Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-30

Council Bluffs.
Thomas n. Hartford, employed in the
repair shop of the International Har-
vester Company here, dropped dead
while at work Heart failure is given
as the cause.
Logan.
The Harrison county Christian En-
deavorers will hold a convention at
Missouri Valley Friday and Saturday,
Dec. and 4. The first work of the ses-
sion will be Friday evening, Dec. 8.
Council Bluffs.
Matthew w. Clatterbuck, aged IL
years, died of old age at 10 o'clock Sat-
urday morning at the Jennie Edmund
son Memorial hospital. His father Is
still living at the age of 96.
Summitville.
One of the biggest transfers of real
estate for the year in Lee county was
consummated when ]. e. Whittier and
wife sold to NJ. H. Evans about 500
acres of land near Summitville for s23,-
900. The purchaser is resident Of ST.
Paul, Mimi.
Des Moines.
Owing to the fact that two cases
Moines within a week, the city health
department has sent out a warming to
all doctors to report promptly all sus-
picious cases. This is the first of the
epidemic in this city for a number OF
years.
Hamburg.
The second annual fruit show of FIRE.
mont county, Iowa, and Atchison county
Mo-, will be held at the city hall n
Hamburg on Dec. Z, s and 8. This
promises to be an occasion of much
interest to all and of special i'm
portance to those engaged in horsi-
culture
Des Moines.
Lulu Wright. one of the two negro
girls who escaped from Mitchellville
industrial school early in November
was recaptured Friday at Orelabor, a
girl was turned over to the Mitchell
back to the school,
Bloomfield.
One Of the most elaborate affairs O
the year in Bloomfield was the eel
ebration of the forty-first anpiversar.
of Rebekah Lodge, No. of the world
This is the pioneer lodge of the whole
world and Bloomfield is justly proue
of the fact. The Odd Fellows gave ;
splendid banquet and an interestin:
program was carried out.
Gienwood.
There was little breeze of excite
ment at the court house when Lawye
II Nf Mol t1l, ;S,t
custody and arraigned before Mayo
Plimpton on a charge of violating til
new anti-spitting ordinance. On ac
count of it being first offense the fin
of So was RENTED, but the attorne
was assessed the costs in the case
$2S5.
Massena.
The Massena Fair Association he'll
its annual meeting at Massena. q
which time officers for the comm
year We're chosen, also directors, an
the usual annual business of the asso
citation was transacted The Officer
elected are: President, s. d. wyckofl
vice president, w. T. Mckee; secre
tary, D. P. Hogan. and treasurer, A.
McMartin.
Avooa.
The two pet deer belonging to G.. \
Cuppy We're found dead In the par
near his home Mana" was found dea
one morning and the following aftel
noon BILLY" died. There were no mari
on either of them. The cause of tho
death is not known, as both de,
seemed well, and BILLY" was seen
his front yard not a half hour befol
he was found dead.
oskaIoosa.
A bad wreck of am engine pulling
miners train. two and a half miles ca
of Oskaloosa, tore up $50 feet of tra<
along the top Of twenty five TO
grade. and delayed traffic many hour
Both the engineer and firemen escap.
by accident Of fortune. When the e,
CINE turned over the cab was crushe
open like an egg shell. The tend
went down one side Of the bank a,