Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-08

Newton.
c. ]. Smith and w. J. Goodwin, Of
Kalamazoo, have purchased the New
ton Steam Laundry and are in pos
session. Mr.. kritchlow expects to go
to Salt Lake City as soon as his at
fairs mere are closed up.
Pelia.
Walter Den Abel, residing six miles
north of Pella, ii is stated. recently lost
| forty-five head OF fat hogs out Of a
| herd Of 200 with what the veterinary
pronounced to be typhoid pneumonia.
Last week DR.. F'ultz vaccinated the re-
mainder Of the herd and since that
time but few of the porkers have sue
cumbed 10 the disease.
Iowa City.
The suit of Miss Ruth Leasure YER
sus the A. O. L. W., to collect life
ir surance held by her father, the late
]. G. Leasure. was settled by the pay
rnent of sl,150. The face OF the insur-
ance was little over $4,000. The CON
! yany had resisted payment on account
| Of shortage in the funds of the local
! lodge, of which Mr.. Leasure was sec
| rotary.
| keokuk.
| Altho she fell headforemost down
| the back stairs Tuesday night. Mrs
| Emma NJ Trimble, widow Of Judge
| Henry n. Trimble, was not seriously
| injured. The manner in which Mrs.
Trim ble's fall was caused is not known.
The stairs down which she fell are very
s-eep and the fall was forceful one.
The aged lady was quite badly
bruised about the body. and particu'
larly the head.
Council Bluffs.
Frank Idwin, of Trenton, Mo-, and
Edward Patton Of thi. city, two lads
who ran away from the Soldiers
ORPHANS Home at Davenport last Fri
dav night. were found with frost bit
ten feet By Depot Master John Quinn
of the Union Pacific transfer station
Tuesday afternoon. at the Patton boys
home. and sent to Mercy hospital or
orders from DR.. Warner. the count,
physician.
Denison.
The dredge being used TO dig thu
drainage ditch in this county sank
few DAYS ago. The men were attempt
ing to get II over a stump and ram
MED a hole in the bottom OF tn
boat. This accident will cause IN
contractors q great deal OF tfon"ie
az there is more than seven feet
water where the boat sank. dan
will have to be constructed ana a.
the water pumped out before the hoi
can be repaired
, Des Moines.
, The fact that brother died and lei
. him a small fortune was largely re
$ sponsible for a recommendation by tn
! parole board that John Foss be re
{ leased from the state penitentiary
G Fort Madison on the twelfth day Of tn
@ present month. Following the recon
/, mendation Governor Carroll cut n
, sentence from seven years to FOL
!. years and three months. He was SCI
r. up from Pottawattamie county Il
n cheating by false pretenses.
= jefferson.
1t The chicken picking Industry 10 q
= the go at Swift's plant these day
~ About twenty men are at work, mo
1t Of them being local help. The pay
cents per chicken. and the averal
Of man can "undress" about seventy-fi
of to 125 per day. Recently . profession
It. al by the name OF Schreck was emplo
,e ed and he made the astonishing reco
to Of 200 chickens per day, and boosted
I'd being able to pick one bird In the sho
Is space OF sixty seconds. The plan
n payroll is about $500 weekly at pfesel
"a Boone.
u Some stranger worked . sinoo
II game on the men in charge Of Fosts
u feed shed here. He drove his hor
w hitched to an old buggy into the Oh
On and then when he came after It got
~ horse and, s0ing out to where the bu
or gy stood, picked out the best one IN I
n bunch and hitchAd his horse TO Il.
ok also chose the best robe In the bun