Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-03

formulating plans for the celebration
of the Woodman picnic on June 18th.
Various committees have been appoint
ed and are taking UP the duties assign
ed with vigor that foretells big
day and a rousing time. The work of
publicity is already in hand as we'll as
the financial management, and no pains
or efforts will be spared that may assist
In making the event gala day at
tended by the biggest crowd ever in
the city.
Sheffield.
Plans for the erection of an elevator
at Sheffield will begin as soon as
possible, and company on the CO.
operative plan can be organized. The
Short Line has won out at Hampton.
where 1t succeeded in getting the eie
vator placed on their line. The only
one at Hurley is established. and now
one each at Sheffield and Chaplin and
the line elevators would be complete.
Manly.
Fire totally destroyed the farm home
of l.. N. Wood two miles west of Man.
~ All of the family We're out at tho
barn when the fire started and its Or
! igin is mystery. Almost all OF the
furniture as we'll as the adjoining sum-
mer house were consumed by the con-
Migration Insurance which amounted
to $1,40O will not nearly cover the
loss. An estimated value of the house
is $4,000.
| Thornton.
There have been numerous changes
of ownerships of lots in the burnt
district" in the past few weeks, and
when deal can be made on one other
lot, it looks like a long block of new
concrete or brick buildings would be-
gin to loom up over the ruins in a
short time, for several of our business
men are finding their present quarters
too cramped and insurance on stocks
in wooden row" entirely too high.
Williams.
Williams is to have a second tele-
phone exchange. A number of years
ago the Ellsworth Telephone Company
secured franchise in Williams, and
have since had several phones in town
but have not operated switchboard
Il - beard has been ordered together
with a large number of phones and
other material for the installation of
an p-to-date system. Many farm
ers as we'll as town people have pur-
chased stock, while others have agreed
to take phones.
WelIsburg.
Nearly car load of oil was unload
ed and delivered here one day recently
by a representative of a Kansas Cit!
house. Those receiving the goods Were
principally farmers who We're canvassed
several weeks ago. The tricl
donkey, "Murphey." of Clifford Bros.
Wild West fame, has passed into the
hands of Louis Frereksen, residing
southwest of town. He will be given
little practice work on his old stunt!
+. and later turned over to the Grundl
Center Dramatic Club for IL season
engagement.
Britt.
Perry Lehman and two of his mei
left Wednesday morning for work OF
the south section of the NJ. & ST. L
) Thinking that it would be nice to use
sail and get all the aid they coul'
from the wind. they tried 1t. Befor
the car had proceeded far, 1t was goinl
. at the rate of forty miles an hour. AM
e ! the first thing the trio knew they wer
piled in heap with the car and sal
at the side of the track. Perry Leh
man was brought back tn town witt
an arm and leg broken and man
r scratches about the body and face. Th
3 other men, Sander Nelson and VIII
e lodson, were slightly injured, but no
{ at all seriously.