Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-23
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Lake City.
The 2-year-old child oe C. e. Daniels
drank carbolic acid one day last week.
An antidote promptly given saved it
from terrible death.
klemme.
f. l.. Lemke, of Avery township, has
withdrawn from the race for the re-
publican nomination for supervisor and
wi.hdraws in favor of William Schaper.
Malcolm.
While the boys were playing ball on
the fiat Sunday afternoon Lew Max
field was struck in the forehead with
the bat, cutting deep cash. DR.. Rey-
nolds took ten stitches in the wound.
Britt.
There was contest at the bowling
alley last Tuesday night between Wes-
ley and a team from Britt. Three
games were rolled resulting in score
of zoos for Britt and 1866 for Wesley.
Holmes.
Both of the Wightman families will
move to Algona in a few days. Thus
Holmes loses two of her best families.
So The smallpox scare in Boone
township has caused DR.. Peppers to be
called upon to do considerable yacci-
mating here lately.
Calf.
On Monday morning Freddie Hensel,
the eldest son Of o. H. Hensel, sudden
ly expired at his fathers home. Death
to- otf tod ~ aY.t q
young man had been ailing for some
time and was in town to see the doctor
on Saturday, so that his sudden death
was unexpected.
Deep River.
The band which has recently been
organized is made up of the following
members: Fred Herter, director: Wall
ter Light, Henry Johnston, Robert
Green. Charles Light, Wiley Walters.
Charles Plat, Charles Marshall, Will
lam Wetherall, George Downey, Walter
Keller, Joseph Sargood and William
Ocheltree.
Wooden.
John H. Bode has arrived in Wooden
to make his permanent home. Coming
from Wellsburg, at which point he con-
Quoted lumber yard. doing success
full business in that line. The Bode
brothers have also in connection with
the land purchased from Healy & Way
and have taken control of the bank of
Wooden They will retain j. O. Lewis
as cashier.
Hampton.
Notwithstanding the crop prospects
in Franklin county are generally good,
we hear the same complaint that the
oats are thin on the ground. The only
reason we hear assigned is that gale
that swept over the country just after
small grain was sown in April, actually
blew much of the seed out of the
ground, it not yet having taken root,
says the Recorder.
Glenwood.
Bounties on twenty-seven wolves
have been paid by Mills county thus
far this spring, on one old one and on
twenty-six cubs. The bounty on cubs
Is So each. The total amount of the
bounties paid this spring is SGT. Thorn
as Weidman found one body of an old
wolf in his pasture on the southeastern
edge of town one day lately. 1t had
been poisoned. He got SIS county boun-
ty on it.
Knox.
A peculiar case Of blood poisoning is
reported at Knox. It seems that a sis
ter of the late Hrs. 0. H. Prather. who
was recently buried at Knox, kissed the
dead woman on the forehead at the
close of the funeral service. The chem
icals used in embalming were of such a
nature that within a few moments her
lops We're badly blistered and at this
time she is suffering severely from
blood poisoning.
Corning.
The railroad ballast burning gang,
tire miles east of Corning has finished
it's work and the outfit is being loaded
this week for shipment to Floyd, Tex.
The outfit is owned by the Davy Burnt
Clay Ballast company. About twenty
men have been employed and they have
burned 10000 square yards of ballast
here. Their contract in Texas is much
larger and it will take them several
years to complete it.
Essex.
August Patterson started for Sweden
Sunday night, where he will visit for
several months. He joined Rev. Gus
tafson at Chicago. 1t was just fifty
years to a day since Mr.. Patterson left
the old country. He has been a resi-
dent of Page county for many years.
*%* Postmaster Carlson has been no
titled of raise of 500 in his salary for
next year. The salaries are determined
by the amount of business done by the
Offices
AIgona.
A kerosene lamp exploded Thursday
evening in the setting room of the
Misses Sweeney and Stuntz teachers in
the public schools, upstairs in the Ham
ilton residence. The lamp was blown to
pieces, only the standard being left.
The oil was blown on the north side of
the rom which took fire. Prompt action
prevented the spread of the fire and
comparatively small damage was done.
Considerable bedding from an adjoining
sleeping room was used to smother the
flames and was destroyed. a dresser in