Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-28
Southern Io1ua Items

Sac City.
| L. C. Lemon had his collar bone brok-
en- at the race track by being thrown
I from sulky over a fallen horse. He
| is doing we'll since the accident, but
will be out of active circulation for a
while.
coIfax.
During a bad electrical storm here
Saturday evening the spire Of the
Methodist church was struck by light
ming. The fire company had hard
work to save the building. The top of
the spire was burned with loss of
5000.
Burlington.
| The plant of the Union Chemical
| Works was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent Of $4,000. Owing to the remote
location on the outskirts of the city the
| firemen had hard time in reaching the
fire and it took three hours to save the
plant.
Council Bluffs.
Dugo Matovinouich and George Kaps,
Australian laborers, We're arrested Sat
urday upon complaint of an Italian
fruit, ice cream and refreshment VEN
DIR by the name of Malo, who char
ges that the two held him up and fore
ed him to hand over 500. Mailo could
only give a confused account of the af-
fair and could not tell clearly where it
happened.
Fairfield.
William Beattie. leading Jeffer-
son county farmer and who resides
al ft- ~
working on a hayrack in the field,whe
he made a misstep and slipped thru an
opening in the rack and broke one Of
his legs in two places near the ankle.
He managed to get to his home. which
was but short distance from the field
In which he was at work
Davenport.
Determined in their efforts 20 prose
cute what they declare to be a viola
ton of the Sunday closing law and to
take each individual violation as it oc-
ours, the local bartenders' union, on in
formation signed by Harry Anderson
have charged Sebastian Herd, proprie-
tor Of the New Kimball barber shop,
with keeping his shop open on the Sab
bath. His hearing has been set for
Wednesday morning
Jefferson.
j. Y. Gregory, of Bristol township,
shipped three cars of the finest corn
fed steers that have left this market
for many a day. There were fifty-sev-
en- in the bunch, all black Aberdeens ex-
cept six. and they weighed around 1880
pounds each. With them went car
of hogs and Mr.. Gregory's draft for the
bunch amounted to $6,770, which is GER
tainly substantial encouragement for
his stock raising enterprise. The cat
tie brought eight cents and the hogs
$3.50 per cwt.
Council Bluffs.
"The hay crop is nearly failure in
this part Of Iowa." says a salesman for
local implement house. GAS a result
the sales Of hay tools are not exceed
ingly light this year. Farmers viii
not invest in tools until they become
certain OF crop and there is no
chance for anything like hay crop
this year. The long spell of hot, dry
weather has completely knocked it out.
Farmers. say, however, that the pres
emit conditions point to a record break
ing corn crop.
jefferson.
Miss Genev1eve Hamilton the 10
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hamilton, Is lying critically Ill at
her home in this city as a result of
heat prostration. Last Friday Miss.
Genevieve spent the day at the home
Of her aunt, Mrs. John Custer, going
and returning on her bicycle. She
complained OF feeling i'll soon after ar
irving home, and lying down immed-
lately Iapsed into Inconsistencies from
which she did not revive until late
Sunday morning.
The corner stone Of the Elks' home.
..1..ch >hv the way. Is TO be the pref
test, most snowy building IN the city.
Is the gift OF e. L. Relish. super1ntend-
ent OF the postotflce for the contract