Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-22

Grant.
Frank Kenworthy. of Grant. on bet
of $50, ilusked over ninety bushels of
corn in six hours and thirty minutes.
The bet was that he could not husk
eighty bushels in eight hours.
Mt. Vernon.
J. c. Smith. of Breckenridge, Mimi.
has bought the Merritt dry goods store
He will take possession as soon as he
can get his affairs at Breckenridge
Strengthened up. and move his family
here, which will probably be about
Dec. 1.
Vinton.
The Presbyterian parsonage had a
close call from fire. Mr.. Simms went
to get a book which had been cast
aside under the cellar stairway. To
do so he was compelled to light a
match Sometime afterward it was dis
covered something was burning. A
little quick work put 1t out. The fire
alarm was sounded but the department
was not needed. The loss was small.
Shenandoah.
John F. Cline. of this city, was placed
under $1,000 bonds by Justice Foster,
on a complaint filed by his step daugh
ter Miss Fay Benedict in which she
charged him with the crime of rape.
The girl is but II years of age. and is
said to be a travelling solicitor for the
married about two years ago. Cline is
The daughter of the woman whom Cline
Register and Leader.
M adrid.
The Madrid councilmen have given
| to E. D. Spencer the contract for the
new hose and ladder wagon recently
promised the Madrid fire department.
and as a result the wagon will be
built in Madrid by Madrid worknen.
| The plans and specifications call for
a wagon with a sixteen foot bed with
1imkin roller bearer axles. The entire
wagon will be of steel with the excep-
ton of the wheels.
Monticello.
Will Bowen had an experience thai
he does not care to repeat. He took
the top cap off a gasoline can and was
preparing to put gasoline into the
tank Of a small stove when the can ex-
pioded, burning his hand, and eye
lasfles and setting his clothing and
boots on fire. The flames spread about
over the room but the quick assistance
of the PAYERS close by saved damage
They put the fire out with sand.
Upton.
Henry Wacker. an old resident OF
Sunbury died az the result of injuries
received in a runaway accident. He
was delivering groceries enar town
when his horses became frightened and
ran away. The wagon collided with q
hitching post, the force of the com
pact throwing Mr.. Wacker to the
ground. He alighted on his head, was
knocked unconscious, and was injured
seriously in the skull. He never again
regained consciousness.
Denison.
A F. Temple and a travelling man
named Dowd were driving in from the
country and coming down the hill this
side of B. S. Tupper's tug dropped
down, and the rig turned over and
threw both men into a deep ditch, the
buggy on top of them. Mr.. Temple
suffered badly sprained ligament ant
the man with him Jared rather worse
The latter went ON to Denison an6
from there pulled in home to lay up q
week. Dowd was unconscious for some
time.
Alton.
Miss Lena White, student at thu
Alton high school and a daughter O
Richard White, well known farmel
residing near Taimage, was thrown
from a horse and had her leg broken
Miss White was spending Sunday a
tine nome OF i1sT father ard .sses on ne
way to the Jud Pollock home. She hal
only gone a short distance from hom'
when the horse jumped slightly, an,
Miss White was thrown to the ground