Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06


the bark of the trees in many spots and
II their efforts to get something to eat
do not prove to be the death OF the trees
| 1t will be strange. 1t looks as tho about
the only way to successfully raise a
young tree would be to take 1t firmly by
the body and pull upwards.l
| Anamoss.
/ A convict by the name of Ferguson
accidentally stepped into a trench on
the 31st ult. at the prison and fell in
such manner as to ,dislocate the bones
of one foot below the instep. The man
was removed to the hospital and Pris-
on Physician Druet summoned. The
injury is very painful one and the
doctor says its effects will be more
serious than II both legs had been
broken.
Audubon.
!. Word was received Thursday that
Corporal Ed Farrell, who went into the
army from here, and is now in the Phil
4 ippines. has been captured by band of
savages and nearly tortured to death.
He was also badly wounded in the head.
About a dozen of his comrades were
with him, one of whom was killed They
were rescued and are now recovering,
tho Ed s yet unable to raise his head
from his pillow.
Algona.
Chas. NJ. Witherell was expected from
Rock Island Saturday to complete ar
engagements for putting in his gas en-
CINE factory, but was detained. He will
4 put in a. $4,000 outfit of machinery and
asks the local hackers toput up a brick
building, his rental to be eight per cent
of what it costs. The building is esti-
mated to cost $4,000 Algona ought to
have plenty of capital to take hold of
such an Investment.
Eagle Grove.
i According to the Times Gazette Clar-
ence Darr has probably as peculiar a
4 pet as one ever saw. 1t is nothing more
i nor less than a little white pig The
4 animal Is only two weeks old and is be-
ing raised on bottle. The pigs moth
er died and this one was alone left of
the litter. He crawls all over his small
u owner and roots around in regular hog
ship style, while htN will answer call as
quickly as a dog or cat.
Rockford.
Hundreds OF big red horse and suck
, ers have been driven into the deep hole
:
stage of water in the river and they
may be seen at any time from the
i bridge. Some of the fish weigh as much
take any sort of bait and the Register
says it would be a good thing il they
could be removed from the river, as
they eat up all the spawn of our game
fish.
Grundy Center.
Mr.. G.. L. Reisinger has sold his 100
acre farm in Lincoln township 10 Mr..
Carsen Plaehn. Consideration $40 per
Il acre. This seems to be the established
price all over the county. says the Re-
publican. There are very lew farms
that sell for less figure. Before an
other decade Grundy county land will
be selling for 500 per acre. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Reisinger expects to buy
I land in the north or northwestern part
( of Iowa.
Maxwell. sfit
The fiftieth, wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. John was held in the
park July 24th.s About 300 relatives and
friends were, present, in the afternoon
some having come great distances. The
, brothers and sisters and the nephews
, and nieces together with a few long
time friends of the worthy couple. made
up purse Of $50 emben1atic of the gold
en- wedding and representative of the
number of years Of married life they
had enjoyed.
Conrad.
The Record says: The Grundy coun-
ty tax ferrets are getting in their work
in good shape, we are told, and soon we
may expect to hear howl or two in
, this vicinity. A number of people who
have been pulling the wool over the
eyes of the assessor and holding their
little mortgages, etc, where they would
not be compelled to pay taxes. will be
up against the real thing soon and talk
about sleepless nights, or nights too hot
to sleep. or hot tamale. We would not
be surprised If some Of them will need
a doctor.
lndianoia.
Speaking for Warren county, the Her
aid says: The late pastures will now
come on, the hay crop is fairly good and
saved in excellent shape; the wheat and
cat crop is average, the corn is going to
surprise many, and it can ne increased
: largely by cutting for fodder. The fod-
der saving machines are so complete
that one man can cut many acres OF
corn per day. Let every one put forth a
! little extra effort in increasing and saw
ing the crop and the drouth will in the
: end be little felt except in the way OF
vegetables.
Perry.
; The explosion of a gasoline stove at
the home of Mrs. c. Gilliland on Willis
avenue Tuesday evening caused quite
a little excitement, but no great
! amount of damage was done. Mrs. Gill
: liland was lighting the stove to get
supper when the explosion occurred
: The lady was burned about the face
: and head and her hair was singed. BY
: the prompt assistance of neighbors the
fire was extinguished before it had
done any serious damage. The fire
company was called out, but their as
sistance was not needed.
Cedar Falls.
| The engineers of the electric light
plant, While not exactly having snakes
5 in their boots, have one altogether toe
: near them for safety and comfort. They
report that spotted adder has taker
) possession of the coal room, and is or
} the war path, striking at sNels Christen.
sen the other evening when he was
nj in, 4 y, "a Of 1,a hntl-