Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14
Tho rraer News.
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Special to Times Republican.
Traer, Nov. IA girl was born this
week to Mr.. and Mrs. John Christen-
sen, diving on the J. Il. Mcdowell farm
south of town.
Father Townsend. living in Crystal
township. lies on the point Of death
He is suffering from the infirmities OF
old age.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hayes, living
north OF town. are rejoicing over the
advent of q baby girl
A little son Of Mike Mochal, living
south Of town. had finger taken off
this week, by catching 1t in ~ windmill
cog.
Andrew Balfour will have to under
go second operation. Some weeks
ago Mr. Balfour had leg broken In
runaway, and soon thereafter gan
creme set in The leg was amputated
just above the knee two weeks ago,
and he was thought to be getting along
nicely. until Thursday, when gangrene
made its appearance again, and 1t is
now necessary ito anputate a portion
of the leg again. Mr.. Balfour is In
his SEVENTEEN year. and the prospects
for his recovery from the second oper-
alton are not very bright.
Mrs. David Clark went ITO Iowa City
yesterday. to submit to an operation
for the removal Of cancer. She was
not aware Of the nature of the growth
until two weeks ago.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Muss-
man. living in Oneida township, met
with quite q painful accident on Friday.
While playing he fell over q dog and
broke his leg.
Paul X. Goodrich and Miss Francis
Marie Rdstine, both OF Buckingham. a
small village five miles distant from
here. were united in matrimony at the
Methodist parsonage in Toledo, Rev.
N. A. Mersllon performing the cere-
mony The groom recently came 70
Buckingham from Waterloo. and pur-
chased the village store. and Is very
highly spoken of. The bride Is a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ristine,
and has lived in Buckingham for many
years. She is at present the post
mistress in the village.
A sewerage system for Traer Is
again being agitated by the CONNER
ciai club and the town council. Com
mittees from both delegations went to
Mason City yesterday to investigate
the sewerage system Of that town.
McTurk Bros have decided to quit
farming and have rented their 24O
acre farm, the John Wilson home
stead, to Ed Green for next year. and
will devote their time to drilling wells.
Il Mrs. M. B. VanDusen has gone to
Mooreinle, to assist in caring for her
sister, Mrs. j. II. Anderson. who Is
seriously ill with typhoid fever.
A reunion was held this week at the
A. Gravatt home in Traer, the occa-
sion being the SSth birthday of Mrs.
Gravatts mother, Mrs. Morse. ALI the
children except two were present A
sunlptuous dinner was served, the
attractive feature being a large cake
surrounded with eighty seight wax
candles burning representing her
years.
MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Evans arrived
in Traer Thursday for a short visit
with old friends. They were residents
of Traer in its early days. but for the
past eighteen years have lived In Den
yer, Col. Mr.. Evans has sold his BUS
mess in that city, but the family will
remain there.
Mr.. Van Dusen this week rented his
farm north of town, now occupied by
A. Sloan, to Clark Bragonier,- for the
coming year. Mr. Sloan and family
will move to Dakota the first OF next
March.