Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-27

Underwood.
Sixteen head Of Chester White hogs
sold by ]. Sexton here brought total
Of $505.30. One of the porkers weighed
600 pounds and the average for the
sixteen head was more than 400.
Stanton.
| T. J.. Mccormack. who has been In
the grain buying business here for a
generation or more, has sold his ousi-
ness to the newly organized grain and
| stock company for $4,000.
Clinton.
In the big barn of George T. Smith,
five miles out from Clinton. the Wo-
mems Mutual Benefit Society served
chicken pie to over 900 people. clearing
over $500 thereby.
Des Moines.
Ivan S. Ford, real estate dealer, was
held up and robbed of $11 between
West Third and Fourth streets on
Grand avenue at midnight. A watch in
his vest pocket and small amount Of
change in his trousers pocket was not
taken.
Imogene.
Another large land deal has been
closed in which Tom O'Connor buys
the farm known as the old j. ]. Wilson
quarter, Of Dan Schaaf. for $165 per
acre. The farm is one Of the best lay
ing farms in Fremont county. During
the four years in which Mr.. Schaaf has
owned the place, he has cleared up ap-
proximately $4,000 in clear. cool profit
Every foot Of the ground Is in good
condition and under cultivation.
Clinton.
Charles jackson. a conductor for the
Clinton Street Railway Company, was
mysteriously injured while on duty Mon
day evening and whether he was the
victim Of an accident or was slugged
is still undecided. The notorman ran
the car to the end of the line and then
started to change his trolley. He found
Jackson on the top step of the back
platform, hat lying on the pavement
and blood running from wound on
his cheek. 1t is believed that the young
man suffered a shock to his upper jaw.
affecting his brain.
Cedar Rapids.
Ed Jennings, Of Calmar, was serious
ly injured here Tuesday night by fall
ing off box car on Northwestern
freight train. The train was doing some
switching preparatory to pulling out
of town and Jennings was on the top
of the train trying to steal ride. He
states that the rest Of the train bumped
into the car with such force as to
knock him off. The injured man was
taken to st. Luke's hospital, where it
was found that his hip was broken and
his leg and side badly bruised. He has
wife and little daughter at Calmar.
viIlisea.
Work on the Atlantic North & South
railroad Is being pushed with vigor and
the grade will soon be completed into
this city. The right Of way has been
purchased and the depot site secured.
and there seems no reason now why
the road will not be completed on con-
tract time. 1t is stated on good author
ity that the first shipment of rails will
arrive at Atlantic soon and the work
Of laying them will begin at that end
Of the road. The grading work in the
vicinity OF Grant and Sciola is about
completed. Some 200 teams are at
work along the line Three additional
grading machines will be put on the
work soon.
Mount Pleasant.
Jacob c. McCa.be, wealthy retired
farmer OF this city. died Monday night
as the result OF horse stepping on
him. He was riding horseback from
the country and when in the north
part of the city the horse was fright
ened and whirled. throwing McCabe
to the ground. and stepping on his alb
domen. He got up and walked a few
steps, then fell unconscious and died
at II O'clock He was born in Ohio
lseventy-four years ago and oar,a to