Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-20

SoIon.
Myron Adams, we'll known Shet-
land pony breeder, held closing out
sale recently on his farm. His ponies
have been noted for their extreme
smallness. One colt, months old, was
taken home by it's purchaser In his
buggy, the little animal standing up in
front of the seat. 1t weighed forty-five
pounds.
keokuk.
After imbibing little too freely
from the flowing bowl. William Nose
ly got shotgun and went cunning Tor
a dog. The somewhat jerky maneuver-
ing of the gun barrel alarmed several
people in the neighborhood, who, fear
ing that their window panes were IN
danger, called the police and had the
man arrested.
Des Moines.
Automobile license fees to the
amount of $24,S43.62 were turned over
to State Treasurer Morrow by Score
tary of State Hayward. He also turned
over general fees amounting to W.
FOG. 10. Besides these fees State Treas
urer Morrow received from other
sources fees amounting to approx
mately $4,000.
Morning Sun.
A special election to vote on the
question of granting to P. A. Yohe q
franchise to maintain and operate an
electrict light plant in Morning Sun
has been called for Jan. g. At the last
meeting of the citizens. the committee
on petitions reported $50 signers to the
netition. The proposition seems very
favorable for the electric lighting svs-
+o,,, which will be a fine thing for our
town.
North English.
Arthur simmons, Of North English,
met with an accident that will deprive
hine of the use of his left arm Tor 9
while. He was about to couple the en-
zine to the clover huller that ne was
work,ns on. The engine backed up 9
little quicker than he was looking TOT
and his arm was caught just at the ell
how Joint. The flesh was badly torn
and nearly all the leaders were severed
| hut the bone was not injured.
Eddyville.
Eddyville relatives and friends regret
IN learn that Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cross. who moved from Pella to som
ers some weeks ago, were burned OUT
rocently. Mr.. Cross was attending 20
his duties at the depot as usual ana
Mrs Cross. after leaving their baby
with a neighbor, had gone away on an
GRAND. on her return home she found
the house being rapidly consumed by
fro the blaze having advanced SO TAR
that but little of their household be-
loneinzs could be saved. Mrs. Cross
had her hand quite painfully burned
while trying to save their goods.
Muscatins.
James and Glen Bryant, two MUS
catine BOYS were placed under arres,
on sunday afternoon by Officer Bal
lufY. and are being held for the thef,
OF a quantity of goods from a box Cal
which had been switched off in the 10
cal yards over Sunday. The car was
Allied with merchandise; and before TINS
lads we're detected they had succeeded
in removing considerable amount %
underwear and. other clothing from ths
car. This they hiI III d part 81 th l
wards which is unfreQuented wnete =
was discovered by the police. ny
charges have as yet been preferree
against the youths.
l Museatine. 81
A rather previous Christmas cele;
| bratton by two Swear lads almos'
resulted disastrously to the residence
of Mrs. T. Havercamp. when tn
youngsters accidentally set fire to bed
ding from Christmas lanterns VIII
which they were playing at the time
An error by "hello girl further re-
suited in the monotony OF SUNDAY
evening being broken when she mis-
takingly directed the hose companie'
who responded to the alarm OF fire t
the Havercamp pharmacy. The re
Spouse OF tho fire laddies did not oc
cupy more than few minutes but n