Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-06


were broken 1t is probable that death
resulted instantly from the wound on
the head and that the other Injuries
We're received as the engine carried the
body along the track. The tralnmen
say that Evans was lying down by the
side of the track, out of their sight.
Essex.
Postmaster Carlson and, his sister
Mrs. C. FL. Liljedahl, expect to leave
next week for a trip to the PACING
coast. They will visit a sister in Spo-
kane and will also visit in Seattle and
other points in Washington, Oregan,
California and Utah. He will be absent
about fifteen days and she will remain
longer. Martin Ekeroth, the clerk IN
the postoffice, is fully competent to
handle the office during Mr.. Carlsons
absence.
Merrill.
Professor Irwin McDuffie of Rolfe,
Iowa. has been chosen as principal Of
the Merrill school for the ensuing year
Professor McDutfie is a graduate rom
the Iowa state normal school ana "as
recommended to our school BOARD pS
some of the best educators or the stase
Miss Amanda Mauer of LeMars ana
Miss Eva Frost and Miss Matte Shoup
of this place have also been elected
teachers in our schools for the years
1902 1903.
Nevada.
The two cars of cattle shipped by
Dayton & Riddlesbarger on TUESDAY
were forty in number and prime lot.
They were bought of William Handsa-
ker s. Son and the price paid. $500, was
the highest figure paid by buyers at this
point for years IL not at any previous
time The average weight was l,43S
rounds and the average price per head
$94.90. The cattle were grade Short
horns and red polled and had been on
full feed for four and a half months.
Waterloo.
Tuesday night thieves enterHl the
barn of T. II. Cunningham, at 422 Inde-
pendence avenue, and made away with
fine horse belonging to Mr.. Cunning
ham. Careful search until noon yester-
Gay failed to reveal any trace of the
animal or who had made away with 1t.
The horse was a bay, of good build and
Weighing about LOO. 1t was a good
driver and worth about s125. The mat
ter has been reported to the officers and
they are endeavoring to secure some
clue to work on.
Shenandoah.
William Maple, who was recently
kicked by a mule and severely injured
Was forced to undergo an operation be-
cause of a formation of pus on the In
ner side of the ribs injured by the kick.
Mrs. e. j. Bowel, who was quar-
antined for smallpox six weeks ago,
has entirely recovered, and this week
was discharged from quarantine. Mrs.
eBwell's case was the seventh that has
been brought from outside points dur
ing the last two years and was the
thirteenth that has developed in Shen-
andoah during that time.
Perry.
Perry is to have a new jobbing house
In the -four and feed line. The Jeff4r-
son Milling Company, of jefferson,
S. D., do a large business all along the
Milwaukee road, and the firm has de-
cided to establish branch at this poin.
and do a wholesale and retail business.
This is a large concern, and it is said
that 100 tons OF flour and feed will he
shipped here as starter. ''Westritr-
ster Abbey" or the old town hall build
ing, has been leased and it is under
stood that Frank Morris will be put in
charge of it.
Bloomfield.
A man named Mcdonald was arrest
ed and placed in the county Jail Sun
day night for horse stealing The man
hailed from Fairfield. where, together
with another man. 1t is alleged, two
teams vert hired from livery barn
and the two men, accompanied by a
couple of girls, drove to Eldon. AL
that place Mcdonald left his girl in the
care of the other fellow and drove the
horses to Troy and then to this place.
where he was arrested. Monday the
sheriff from Fairfield arrived and Nc
Donald was given over to him. The
sheriff also took possession of the
horse.
keokuk.
The defendants in the suit of L. E.
Williams for damages for the loss of
a certain bicuspid tooth have filed de-
murrers in the superior court, the col
lege separately from DIR. j. w. Stalk.
The college claims that the action is
barred by the statute of limitations.
because the tooth was pulled February
20, 1900, and the substituted and
amended petition was not filed until
May %, 1902, more than two years la
ter. DR.. Stark also demurs for the
same reason. Williams claims that the
date of the fling of his original petit
ton governs, and not the date of his
second one.
Boone.
Frank Anderson, a member Of the
Milwaukee carpenter gang which is
engaged at doing some work at this
etalion, met with a severe accident
Tuesday. He cut his foot very deep
with an ADJ which he was using In his
work of hewing a huge timber. 1t was
feared at first that an artery had been
severed, but this very fortunately
proved not to be the case, as revealed
by an examination and treatment
which was given the patient by an up
town physician to whose office the man
was taken via the street car line. An
derson will be compelled to take va
cation of at least three weeks.
WeIIsbure.
The assessed valuation of the proper
ty of Wellsburg is $4,000. The school
tax at present is SIS mills on the dollar,
making total of 1852 what the tax
payers of the incorporated town of
Welsburg have to pay for the support
of their school annually. The actual
expense of maintaining the W/llsburg
schools at present is about 500 n year,
or several hundred dollars more than is