Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-24

Cne star tneaCor SATURDAY f0SQC WITCH
the motor in the new electric piano
burned out and the blaze was trans
nlitted TO the interior woodwork Of the
costly musical instrument. The motor
which drives the machine has never
been quite right, two or three. places
on the armature being dead, and when
blaze caught the Woodwork. Being in
side 1t was not discovered for some
time and might have been more serious
had not the smell Of burning wood been
noticed, or had it occurred when the
show was about to be closed for the
night. The piano will need eight re-
pairing and new motor.
Perry.
Col. M. L. Temple, United States
district attorney, was in the city and
thru Attorney Fl. A. Hoyt. closed up the
deal for the purchase Of the new post
office site. The property at the corner
Of Third and Warford streets Is now
owned by the government and Perry
Is one step nearer the realization OF q
new government building. Mr. Temple
paid $1,000 for the site, $4,000 of which
is for the G. P. Long property and ST.
900 for the Lane property. He could
give no statement as to when work on
the lots would commence
Shenandoah.
The petition to straighten the Nishna
river from Shenandoah to Riverton was
field with the Fremont county board
OF supervisors about two weeks ago. It
contains the names OF all but two OF
the land owners along the river from
Shenandoah to Farragut. If the re-
quest from FarraGut to R1verton was
in the same proportion the ditch would
undoubtedly be ordered, and 1t may be
anyway. If the river should be
Strengthened from Shenandoah to
| Farragut it would almost compel SINH
lar action below.
Ely.
| A terrific wind storm which swept
this vicinity completely demolished a
large barn on the farm Of Christian
Eppenbach. tx miles south Of here.
together with its contents consisting Of
1 hay, oats, corn and farm machinery in
curing a loss Of about $4,000. A
number Of horses kept in the basement
| of the barn were unhurt. A half mile
east Of the Eppenbach farm the storm
struck an orchard tearing up three
| trees by the roots. Many hay
stacks were blown over and limbs of
trees torn OF in this vicinity.
0ienwood.
Frank Allen reports his first import
ant purchase OF apples at Gienwood fol
this season-the Duchess apples from
the c. H. Dyar orchard. He handled
these apples two years ago. and figure:
there will be about 1000 barrels o.
them. The price Is $3.50 per barrel
which Is q trtfle high for q bid at tlli!
time. Mr.. Allen feels warranted II
Offering this price at this time, from
the fact that the Dyar orchard is vel
sprayed and the apples Will probabl,
be free from worms and Of better quail.
ity than those from orchards which
have not been sprayed
Newton.
Carl Meslenno. the Mexican laborer
In tho employ Of the Rock Island road
VINO was stricken with smallpox ant
quarantined last Thursday morning
died Sunday afternoon about I o'clock
victim Of tho dread disease. and wa.
buried that naght about 10 o'clock
When Msslenno was first stricken !
WAS seen he was suffering with small
Epox OF the most malignant type and hi
recovery was given out a. doubtful
There WAS scarcely . place on his bod
that wAs not broken out and he 0uf
4 fersd intensely. The deed man VA
shout 30 yeasv Of go and was un
ioA He had been In this cIty las
i tnln GxsDk before ~ Wao taken etct