Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-08
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

Royai.
Another land deal was pulled off this
week, Knud Christensen purchased the
Arson Allbee 120 acres on the southeast
quarter of section 13, Clay township.
The consideration was SIS per acre
Washington.
The death of Sarah Beenblossom oc-
Cured Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The deceased was a daughter Of Nell
son and Clarfssa Jacobs Beenblossom,
born in Des Moines county, March 70.
1874.
Audubon.
Lawrence Anderson, Of Douglas, who
was in town Saturday, reports a sale
Of sixty hogs that weighed ten tons,
which brought him $6.05 q hundred.
Dhey were an extra fine bunch and
brought a. top notcher price. That fig
cures up 800 a month for a whole year
but that ism tail, because he had sold
more than 5000 worth of brood sows
and fed three cars of cattle besides.
Woodstock.
Fire Sunday completely destroyed
the George Chapman home northeast
Of this place. Mr.. Chapman and FAM
lily had left home at about 9 O'clock
in the morning to spend the day visit
ing. At 1880 it wak noticed by neigh
bors that the house was ON fire, but
the flames had made such Roadway that
1T was impossible to save any Of the
household goods.
Holland.
Peter Meyer met with an accident
which will lay himSup for a while with
q bad foot. He had his manure spread
er lacked up and one wheel off while
making some repairs, when the spread
er fell upon his foot crushing it se-
verely and pinning him to the earth.
He was in this position for fifteen min
utes before help came. He is now un-
der the doctors care and is improv-
ing.
Atlantic.
An Atlantic hotel keeper lost a $3.50
diamond ring one day lately. He had
an idea the gem became disengaged
while he was getting ice from the ice
house but he was not sure about it..
It was like looking for a needle in a
hay stack to make search in the saw
dust, but he hit on a plan which
proved successful. He secured fan.
ming mill and ran a wagon load Or more
Of the sawdust thru it. He found the
diamond after two hours work.
MechanicsviIle.
The will of the late Alexander Cald-
we'll is to be contested Objections to
the probate of the instrument were
filed at Upton last, week by Maude
Ellen Hart, one Of the heirs, by her at
torneys. The estate is a large one
including 400 acres of choice land cas-,
lily worth 500 an acre, If not more, a
residence property in Mechanicsville,
besides personal property to the value
Hart is granddaughter of Mr. Cald-
well, being a daughter Of Mrs. Anna J.
Mcclellan, who was daughter of Mr..
Caldwell,
Waverly.
Mrs. William Huenenmueller, for
mer resident of Tripoli, and sister of
H. H. Koeneke, the Waverly grocer
was fatally burned on last Thursday at
Eliitt, N. D., where the family moved
a few years ago. "A prairie fire
threatened to consume their home, and
in fighting the fire the lady's clothes
became ignited. burning her in fright
full manner before assistance CAME.
Relatives in Waverly were apprised Of
the accident and Mr.. Koeneke left
Immediately for his sisters bedside, but
her death occurred on Saturday. before
he arrived there. The body was brought
to Tripoli for burial and the funeral
took place there.
Dubuque.
DR.. Kennedy, the well known vet
erinarian, performed an act of hero
ism in the alley on Fifth street between
Iowa and Clay, which undoubtedly
saved the life of driver employed by
the Mulgrew Coal Company, late Sun
day afternoon. The unfortunate man
was jerked from his seat by the run
away horses and falling down on the
tongue between the frenzied animals,
was in .momentary peril of being
dashed beneath the hoofs of the steeds
when Dr.. Kennedy threw himself in
the path of the maddened horses,
the path of the maddened horses. and
at the risk OF his own safety. brought
them to halt with an effort that was
almost Superhuman