Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-01
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Wesley.
R. j. Hutchinson sold his farm OF
100 acres 2h miles north of town last
week to Herman Carlson at $66.25 per
acre and bought quarter south of
Algona, adjoining the poor farm. pay
ing $76 per acre.
Clinton.
Rev. r. A. Miller. pastor Of the
Bowman church at Clinton for the past
five years, and a member of the Upper
Iowa conference for the past twenty-
five years died at his home in Clinton
Monday night at $3.50. He had been sick
but about ten days, his death being
caused by congestion of the brain.
He leaves wife and daughter.
Hampton.
A. H. Notter, one of the officials
of the Waverly beet sugar works, and
Arson Peck, field agent, were here last
Friday to look the ground over and see
if pledges could not be obtained to
raise 200 acres Of sugar beets in this
vicinity. They were literally encour-
aged, mostly, however, by those who
have no facilities for raising beets.
Manson.
Jim Smith ran across monstrosity
the other day, that, had it lived, would
have put Jim Colligan's famous two.
headed calf to shame. 1t was a calf
with two heads, two tails and four fore
legs and Jim tried his best to preserve
it alive for a wondering people to gaze
at, but it "croaked" and was hauled
out to the hog lot A COW belonging
to John Behrend southeast of town,
produced the monstrosity.
Manson.
Will Smith of Center township, mar
keted fine bunch Of Chester White
spring pigs last Monday. There We're
forty-eight head of them and they
averaged PIG pounds each and Jim Col
ligan gave him a check for $654.57 in
return for them. The mothers of the
bunch sold some time ago for enough
to make over a thousand dollars all
told, on the dams and their offspring,
for Mr.. Smith.
Bennett.
A project is being agitated to estab.
fish central school in the west part
of Center township. 1t is proposed
to take in sixteen or more sections
of land, form new district, and To-
cate graded school at some point
near the center. A large number of
are said to be in favor of it and petit
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end desired.
Upton.
The dead body Of Mrs. Grace Nys-
wander was found last Sunday morn
ing on the Bennett road near the
Reeve place. The discovery was made
by Mr.. Chapman whose attention was
attracted by a horse and buggy stand
ing in the road. Upon investigation
he found the occupant dead; her body
had pitched forward and the head was
resting ON the shafts. The only mark
Of injury on the person of the dead
woman was a bruise on the chin
doubtless caused by her fall. No in
quest will be held as it is known be-
yond a reasonable doubt that her death
was due to an epileptic convulsion to
which she was subject at periodical in
tervals.
Grand junction.
There have been all kinds of rumors
afloat the past week in regard to the
scarlet fever here. The facts are that
there have been just three cases. One,
Miss Vera Weatherson, was very
serious from the first. She died Sun
day morning after an illness of only
five days. The other cases are Miss
Catherine Maxwell, who has had a
very light attack and is recovering as
fast as could be expected. The other
is the little son of Emil Kreiger who
is improving at this writing. Every
precaution has been taken and it is
believed that there is no danger. They
were so isolated from the start that
it has not been deemed necessary to
close the schools or any other place of
public gathering. There has been no
quarantines except the homes in which
the disease exists.
Rockwell City.
A painful accident happened to Mrs.
George e. Dugan last Friday afternoon
on her way home, as she and her
daughter, Mrs. Laird, were driving in
a buggy and near the school house the
horse became little frightened. The
ladies would easily have kept it under
control but for the fact that the wheel
struck a large chunk of frozen dirt
thrown up by the grading near the
buggy track, and this broke one Of the
shafts loose. The result was that both
were thrown out on the embankment
near o. L. Hedlund's residence and
Mrs. Dugan sustained fractures in two
ribs and a bruise over the eye. Mrs
Laird was also bruised, but not other
wise seriously injured. The shock was
a severe one and the buggy was literally
torn to pieces by the frightened horse
which finally kicked loose. Mrs. Laird
ua. found lvipO ,,ndnr the buggy tom