Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-23
Grundy Center.

Ralph Metzgar has two pear trees
that are we'll loaded with a healthy
crop of pears this year. We haven't
exactly tropical climate here this
year but we can raise tropical fruit if
we want to.
Titonka.
George Peterson, whole working in a
tile ditch down on the G.. j. Hansen
farm, south of town, got caught in a
cave-in of sand and dirt which covered
him with dirt up to his neck. The
young fellow was dug out none the
worse for the squeeze.
Usage.
Mrs. Anderson, an aged widow lady
living alone, was found dead in her bed
by. a neighbor lady, who, seeing no
signs of life about the place, made an
| investigation. Mrs. Anderson's hus-
band died a year or two ago and since
then she has been living alone. Her
husband was the brother of the pro-
prietor of the Hotel Anderson at Mason
City.
GAINESVILLE.
In a deal with Ben Butler of North
wood, Mr.. Wamsley traded the Hawk
eye House for 453 acres of timber land
in Clearwater county, Minnesota. Mr.
Butler. in turn, sold the hotel prop
erty to H. G. Smith, of this place. Mr.
Smith has not announced what his in
tentions are to do with the property
but he thinks it probable that it will
be leased for hotel purposes.
Webster City.
Ernest G. Epples, who was formerly
in the train service of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company on this division
of the road, has brought suit for $10,-
900 damages against the company. Ep-
pies was employed as fireman ani
while at Webster City, the engine was
stopped at the water tank to take wa
ter. Fle ayers that after he had placed
the spout of the tank in the manhole
of the tender, the engineer negligently
started the engine, the spout flew ul
and Epples was knocked off the tender
resulting in a broken leg and foot an(
| a sprained ankle. He alleges that the
injuries were permanent and he asks
| the above sum.
Dubuque.
A suit for $500 damages filed by
Frank n. Bench against the Western
Union is rather unusual and raise:
y
Bench claims that May 2. 1909, he filed
Il message addressed to T. G. Rechow
Bolivar, Mo-, as follows: Lilly died Thu
morning" In transmission the operate
made mistake and the message whel
delivered to Mr.. Rechow read: "Fathe
died this morning" He didn't under
stand it and as there wasn't time t.
Investigate he didn't come to Dubuque
| al haf no fon n
Rechow to answer Or come caused b.
the mistake in the telegram. cause
MIN mental anguish and annoyance ii
the amount stated.
Waterloo.
The many friends of Rev. Noa
Garwick will be surprised to hear @
his announcement that he wiz remov
ito South Dakota. This might be start
ling news were 1t not for the fact thu
the popular minister has only aslle
for years leave Of absence, to loo
after a business proposition which wi
mean much to him. AS he is in need {
the funds and the church can not sup
. ply more than they are doing ait tn
present time and as the minister state.
Il can go to this part of the state an
If plans carry out will be able to rs
sist in the obligations of the ,churc
) have fostered." The leave of abseno
is for one year dating from Oct. /. Til
pulpit will be filled by minister, I
be named later.
Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Derivan, of Fos
toria, were in Spencer to meet NJ
Derivan's cousin, Miss Winnie Der
van, and her niece, Miss Nellie Der
van, of New York City. Thirty yea,
laEo .Ioa Derivan was a how In No