Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-04

ireton.
The little 2-year- old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Pereboom, residing
southeast of Ireton. was quite badly
scalded by pulling the plug out of the
washing machine which had just been
filled with boiling water The little
sufferer is now getting along nicely.
Marcus.
Fred V. Barnes. of Marcus, has COM
promised with the Illinois Central rail-
road for $4,000 and the suit instituted
by him in the federal court has been
dismissed. Barnes sought $4,000 for
personal injuries which he alleges he
sustained when freight train back
ed into a car he was unloading.
Mason City.
Escaping coal gas from a hard coal
burner came near proving serious to
Mr.. and Mrs. j. &. Stoddard, Jr., who
are still visibly affected by the ordeal.
Mrs. Stoddaard was affected more than
her husband, who was able to get from
the room and secure assistance by way
OF ventilation, tho the window had been
left open during the might.
Dubuque.
There is much indignation in the
lower part of the city over the horse
which was driven to death Saturday
night. A party which had the team
on a trip into the country, pushed the
horses so hard that coming into the
city one of them dropped in his tracks
at Jones and Bluff streets, and Within
Il few minutes was dead. The condi
ton of the horse showed it had been
punished dreadfully and it was pitt
able sight.
Waterloo.
Acknowledging his guilt, William C.
grand jury on charge of embezzle-
Tuesday and will receive his sentence
in a few days Garrison was employed
as collector for the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company, and m!sappropriated
funds amounting to $36S resulting from
cashing a note given by farmer liv-
ing near LaPorte. and failing to turn
the money over to the proper authori-
| ties.
StacyvilIe.
An event of more than usual interes,
TRANSFERRED in Stacyville Saturday wher
the children and grandchildren of Mr.
and Mrs. William Penny gathered t.
celebrate their golden wedding ami.
verary The Penny family is of the
Roosevelt type. thirteen children ant
all present, and thirty-four grandchil.
dren. with thirty-two present. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Penny are pioneer settlers in thi.
county, coming here in the early fifties
and have lived in Stacyville and vicin.
ity ever since.
Remsen.
While Tony Parlert was trimming
the hoof of a horse in some unaccount
able manner the knife slipped and en-
tered his left leg just above the kne,
and severed an artery. The flow o
blood was strong and all the prevsn
tives at hand were used, but even thei
before medical aid could be secure,
he had lost large amount of bloot
and was very weak. He is confiden
had the physician been a few minute
later in coming it would have been
question whether he survived.
Marion.
Benjamin Carpenter, Jr went int
the cellar to examine the aceylene ga
tank while Mrs. Carpenter stood out
side near an open window with a Ian
tern in her hand when suddenly ther
was what proved to be dangerous ex
plosion. Mr. Carpenters hands, nee
and face were severely burned. Mrs
Carpenters hands, also. The cellar doc
was blown off its hinges. Had the Del
liar windows not been open the HON
would probably have been wrecked an
all present killed
Fort Dodge.
Two newly formed >woman.s Chris
tan Temperance Union organization
added to one many years old and
third in prospect. are the result a
three addresses given here on Sunda
by Mrs. Amanda Peterson OF worces
ter, Mass, a special worker for tn
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lamong the Scandivanians of the Unite