Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-16
ALL KINDS OF FARM WORK
GOING ON AT ONCE
Wet Weather Has So Retarded Farm
Operations That Everything Come. in
a suneh-Taylor Township Rural
Carrier Delivering Mail With Auto
car-Rhodss Section Hand Injured.

wet weather that they are now fairly
swamped with all kinds of work COM
ing together.
Operations have been begun at the
Reformed church at Liscomb.
w. c. Phillips was quite severity in
jured while working on the railroad
section near Rhodes.
Rural mail is being delivered by
automobile in Taylor township.
Other items from nearby towns and
RHODES.
July 15.-Miss Lottie Barton. of Des
Moines, who has been visiting among
relatives at this place, went to Maxwell
Sunday. I.
Mrs. ]. c. Roebuck and Miss Edith
are IN Cedar Rapids visiting relatives.
Miss Nina Stricken and Miss Edith
Dewey are attending the teachers nor
NAL at Nevada.
Mrs. Robert Nelson is spending the
week with relatives at Nevada
Mrs. George Bailor and daughter,
Miss Pearl, have been visiting in State
Center.
} What proved to be a rather lucky
accident happened to w. c. Hhillips
Monday afternoon. While at work on
the section as a freight train was pass
ing brake shoe few OF and struck
him on the arm, making a very ugly
wound Just below the elbow. This is
quite a heavy piece Of iron and had it
struck him on the head it would doubt
less have proved fatal. AS it is, Clyde
is getting few weeks rest. as it will
be some time before he is able to use
his arm. He Is under the care of the
company's doctor at Tama.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Francis and chill
dren went to Chicago Wednesday, to
take a few weeks instruction in music.
Master Donald Titus spent Wednes-
day and Thursday at the Kennedy
home, near Collins.
LISCOMB.
July 15.-Twenty Modern Woodmen
from Marshalltown came up in auto
mobiles Tuesday night and initiated
three candidates for the local lodge. A
very enjoyable time was had. Refresh
nents were served.
David Trip, nephew of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. H. Smith, who has been visiting
here for two weeks, returned to his
home at Round Lake, Mimi, Monday.
Mr.. Trip is enrolled as member of
the state militia and will go with the
organization into camp at Red Wing
soon.
Mrs. Thomas Culp and children are
visiting Mrs. Culp's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. s.. B. Smith, for a few weeks be-
fore moving to Fremont, Neb., where
Mr.. Culp is engaged in the creamery
business. The family have lived in
Ames for a year, Mr.. Culp having had
q position in the agricultural college OF
that city.
Mrs. Tracy, Of Sterling, ILL.,, returned
to her home friday Mrs. Tracy was
recently called to the G. c. Church
home, where Mrs. MCGEE an invalid
sister Of Mrs. Church. and Mrs. Tracy,
was lying veryfdangerously ill. Mrs
MCGEE is some better at this time.
Mrs. William Beesnan Of near Con-
rad was the guest of her sister. Mrs. j.
e. Gould, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Nathaniel Mershon, a brother of DR.
G. A. Mershon, arrived from Fairhope,
Ala, Tuesday and will remain for an
extended visit with northern relatives
Miss Hazel Barber is in Des Moines
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Roy Brown.
Word has been received by the
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hitch,
Of Brainard, Mimi. telling of the ar
rival Of twelve-pound son at their
home July 9. Mrs. Biersborn is with
her daughter, Mrs. Hitch, at present.
The cemetery association met at the
home Of Mrs. Barbara Speicher Tues
day evening.
Lee Cunningham and wife. Of Rad
clifse, who visited Liscomb friends and
relatives for week, returning home
Friday.
The c. w. BIN. held a reception at
the home Of Mrs. w. D. Melick. Thurs
day afternoon, in honor Of the new
members lately added to the member
ship roll Light refreshments suitable
to the season were served by the ladies
Of the organization
MI, and Mrs. Arthur Chamness and
Mrs. Chamness' mother, Mrs. Weather
". went to New Providence on bust
ness: Monday.
Nrs. II. c. Wilt and children, OF
Oe8 MOluSSs udV0 UcSu VAcilAu6 9A1S
willttts aunt, Mrs. H. S. Rolston. and
S ai5s. ACS;vTa e::Ssyy cnMsin Of Mrs. Will
lit.
Mr. and Mrs. Tully Buegly. livine
northeast Of town. have a daughter
added to the family circle. which until
this addition numbered only boys.
The Misses Florence and Pansy
Rogers. Of Union, were guests Of theil
aunt, Mrs. Middleton, here Saturday
ana Sunday.
The cement block manufacturing
machine has been installed on the Re.
formed parsonage grounds and the
work Of making the blocks for the new
chursh has begun. It is hoped that a.
soon az the work becomes more ia.
niliar the force may be able to turr
out several hundred Of the blocks In 4
day, tho for the present the output will
be considerably less. Rev. Mr.. Boom,
ershfne has the arrangements abou,
complete for the new structure, ant
will sndsavor to have the foundation
all laid this fall so the work may pro
gress rapidly In the apring.
Mrs. Joshua Adams held sale q
her homo ono mile west of Liscoml
Saturday and disposed OF persona