Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-06

Mason City.
While saving wood with q buz1
! saw at his farm in Lincoln township
Joseph Pedelty, Jr., got his hand too
close to the whirling teeth of the cir
cular saw and had the back Of his
hand and wrist badly ripped. The
cash inflicted cut down between the
third and fourth fingers, tearing the
tendon but not penetrating to the bone.
Skilled surgical aid sewed the ends OF
the torn tendon and 1t is hoped that
they will grow together again.
Panora.
| Panora will hold her fourth annual
corn carnival and horse show Decem-
| Der and T. Five hundred dollars will
be given in special prizes. Professor
Holden and several other professors
hibits. The Guthrie County Farmers
institute will be held previous to the
carnival These events will attract an
immense crowd Of people, as. Panora IL
noted for the excellence Of her corn
and horse show. 1t is estimated that
the, education derived from the previ-
Gus contests has increased the yield Of
the farms adjacent to Panora ten
/ bushels to the acre.
Madrid.
One Of the largest real estate deals
negotiated in this community for some
| time was closed Monday when Peter
Berglund who moved from this COM
munity to Maxwell about two years
ago. came into the possession of the
f., A. P Armstrong farm one mile east
of Madrid. This farm consists of 80
acres and is one of the best improved
farms in the county. The consideration
was $1,000. The deal was made ny
E. l.. Johnson, the local real estate
man. Mr.. Berglund will hold public
sale at his present home near Maxwell
and will take possession of his pur-
chase in the spring.
Merrill.
Grant Brown was thrown from a
wagon with corn one day last week
and severely injured. In driving in
from the field the end gate of the
wagon came down and the rush of
corn frightened the horses SO they be-
gan to run. In the excitement Grant
was thrown to the ground and was
rendered unconscious. A 1T
tie seven year old son Of Mr. and Mrs.
John Hathwig broke his leg in three
different places while playing In his
fathers new barn one day last week.
| The little fellow was up among the
rafters with his father when he lost
his balance and fell to the unfinished
floor below. A physician was called
| Immediately and upon examination 10
was found that the leg was badly
mashed and broken.
Dubuque.
! T. J. Wilcox, the promoter Of ~
proposed Clinton-Dubuque interurbaAs
and r. C. Hart, the engineer in charge.
were in the city Monday and left by
team on Tuesday morning for Cas-
cade and will spend the greater part
of the week with corps of surveyors
laying out the proposed route between
Cascade and this city. The line has
been surveyed from Clinton to Cas-
/, cade Mr. Wilcox has been working
necessarily on the proposed Clinton
Dubuque line, and today his work has
reached stage when the immediate
commencement of actual work on the
line may be predicted, and it's success
full completion and operation assured.
The building of the proposed Clinton
Dubuque HteiufpdH me HedAS tHo
expenditure Of about $2,500000.
Judge Reed in the United States dis
trict court has granted discharges In
bankruptcy to the following named
parties: Eastern division-John n.
Purdern, Waterloo Geo. w. Bear
bower Independence. Cedar Rapids
division-Nelson Cambridge, Scion:
Lucy ]. Wood, Olin; Matthew J. Van
Kirk, Anamosa. Central division-Van
Pelt & Van Pelt. HamI ton; w. L.
Stone, harrisburg; Julia A. Harris,
Rockwell City; Kossuth Shellabarger.
Gilmore City: Joseph Friedman, Ma
son City: James P. Jennings. Emmets-
burg; Ellery G. Cerpley. Gilmore City.
Western division-Moses n. Arches.
Soldier. .