Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-18

keosauqua.
C. 1. Manning, city, sold his wool the
first of last week to a Chicago buyer,
and it was loaded here the next day.
He had between $4,000 and 10000
pounds of good wool and sold it at q
good price.
WayIand.
Jacob Goldsmith, living near Odds,
sold his farm of eighty acres to j. j.
Roth for the sum Of $3.50 an acre. The
land is exceedingly good and has COM
manded an extremely high price for
this part of the country.
Atlantic.
Spontaneous combustion fred the
winter supply of coal at the East Side
school house, last week. There
were nearly fifty tons of coal in the
shed and number of men worked all
day and until midnight before the
flames were controlled.
Cedar Rapids.
Patrick knowles Tuesday morning
left q corn stalk in the Union Station
that easily stood fourteen feet high. 1t
was standing in one corner Of the
waiting room with tag fastened to 1t
which said the plant was grown on the
farm of Patrick Knowles two miles
from this city. The stalk was straight
and of unusually fine color.
Corning.
Mrs. D. B. Hesizer, well known in
church and club circles here, met with
a serious accident one night last week.
She gave up her bedroom on the lower
floor to some visiting friends. and went
upstairs to sleep. in the night she get
up to get a drink and forgetting she
was upstairs became confused and go
ing into the hall fell the full length
of the stairs. She was badly bruised
and shaken up and confined to her bed
by her injuries.
EddyvilIe.
Ed Shields has had a force of men
at work putting in the mains and In
stalling the machinery for his new sys-
tenn of waterworks, and on Monday
evening quite number of people wit
messed the sprinNing of the streets
which is to be a regular feature here
after. This system is something thai
has been badly needed for some time
as it will not only furnish water fol
street sprinkling purposes but will also
act az protection against fire.
erosion.
The evening of July 1t rained A.
this city and managed to spoil an elab.
crate display of fireworks provided by
the members of the Country Club. The,
announced that the display would be
made later and the club ground,
thrown open to the city. August "a laa.
been decided on, as this is one of tn
evenings Of the three days race NEE
and ball tournament to be held her,
under the auspices OF the Driving Club
No doubt a large crowd will be hell
over In the city.
Indianola.
City Marshal Harry Hartzler sho
eleven dogs one day last week and thu
Tuesday previous he disposed Of ser
CANNES. This brought the total W
to fifty-seven since April 1, the dat,
when the present city administrator
took Office. The ordinance concerning
dogs is being strictly enforced by TIT
city, which has been infested by tot
many stray dogs. The city marsha
has orders to enforce the ordinance
which gives him the duty Of disposini
OF all dogs not having tag showing
the taxes as paid.
Baxter.
1 What might have been a serious nc
cident happened on the Main street o
Baxter Wednesday evening JOSEPH
1 Yaeger was driving north on Mai,
street when Mrs. Linn came aroun,
the corner in her automobile. The tear.
became frightened and ran into the CO