Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-12
Boyden.

6oyden.
The twenty seventh annual old set
tiers picnic will be held at Boyden
Saturday June ~, 1909. Rev. Mr..
Jory. of Sheldon, will be the speaker
Of the day, and short talks will be
made by some of the old SETTLERS. A
street parade. ball game and other
sports will take place during the day.
vinton.
A large barn belonging to Samuel
Collins, of Bruce township, was burned
to the ground Sunday. 1t was sup
posed to have caught from spontan-
eous combustion from pile Of cobs
and chaff in the corner Of the barn.
The loss was about $4,000, with $1,000
removing all the stock, but most of
the machinery was burned.
Clarion.
During the month of Mayo. Z. I'll
bridge purchased 1853 cases Of eggs
from the merchants Of nearby towns
and the farmers of this locality If
shipped at one time this lot would
make practically five carloads. To he
exact, there were 1858 dozen or 704,
316 eggs. The sum Of $11,127.59 was
paid for the lot.
Parkersburg.
This community was surprised te
learn of the separation of Frank
Thomas from his wife. Mr.. Thomas
is prominent druggist in this city
and they are both very prominent in
social circles. The parties have divided
up the property, signed private
lagYeement as ia the separation. and
Mrs. Thomas has packed up her goods
and gone to the home Of her sister ir
+Mason City.
TripoIi.
Seized by a severe coughing spell
during Saturday night. Mrs. Johr
Moehling coughed herself to death, s,lf-
location finally ending her misery. The
death was very sudden, Mrs. Moehline
having been on fishing excursion with
relatives on the day preceding. De.
ceased was 81 years of age and fai
lived near Tripoli for more than forty
years. Funeral services were held al
this place Tuesday morning at 10: 81
and burial was in the Tripoli GENE.
terry.
Sumner.
Work has been started on the new
denomination in this city. The foun
dalton wall will be deep to provid
basement quarters under the entir,
structure. which will be 40 by 81 fee
and built of brick. The cost is esti
mated at $4,000 in addition to the twt
lots upon which 1t stands, which wer
purchased at $1,000. The new edilc'
will be located within q few feet o
the old church and will be presided
over by Rev. Herman Bredow.
Dayton.
Auditor James L. Hanrahan has beer
mailed from Dayton a petition signc,
by 261 of the Alt voters at the last gen
eral election asking that the mule
law bar be Withdrawn from saloons ii
this town. AS the matter now stand
Dayton can not have saloons. Whethe
or not the saloon interests will try t
get enough people to change thei
votes to nullify the petition Is no
known. It was done at Calender wl1er
la slim margin for the closing OF tn
saloon there was wiped out by can
cellations Of peoples names who 8
first signed the petition.
Kingsley.
i Herbert Brewster. a WELL known cit
tizen OF Kingsley. who was kicked 4
the abdomen by horse two week
ago. died at st. Joseph's hospital 1
Sioux City. and the body was brougil
to Kingsley for interment So badly IN
jured was Mr.. Brewster that surgeon
declared he had possibly one chance i
a thousand to recover, AZ the occur
had been severed by the horses hoo
IAN operation was Immediately per