Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-11
Northern Io1ua Items
Laurens.

Laurens.
Preliminary papers have been cir
culated here looking toward having a
street fair and base ball tournament
this fall. The paper was was literally
signed and il dates and other arrange
ments can be made, a $1,000 blowout
will be held here the fore part Of Sep
TENDER.
Danbury.
There Is mighty slick bunch Of
thieves up around Danbury, and they
are not in the least particular what
they carry off. About thirty bushels
of barley and twenty Of oats were
stolen from the Hancock elevator on
Monday night of last week. The grain
was taken from the spouts along the
side track. i
Jefferson.
A thousand dollars In cash prizes for
the best exhibits Of stock, and nearly
81, 900 in racing purses, is the platform
upon which the Greene County Driving
Association has begun to build plans
for the big meeting of Sept. and 10.
These are the most attractive cash
premiums ever offered for a Greene
county event.
Sloan.
Very extensive fhreshing operations
have taken place the past week and the
wheat in almost every instance has
proven to be good the yield varying
from seventeen to thirty-four bushels
an acre. With such a crop and the
price of wheat above the dollar mark
| the farmers cam have but little cause
to complain where their crops was even
partially destroyed by wet weather.
Milford.
II. N. Antisdel, proprietor of the Mil
ford nurseries, has completed arrange
ments for the erection of a new dwell
ing house and also a green house on
his property near the Milwaukee depot
Next Monday work will be begun on
the building Of the residence. which
will be 24x30 feet, twos tories. The
house will be heated with hot water
and the same plant will be used to pro-
vide heat for the greenhouses. There
will be three greenhouses, 16x40 feet.
Emmetsburg.
Tuesday morning the sad news Of the
death Of Mr.. Charles Mccormick Of
Pasadena, Cal, arrived in this city
He died the afternoon previous. His
death was not unexpected for wore
had come from there for the past two
months that he could not recover from
his ailment and last week word came
that it would be only q short time
The deceased made this county his
home from young manhood to less thar
two years ago.
Nevada.
y abraham Waltz had his leg yer!
! badly broken in an accident Frida!
lafternoon near the viaduct over Eas
Indian. The accident was the result
Of his team being frightened by al
automobile and throwing him and hi
load Of hay into the ditch and wir1
fence. Both bones Of his leg wer,
broken and shattered and the leg s
badly twisted that the sole Of his foo
was turned over. He has since tn
was turned upward. He has sine
the accident been getting along as we
as could be possible, but the conditio
q his leg Ia serious and must be so 70
h considerable time and he also ha
wire cuts that are very severe.
:. Early.
. A very sad accident occurred fer
!, few days ago about noon on Hug
McGinn's farm in Providence town
ship. Just east Of Juniata. The prop
erty was occupied by Charles Tranr
i, ana while his 14-year-old daughter wa
: alone in the house, with an s-year-ol
: brother, preparing the monday mea
Q In endeavoring to hasten the fire sh
: poured kerosene oil from three gallo
= can, on the fire, which caused an ex
; plosion and covered the girl with 0
and IRE. In her burning and franti
: condition she was unable TO open tn
9 door and reach the open air In tim
a to get assistance. When her fathl
+ .alSSssasssS her and attempted to enhd.