Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07

up. The ambulance was called to take
Mrs, Smith to Mercy hospital where
she was cared for. First aid relief was
given at the car barn. 1t was found
she had very severe cut just below
her knee, a cut lip and nose and bad
bump on her forehead. While she is
severely injured she is not in a seri-
Gus condition. The machine was COM
ing from Fulton and going south in
Sixth street at an estimated speed Of
twentyf1v miles an hour when 1t
struck the street car glancing blow
on the side. The street car was
lighted and had the headlight burning
when the accident happened, 1t being
presumed that the driver of the auto
did not see the street car until it was
too late to turn out Of the way or the
slippery condition Of the street made
the turn impossible.
Council Bluffs.
Two negroes held up Morris Chaillin.
clerk in Harry Lincolns grocery store
at Twentyfourth and NJ streets in
Omaha, early Friday morning. They
are reported to have secured more than
$1,000 in currency and gold besides
$1,000 in checks. They appeared short
~ after o'clock and one bought some
tobacco, giving Chaikin IS. There was
no money in the till, SO Chaikin went
back and opened the safe. When he
looked up one of the men was cover
ing him with a revolver. The robber
made Chaikin back down into the
basement while the other searched the
| safe.
Washington.
George Bickford, a high school lad,
| has just returned from Chicago, where
he went in the interest Of song he
| composed, Seventeen" now in the
! hands of the publisher. Eddie Ward,
the popular song writer, is backing
young Bickford with his name and in
| fiuence. Jerry Jerome and Marie Fos-
ter will introduce this song the 18th of
| February at the Palace Theater in Chi
| cago, as will also Sophie Tucker, the
| vaudeville headiner. Bickford Is also
! working on q new ragtime song tina.
Mr.. Ward commends highly. He offers
| to write the lyrics for any other songs
that Bickford will send him. Bickford
only puts his spare time on his music.
Clinton.
In these times when eggs are selling
at around so cents a dozen, COMPARE
| lively few hens are coming to the re-
lief Of high prices by increasing their
laying capacity But one Clinton man,
G. T. Nash, residing at 610 Fourth
avenue, has dozen Buff Orpington
hens that have averaged almost SO per
cent Of perfect egg score during the
| last month. In January these twelve
hens laid 223 eggs, or eighteen dozen
and seven over. These sold at As
cents a dozen, netting a total income
Of approximately $685.. The feed in
| the meantime, was Of such a nature as
| to make the chickens scratch and re-
main energetic. and cost Mr.. Nash but
$2.75.
Hancock.
! Those Of the farmers who have not
sold their corn are now receiving bet
ter prices. Mr.. Lee Mcconnell, one or
the prosperous farmers. has just sold
the balance of his corn for 81 per
| bushel to a local feeder. Mr.. Neon
nell says he has made a good deal OF
money farming, but has never made 1t
so fast as he did when he was haul
| ing the 81 corn. This is the highest
price paid UP TO this time this season
| and there are only u few people who
ever have seen 1t sell for 81, but DR..
John Birney says he sold corn in 1865
for $1.14 per bushel and says he would
not be surprised II corn will sell for
$1.25 per bushel before corn is raised
here again.