Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-02

carr TWO daughters, Ole, MIS- w hi.S'
mentioned above, and the other, Mrs.
John r. Prime, of Oxford, Neb. Twelve
grandchildren and twenty six great
grandchildren constitute the remand
er of their lineal descendants.
/ Both Mr.. and Mrs. Carr are In eX-
cellent health considering their adj
vanced age. Their eyesight Is good,
their memory perfect, and MI. carr $
hair but slightly gray Mrs. Carr SUI
| fered dislocation of the hip recently,
which has partially disabled her, put
| otherwise her health is good and both
| have every reason to celebrate yet
other wedding anniversaries.
Traer Happenings.
Special to es-Republican.
Traer, Nov. 2.--Howard Everett and
Ed Cohrt have just returned from q
hunting trip in Minnesota. They re-
, port game very secarce, due to the
extensive forest frees.
Scarlet fever has broken out in
Howard township, ten miles south of
Traer, and an epidemic is feared. M.
F'rod's family are under quarantine,
three of their children. Nora, Gertie
and Dick, being afflicted with the
disease. The Fairview and Union
school district is closed on account of
the teacher having the disease. Thus
far. none of the cases have resulted
fatally.
| MIR. and Mrs John Hadacek left for
California the latter part of the week,
to spend the winter.
! Miss Mae Neil has gone to California
where she will spend the winter visit
ing with relatives.
/ S. d. Thompson and family, who
! have been living on the A. l.. Ames
farm the past year, have packed their
household goods, and are moving back
to their old home in Virginia.
| Peter Tams has purchased the j. F.
/ Arp homestead of 240 acres, in Oneida
] township.
Mrs. Tom Twaites and children. and
Mrs. Dickey, living north of town, have
gone to Appleton, Mimi, for a visit.
| Peter Mcmillan has gone to st. Paul
(! to purchase cattle.
Will CLOSER. the painter, son of Mr..
] and Mrs. e. c. CLOSER, ST.. is suffer-
ing from tuberculosis of the skin. At
present his face and forehead are at
! fected. The trouble was recently ag-
gravated by calcimine, which got into
his eyes.
Mr. and Mrs James Thompson, Of
Stuebenville. o.. are spending few
Il DAYS with relatives here, the Stark
! families.
/, Leland Wilson, living north Of town,
has Just returned home from Canada.
He is suffering from blood poison in
his arm, caused from boil on his
wrist.
The w. N. Sweitzer farm of 100
acres, northeast of town. has been
purchased by Will CASTOR, Of Reinbeck,
consideration STA per acre. Mr.. Gas
ton has leased the farm for two years
| to e. Il. Van Derveer. at SIS per acre.
August Untiedt has just purchased
the old homestead, owned by Mrs. ,.
Untiedt, at 500 per acre.
Mrs. Alfred Hilber and daughter.
Viola. living north of town, have just
returned home from Davenport. after
spending some time with Mrs. Hilberts
mother who is quite feeble.
Will Calderwood has gone to Cam
ada to accept a position as manager
of a lumber yard in Saskatchewan.
! His wife will follow in short time.
Miss Lena vogt has been appointed
IeSecutrix of the estate OF, Jurgen Nogt.
r Mrs. A. ]. Farnham has left Traer
temporarily and is now with her son,
DIR. A. Farnham, in Reinbeck. The
latter has been in poor health the
past few months, altho he is some
better of late.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. James Sieg-
fried, living seven miles southeast OF
Traer, daughter.
Chicken stealing on a small scale mas
been prevalent thruout this locality for
the past several weeks. Mr. and Mrs
Hans Wieben, living six miles west or
Traer. report the loss of over $50
fowls. Charles Paustian and Henry
Wieben, living southwest of town, also
report heavy losses. Numerous other
farmers have missed chickens There is
no known clue as to the guilty par
ties.
At 9 O'Clock on Wednesday, morning
at the Blessing church, Jessie Rourke
and Miss Mary Trainor were united in
holy matrimony by Father Lehman
Only the immediate relatives of the
couple were present at the ceremony.
The bride is the oldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Trainor and was born
and raised near Traer. The groom has
worked as a. farm hand in the vicinity
of Traer for the past several years.
The couple will reside in the vicinity of
Buckingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson. living
on the Mckay farm north of town. are
the parents of a daughter.
Bert Swartz, eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Swartz, living in south
east Traer, was stricken with pneu-
monia, and his condition is quite seri-
Gus.
Thomas sloss has been suffering
from diabetes for some time past and
is now failing rapidly, being confined
to the bed most of the time.
Fred Novotny lost a s150 horse this
week. The animal stepped on a rusty
nail and died of lockjaw.
James 1rainor. who recently sold his
farm, north of town to Me- Draper. has
bene in oklahoma the past week. While
there he purchased AN improved farm
of 100 acres 'rrainor will dispose OF his
personal property here and will move
his family to Oklahoma the first of
December.
Andrew Balfour. whose leg was am
putated last week. is getting along
nicely and the physicians think there
will be no further trouble.
number of years ago A. Antrim, OF
this city, purchased a quarter section
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