Evening times-Republican., 1909-07-14

New London.
James P. McCune sold the fine j.
P. Merriweather ITO acre farm, south
of town, Friday, to o. /. Van Syoc.
reconsideration s17O per acre.
Sidney.
The annual reunion of the old SOL
diers will be held in Sidney, Aug. II,
| IS, 19 and 20. The officers are Col
e. w. Hutchison, Arjt. G. w. Crosse and
| Quartermaster w. A. Forbes.
Stockton.
William Reins of Stockton was fined
$500 and costs by Judge jackson after
he had pleaded guilty to violating an
injunction restraining him from SELL
ing liquor. He was arrested at Stock
ton late in June and gave $1,000 bonds
for his appearance.
| OskaIoosa.
| The fifteenth annual outing of "Mor-
rell's Employees of Ottumwa which
was held in Oskaloosa Tuesday, July
13, was the biggest affair in the his
| tory of the association. The picnic
was held at Glenwood Park. Major
John F. Lacey was secured to deliver
an address.
Marion.
Charles Way, of Liberty township,
has just marketed specimen Of
obesity in hog flesh that weighed ex-
actly $50 pounds. This giant hog was
comparatively short of body, but had
the girth of a fattened 4-year-old
breed, and so far as memory can be
alt @I,o 1o- J.,
reared in the county.
Packwod.
Earl Darrell, 15-year- boy, who
has been working for William Steel,
left there few days ago. taking a
pair of pantaloons and 81 which did
not belong to him. He was found.
however, and after a preliminary trial
before Justice Loomis, was taken to
Fairfield and turned over to the au-
thorities there. The boy has been in
nearly every state in the union and
has fund of historical travels to re-
late.
Lone Tree.
In an old beer keg on the Walker
place, five miles southeast of Lone
Tree, County Attorney Mcdonald and
the deputy sheriff, Harry Rowland,
discovered harness for which they
were searching. The harness had been
stolen nearly week ago from Charles
Hughes Of Hills, and Louis Lackey is
now lodged in Jail here charged with
the crime. The keg containing the har-
ness had been carefully sealed up and
nothing was exposed to indicate its
unusual contents.
Hamburg.
| w. F. Fee received severe shock
which came near proving serious. He
was standing just outside the yard Of
his home in the Pat Harrington proper
ty and while playing with his baby
happened to place his hand against a
pole which carries the wire used for
lowering street light. In doing so he
received such a charge Of electricity
that he was unable to let go. ana had
it not been for the quick action of his
wife, who was near him, he might have
been seriously injured. Mrs. Fee also
received a hard shock.
Williamsburg.
A party of Iowa and York township
people will leave here for Germany on
July 10. They will sail from New York
City on July % on the Frederick der
Crosse of the North German Lloyd line
and will be absent about two months
The party Is composed Of Mrs. John
Ahrens, Mrs. Will Kumer and daugh-
II ter Bertha, and Mrs. Henry Schafter
all of Iowa township. Henry Koester
who has been visiting here for the
past year with his son. John Of York
will return with the party. The ladies
all have relatives in Germany and thie
limakes the fourth trip for Mrs. Ahrens
[Couneii Bluffs.
Miss Helen Hewett, q young woman
fof this city, met with a.sinEular acci-
dent while riding horseback. Hei
horse, while travelling directly over 8
sewer that was laid few months ago
i stumbled, his forefest sinking into tht
ground. Miss Fewett reined her stee6
'up quickly when the ground beneath