Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-22
The Traer Letter.

Traer, May 22.-Jurgen Cohrt, OF
Traer, in company with A. E. Jackson
and I. j. Sweat, the other appraisers
in lama county, went to Goldfield, and
other points yesterday, to appraise the
large estate left by Daniel Eagan, Of
this city, for collateral inheritance tax
purposes. The estate consists of over
400 acres of Tama county land, besides
money and property in Goldtield. Mr..
Eagan was a bachelor, and his near
est kin is brother, Owen Eagen, of
Minnesota, to whom the bulk of his
fortune will go. IT. is estimated that
the state will receive in the neighbour
hood of $500.
Miss Grace White arrived home from
Valparaiso, Ind, this week where she
has been attending college, taking a
special course in primary work. She
will return to Cedar Falls next month,
to attend summer school.
Vince, young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Caslavka, living south of town. is
very i'll of appendicitis. He was taken
to Iowa City today for an operation.
What looked for a few moments
Thursday evening to be most horri-
BILE accident, was narrowly averted.
Henry Owens and dauanter had just
started for their home, north of town,
driving a pair of colts. In some manner
part of the harness came down, and
the team started to run. Both Mr..
Owen and his daughter were thrown
from the buggy, the latter sustaining
a sprained ankle and a number of
minor bruises.
At meeting of the school board re-
Gently held, Miss Clara p Swain, a
teacher in the Ocheyedan schools. was
elected to the position of eighth grade
teacher, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Miss Eva Kirk, who
will go to Montana to reside. This
completes the corps of teachers for the
ensuing year.
John North. who moved here last
week from Clutter, bargained for the
B. 70 Waters blacksmith shop outfit
and business, and will take possession
| Monday He also bought the business
property owned by A. w. Morse, for a
consideration of 5000. Mr.. Waters and
family intend to leave Traer in the
near future.
Miss Grace Taylor is at Kansas City
attending the Missouri telephone con-
vention, and acting as demonstration
for the Homer Roberts Telephone
Company, of Chicago. Upon her return
home, she will take a position as OPP
orator for the Traer Mutual people.
John Jensen, member of the large
delegation of Danes who recently came
here from Denmark, has purchased the
Briceland farm north of town, recently
bought by Nels Hansen, for a consider.
alton of 1924 per acre. The farm con.
sists of a we'll improved 100, and az
eighty acres unimproved. Mr.. Hanse,
will return, to Denmark in the fall.
l. j. Nidfall, of Clarinda, arrived here
a few days ago, and will work for w
E. Gerry in the paper and paint bust
ness. He Is a married man, and ma!
bring his family here to reside later.
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Char
lie Stavely, north of town. has been il
with appendicitis, but is improving.
Two automobile loads Of Traerite
went to Toledo yesterday as witnesse
in lawsuit growing out of the settle
ment of the Cron estate. w. L. Cron
one of the heirs and an attorney o
Cedar Rapids, objects to the handling
of the funds of the estate. This is tn
!. fourth lawsuit brought in the Cron es
tate.
Mrs. Gilman Smiths aged father
who makes his home with her, ha
. been critically i'll this week. He i
slightly improved at present.
Three of Thomas Dinsdale's horse
broke thru a fence the other night an
got on the railroad right of way. !
train came along. killing one ANNA
and bruising the other two.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Smead and daugh
ter, Hazel, are in Des Moines visiting
friends and attending the graduatin
: exercises of the Iowa Bible Trainin
School. Miss Nellie Smead is a mem
Der of the class of 1909.