Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-07
Rock Rapids.

Rock Rapids.
Corn is being marketed at q rapid
rate here at present owing to the
weather, which has dried out the ears
and made them fit for Smelling. No less
than 100 loads Of corn. averaging nearly
seventy-flve bushels to the load. passed
over the city scales here in one day,
selling at 80 to 35 cents a bushel.
Cedar Falls.
The funeral Of. the Rev. George D.
Eckhard took place from the Evan
gelical church. The service was large
ly attended. The sermon was preached
by the pastor. Rev. II. o. Lorenz. Rev.
E. Nolte and Rev. A. L. Hauser assisted
in the service. The pail bearers were
all ministerial friends of the deceased.
Interment was at Greenwood
Conrad
A change in the proprietorship Of the
Conrad shoe store is announced and the
owners hereafter are Hal Conrad and
Mr. r. Hugh Parker. The stock is be-
ing invoiced and this work will be COM
pleted today. The new owners will
then be Immediately in possession.
Miller Conrad will retire from this
business.
OU0u0OS.
Judge Matthews issued an order dis
charging Fred Walden from custody.
Walden has been held in the county Jail
for about nine months awaiting trial
on two charges of larceny County At
torney Nelson stated to the court that
he could not secure the attendance OF a
cution Of one Of the cases and that
able to secure conviction on the other.
1t was on this showing of the states
attorney that the order was issued.
Fort Dodge.
The many friends of Michael J. Foley
were shocked to learn OF his death
which occurred at his residence at $3.50
Monday morning. He had been i'll for
six weeks Of a complication OF malaria,
and liver trouble. but his recovery had
been looked for up to few days ago
Michael ]. Foley was born at Des
Moines, Dec. %. 1868 and came with
his parents at an early date to Web
ster county, and settled on a farm In
to Fort Dodge. During the past twelve
a travelling salesman for the Stewart
Hartshorn Shade Roller Company.
Cedar Falls.
Harry Stevens. only son Of Or. and
Mrs. j. Scott Stevens came near los
ing his life in the Cedar river. The
young man had been up the river
spending an hour skating with friends
About o'clock he started down the
river for home, leading his bicycle
When he was near the boat houses the
ice broke and the young man went
into the water In a place that was
exceptionally deep. His cries for help
brought lot Of young men. who were
skating about three blocks away. tc
his rescue. They reached him just In
time to save him from going down the
third time.
Hudson.
Irwin Suefferlein, residing on tbs
Merner farm, had one arm badly
crushed on account Of the explosion OF
a wood saw that was being operated
on the farm OF his father, about three
miles north OF Hudson. Mr.. Sueffer-
lein and his father and two other mer
were getting ready to saw wood. When
the team was hitched to the sweep OF
the horse power equipment the ami
mails were inclined to be fractions and
the men were at their heads leading
them. The machinery vast started and
Just as 1t was getting under full head
way the wood.sawing outfit exploded
with terrible force. A piece Of the fly
wheel struck the end of corn crib
cut into pieces three boards and one
2xl scantling, passed up thru the roof
Of the crib ana then landed forty feet