Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-02
II aWarden.


While John Conrad was setting his
throw line in the Big Sioux river, north
of town, he found a pair of deer antlers
most seven feet across and are in a fair
state of preserva ton
Clarion.
O. c. Newburn has recently sold his
farm near Clarion known as the
Strait farm, for 500 per acre. He
bought this farm about year ago at
rent. This is a sample of what
Wright county is doing.
EstheriIle.
S. w. Morton, a member of the
board Of supervisors from the district
coin townships, resigned and the
appointed W. O. Dowden, of Lincoln
township, to take his place.
Fort Dodge.
Rev Hans Nissen, who five years ago
graduated from Morningside College
and began a pastorate at Lehigh with
six people, will next Sunday dedicate
a church costing $4,000. The con-
gregation already owns parsonage,
rection.
Cedar Falls.
r. G. Reisinger, of Rockwell City,
has been appointed agent Of the Illinois
Central in Cedar Falls, to succeed John
Meyers, who has at his own request
been granted a months leave Of abb
sence with the privilege Of six If he de-
sires. Mr. Meyers and his family left
this city this morning for an extended
tour Of the Pacific coast.
OeIwein.
Fred Henderson underwent a rather
peculiar dental operation few days
ago. 1t was discovered that one Of
the teeth which he thought was broken
off when he fell from the bridge last
week, had simply been driven up into
the jaw bone, practically out of sight,
and it necessarily had to be removed,
an interesting operation from a dem
tai standpoint.
Webster City.
The end of the present week will see
Second street lighted with the cleo
trolier lights from the city hall to The
Wilson. Workmen have been busy the
past several days in installing the con-
duit and cables for the second block Of
lights. The globes for the lower lamps
will all be attached at once and Supt.
Mullins states that the current will be
turned on by Saturday night, possibly
sooner.
Cedar Falls.
Officer Enlow, while coming down
the Rock Island tracks Wednesday
morning, esped three thieves attempt
ing to break into a car Of watermelons
standing in the yards. When the trio
saw the officials approaching them they
started for a corn field in the distance
with the officer after them. They made
their escape and all that the officer
has to show for his efforts is a small
pad Of hank checks on the Home Saw
ings Bank at Iowa Falls, which ne
found near the car.
Burt.
Will Dawson had his left leg broken
in a peculiar way recently. He was
at the Larsen farm east Of town help
ing some threshers and was engaged
in operating the blower. A set screw
caught in his trousers and before he
realized what was happening the
trousers had become twisted 50 tightly
that before the machine could be stop
ped the leg was broken half way be-
tween the knee and ankle. He was
hurried to town. Owing to the swell
ing the doctors were unable to set the
fracture until the following day.
Clarion.
G. J. Mack recently purchased d
new steel granary which he has placed
on his Lake township farm. 1t is ten
feet high, sixteen feet in diameter
and holds 1000 bushels of grain. It
comes in sections and is easily erected
in the field or elsewhere. The cost is
about the same as a wooden structure
Of like capacity, with the fire FISK
eliminated. When permanently To-
Gated they are placed on . cemsns