Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-25
Northern Io1ua Items

death, with note beside him, simply
saying he was tired of living 1t is
presumed he took carbolic acid Mr.
Ross was a man of excellent habits
and highly esteemed, about so years of
age. No cause can possibly be assigned
for the act, He has never intimated
that anything was wrong. had good
health and was fairly well to do finan-
cally.
Agona. lr4.Sa
The first half OF March was one of
the busiest seasons lat the county re-
corder's office that has been expert
enced in that place for many years
over $1,500,000 worth of real estate
changed hands in this county during
those two weeks. This represents more
than $50 different transfers, over 100 of
which involved an outlay Of $4,000 and
above A few more good seasons will
make Kossuth county property on a
par in valtie with any spot in the
middle west.
Patton.
A. j. Gilliland dropped dead Sunday
morning from Il stroke of apopleXy. He
was in unusually good health at the
time Of his death. He had finished his
breakfast and started for a pail of wa
ter when stricken. MIR. Gilliland was
one of the earliest settlers of this part
of the state. having settled near Rip
pey in the sos. He was an old soldier
and recruited from Rippey at the out
break of the war He and his wife re-
Gently celebrated their o0th wedding
anniversary at this place. they having
lived in Greene county for fifty years.
Carroll.
Sonic time during Tuesday night an
unknown man was killed by the cars
on the c, & y. w. railroad tracks about
Two and u half miles west of Carroll
Early Wednesday morning a conductor
on an eastbound train saw the dead
man lying by the track and an engine
was sent out and brought the body to
Carroll. where it was turned over t o the
coroner. An inquest was held and but
little information could be obtained He
was seen in this city Tuesday and up
TO about 10 o'clock in the evening
Nothing more was heard of him until
he was. found dead.
Ma pleton.
The body of Lon Cunningham, of
Danbury, has just been recovered from
the river, where he was drowned some
two weeks ago. The boy who was
about II years old, was hunting with
several companions on March >, and
while the Others rema med on the bank
of the river he got into a boat and
drfted out into the middle of the river
II is presumed that he was standing
in the boat when a cake of ice struck
it and he was thrown into the water,
for his gun was in the boat. The body
was found about fifty feet from where
the boy fell into the water, and had
been covered with sand, thus prolong-
ing the search
Irvington.
AS result of the movement that has
been going on for the past two or
three weeks number of interested
parties met in Irvington and proceeded
to organize a stock company for the
manufacture of cement tile and blocks.
The company is capitalized at $4,000,
one-half of which stock is already sub
scribed and paid in. There is plenty of
good sand and material close at hand
around Irvington with which to manu-
facture first-class cement tile and
blocks and it is the intention of the
company to at once purchase machin-
cry and install a plant. This means a
good manufacturing business for Irv-
ington. All the stock was taken by
Kossuth county residents.
LlWaverly.
Charles Barrett, member of a
bridge gaxsg working for the c. r. 1. &
p, was seriously hurt near this city.
He was riding on top of. "a box car and
failed to observe the trains approach
to an overhead crossing of the Illinois
Central railway. He was struck on the
forehead and knocked insensible. For
tunately he fell in such way that he
did not roll off the car. NO one OBJ
served the accident and it was not I'M
til the train reached Waverly Junction,
a distance OF five miles from the place
where the accident occurred, that Bar
ret's plight was discovered. He was
|-still unconscious and remained so for
an HUur after He;WNF IXunu. ne was
brought to Mercy hospital and tho Sc
vereIy injured his chances for recovery
are said 10 be good
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