Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07
Southern Io1va Items

Upton.
Miss Emma Graybill closed deal a
few days ago for the sale of the Gray
bill feed yard, to Preston Bailey, the
price being $500.
Elliott.
c. o. Davis was injured by having
his hand caught in a circular saw in
his shop last Tuesday evening. The
saw happened to be set to cut Is Of an
inch deep. and it cut just that deep
clear across his hand. Had it been set
an inch it would have severed his hand
from his body.
Mechansville.
| "A big real estate deal was made
here when a 200-acre farm near Me-
chanicsville was sold to Thomas Math-
ews, the vendors being Webbles and
Lynch. AT the same time they dis
posed of Mr.. Mathews eighty south Of
town. j. o. Ross bought IS acres of it
for $7,10O, and Miss Augusta Mathews
took the five acres with buildings at a
valuation of $1,000.
Magnolia.
The other day as Charles Mckinney,
who lives southwest of Magnolia, was
cutting his alfalfa, he ran into an old
hen turkey setting on one egg. A lit
tie later in the day he ran into and cut
open a big bullsnake, and found seven
turkey eggs in the ailnentary canal of
the reptile. Mr.. Mckinney thought the
snake accounted for the turkey having
such a small nest Of eggs.
Shenandoah.
The good bird dog of John Miller
was poisoned to death at the home of
Mr.. Newt Miller in this city. The fam
lily thought much of the dog and priced
her highly. Many other dogs in that
part of town have been likewise poi
soned Of late. 1t is believed that the
parties are known and are killing off
the dogs to get rid Of them that they
may have a clear road to house break
ing and thieving.
Shenandoah.
A fine and modern hotel building, to
cost about $4,000, is among the posi-
BILE new buildings to be erected here
this year. The proposition to build the
hotel has been made by firm in ON
aha, and the site desired is the site al
ready purchased by the Elks for their
new club house. corner of Thomas and
Elm streets. The matter Of getting
this site is the biggest point in the
securing of the hotel building.
Agency.
Corn six and half feet tall by July
4, with such weather as has been ex-
perienced around these regions is
something uncommon, but it is never
theless a fact. The corn is exhibited by
Pat Rookie, who resides southeast OF
Agency, and it is in the very best OF
condition and only eight weeks old
There are eighty acres of corn belong
ing to Mr.. Rookie, and it is of the same
height. 1t was grown in the river bot
tom land.
Red Oak.
During the thunder shower wednes.
day afternoon, Mrs. Waiter jackson
south of Red Oak. received q severe
shock from the lightning. While stand.
ing on porch holding an iron pail II
her left hand, lightning struck the tel
ephone wire that led into the hous,
and near which she was standing. He,
left arm was injured by the shock, sup
posedly on account of the iron PAL
which she was holding attracting tn,
current. No serious results are appre
hended.
Abba.
AS Clyde Ramsay was coming HON
from Hynes in his automobile he met
stranger In a buggy at the first brieg
this side of Hynes, and in attempt,n
to turn to one side to let the man Dc S
his car shot Off the bridge and into tn
stream below. The stranger cou1
barely discern the accident thru til
darkness. but hastily Jumped into tn
stream and rescued Mr.. Ramsay. VIII
l'had fallen partially under the car. II
Kept Clyde's head above the water I
prevent him from drowning, ana Gale
! Tor help, a family BY the name q