Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-03

MenIo.
While unloading threshing engine
and steam plow for demonstration
here, William Gunderson, an employe
Of the Rumley company. sustained Sc
we're injuries when the plow fell upon
him. One of the sharp pillow points
penetrated his left hip and another
cut deep cash in the mans groin. He
will recover.
Clinton.
The trial of the case Of Blanch Kes-
ter against the Clinton Sugar Manu-
featuring Company was brought to a
sudden close in the district court
Thursday night when Joseph Pollard
of Aurora, ILL.,. a witness for the de-
Tense. suddenly toppled from his chair
to the floor with sudden stroke Of
apoplexy Court adjourned and Pol
lard was hurried to the hospital, where
he hovers between life and death.
Van Meter.
Fire at midnight entirely destroyed
the tile factory owned by Plat Broth
ers Of this place. All that was saved
was the boiler and engine. The origin
Of the fire is unknown. Some insur-
ance was carried on the plant but at
best 1t will be a heavy loss. The en-
tire town was aroused, but the fire had
gained such Roadway that nothing
could be done The fire, when discov-
cred, was spreading rapidly.
EddyviIis.
Beamer g. Bauman. the land men,
have been doing "a land office bust
ness the past few weeks, having dis
posed of eleven farms ranging in size
from eight to 900 acres. while the price
per acre varied from $50 to $3.50. The
total number of acres disposed of 1.491
acres, and the average price per acre
was 1886 All OF the eleven deals
except one were made during the past
month.
jefferson.
The two new wells sunk for the city
water system have been completed. the
entire cost of both wells being only
about 81 900. One of them is 14O and
the other 155 feet deep, and their COM
hined capacity, with the use of COM
pressors, is about 400 gallons Of water
an hour. The water works committee
Of the city council Is more than pleased
with the situation. and the members
are lavish in their appreciation Of the
Way II1e CONtTdCtoIS, A"cSSi .. uoI PS
Brothers, Of Dawson, did their work.
Dee Moinss.
A. L. Gardner, a farmer OF Carlisle.
lies in the Methodist hospital with a
broken leg as the result Of a runaway
accident. in which he was thrown
from his wagon against a telegraph
pole near the corner of Southeast
Tenth and Scott streets. Altho Card
ner sustained severe shaking up in
addition to his broken leg, Police Sur
geons Brown and Fagen. who attended
him, say that he will recover. He is
resting comfortably, according to re-
cent reports from the hospital.
Barnes City.
A new bank to be known as the
Farmers Savings Bank was organized
at Barnes City Monday, with a CAPT
talized stock of $4,000. There are
thirty-seven prominent farmers inter
ested in the project. NJ. D. Taylor viii
act as cashier. It is the intention Of
the officers to open the bank for busi-
ness in about six weeks in their tenn
porary quarters at the Wymore store.
A new brick, one-story building. will
be erected at once north Of the pres
ent Barnes City bank building and Il
will be modern and up-to- date.
Knoxville.
The big tipple with the highest
sheave-gallows in the state has been
finished at the Anderson mine. Their
airshaft was down sixty-feet Saturday
night and a gain Of five feet was made
last Monday and Tuesday. 1t is esti-
mated that the airshaft will strike the
coal-coal six feet thick; total depth OF
seventy-five feet. The main shaft Is
eighty-six feet to the coal-six feet
thick. total depth ninetystwo feet. Tn