Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-26

time ago, turned out product unsur-
passed in quality by any of the mills
nearby. Its competitors, however,
spared no pains to discourage the en-
terprise. and even shipped flour here
at loss to themselves to diminish it's
trade. They succeeded. the local mill
has shut down its doors, and they now
have a monopoly of the business.
| Onawa.
DR.. j. A. Thomson sustained a pain
full injury while breaking up some
kindling wood, when a splinter flew
into his eye, Embedding itself deeply
in the cornea. 1t was Immediately re-
moved but the eye became quite badly
infiamed and caused the doctor con-
siderable pain for couple of days. He
consulted Sioux City physician in
regard to it and at present the eye
is improving and it is thought no per-
manent injury will result.
Sioux City.
After having prepared dinner for
! her 6year-o1d son, Eddie, at noon. Mrs.
Bertha Richard was found lying on the
bed by the boy when he returned
home from school about o'clock He
shook her, and then, deciding to let
her sleep, went out to play. George
Richard, the husband, returned from
work shortly after o'clock to find his
wife cold in death in the same posi-
ton she had lain when Eddie found
her. Altho the conditions pointed to
suicide, no trace, of anything which
might have caused voluntary death
was found.
Fort Dodge.
The death of NJ s. Stricken, which
was anticipated after his stroke of ap-
oplexy fifty-ti1ree hours before. &C.
CURED at the home of his son-in-law
G. f. Rankin, Tuesday night. There
was no hope for him after he was
stricken He did not recover conscious
/! ness, but passed painlessly away. The
); first stroke. which was ascribed 20 the
bursting of a blood vessel in the brain
occurred last May and a second soon
afterward Mr. Stricken was changed
from the first attack from a strong ro-
years of age.
Alsona.
The family Of Rev. o. II. Holmes are
, having a run of accidents and sickness
that while not dangerous is eXasperat.
. ing, to say the least. Recently young
Halbert Holmes, While on his way t.
/ school. accidentally tripped over an.
other boys foot and fell on the cemen
sidewalk in such q manner as to frac-
ture his right arm just above where /
had been broken but "a. couple of weeks
ago. The lad had just recovered from
: the first break enough to be able to use
his arm slightly. Mr.. Holmes siste,
has also been quite i'll Of late and these
troubles combined do not tend to en-
courage Mrs. Holmes recovery from
the nervous trouble she has been try
> ing to overcome for several months.
Nevada.
A new national bank is 10 be organ.
lied at Muskogee out of the First State
Bank of that city, the reorganiza tior
being the work of Edgar and Willard
v John and George b. FRAZIER. of thi.
| place. Willard John is already cashier
of the state bank, and Edgar John ant
George Frazier have bought into 1T
The national bank into which they will
reorganize it will have capital o
S150.00O. Edgar John as cashier ant
Willard as assistant cashier of thu
First National Bank in Nevada made /,
record WHICH Iuily, eStaDFShe0 thet
regulations as bankers, while Georg
Frazier in his experience in variou
parts of Iowa is known as most cap
able and successful banker
Mason City.
This section was hit hard by tn
Eearly SHOWS which have blankete
|S|thes country Hundreds of acres 9
corn are lying in, the fields. with bu
| 4 slight chances of ever being gathere,
The first snow did great damage t
the farmers crop as all the corn tina
had. lodged was covered and tina
which was above the snow would hav
been far from the entire crop. In tn
northern counties is the snow espcc
tally felt as the farmers were await
ing cool weather at the time when con
ditions were such that to gather tn
crop would be but to see 1t spoil 1
the cribs on account OF the war;
1 weather and nov tbs sudden appeax
ance OF snow will mean a severe los
to the farmers.