,
He has milking machine run by a
gasolene engine and says he can milk
all Of the cows in just fifty five min
utes. He then runs the milk thru the
separator by power and has been ship
ping his cream or selling it on the
market, but now has installed q churn
and is doing hts own churning and
thinks he hae up to this TIME lost just