Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-10
IOWA NEWS ITEMS
Armstrong.

having five head of cattle killed BY
lightning Tuesday morning.
Cresco.
Work on the superstructure OF the
NJ. p. church will commence soon and
Will be pushed rapidly.
Clarinda.
No liquor permits are now held by
druggists in Page county, The last two
We're surrendered by the two firms in
Essex last week.
Bristow.
Enterprise: Some OF our farmers have
had to plow up part of their corn and
either replant it or, as some OF them
did, put it in millet. The worms did
great damage In places.
Keosauqua.
On complaint of his wife William
Hayes, of Milton, was brought here
before the commissioners OF INSANITY
Friday of last week. They decided tina
ne was not insane. and he returned
| home last evening.
Manning.
Corn fields are now unusually clear
and the bulk of the corn has been laic
by in excellent condition. Good progress
has been made in haying; rye. barley
and winter wheat are being harvested;
early sown oats and spring wheat are
nearing maturity.
Anamosa.
On the 4th Marsh Ireland loaded a
piece of iron pipe too heavily witt
powder and stones and the result was
an explosion, from which he received
bad cuts on the legs and neck ant
chin. He had a very narrow escape
from fatal results.
Belle Plaine.
Mrs. Sam Ruhl. who resides south.
west of town, was shocked and re
lmainee unconscious for an hour during
1 a. late thunder storm. She VAS in tn.
berry patch at the time. The day fol.
lowing showed the dead canes and grass
says the Democrat.
\ Auburn.
Isaac Cory met With a peculiar ac
Icident few days ago. While passing
thru the barn yard sportive swim,
iran between his legs. throwing hin
4 high in the air. When he aiighted i
Twas upon his hands instead of his feet
land the result OF this acrobatic LEAF
was a broken wrist. The hog ESCAPED
unharmed.
Fort Dodge.
Will krenpein. whose hand was 81
BADLY mangled by a cannon cracker a
/ Vincent that 1t had to be amputated a
1.-The wrist, is now resting easily. Attic
he suffered great pain. CONSIDERABLE,
difficulty was experienced in getting {
physician after the injury and the DO,
suffered for hours before he could b.
medically attended.
erosion.
/ DR.. d. r. Breed, pastor Of the Con
lgresational church and the eldest resi-
dent minister in this city. will resigr
1 his pastorate about September L. H,
gave informal notice of his intention.
lat the PRAYER meeting service helt
/ Thursday evening. DIR. Breed will en-
ter the home missionary work ane
make his headquarters at Grinneli.
4 Webster City.
The Freeman Tribune notices tina
1 the cd saying that lightning nevel
| strikes twice in the same place doe no
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apply TO all cases. During Frida,
nights storm horse In the pastur,
l.of John Terrell, south of the city, wa;
struck by lightning and instantl,
killed. This is the third animal TO NEE
"a like fate in that pasture SO far thi!
year.
Boone.
4 About O'clock Saturday evening lit
tie Cecil. the s-year-old daughter O
Mrs. John Philips. was seriously il no
fatally injured BY falling under
gravel train on the Northwestern at tn,
iAfonOna street crossing, just north O
1 the packing house. The left foot AM
1 leg were so badly crushed that III,
Limb had to be amputated Just abov,
4 the knee.
Gravity.
Last sunday evening bunch Of fire
crackers caused five teams to rul
4 away, which resulted in smashing vi
three buggies and tearing up harness
besides Gripping two girls and bruisinl
several other people more or less.
seems as If some thoughtless Gus
threw a bunch of ignited firecracker
lin the road just north of Frank Gree
Iley's place and they caused the mis-
chief
Davenport.
Fred tia, IL years old. was drowne'
Saturday morning at II o'clock in TIL
river off Woodward's Grove, where a Y
NJ. G. A. party is camping. Fred and |
number of other boys were in swim
ming in charge Of Secretary Sinclair, o
Clinton. who was in boat. Younl
IIta suddenly disappeared and was no
seen to rise to the surface again. TIL
body had not been recovered when TIL
Hast report was received from tn
camp.
4 Waterloo.
4 The travelling men of Waterloo hav
decided upon Saturday, July %, as TIL
date for holding their annual picni
this year. The picnic will be held a
4 Cedar river park. and the travelinl
men are counting upon the day beinl
i the greatest in itheir history on annua
outings. - Nellie NJ. Burtner ha
filed petition IN the district court Il
which she asks for a divorce from he
Husband. D. Burtner. The VIII
charSesscruef and iphumsn treatmen
\ and loa-support against her husban
and hesidss asklng Tor divorces pray
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