Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-30

just as the boiler was about empty
otherwise there might have been u
procession Of friends following them
very slowly to a little city from
whence no traveller returns.
PeIfa.
Peter Bloom. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bloom, met with sad accident.
He was putting meat into a big sau-
sage grinder at the Van Corp market.
when in an unguarded moment, he put
his hand into the MILL resulting in the
loss Of at least half of the second and
third fingers of the right hand. also
breaking the little finger and infiicting
a deep cash on the index finger
Diagonal.
What proved to be a serious acci-
dent happened to Master Ivil Garrison
while at work on the Jim Benson farm
southwest of town. Ivil was driving the
horses in from the pasture and when
getting them in the corral one OF the
horses kicked another one which
turned suddenly and as Ivil was close
up to them. This one fell on hlm'
breaking his shoulder blade and quite
seriously MASKING him.
Council Bluffs.
A bullet from a prematurely dis
charged target gun in the hands OF
Otto Schlagenhauf of Missouri Valley
nearly precipitatd tragedy at the "a
O. U. w. picnic at Lake ManaWa. when
the missile struck Victor P. Cay. ao
room foreman Of The Nonpareil.
glancing blow in the nose, breaking the
bone and inflicting nasty wound HAD
Cav been a step farther, the bullet
would have pierced his temple.
Upton.
A party Of Upton people are about
to carry out a long talked of project
in the restoration of the dam at Stone
Mill on Rock creek and the creation OF
q small lake. The F. NJ. Hicks farm
Of forty acres is to be purchased at
$4,000 and sufficient additional funds
raised to put in a good cement dam.
which will be stocked with game fish,
Roats will be placed on the lake and
all the adjuncts Of a pleasure resort
will be there.
Griswold.
The reunion of the Southwestern
Iowa Veterans Association. held mere
last week, was the most successful IN
the history of the organization. me
attendance each day was nearly 5000
D. ]. Curry, of Grant, was erected cap
tain: George Rhue, of the same place.
lieutenant colonel: j. Fl. bowman, OF
Griswold. major: A. ]. Ashbong, quar-
termaster. and George Dobson, adju-
tant. both Of Grant, where the next re-
union will be held.
Richmond.
Rev Father Richard J. Landers has
been appointed priest at the Cathollc
church at Richmond to succeed the late
Rev. Father We'll. The appointment
will be temporary only, as Rev. Father
Ulrich A. Hauber, Of Davenport. is
likely to be made the permanent priest
at Richmond. Rev. Father Landers is
now in charge of ST Wenceslaus
church at Iowa City and will go to
his new charge when Rev. Father Chi
hal returns from trip to Europe.
Sidney.
c. N. Stevens, one of the rural mai!
carriers from Sidney. has been cult
waiting a field of tobacco consisting of
about three quarters of an acre, from
which he expects to get 1900 pounds
for the market This is no new trial
for Mr.. Stevens, as he has been ex-
perimenting for several years and he
has ALWAYS contended that tobacco can
be successfully and profitably grown in
Iowa and to the many people who visit
the field it appears that he is correct
He has devoted only part of his spare
time in tending this tract, using hoe
altogether. but with cultivator and
team he believes he could easily tend
q dozen acres The variety is known
as the thinner Spanish and is seed
fiber, similar to Havana in flavor
The seed was secured from the gov
eminent. being especially recommend
ed for this section About the middle
of March the seeds were placed in hot
beds and in two months were trans
planted to the field. After two
months growth they attained a height
of four feet.