Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
Burlington.


NJ. Halben. OF Centervills. fell under
a freight train here Tuesday evening
| and had his left arm cut off and legs
badly injured.
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On account Of an epidemic Of measles
the Buckeye school In Spring Creek
township, east Of Oskaloosa, has been
closed. The school was closed last
week and will not open before Monday.
Feb. 10. The disease is affecting all
the children in the neighborhood and in
order to keep it from spreading the
school was closed
Essex
A couple Of big land deals were made
here the other day. Oscar Peterson sold
a quarter section nine miles southeast
Of town to c. A. Lindquist for s1s2 an
acre Of c. G. Johnson. The quarter
three miles east Of town for 5000 an
acre Of c. G. Johnson. The quadter
section that c. A. Linquist purchased
Joins onto his farm and will be taken
care Of by his boys.
Cedar Rapids.
The three men who escaped 80 mar
velously in the wreck Of the fast mail
Monday morning near this city are all
getting along nicely. Conductor Jake
Goodwin and E. A. MCGEE. who re-
ceived only slight injuries, have re-
turned to their homes IN Clinton. Con-
ductor Goodwin had a scalp wound. and
Mr.. MCGEE had his left arm bruised
and scratched. Storage Man A. G. Adj
olson. who was injured the worst, is
getting along nicely. His hip was not
crushed so badly and is resting very
easily at the hospital. 1t will be a few
days before he will be able to 60 to his
home. He also resides in Clinton.
Shenandoah.
w. T. Company. one Of the earliest
settlers Of these parts, passed away at
his home here. Mr.. Company had been
declining for the past year. but had
been around actively carrying on his
work as an insurance agent. He took
suddenly sick with grip about three
weeks ago. but recovered to the extent
that he was able to come down town
one day: however. he had another set
back and was confined to the house
again. pneumonia having set in, an abb
scess formed in his right ear, bursted
and the poison got circulated thru his
right side. even the right lung being
affected
csntsrvilie.
Claiming to be walking from San
Francisco to the farm Of his mother
near Centervt1le, Henry Beck. who
showed papers signifying that he was
honorably discharged from the United
States army. arrived in st. Joseph. Mo-.
Saturday night and asked for lodging
at police headquarters Beck said he
left his home In 1896 and served in the
army until April II, 1910. He told the
police that his father, Henry Beck.
died while he was in the Philippines
and that his mother wrote to him to
return home to attend to the farm. His
equipment consisted Of a heavy blanket
an army cup and small bucket. He is
81 years old.
Dee Moinss.
sayre g. Knepper, Of Collins. the
young man found in his room at the
Iowa hotel. Monday. Jan. 30. suffering
from knife wounds In his abdomen. has
recovered sufficiently to telk connect
sdly about the znyst9etous sfsair. h
insists that . WOMAN had attacked
him. He says the woman was heavily
yelled and that she brandished the
knife over him and demanded that he
return those things!" Il told her she
had the wrong man. but It Seems she
did not discover her mistake" he said.