Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-03
Southern Iowa Items

a tendency in the direction OF smaller
farms and more extensive farming.
The land at $500 and upwards per acre
viii not carry itself along unless 1t is
farmed so as to produce greater values
per acre than heretofore.
Des Moines-W1lliam D. Christy. one
Of the best known civil war veterans OF
Polk county died In his apartments In
the Vernon block, in Des Moines, on
June 20. He was in his seventy eighth
year. Mr.. christy was q native Of
Ohio and came out out TO Des Moines
at an early date. He enlisted as q
volunteer in, Company D OF tho Second
Iowa infantry, April "a, 1881, at Des
Moines. and was a comrade Of the
famous men who went out as part
OF Company D, including Croker.
Tuttle. Mills and many others who
are famous in civil war ANIMALS. He
served at Shiloh. Corinth. Fort Dom
nelson and IN the Atlanta campaign
and was discharged Jan. 81. 1855. He
was at that time quartermaster ser.
geant. and was at one time an orderly
on the stair Of Colonel GreenyillefHrse
on the staff Of General Grenvilie N.
Dodge. Mr.. Christy was later very
active in local affairs at Dos Modnes
and was for years city clerk.
cIarinda-The suicide Of o. Ebert
Dougherty. aged AZ. as a result 1t Is
believed, Of domestic troubles. removed
from Page county one Of the best
known men In the county and one Of
~ Foy tc ysrffo
has a divorce action pending. He made
an attempt to see her late at night re-
Gently as she was staying at the home
Of her parents and was told she would
not see him and for him to return in
the morning and she would talk with
him. He did not return. The man
killed himself by swallowing poison.
pougherty owned a fine farm well
stocked. His mother. Ms. Z, =.
wertz, resides at Bedford. His widow
and four children and four sisters and
one brother survive him. Dougherty's
farm is near New Market
MonticeIIe-The school board OF
Monticello has voted to employ q
teacher to teach the deaf mute child
rem of the town and vicinity, Of which
there are a-number. This is done I'M
der the provisions Of q law OF the
Thirty-seyenth general assembly. that
provides for state aid to the extent of
s11 month for each pupil, provided
that the teacher Is one approved by
the state educational board. The dis
trict pays the same amount and par
ents also pay an equal sum. The
teacher employed by the local board
Is from Michigan, and has. had five
years experience in teaching the deaf
mutes to speak In accordance to mod
ern methodz This Is the third dis
trfct in the state to take advantage OF
this provision of the new law.
otteumwa-Monday, July 81, rs the
date set for the special election to de-
termine upon the issuing of 5000. 900 in
bonds for the erection Of community
building to commemorate the soldiers,
, sailors. marines and nurses from Wa
pello county who took part in, the
world war The proposition has been
received with much enthusiasm by the
people of the city and county and Of
fcials are predicting that the bond is
sue will carry by big majority. The
need OF a coliseum or similar building
has long been felt by Ottumwa and
Wapello county and following the act
ion Of the last state legislature author
izing counties TO issue bonds for the
erection Of memorials. coliseum boost
ers began at once planning for the
erection Of q community building here
as constant reminder OF Wapello
cnn,nty's natrietisrn
Cedar Rapids Forty per cent OF
Linn county's wheat crop has been
ruined. That was the statement issued
by A. M. Lindsey, county agent, who
has just completed a thorough study
of the wheat scab which Is raging in
this section OF the state. Not a field in
the county. at least none that Mr.
Lindsey has inspected. has escaped the
disease. II Is the worst plague that
has stricken the county. In years Since
the heat scab was first discovered Mr..
Lindsey has been called to all corners
| 81 the county where alarmed farmers
wanted information concerning steps
that. could be taken to check itts
spread. He found the grain disease
so prevalent. that he Immediately asked
assistance from the agricultural de-
apartment at washington. An expert
was Immediately detailed here and
with Mr.. Lindsey careful study Of
conditions made. The startling state
/; yrcnt OF NJ. Lindsey today WA the ~
suit ~ that investigation.