Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08

looked into tue we'll and could see them
swimming around in the water and
others sticking their heads out Of the
wall all the way up and down to the
water. They judged they saw a hun
dred. OF course no one knows. A few
years ago U. S. Chacey, living in Steady
Run township, went to take the rock
out OF dry well twenty-five feet deep
near his house and discovered snakes
behind the wall. He got out the greater
part Of the rock, and in doing so killed
1S5 snakes of various kinds that would
average three feet in length
Delta.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. George Pense, living
east OF town. started for Delta to do
their trading, one horse got scared, it
is supposed. at Mrs. Pense's hat, and
the team started~to run One line
broke and the team ran upon a bank
tipping the buggy over and throwing
the occupants out. Mr.. Pence was
knocked unconscious and remained so
for some time, and his face was badly
skinned. Mrs. Pence received broken
collar bone and shoulder blade Her
breast bone was also cracked and three
ribs We're torn loose from the back
bone, and one arm was badly skinned,
causing very painful injuries.
Knoxville.
The big barn on the w. T. Aud farm.
the place in charge Of A. G. Finarty
and situated four miles south OF Knox
vile, was entirely destroyed by fire re-
sulting from a stroke Of lightning.
There were twenty horses and mules in
the barn at the time Of the accident. all
OF the animals tied, and It Is easy to
believe it took some lively work to get
all of them out Of the burning structure
and to places OF safety. Everything
was as drysas finder and the barn was
a heap OF ruins within a half hour
1rom the moment that the flames first
shot fromthe roof. Several sets Of har-
ness, two sleds, q wagon, hay, some
baled straw. forks and other articles
ana tools were burned with the build
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shenandoah. 81.
About O'clock Tuesday night a
masked man entered the car which is
used as sleeping quarters by the Wa
bash bridge gang and Is stationed near
the Wabash depot and appropriated
the clothes belonging to the six mon
sleeping III the car, threw them outside
where two pals were waiting to care
fully ransack them. The loot stolen
included $40 in cash and three watches
valued at 800. Charles Lavender.
Charles Smith, and L. G. Garrison are
tho three men whose watches were
stolen. The watches taken were: One
B. w. r. Elgin. size IS. case number
1875. movement number 11,927,092;
one South Bend, size IS, case number
1,2s4,469. movement number 1.ss4.469;
one small open faced watch valued at
SIS.
EddyviIIe.
Mrs. Jane Blake entertained MEM
bers Of her family. consisting OF Ave
generations in direct line, at dinner
at her home in East Eddyville last
Friday. Those composing the five
generations were Aunt" Betty Moss.
now 80 years Of age, and who makes
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Blake: AIRS. Jane Blake. who was 70
years old this Thursday, May 4; J. NJ.
Blake, aged ST. living south Of town
in Columbia township: Will Blake, ag-
ed 80, Of Wright: Frank Blake, aged 2
! years. Of Wright. In addition to the
above, Mrs Will Blake, Of Wright, and
Miss Lizzie Blake were present. 1t
isn't every family which can produce
Its five generations. and all enjoying
| the good health Of the well-known
Blake family.