Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-08

6elot.
Thomas Coffield, OF Beloit, was sez-
ed with commissions while eating break
fast, and died before the arrival of
physician.
Rock Valley.
f.. S. Thayer has purchased the
Sioux telephone exchange at Rock VAL
ley. He also petitioned the city coun-
Gil for an electric light franchise.
Hinton.
The members of the Hinton Com
mercialaClub turned, carpenters and re-
modelled a. pool hall for their club
quarters. ~
Fpiersen. $3.50 u u,
/. aRew. J..ssRss 11aW pastor of the. NJ. e.
church sat Riersony has Resigned on ac
count .of i'll health and wills move to
Morningside.. I,
Ida Grove.
Mrs. William Fair and family have
returned to Ida Grove TO make their
County Tyrone, Ireland, where they had
interests.
Waterloo.
The lack of power has delayed the
cars and resulted in a 'postponement
of starting the new line to Waverly.
The delay in finishing the power
house resulted in setback in start
ing the new line Workmen are now
engaged in stringing the trolley wires
to Waverly and it is expected that the
cars will be started some time during
the coming week.
Rock Rapids.
The parties who have been circulat-
ing the petition of consent lists stated
that they had secured the requisite 90
per cent in the county. but failed to Sc
cure the required number in Rock Rap
ids. The names have not been canvass
ed by the authorities yet. The tenn
perance people will examine the lists
closely for possible flaws. Rock Rap
ids has two saloons.
Boone.
The new athletic associate which
is being organized. in. the Boone high
school met Monday evening and elect
ed officers. Provision was also made
for a board of control, which consists
of the officers of the association, the
athletic directors. captains and a rep
resentative from each class. The new
association intends to boost along high
school and inter-high school affairs.
which have been somewhat dull in the
past years, especially in the line of
debates.
lie Mars.
Gerald Clarke. the young son of
Supervisor Clarke, had an adventure
which resulted disastrousIy to the old
family driving mare. He was driving
with some boys on the road west pf
town when Il small rifle lying in the
bottom Of the runabout was accident
ally discharged The bullet perforated
the dashboard OF the vehicle and
struck the mare. lodging in the tleshy
part of her. thigh and frightening the
boys nearly out Of their senses.
Cherokee.
.R. w. Hay, section foreman here. was
struck by northbound local freight
train Tuesday noon and instantly. killed
A lone engine returning from Caluma for
water struck him. three miles north of
here. The body was badly mangled
He was an old employee Of the Central
Neither the fireman nor engineer saw
Hay. but the superstition is that he was
riding towards Cherokee on a speeder
when struck. The engine came to
Cherokee. picked up a box car and re-
turned to the scene to get the body
Hay was 80 years old and leaves wife.
one son. and three daughters.
Rock Rapids.
Eff w. Sealyard. who has been con
fined in Jail here for some time charged
with the embezzlement of about $40,
the proceeds of n dance, was given Il
Jail sentence OF thirty days. At the
time OF the Pensia Maid reception
about a year ago Sealyard came In
here and registered at the Hotel Lyon.
posing as the correspondent OF q Now
York paper. anxious to secure II story
and picture about Pensla Maid. He
made himself very popular ana IN the
evening at Il dance given In Unity hull.
volunteered to help tend the door aud