Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-02
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Brighton.
1 The dedicatory services of the First
Presbyterian church were held sun
day. At the morning service Rev. G,
H. Purmort. d. D.. of Des Moines,
preached an impression to large au-
dience.
keosauqua.
| Last week County Supervisor T. L.
Workman sold four Norman mares,
ranging in age from 2 to 5 years, for
200 in cash. The purchaser was w.
H. Waite of northern Illinois. The old
err span weighed 3,460 pounds, and the
2-year-old span weighed 1850 pounds
Belle PLANE.
The Rev. John Stapleton, of Cleve-
land, o., has accepted the passionate OF
the Emmanuel Congregational churcn
of Brooklyn, N. Y. He is about 50
wears old. He is a graduate of Oberlin
college and seminary and is we'll known
In the west because Of his activity
among laboring men. Rev. Stapleton
is we'll remembered In Belle PLANE. He
grew to manhood here while his father
was pastor Of the congregational
church.
Spencer.
George Young, an employe OF the
Northern Rural Telephone company,
met with serious accident Thursday.
He was leading couple of horses
from the house to the blacksmith shop
when they got scared at baby cab
and started to run. Mr.. Young had the
rope wrapped in his hand in some
manner so that he could not get loose.
and they threw him on the ground.
bruising him about the head consid-
cradle. He was unconscious for four
hours and is still confined to his bed.
McGresor.
Washington Duerr got up Tuesday
morning about o'clock, went out into
the yard, at his home in West Nc
Gregor, with shotgun placed at his
heart and with stick pulled the trig-
ger. killing himself instantly He was
born and grew to manhood in this city;
was about 80 years old. He leaves
wife, mother sisters and brothers to
mourn his untimely death. Coroner
Bierman, of Gutenberg, held an in
quest with the following Jurors: F. L..
Church, A. c. Boyle and William Daub-
enberger; verdict, suicide.
Odebolt.
Last Friday j. NJ. Staley. proprietor
of the Union restaurant, broke out
with smallpox. He had not been we'll
for several days. but was attending to
business as usual. The premises We're
promptly uuarantined. At this writing
Mr.. Staley feels about as we'll as ever
and no other members of his family
have been attacked. On Sunday, Oscar
Broleen. who had boarded at Staley's,
but left there several days before Sta
ley became i'll. was found to be afflict-
ed with the disease. He was taken to
the town pest house, where Noah Kelly
Is taking care Of him. No other cases
have developed thus far Smallpox is
going down the line again this winter.
Ida Grove Castana. Onawa, Alta and
Cherokee have cases. The disease is
in a very mild form and consequently
spreads rapidly, for those who take it
don't know that they are really Ill UNI
til the eruption comes.
Grundy Center.
The Silas Gilbert home was dam
aged by fire to the extent of about s25.
An oil stove was left burning in the
bath room with the door shut, and it is
thought the room became overheated
and burned the floor, which was found
on fire, and the joist underneath was
also about to blaze. The John
Fearer sale Tuesday was one of the
largest, If not the largest ever held in
this county. The total receipts to be
exact were sS,92S.3O, and of this
amount but 500 was paid by note. The
first seven horses brought $17S250.
The first seventeen horses brought s3,-
5O2.50 The twenty-one horses which
belonged to Mr.. Fearer averaged
$194.3o, and among them were three
last year colts and one 2-year-old.
last May colts brought $117.50, and it
weighed 9OO The 100 head of cattle
averaged s36.68. The twenty-five hogs
averaged $1s. 1t is estimated that
there were 1900 people at the sale and
all were we'll fed and well cared for
while there. The animals We're in
splendid shape and everybody felt good
all of which helped to sell the stock.
Mr.. Fearer will move to Cedar Falls
as SOON as convenient and will live in
the DIR. Wick property.
Iowa City.
The court has been concerned with
the trial of the case in which James
Constantine is suing Marshal William
Mullin for $4,000 damages. The suit
arises from the incident happening a
year ago the goth of January. when
the plaintiff was arrested by the city
for suspected completely in
the Frank J. Constantine affair in Chi
cago Frank j. Constantine was want
ed for the murder of Mrs. Gentry.
suit case figured in the clues by which
the detectives were seeking to land
Constantine. James Constantine, pro-
prietor Of the Olympian, Of this city,
had a suit case expressed to him, and
this being found out by the detectives,
word was sent to the local office to no.
tify the police here and get the man
who called for the suit case.
Elmer Olney has brought suit. thru his
next friend. William Olney, for $4,000
injury damages from Edward
Pate. The plaintiff alleges in his petit
ton, which has been filed for the May
term of court, that he suffered a broken
limb and great physical agony thru
the negligence of the defendant. Plain
tiff states he was employed by the de-
fendant to work in putting up hay. and
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