Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-03

Webster City
| G. K. Johnson, manager Of the john
son house, fell on the skating hoor OF
the Rood & Son roller rink and broke
| the small bone in his left leg near the
ankle and badly sprained the ankle.
| Cantrl
The revival meetings that have been
held in the M. E. church at this place
for the past three weeks by Evangelist
Hicks closed last Sunday evening.
There were forty-three conversions
and silk united by letter.
Abbott
| Messrs. w. f. Glover, Benjamin
BECKER and D. elmer, having formed
a stock company at Abbott, will pur-
chase a good stock Of general mer-
chandise and adding it to the stock
now carried by Asher & Son will con-
duct a co-partnership business after
the 18th of January.
Madrid
william PAINTER of Cass township
received a painful injury to his hand
while working in the William Knox
coal bank last week. A fall Of slate
struck him on the thumb, severing all
but a thread and puncturing two holes
through the hand. But little hopes are
held of saving the thumb. Mr.. PAINTER
lis suffering greatly from the wound.
lmoaene
The Catholic fair held here was a
distinct success. The aggregate re-
ceipts were $1,So2.s5, which, after de-
fraying an expense Of about 5000, will
or 01 Ahn To he
applied on the new building fund. The
fair was adjourned one day out OF re-
spect for the death OF a little child in
the community.
Vinton
The following statistics give some
| idea of how the force at the postoffice
were rushed during the holidays. The
outgoing stuff as follows: Number OF
letters and cards handled, 1855; num-
her of circulars, 635; number of pack
ages and papers, $3.50; number of reg
istered pieces, SO; total number OF
pieces handled, 11,16S.
Grundy Center
A transfer Of the ironing elevator
property has been made to Mrs. From
| ing by the administrator and she in
turn has leased it to C. L. Kinney, an
experienced grain and coal dealer, and
who also owns the lumber yard now
conducted by him. Mr.. Kinney will
| take possession as soon as the papers
are signed. Mr.. Kinney has until re-
Gently owned an elevator at Iowa Falls
ard thoroughly understands the busi-
ness.
jefferson
| Mr.. Fred Fahrbach, who is one of the
leading sheep and wool raisers Of the
county, was in Chicago last week with
4 load of 125 sheep which have grazed
on his farm the past summer, and
worked overtime on the golf-links to
save the necessity of lawn mower.
| The experiment was an entire success
as to the golf-links, and Mr.. Fahrbach
| tells us he got good price for his
sheep. He took advantage of the OPP
portunity to attend the International
Fat Stock Show, and to visit friends
in the Garden City.
Cincinnati
| Quite serious accident occurred at
Albert mine a few days ago, when John
Gtllispie narrowly escaped with his life.
| A'ohAO VIII AsaN EoSSCil oiioOA Lie le,iiS' 81
that the cage did not land properly
sz,d it was raised up several feet above
| when Mr.. Girhspie got down on the
fiat sheets and began removing the
small chunks that were obstructing
the falls, when the cage eased back on
to him, His head was partially under
meath and was caught over the edge Of
the fat sheet and the edge of the cage
when it crushed his taco and nose to