Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-05

height Of at least eighty feet and had
it struck either man on the head the
result would doubtless have been hor-
rible to contemplate. The judge and
| the priest are. shaking hands with
themselves over their lucky escape.
The word danger" in big letters has
been painted on a board at the edge
of the sidewalk as a warning for
| passersby not to get too near the
building.
Humboldt.
| Frank A. Gotch will begin his famous
worlds tour right in good old Iowa.
and it is probable that if anyone had
thought of 1t he could have been pre-
vailed to start, it issHumboldts The
entire route has not been laid out. but
the champion plans "a tour that will
last year, and every country in the
world may be visited before they end
the trip Oct. the troupe will hit Des
Moines Mahmout will take on Reimer.
Gotch will dump Pietro. a 250pound
Pole. and Ashell will flop local heavy
class. ~ ~ r-
WeIIsburg.
At any early hour Thursday morn
ing thieves attempted to force an en-
trance to the Wellsburs postoffice but
were frightened away by the night
Waterman who slept in the building
The thieves attempted 10 break the
lock on the door by driving spikes thru
the door into the lock but the watch
man became awakened and the rob-
bers were frightened away before they
had gained an entrance. No clue can
be found as to the identity of the rob-
bers but 1t is thought that it was the
work OF outside parties as a number OF
suspicious looking characters were
noticed hanging around town.
Independence.
A good joke Is told at the expense
Of a lover of that species Of liquor
which has made Peoria quite a city.
He went to Oelwein. which by the way.
has not mounted the water wagon as
yet, and invested in what he consider
ed was a gallon Of about the best in
sweetness and mellowness. Price 81
per- Bringing 1t home he invited a
friend to sample the tempting jugful.
The cork was extracted from the jug
the friend took a swallow, and, with
look Of disgust. informed the pur-
chaser that Oelwein water was no
better than that Of Independence. Some
how or other the whisky had been
emptied from the jug and a gallon OF
water substituted.
Allison.
Allison is now assured of the new
hotel which the town has so badly
needed ever since the destruction of
the Allison House by fire years ag"
. CIrnYrS hrnkon
for the new structure which Is to be
erected by Messrs. w. r. and r. J. Ray
just to the north and adjoining the
State Bank. The rooms in the rear of
the bank will be utilized and become a
part of the hotel The contract was
awarded Friday to D. r. HOWE of Du-
buque. The building will be of brick
thoroughly modern thruout. will he
thirty feet in width and will extend
clear thru to the alley. This with adj
ditional rooms In the present bank
building will make a hostelry OF ampl,
size for requirements Of the trade III
this place.
West Union.
Some big real estate deals have beer
closed within the past few days, begin
ming to fulfill the predictions Of a very
active land market at rising prices
which have been made ever since the
big crops OF the present season beca me
assured. j. A. Hayden. who has sold
his farm north Of Hawkeye bough,
Saturday II. NJ. Carmichaers eighty
acre farm two miles south OF town foI
$40, 900, or 1925 an acre. The same
day J. D. Barrett of Scott township
bought thru MIR Dryers agency the
203-acre place belonging to the c. c
. Hoyer estate and occupied by Charlie:
Huntsberger, for 31O6 an acre. H. NJ
Carmichael has bought the Fred Much
, lenthaler farm OF 10 acres four and +;
!. half miles south OF the city at sS5 al
acre 1t will be occupied by his sol
Russell after March 1.