Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-06
Southern Io1va Items
Bloomfield.

| Bloomfield.
Mrs. David Bolick, living. southwest
OF the city, tripped and fell the first OF
the week, while walking about the
Kitchen breaking shoulder and tear
ing several ribs loose. She is unable
to lie down, and suffers severe pain
Mr.. Bolick, her husband, is paralyzed
his entire left side being helpless and
he can not talk.
keokuk.
John Drew. the 14-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John G.. Drew, slipped
away from home with over 800 In
his possession, spent night in the
Hamilton depot hotel and next day
was brought back to the city by the
police authorities to answer for his &C.
tions. The lad is weak-minded. Some
of the money has been recovered
Winfield.
Last Wednesday, Higbee & vanDyle,
of this city, sold W. j. Cubits fine
farm Of 175 acres one-half mile south
of Morning Sun, to Oscar Wilson, and
on Friday they sold the farm of
Thomas o. Williams, of Morning Sun
800 acres. to Guy Wiley, George Halt
and Al Glass These farms are both
fine ones and brought all told, $67,250.
Mt. Pleasant.
Work on the new high school is pro-
crossing satisfactorily While the
building will not be ready for occu-
September the enjoyment of the new
school will not be postponed many
weeks. It is believed the transfer from
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the holidays at least.
ceifax.
A small gold mine in the shape of
nearly one thousand feet of fine walnut
lumber was discovered here by Ralph
Hopkins while he was tearing down
the Kennedy store building, a pioneer
structure. The building was erected
about 1870 but some years ago was
moved off of the street and made TO
front on an alley and used for storage
Last week it was torn down for the
lumber that was in it, and when Mr..
Hopkins began to tear up the long
counters he found them to be Of wal
nut, altho they had been painted.
Madrid.
The worknen who are sinking the
Madrid are experiencing many difficult
ties. A large log has been unearthed In
the bottom of the shaft and several
limbs have been taken to the top. The
wood Is of cedar and is completely wa
tersoaked and rotten. The presence
of the log has awakened no little curio-
sity and conjecture. 1t is generally be-
lieved that the workmen have struck
either a subterranean channel or the
bed Of an old creek. The log has prob
ably laid in its present position for
hundreds of years.
Paekwood.
Gabriel Snider, after a long illness,
died at his home in Abingdon, sur
rounded by his wife and children. Mr..
Snlder was a native of Indiana, was
born Aug. 16, 1889. and came to this
state when a small boy. On attaining
manhood he was raa1ried to Frances
Peters. Mr.. Snider was miller by
trade and for number of years
operated the old historic Cupboard mill
on Skunk river. For miles around,
Farmers took their milling to Mr. Sni-
der. He finally gave up the work and
came back to Abingdon. Being of an
inventive turn of mind. he brought out
several inventions of a useful charac-
ter.
Atlantic
Some weeks ago, young man. who
called himself Victor Larson. applied
to Harry Morton, farmer living north
OF town, for work. Mr.. Morton gave
him work at the salary of $50 per
month If he would work all summer
and $25 II he didn't. He worked for a
few weeks and quit. but asked for $50
month for his wages. Mr.. Morton
refused 20 pay 1t and = few days later
received a note from the young man
stating that he wanted his money or he
would lick him and ended UP by "this
Ii no hot air neither" Mfs. Morton
haA been very lni,ch annove4d nf lA4a nv
young Larson, who persistea Ii cAllias