Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-26
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! lily for him, Professor Smith was close
at hand and Immediately begun q
search for something with which to
pull the lad out. A rake was the first
thing he saw and as he was afraid to
waste too much time, he Immediately
lowered 1t and telling the boy to hold
tight, succeeded in pulling him out.
Several times the little chap was on
the verge Of letting go the rake, but
his rescUer urged him to hold on a lit
tie longer and finally landed him at
the surface. The boy did not realize
what q marrow escape he had had.
Emerson.
The smallpox epidemic here has
caused many people much ~inconven-
ience. Carl Salmons. living southwest
OF town. who is a o Of John Sal
mons, seems to ave Jared worse thar
any of those having the disease. When
his hired men learned of the condi-
tons, and afraid that they would be
Quarantined. they decided to quit in
stanter. Locket Neal. who is unmar-
ried, and thus had the advantage over
h other fellow, did not stop to get
his belongings but made a bee line
across the field and so far as we know
turning the buggy, and threw her
ls stll going.
Ventura.
Thrown into a wire fence in a run-
away of their team. e Mr.. Robert
son, pastor OF the United Evangelical
church here. had his nose practically
cut from his face and DR.. Curtis, dis
trict superintendent, had a long cash
| cut in his face. The two men were
driving from here to Grant Center
where a church of their denomination
is located when their team took fright
n bolted. A dozen or more stitches
were required to close the wound in
DR.. Curtis face. Rev. Mr.. Robertson
is in a serious condition, but 1t is be-
lieved there will be no serious facial
INSTRUMENTATION men had their
faces literally covered with cuts and
bruises as weh as a part Of their bod
les. 20
Inosene. -
The biggest event of the past week
in Imogene was the placing Of an
other enormous granite monument In
st. Patrick's cemetery. 1t marks the
grave Of THOMAS Horrigan. who died
a rich bachelor. leaving an estate Of
perhaps $500. 900. The was
made and placed by an outside firm,
which sent q strong truck wagon to
convey 1t from the train to the ceme-
terry and it required four teams to
haul 1t. 1t is five feet by eight and
ten feet high. It's weight is 1900
pounds and the base weighs five tons.
The concrete foundation was laid last
fall n required over a carload Of
material. The monument complete
cost S18, 900: This makes the third
large Horrigan monument. the other
two being for Mike Horrigan and Mr..
Sullivan. whose wife was a Horrigan.
Mt. Pleasant.
A part Of the program not previous
ly planned and not greatly appreci-
ated, was the stunt which q bunch OF
boys pulled off Friday night during
the progress Of a party at the home
Of. Miss Ina Wright on West Wesh-
ington street. who was entertaining a
number Of girl friends including the
"hello girls" in honor of Miss Edna
Morris, Of Kahoka, Mo. While the
guests were in the parlor making mer-
Try the mischief makers succeeded in
making an entrance in the kitchen and
made away with the refreshments
which had been prepared for the coca
sion. They took a large number OF
sandwiches. salad, cake, a pot of es-
calioped corn out OF the oven and 9TH
err delicious eatables. but left the ice
| cream and the fruit salad. which were
evidently not discovered.
Hamburg.
A few days ago a cat came to the
home OF J.. s.. Bennett, which was per-
mitted to be In and about the place.
One day while Mrs. Bennett and her
little girls were in the garden. the cat
wa near by when 1t began to act
strangely by jumping up, rolling over
and swapping and clawing as II mad
and In great agony. Mrs. Bennett kept
watch Of 1t until the cat, while in
that condition, was making for the
+, child as If intending to bite and
scratch 1t, when Mrs. Bennett inter-
fered with the garden rake and dis
patched the critter. 1t is believed the
cat had hydrophobia n but for the
| timely act of Mrs. Bennett would have
badly bitten and scratched the child.
Hy%drophobia has not been reported in
this neighborhood, but mention Of 1t
being elsewhere Is heard often.
Hamburg.
G.. W. Sykes. Of his place. owns a
mare with q history. The sire and darr
OF the mare were taken by Gen. W. T..
Sherman, while on his famous march
from Atlanta to the sea and the sire
became the saddle horse OF the =
eral. The dam found her . to st.
Joseph and later to Clarinda and the
sire was given by General Sherman
to his brother In the eastern part OF
Iowa. Mr.. Sykes has owned this arinial
twsnty.threo ysars, and she was 5
years oM whom he bought her OF DR..
CAmpbsll. o1 Elarinda. She is a Q
remarkable piece Of horse flesh and
az her present age Is In . good condi.
ticn ana capable Of considerable enc
durance on the road. One peculiar
trait Of the old mare is her fear Of q
gun. which NJ, Sykes attributes to In
heritance from her parents as they
NV the rough side OF war In the clos
Ing days OF the rebellion.