Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-10
EstherviIIe.

EsthervilIe.
The muskrat crop will be short this
year on account of the dry weather
Most of the sloughs are dried out and
the rats will have no place to winter
except along the lakes and rivers.
Webster City.
The first symptoms Of the dreaded
infantile paralysis to make It's APP
pearance in this vicinity, is reported
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Timms, residing in Fremont township
seven miles northwest Of the city
Swan Lake.
Mr.. Knudt Aanonson, an old settler
living on the banks Of Swan lake, was
struck and killed by lightning last
week He was in shed lying
down when the bolt struck the building
and killed him almost Instantly Fun
eral was held Sunday.
Strubie.
Another victim Of infantile paralysis
Edna Rath, the 3-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Rath, who was TAX
en- i'll Saturday, passed away this fore
noon. A number Of cases are reported
in this vicinity. The public schools
and German schools of Grant township
have been closed for two weeks by the
trustees.
Odebolt.
Mr.. William II. Ady Of this township
threshed 4O,2S3 bushels of grain In
10 days; rainy days and time consum
ed in moving and all other stoppages
from any cause being included in the
10 days; men were paid for 10 days
This was an average of over 2,10C
bushels day. Hathaway threshe6
2s,5OO bushels in II days, or an aver
age Of about 1,650 bushels a day.
Hampton.
The contract has been let for the
construction Of several outbuildings for
the A. NJ Mott estate-on the old home
farm four miles east Of town. A
horse barn 24x32 with posts sixteen
feet high; a granary 26x32 feet; a ma
chine shed 16x30 feet; also hog house
one story, 22x32 feet. All these build
ings will be modern and up-to-date II
all their appointments and Of the best
material.
Sac City.
Ed Glass sold his 4o-acre farm. for
merly known as the Charles Paepel
place, 2h miles southwest Of Sac City
to Frank E. Zimmerman. possession tc
be given March 1. This is a gooG
farm, we'll improved. On Tuesday, B
C. Sprague, Of Clinton, ILL.,, sold his
half section farm three miles north OF
Nemaha to Henry L. Shafroth. OF Nod
away, Adams county, iowa. The con-
sideration was 500 per acre.
Waterloo.
Infantile paralysis claimed the Sec
ond adult victim Thursday afternoon
in the death Of Oral v. Seeley at his
home at 1925 West Seventh street who
passed away shortly after O'clock af-
ter an illness dating since last Satur-
day when he returned to his home
from the canning factory where he had
been working and complained OF not
feeling we'll. He went to bed and grad
ually grew worse and physician was
summoned who diagnosed his case as
infantile paralysis.
EstherviIIe.
The jury was given the case Of Mrs
Fred Sizer. VS.. the city OF Estherville
about 2 o'clock Saturday AMI did not
come to an agreement until about il
o'clock that night. 1t vas in favor o,
the plaintiff, in so far nat it allowed
her $500 damages. Mrs. Sizer sued fol
$4,000 for injuries that she sustained
by falling on slippery AMI otherwise
defective sidewalk last winter The
case consumed four days Of the court:
time and was holly contested from
start to finish. n. J. Lee was attorne,
for the plaintiff and E. A. Morling. o
Emmetsburg, assisted City Attorney b
NJ. Coon in the defense.
Honey Creek.
The storm which struck here shortl.
after midnight was one of the severes
of the summer. The wind blew will
soma violence and several temporar,
buildings were considerable raoized ant
few damaged. The rain fell in tor
rents for nearly an hour. Mrs. NJ. ]
Cory. who lives here. became friGhten.