Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-11

! Estherviils.
The new $4,000 brick Christian
| church is fast nearing completion ana
will probably be dedicated about the
middle OF September.
Spencer.
| Spencer Is to have town clock. 1t
| Is to cost 81 500. 1t will be placed on
| the court house and all of the money
save 1915 will be paid by the county.
The city puts up the balance.
| Cushing.
Following a tea party given by Mrs.
Ed Ferry, at Gushing, many OF the
guests were taken violently Ill with
ptomane poisoning. caused, 1t Is
thought, by eating pressed chicken.
The meat was perfectly fresh and was
prepared the day OF the party. No
serious results are expected. as the VIC
tins all recovered the next day
Clarion.
The city council has come to an
agreement as to the sale OF the cleo
trio light plant and deal has been all
but consrmn,ated whereby 1t Is to be
sold to w. II. Carr. OF Lincoln. Neb..
for $500. The contract has not been
signed but the council made him u
proposition and he wrote back that he
would accept it.
Sioux City.
Judge Frank K. Gaynor. OF the dis
trict court. has dismissed the case OF
the tax fcrrets and Woodbury. county
against the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company. An attempt was made to
collect over $4,000 claimed to be due
in taxes from the banking concern for
the years 1903, 1904 1905 and 1906. The
case may be appealed TO the supreme
court.
Storm Lake.
At recent meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Commercial State Bank.
p. G. Toy was elected vice president
OF the institution to succeed George
Witter. who has been vice president
for eighteen years. He resigned owing
to the fact that he spends great
deal of time In the south II. j. Grouse,
who has been assistant cashier. was
elected cashier to succeed Mr.. Toy.
Pioneer.
The s. year old son OF G. r.. McKins-
try was run down by a young man
riding horse. and suffered broken
leg and minor internal injuries. Mr..
McKinstry has two sons. the eldest
years OF age. The youngest was play
Ing in the street when a man on a run
ming horse dashed down the street. The
older boy thought to save his brother.
and succeeded. only to be caught under
the rushing hoofs.
Rolfe.
While A. J. Trucking was putting up
track for n hay fork on one OF the
Tyler ranches west OF Rolfc he fell and
broke his collar bone In two places and
otherwise badly bruised himself. A
new barn had just been completed and
Mr.. Tucking had put up an old ladder
to stand on while adjusting the track
While At work on the ladder it broke,
throwing him backward on his right
shoulder.
Dubuque.
Albert Kadnsky who conduct. -
loan bank aud clothing store at Fifth
and Main streets. has reported to tho
police that no was robbed tho other
afternoon Of two diamond rings, one
Of them valued at $3.50 and the other
at 1928. The Jewels were taken from,
the window. and the police arc bafYled
to know how the man could have got
to the window and reached far enough
down To locate the rings and take them
out without being discovered
corwith.
X. y. Ma,lin attempted to end his
existence on earth by tho potato bug
route. Matlin returned lately from
Arkansas or Texas. where he moved
! two or three years ago and soon there