Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-25
Southern Io1va Items

Fort Madison-Toward the latter
part of last summer it was commonly
predicted that the new era would
open in the spring and that the river
would be used as means Of trans
portation more than ever before, bat
this has been proven to be decidedly
in error, as the business is, if possible,
even less than was enjoyed last sum-
mer.
Washinston-Sheriff p. II. McCarty
has received thru the mails a circular
issued by man in northwestern
Iowa who Is willing TO pay the sum
of $40 if his missing wife can be To-
Gated. He gives a description OF the
woman at some length. Whether this
is given to prove that the missing one
is worth $40 or not is not stated in the
circular.
Davenport-Sheep growers in Iowa
will market close to 100000 pounds OF
wool this year. according to inforna
| ton received by County Agent G. K
Bliss. More than 10000 pounds OF
! wool clips have been sent to the com
mission houses in Chicago for grading
and marketing and experts agree thai
the shipments will exceed the million
mark before Aug. l.
Clearfield-Elmo, the young son or
Andy Nelson and wife, Of Clearfield
purchased some shotgun shells Satur-
| day. poured the powder from one OF
| them into the hollow knob Of an ole
| iron bedstead to see II he could bio"
! the top off" The resultant explosion
burned his eyebrow Off burned his
! cheek and forehead, and the middle
! finger of his right hand was split ant
| broken.
| Davenport-A state trade paper i:
to be published by the Iowa Retail
Grocers' Association. II plans made BY
those in attendance at the conference
held at the Davenport Commercial
Club material!ze The object Of tht
meeting, which is being held at thu
call of the president Of the association
z. J. Carny. Of Burlington, is to per
feet some definite plans TO increase
the membership Of the association.
j keokuk-Hancock county farm land
have been increasing In price so muci
and so rapidly lately as to make OLE
4 residents gasp. Farmers from the in
| terror OF the state have been sellinl
farms at $500 an acre and more ant
coming to Hancock county and buy
ing the same kind of land cheaper. bu
at higher prices than ever know
| there. Now $3.50 an acre seems to b
( about the minimum in Hancocl
. county.
: Burlineton-Many people Of the cit
are making their own" 1t has bee
: known for some time that many roll
ed their own" but this making
: proposition is with particular refer
ence to beer. It is stated by those /
. 4 position to know that the deman
c for bottles is heavy and that hops an
e malt are in high favor also. The resu
f might easily be imagined as all
= takes from that point on is recip
e and a little time.
Attantic-Harry Cook, Of Atlantic,
i going to make his home in Franc
n After visiting his mother here for
few weeks he and his wife, who is
3 French woman whom he met an
9 married while he was with the Amer
= lean forces overseas, will return
- make LISlT UOUlc ucdl al -h !
= Cook was formerly Elanor Glail
( whose parents. Monsieur and Ma
r dame CLAIM, live near Paris. They al
0 wealthy and Monsieur CLAIM is prom
v nent in public life.
:. Marsnso-At last Marengo has b.
:. one telephone system. The Mutu
4 Telephone Company has been comb1l
: ed with the Marengo Telephone Con
pany. For a number Of years, II
I tendency all over the country has be-
= in the direction OF consolidation, al
q for the past four years efforts ha'
n been put forth from time to time to CO..
: solidate the two Marengo compani
: into one strong concern, and since t
e present management Of the Marent
n company has been in the saddle co
Is slant effort along this hne has BET
put forth. ,...
: Ottumwa-Thres young Oskaioo
n people, Beulah Kirkpatrick, Tom Ell
IT ininger and Floyd Shoemaker. we
e given hearing in federal court heI
l. charged with violating the intersta
10 commerce Jaw. Tney were STouS
l. here from Oskaloosa, where It IL
y. legged they broke the seal on a freig
vi car and removed three five-gallon ju
I filled with alcohol. which they burr
l. In the outskirts Of Oskaloosa. r
y Jugs were brought here - evids11