Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-30

Anamosa.
Frank Mcfarland, a prominent farm
er residing near here, vas badly injur-
ed by being thrown from the door Of
his haymow to the ground thirty feet
below. =.
Bellevue.
Charles Hyler. aged so years, Of this
place. committed suicide at 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon by shooting him
self in the right temple with a 32-cali-
Der revolver. The cause is not known.
He was the son Of NJ. G.. Hyler. one of
the pioneer residents Of this city. Mr..
Hyler leaves a wife and four children.
EvsrIy.
At the public sale of r. S. Barnes,
one spar of horses sold for $500. a
yearling colt for $3.50, and %yearlins
steers brought $50. AS an Illustration
Of the present high prices Mr.. Barnes
bought an old mare twelve years ago
for $50 and sold her at this sale for $40.
! age and all.
Clare.
Thomas Buchston. of this city, con
| siders himself extremely lucky to have
gotten out of an accident with only a
bruised hand and jaw. While crossing
railroad tracks on his way home his
buggy was caught between a car push
ed by a switch engine n another car
standing on the track. The buggy was
completely demolished.
Lansing.
While returning home from town
John w. Kane, Of Village Creek, had a
serious runaway. The team of young
colts hitched to an empty hay rack
hooor,o fciuhtono1 on1 hraaEinD loose
from their harness, ran away, tearing
down three telephone poles. Mr.. Kane.
with the exception of a few, scratches
on his face, was u%ninjured.
Dubuque.
Nicholas Casper, aged GO years. a
lifelong resident of Mosalem town
ship, died Monday o N the homestead
where he was born n reared. He
spent all his life in this county and
was very well known and highly es-
teemed. Mr.. Casper never married and
lived a quiet, retired life, doing good
whenever an opportunity presented it
self.
Dubuque.
Late Tuesday night a gang of boys
broke the glass in the front door of the
Kaufman & Graft grocery store on
Twentieth street, and then crawled in
thru the opening. They rifed the cash
register which contained but forty PEN
MES and a nickel and We're seen run
ming away from the place. The police
have no clue.
Dubuque.
While shooting sparrows with a %
caliber rifle near the Three-I league ball
park, Arthur Barrett. IA years old, ac-
cidentally shot and badly wounded Leo
Zaps, 12 years old Zaps stood in front
of the barrel as he pulled the trigger of
the gun and the bullet entered his
stomach. He was rushed to his home
and doctors say he has an even chance
for recovery.
Lansdon.
When Emil Barglof opened his store
the other morning he found that the
front door had been forced open and
that his money drawer had been ritled
of its contents, amounting to less than
a dollar. He had some rings in a show
case, valued at o $25, that were
also missing. Emf Is postmaster of
Langdon and had some postof1ce
money in a drawer in the back OF the
store. but this was not touched.
Sioux City.
A grain business in 1910 that was so
per CEN greater han that conducted In
Sioux City in the preceding year. was
reported by the secretary. E. A. Fields.
at the annual meeting OF the board of
trade at the Commercial Club rooms.
Mr.. Fields further stated that the bust
ness in Sioux City would receive a
great impetus in, cas- the grain rate
a now before the interstate com
merce commission should be won.
Titonka.
The farm residence OF George Larson
came near being consumed by fire last
Friday morning and had 1t not been
"a. the quick work OF MI. Larson and
his wife the residence and contents