Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-04

Iowa City.
Attorney E. A. Kennedy was thrown
against a stone step by his skittish
horse, when a bride broke, and was
painfully injured. One arm was dis
located, and his leg sprained. No
bones were broken.
Cedar Rapids.
One hundred dollars of P. NJ. Con-
ley's money is in the hands of City
Clerk Storey as the result of his failing
to show up to answer to the charge
of drunkenness. This is the first bond
that has been forfeited in that court
for many a day.
keosauqua.
Wawne Brown, of Keosauqua, sold
his 24O-acre farm a couple of miles
south of town. Ex-Clerk of the CoulS
j. K. Matewson bought the north
eighty acres for $4,000 and j. A. Duvall
bought the balance, 100 acres, for $780,
400.
Tabor.
Myron r. Munsinger, of Wayne, Neb.,
has just disposed of his 11S-acre farm,
one mile north of Tabor, in Mills coun-
ty, for $21. $50, or nearly $1S2 per acre.
A number of wealthy men and retired
farmers have been figuring on buying
this farm, which is intersected by the
Tabor & Northern railway, and is on
the main travelled highway that runs
north from Tabor.
Red Oak.
Mrs. Rachel Hunter had serious
accident Monday night. receiving in
juries which required the attention OF
a surgeon. Sometime during the night
she got up in her sleep, and fell dowr
the stairs, where she was found in al
unconscious condition early the mex
morning. She had struck her head ii
falling, several severe wounds result
ing. One cut on the lady's forhead re.
quired several stitches to close.
. Shenandoah.
Phillip Hem, aged 65, was foun,
dead by his wife in the hog pen at thei
city. For many years Mr.. Hem hat
been a great sufferer with rheumatism
| and his limbs were distorted as tn
; result Of his suffering. But of late h
) had been feeling much better and wen
out into the field for a load of corn
. and returning, he was feeding the hogs
Muscatine.
George Koepping, residing on Thu
upper river road, was seriously injure,
; by falling from a wagon upon a broom
handle He was sweeping out the DO.
Of wagon. when he accidentally Eel
from the rear. The broom, with whic1
he had been sweeping, was still in hi
hands and when he fell, it entered hi
body about six inches. The injury
made doubly bad by the fact that
Y steel hook was fastened on the end o
the broom. His condition is serious.
Huxley.
"A business change Of considerable
Importance was closed at Huxley tn
other day, when A. l.. Kloster. VIII
conducts a large general merchandis
store, as we'll as serving as postmaster
:, traded his stock Of goods to Ben John
J. son and Ankeny Larson, of Cam
t bridge, for a tract of land up nea
Goldfield, in Wright county. Mr.. Klos
ter will remain in Huxley and con
}, duct the postoffice and Messrs. John
8 son and Larson will take possession c
t the stock Of goods at once, the stor
being under the personal charge {
Mr.. Larson.
0 Burlington.
e The Iowa conference of the Africa
n Methodist church, has taken remark
i able interest in a benevolent and re
: form movement in this city under tn
Y management of Rev. G. III. Thoma!
pastor of ST. Johns A. M. E. church
Rev. Mr. Thomas has inaugurated an
$ is carrying out in most successfr
y manner an industrial school and read
h ing rooms for colored men and boy
- which is the cause Of much advance
ment in intelligence and personal con
duct among the colored people of tn
community At the conference jus
:. closed in Muscatine of the Iowa dis