Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-08

News of interest thruout the count,
| is reported extensively this week b.
| the IRIS staff of correspondents
Happenings have been numerous. an,
are carefully covered in the weekly re
sumo. Two accidents are reported
one to Glen Patterson of Gilman, WHIT
| fell from a load of hay and was i'm
Harrison White, of Rhodes, was in
jured by jumping from her bugg!
when her horse became frightened.
Some important farm changes arr
also shown, at Rhodes John Ewing sell
| ing his place and all crops, stock. etc.
to Lester Walker. j. I. Fathers, Of
Liscomb township, has disposed Of hi.
| property to Mr. Weeks. living south Of
this city. Several changes in farm
tenants for next spring have already
been arranged in the North Star neigh
| borhood.
Crop reports from different sections
of the county are 10 the effect thai
oats are a poor crop generally, while
other small grains are only an ordin-
airy crop. Hay, however, is declared
to be above the average.
An interesting social item is reported
from Vancleve, in the announcement oil
an approaching double wedding. The
!, riJnr Of ft,a hapy,y n,npt u,iu ha u
Wardens daughters, Mary and Zella.
A complete summary of the county
news, classified by towns, townships
and communities, will be found in the
following:
GILMAN.
Aug. s--Mrs r. L. Parker and
daughter Winifred, of Traer, came
Saturday evening for a visit Of about
week with the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. M. Carney, and family
They visited friends in Newburg on
Tuesday and started home this morn
Ing.
Mrs. f. r. Arnote and brother Win
fred Beale, returned Tuesday morning
from Missouri, where they had been
~ht. fhiioNS lSldtiNSS LII
couple of weeks.
Charles Beale came Monday morning
from Hargen, Wis, on visit to his
relatives here.
Mr. John Wylie, of Grinnell, came
up Monday morning on business and
pleasure combined.
Mrs. j. B. NJ. Bishop, who has been
visiting at the home of her friend
Mrs. j. M. Carney, for couple OF
days. started for her home In Tole-
do. Saturday morning, expecting to
meet Mr.. Bishop in Marshalltown
where they would visit his brother and
family over Sunday and proceed on
their honleward way together Monday
morning.
Mrs. Katie B. Hyatt, Of Oak Park
ILL.,. visited friends in Traer and Belle
Plaine from Thursday until Monday
morning, when she went directly home.
She had been visiting her sister, Mrs
]. NJ. Carney and family here for q
short time.
Mrs. E. H. Arnold of Galesburg, ILL.,,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
NJ. B. Dunkle, and other friends here
for several weeks, started for home
Tuesday morning, taking her grand
niece, Miss Esther Dunkle, for a three
weeks visit at her home.
Amos G. Ingersolr, who owned and
resided on farm near Gilman several
years ago, has, after many changes Of
residence since, located upon a home
stead forty miles southwest Of Denver,
Col
A. ]. Pence and N. B. Elliott have
traded a house and lot in Marshalltown
already taken possession. Mr.. Elliott
has been in the employ of the Lennox
Furnace Company, but has given up
his job there. and will, in connection
with his partner, devote his whole time
to the store. They are among our best
citizens, and Marshalltown is to be
congratulated on their acquisition.
Archie O. Pence, who was in the
mercantile business here years ago,
but now residing in California, is ex-
pected 10 visit here in about three
weeks.
A project was set on foot by Rob
ert Paul. superintendent Of the Con-
gregational Sunday school last Sun
day, for a monster picnic in the city
park the latter part of the present
month, to be participated in by the
ten Sunday schools within a radius Of
seven and a half miles of this place.
Mr.. Paul was instructed by vote of
the school to communicate with the
various superintendent and ascertain
the feasibility of such an undertaking
and to report next Sunday.
H. H. King, former resident. but
now of Mason City, stopped off here
Tuesday on business and to visit old
friends. He sold his residence prop
erty while here.
Porter Phillips a we'll known barber,
has gone to Chicago to study music.
He is already quite a violinist and
thinks with course Of instruction
ent in that direction.
Glen Patterson was driving a load
of hay on Monday when one of the
forward wheels dropped into chuck
hole and the load overturned. impal-
ing Glen upon one of the fork tines,
which ran thru the calf of his leg, in
flicting painful tho not dangerous
wound.
A severe wind and rain storm accom-
panied by thunder and lightning,
swept over this region from the east
Tuesday evening, lasting about two
hours The standing corn was blown
over badly, and at present state OF
advancement 1t will hardly right itself