Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-09
Sieourney.

FRIDAY morning, Martin Fish was
carrying some pop bottles into the res
taurant, and two of them struck to-
gether, with the result that one ex-
ploded, throwing glass and all into
Martins face. A piece of glass struck
him right between the eyes, cutting
a big cash, clear to the bone.
PeasantvilIe.
The residence of James Dalbey, in
| Pleasantville was entirely Quilted by
fire which was discovered at o'clock
Thursday morning. The family We're
away from home at the time and it is
thought that the fire had been smould-
ering since the afternoon of the day be-
fore. ALI of the furniture was ruined
Small insurance was held on both
| house and contents.
Lowden.
D. d. McGillivray placed deed on
file last week conveying his farm south
of Lowden to Henry Weise of Calamus.
| The consideration stated was $19,S00,
which is just about $4,000 more than
was paid for that farm eight months
ago, and indicates that land values in
that neighborhood are still climbing
and that Mr.. McGillivray is a good
judge along those lines.
Upton.
Another big real estate deal was
pulled off a few days ago when Charles
/ Ochiitree purchased the old j. w. Argp
place east of town from John Blair,
who bought it three years ago. The
farm contains $50 acres and was
bought for s31,700 or about s113 an
acre, an advance of s13 over what Mr..
Blair paid. Mr.. Ochiitree expects 10
take possession of the farm next spring
and will make it his home.
Williamsburg.
George E. F'enton "a piano salesman
of Iowa City, is planning a suit COR
damages against Mayor R. w. Yoss, OF
Williamsburg. Fenton alleges that the
official assaulted him The trouble
was the outgrowth of Fenton's selling
pianos in Williamsburg. He was ar
rested under city ordinance and fined
and after the case concluded, he ad-
mits he used derogatory language to
the mayor. Yoss pleaded guilty of as
sault and battery, before a justice and
was duly fined.
Vilisca.
Mary Brislin, who has been living
with her brother, James Brislin in this
city for a number of years, died sud-
denly Sunday morning. She COM
planned Of not feeling well during the
night. tho she did not seem to be in
a serious condition. and early Sunday
morning her brother found her dead in
her bed. The aged brother and sister
lived alone, the former being 81 years
old and blind. He found his way to
the home of a neighbor, where he told
of his sisters death and friends were
soon at the house.
Council Bluffs.
The state of Iowa has purchased OF
DIR. H. B. Jennings of this city sixty
acres of land, extending north from the
grounds of the Iowa School for the
Deaf to Mosquito creek. The property
will be used for additional pasture, the
present acreage at the school being in.
adequate. The street car line will
take nine or ten acres of ground here.
tofore used for pasture, as the right O.
way extends to the southeast corner o.
the institution property and include!
also a spur to the coal house. Tht
purchase price Of the land bought O.
DIR. Jennings was SIPS an acre.
Mount Ayr.
The heaviest rain in twenty years
fell in Ringgold county early Monday
) =: cra.!!:ses causing serious loss Of crops
and livestock All streams in the coun-
ty are higher than they have been al
any time since July 4, 1889. The rain
began about / o'clock and continued
until 4. The fall here measured more
than inches, but was much heavier in
the northern part Of the county, par
ticularly at Shannon City. In that
} section large numbers Of cattle and
} hogs We're swept into the streams and
: drowned. All lowlands were inundated
and thousands of acres Of growing
| corn ruined.
Des Moines.
while his classmates were shouting
themselves hoarse at the Missouri Val.
ley field meet Saturday afternoon, Oar
McGorrisk, member Of the Wes1
High school graduating class, was hold.
ing down his first job in the swelterina
sun as bricklayer on the city streets
The previous evening McGorrisk was
presented with his sheepslsin as 6
graduate from the high school. Attic
a we'll known athlete he passed up thu
field meet, donned his overalls and
shortly after daybreak Saturday morn
Ing he reported for work. McGorrisl
lis not the only high school graduate