Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-05

| Miss Wheeler and Editor Downing
were the editors. Miss Wheeler and
Editor Downing were close personal
friends, and she used to send her
early poems, in her own handwriting.
to the Boone editor. Nothing was paid
for hespoems, and they proved an in
| teresting feature of the early Boone
publication. Mr. Downing passed away
at his home In the west a year ago.
| Emmetsburs-G. F. Giffn, Indepen-
dence township, has five acres Of corn
entered in the national crop growing
contest. This corn was accurately
measured. The crop was harvested
and weighed and Smelling percentage
determined under the supervision Of a
committee Of three farmers and the
county agent. The actual yield OF
shelled corn from the Ave acres was
1929 bushels.
| Observation-Disclosures Iowa is inter-
ested In another road project which is
being advanced, that of q tourists
highway from Miami Florida to Spirit
Lake to be known as the Everett
| powers road. Webster City Is anxious
to have this new road. como her way
and as an inducement Is offering to fit
up a park with many conveniences for
| travellers. On the other nand residents
| of Jefferson. Lohrville, Rockwell City,
! Pomeroy, Pocahontas,l etc., claim that
via. these towns is the only way. They
| contend that this route Is twenty
miles shorter and that Twin Lakes
! would be a great attraction for tour
.sts.
against the Rock Island Railway Com
pany. have been filed In the office Of
the county clerk as the outgrowth OF
| an automobile accident at Garrison.
One Is filed by oscar Anderson and the
other by his wife, Myrtle Anderson.
On July 20, the automobile which
MRS. Anderson was driving was struck
by the engine Of passenger train at
q Garrison crossing. The auto was al
| most demolished and Mrs. Anderson
was badly injured. In her petition,
Mrs. Anderson says she has never
| fully recovered from the injuries re-
ceived, and she asks for damages OF
| $1,000. Mr.. Anderson seeks to recover
the damages to his auto. and asks for
$1.195 and the costs Of action.
Sac city-Glenn Gerry, who lost
both Of his eyes in the dynamite ex-
| ploeion Ave weeks ago. IL planning to
at Vinton as soon as his face has heal
ed sufficiently. There he will be
taught how to work at some useful
occupation that will make him self
supporting, he hopes. In addition to
the funds subscribed by friends In Sac
City to aid him In his time Of trouble,
he has been given Q pension Of 325
Per month from the county. a. pro-
vidsd BY law. Floyd Lang has not yet
been able to resume work. He had
several ysarS experience In an auto
m5s;;s sscs!: sacc before Ms sc>ci'i .I
and with ono good sys probably will be
able 70 resume such employment when
his general health has recovered.
Fort Dodse-Fort Dodge has been
DESIGNATED az an aerial landing, place"
by tho Association Of American High
ways, which met at Kansas City last
week to promote air line routes thru
out the country. w. d. Swaney, who
attended the meeting az q representa-
Club. reported that the work Of the
association 10 progressing rapidly and
that the big cry just now ID for proper
fields where landings can DC safely
made. It was shown ct tho Kansas
City convention By government men
from the east that the mail routes now