Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-01
Traer News Letter.


! Special to- Tiues- Republican,
/ Traer. Feb. IN Fl Adams. north
of town. rented his eighty-acre farm
last week to Mont Anderson for this
year. on share rent Mr.. and Mrs. Adj
ans will remain on the farm
At the last meeting of the Traer MI
tual Telephone Exchange Company the
following officers We're elected:
f. q. Van Vliete. presidents: John
Sherrett, vice president; W. j. Lad 1,
treasurer. and n. Il. Morrison, secretary
John Sherrett NJ. Fl. Howard and NJ.
r. Morrison We're chosen to act as an
executive committee Charles NJ Hurd
of Pomeroy. was elected as general
manager of the exchanges at Glad
of sS5 per month. to succeed j. P Tut
Mr.. Hurd has been manager of the en-
changes at Pomeroy and Manson dur
ing the past few years. lie will move
his family here next month. The mat
ter of free exchange service with
neishboling towns was taken up and
discussed at length. and there is some
likelihood that this will be discontinued
soon and a c1aige of 10 cents be eX-
acted as toll to other towns in the
county and Reinbeck. 1t is quite certain
that the free service to Toledo will be
cut off.
Edward Emerson. who recently had
q leg crushed by a train. was compelled
to submit to a second amputation. The
wound was not healing properly. and it
was necessary to remove more of the
bone. Mr.. Emerson stood the
operation very we'll, and is now recov-
erins.
David Doodle. northwest of town. has
been critically i'll the past week. He
has not been we'll since last fall. but
Of late his condition has become SER
ious.
Grandmother Book living two miles
two weeks ago and was confined to her
bed. but no physician was called until
when 1t was found that the
aged lady, who is past "a years, had |
sustained a broken hip. AT her adj
ranced age, 1t is questionable whether
he bones will unite or not, and if not
she will be unable to ever walk again
Roy West, north of town, cut a. cash |
IN one hand. nearly amputating a
humb 1t required the services of q
physician to sew the wound up.
Traer is to have a new DOCTOR which
will give us six practicing physicians.
Dr.. James w. Gaffey, who this week
part interest in the DR..
Nauerth drug store, in company with
Arthur McGovern, will open up an Of
Ice as soon as suitable rooms can be
ound.
There are two new cases of scarlet
ever at the Root home. north of town,
making four in all. Mr. Root and an
'ther child now have the disease.
David Gait, north Of town. pur-
hased an acre of land on Presbyterian
Hill this week, Just south of John
and will erect new mod
m residence on the same this spring.
ar. Gait and family will remain on the
arm until the town property is ready
or use, their renter boarding with
hem. A. Logan will also erect a new
esidence on his lot in west Traer,
here he now lives. The same will
e built at a cost of about $4,000, and
1ill be up-to-date in every way. Work
n both dwellings will be commenced ,
9 soon as the weather permits.
The little 2-year-old daughter Of
1r. and Mrs. Will Beecher is again
cry sick, and in critical condition. I
he little one was taken i'll about a
lonth ago with humps; following this
anne measles and then quinsy, and the .
abe is now suffering from glandular F.
ever.
Mr. and Mrs. Will O'Neil, of Lincoln
'eb.. are visiting the formers, par
ats. Mr. and Mrs James O'Neil, south
Traer.
George Grover died at his home in
-arris, of heart disease and troubles
Asulting therefrom. The body was
nried at Iowa Falls Mr.. Grover was
he Of the early settlers Of this COM
unity, and lived here for many years.
he widow and several children sur
i've.
George Dain. son of Mrs. Dain. went
Cedar Rapids few days ago, to
Ike a position as newsboy on the
ook Island, from Cedar Rapids east.
o. j. Adams, who has been spending
he winter with his brother, n. H.
dams, north of Traer. left for his
ome in Massachusetts. Saturday.
There Is q new son at the home Of
r. and Ms. Hans C'ansons. north of
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