Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-09
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eurlinston-J. Michael Barnickle,
who with his aged wife was found
unconscious from the effects Of IL
Illuminating gas asphyxiation in their
home, 1902 Agency street, by neigh
bors Wednesday morning. died at the
Mercy hospital Wednesday night. He
was rs years old and his wife only a
few years younger. Mrs. <Barnickle Is
still irrational from the poisonous eff
fects Of the gas fumes, and has not
recovered sufficiently to give a COM
prehensive explanation Of the TRACE
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Dubuque - Joseph Balm, local
clothier, has received n patent on
child's rocking horse which he re-
Gently invented. Mr.. Bs.llin has cnln-
pleteA sample ON a small basis and
is now engaged in putting regular
sized one on the market. The horse
is built so that when the child rocks
back and forward 1t will move for
ward. The toy can be made to back
up by simply pressing a lever. In
case that it bumps into. anything II
reverses automatically. 1t has
simple lever Oh ~ li0t SslAi w - r,t.
easily to guide It.
Muscatins-Twelve thousand acres
in Wapsinoc township, known as
drainage district No. 2, will be re-
Gained for farm land, according TO
the decision reached by the board OF
supervisors of Muscatine county
Wednesday. Fifty thousand dollars
vii be spent In an attempt e drain
this ground. A ditch which will
stretch several miles to the south,
and connect with the drainage OF The
Iowa river is planned. The new out
let will be located In the Iowa Dol
tom. This land will rank with the
best in Muscatine count. and will IN
crease the, crop value of the district
by many thousands Of dollars annn-
ally.
Alli.on-p. F. Daley has a six-acre
apple orchard on his farm three miles
west of Allison that can not De
beaten by any OF the fruit states In
the union. This years yield is ex-
pected to exceed thousand bushels
and in number OF cases over seven
and one-half bushels have been taken
from the tree. The quality OF the
apples turnout the field is of the
finest. Every tree was sprayed from
three to four times thruout the year
with pyrox. MI. Daley owns $50
acres on which he has lived for the
past sixty three years. The farm
was lormerly owned by his parents
and granary built before the civil
war Is still in use.
Davenport-A notice demanding
that the two children Of G. s. Wack-
er, dismissed from the Madison
school on Sept. 20. be reinstated was
served on Df. o. A. Dahms. presi-
dent of the board Of education, by
Sheriff Henry Kuehl. Martha and
Gilbert Wacker. the two children In
question, refused to submit to the
dental examination that was cpn-
Quoted by the school dentist, and
preferred certificates from the prac-
titioner, who Is engaged by the faml-
iy. The school board. it is said, re-
fused to. consider the certificates.
claiming that they were in viola
tioHp OF the law subjecting schooi
children TO dental examination by
the dentist appointed by the county.
Waterloo Christian Scientists of
Waterloo are planning to erect a
church. building in the near future.
The contract has been let to 8. s.
Beaman. Chicago, who is also the
architect. The edifce will be located
at wellington ind Second streets and
will cost about 100000. It viii be
known as First Church of Christ
Scientists. At present there are ESQ
members Ia the congregation. Meet
ings are now held in, the K. Of p
hall. the congregation >having been
without q permanent home for some
time. It Is intended to have the
first floor completed in time for use
this winter. The excavation will be
but three feet In depth and the
ground floor will be partly above
ground. This room will be used for
all purposes until the main auditor
ium Is completed on the second floor
when It will be used for Sunday
school.