Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-01
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Riner Is. RenQelS uieQ az lily '.o
| two miles east of Wellsburg, at the
4 age Of II years. Mr.. Rendels was porn
| in Lopuard, o. F.. Germany, and came
| to this country some thirty years ago
| locating in Colfax township, Grumpy
| county. where he has lived almost con-
I tinuously to the time of his death.
Sac City.
The residence owned and occupied
by c. A. Nokes, the proprietor OF the
Sac City green house, on south
Eleventh street, was injured by hfe
Yesterday. the amount of the loss being
estimated by Mr.. Nokes at about $500
The part most seriously damaged is the
/ kitchen. in which the fire started.
Stuart.
Engineer Horace Irons Of this place
was seriously hurt in collision OF
! freight trains in the Rock Island yards
Yesterday noon The other trainmen
saved themselves by jumping. Fast
| freight No SO ran into an open switch
colliding with locomotive attached to
an extra freight. Two cars and one OF
| the engines were demolished.
Mt. Vernon.
Rev. A. R. Bickenback Of Sandwich,
| ILL., has been rendered unanimous
call to the pastorate of the First
Presbyterian church of Mt. Vernon.
Rev. Bickenback, who has filled the
pulpit here Sundays. is pleasing and
| forceful speaker, a sociable and pleas
ant man to meet and will undoubtedly
prove a good man for the position, Il
he accepts the call.
| Abba.
Insane from reading about the Thaw
! trial. Lewis Bingamon, prominent
young man of Cedar township, this
county, was taken before the commits
| sioners yesterday and started on his
| way to Mt Pleasant for treatment in
! the institution. In his talk Bingamon,
who is % years old, constantly NUM-
bled something about 'the beautiful
| woman, the beautiful woman"
WapelIo.
Mrs. Harrison Snice, who was TAX
en- to Iowa City Monday to be operated
on for tumor, which had been troub-
ling her for the past five years. died
at the hospital Tuesday, never reviv-
ing after the operation. The remains
We're brought to Wapello last evening
on the o'clock train. No arrange
ments have been made for the funeral,
awaiting the arrival of a son living in
Montana.
Rome.
Saturday, about noon, fire was dis
covered at the residence of VIM. Ruiz,
on the Vim. Davis place east of here.
The fire had started in a bed room
cit n
defectivet f1ue. The loss amounted to
about $3.50, which was carried in the
Henry County Mutual. The fire was
soon discovered and by summoning the
neighbors by telephone it was put out
before much damage was done.
Jefferson.
c. G. Cockerill mas been laid up
at home this week, suffering from a
sprained leg and a broken nose. He
attended the Grimes sale last Wednes-
day, and purchased steer which he
started to drive home. He had the
animal tied with rope, attached to
his saddle horn, and was driving the
beast when it took notion to turn
back. The rope became entangled in
the horses legs tripping it, and throw
Ing SOShClAll iASelSily w LIZ 6AouAASe
with the horse on top.
Wesley.
c. Schore, who lives three miles
west of town, lost his house by fire
Wednesday morning. Mike Matern and
]. l.. Wolcutt were driving by his place
and were the first to discover the fire.
They drove up to the house and In
formed the inmates what was up. The
fire had such Roadway then that 1t was
impossible to control it and all turned
in to save the things in the house which
was mostly gotten out. Some small
stuff in the cellar was lost. The build
ing was total loss. There was light
insurance on the house and contents.
Alsona.
People who were at the H. P. Larson
sale in Plum Creek township Thurs
day say there was the biggest CROWD in
attendance that has been seen at any
sale in this neighborhood in q. long
time The bidding was high on every
thing and the sales amounted to $4,000
without figuring the grain. A share
Of stock in the Burt creamery OF the
par value of $50 sold for SIP and went
to Carl Peterson who lives north of
Burt S. D. Drake, the politician and
insurance man, was the bidder against
the winner, and the contest was SHARP
between the two men.