Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-22

Grundy Center.
Grandma Deseelhorst recently cele-
brated her s9th birthday. Her children
and most of the grandchildren were all
with her and a large number of her
friends called during the afternoon tol
offer congratulations and Wishes for
many more birthdays. Mrs. Deseel-
horst received liza birthday post cards.
Waverly.
Harvey Houghton of Six Mile Grove,
in Polk township, has had lot of eX-
perience with dogs which came to his
farm on two different nights the past
week. The first night the dogs got
among his geese and the feathers were
scattered all over the premises and sew
eral geese, We're injured. They came
again the second night and killed five
of his sheep and injured several 9TH
ers Bremen county would be better
off if most of the dogs were killed.
Humboldt.
Champion Frank A. Gotch purchased
the Mayer residence in South Hum
boldt for the use of his parents when
they decide to leave the farm. Charley
Gotch has moved up from Fort Dodge
and will occupy the farm the coming
year, and the parents Of the worlds
champion will probably decide to
spend their declining years in town
where they will be closer to the COM
forts of life, and if so they now have
residence prepared by their son for
their use.
Reinbeck.
There was another Ioldup and an
other attempted holdup in Reinbeck
Thursday night of last week. One of
the victims was a gentleman transfer
ring from the Great Western to the
Rock Island depot. When near the cleo
trio light power house some men jump
ed onto him, choked him and took from
him $40 in money and a watch. The
same night and near the same place
three men attempted in the same man.
ner to hold up Hugo Berghaus, but he
broke from them and escaped.
GAINESVILLE.
On last Tuesday twelve men gather
ed at the NJ. p. parsonage to build the
new cement walk and a number of tht
ladies' of the aid society came witt
we'll filled baskets to prepare dinner fol
them. At the noon hour they We're call.
ed into the house where a large table
full of good things awaited Them 81
many good things. that they could no
master 1t all for dinner and We're com
pelled to stay for supper. All presen
!. enjoyed themselves and will remembe
the occasion by the nice walk that sur
rounds the parsonage.
5 Hopkinton.
, Another big land deal was closed las
week, when the late A. G. Smith farm
Union township, was sold to William
, WEIGH, of Monticello. The farm com
! prises 296 acres and the price is IS;
per acre-a $4,000 deal. This farm Il
, one of the Oldest, as we'll as one of thu
t best, in this part of the coun.~~. +
, was acquired by the late A. G.. Smitl
S lin the early days and he had mucl
. pride in keeping it in good condition
: OF late years it has been rented. bu
Q the price for which it sold is evidenc
that the land has moi ieteIiioratca.
Graettinger.
;. !. A most distressing occurrence tool
: place last Saturday in the. household
;, Of Mr.. and Mrs. John /. Dale of thi
' town, it being the death of thei
. little 2-year-old girl from falling int
a bucket of hot water. Mrs. Dale wa
about to scrub her floor, and set he
pail Of hot water down and turne
: from it for moment to do something
: when the little one fell into 1t back
ward Nearly the whole body wa
. scalded, and the little one lived but
= few hours. The whole communit
= sympathizes whit the distressed par
h ents. Il. So.
9 Hampton.
o P. J. Anderson. one Of the we
Is known farmers Of Marion township
e has demonstrated the fact that it is nc
necessary to own more land than on