Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-21
Southern Io1ua Items

caIamus.
The farmers are busy threshing
their wheat. They report the yield good
and of excellent quality.
Washington.
The Rev. Christian T. Rasche. the
new pastor Of the local German
Evangelical church. was installed as
pastor. There will be services again
next Sunday. After that date services
will be held every two weeks. The
members Of the church are delighted
at having regular pastor.
Collins.
Work here has been begun on the
Methodist church. 1t was found that
it was necessary to raise it only about
four feet, as it had already been ex-
cavated to the depth of four feet. A
basement will be placed under the en-
tire building. The remodeling of the
church will begin as soon as the base
ment is completed.
Seymour.
Mrs William Yeager, who recently
came from South Dakota to visit the
Claude Barrickman family. gave birth
to twin girls. In about thirty six
hours after Mrs. Barrickman also gave
birth to twin girls. Then there We're
four babies one home. This is the third
pair of twins born In Seymour in less
than three months. One of Mrs. Yeag-
er's babies died Monday morning.
Bedford.
The Bedford postoffice has been
transferred from third class to sec
ond class which is a result of passing
the mark of $4,000 worth Of business
in the fiscal year Just passed. This
season an increase Of salary Of the
postmaster to $4,000 per year, $500 to
the deputy postmaster and provision
for one clerk. Correspondingly. there
is more work in the office by reason of
additional reports required.
Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. Louis Craft, whose house a few
miles northwest Of Mt. Pleasant was
burned to the ground with everything
in it q short time ago. he himself being
badly cut on the arm by fall while
trying to rescue 500 from the burning
building. has suffered another misfor-
tune. Some time last week fifty or
seventy-fve of the largest young
chickens which were on the farm
where the house burned were stolen.
Salem.
Little Lewis. the only child of DR..
C. O. Van Wrinkle. miraculously escap-
ed being crushed by the wheels Of his
fathers automobile. The doctor was
the little fellow rushed out to meet
him and in some manner stumbled and
fell in front of the car. but luckily
there was a crack in the floor into
which his limb was forced by the
wheel. The limb was badly bruised
but no bones broken.
Delta.
What might have been fatal or
serious accident occurred in the hay
field of Gordon Beman. His son. Har-
old years old. while holding a. team
with other boys, saw a green head fly
on one of the horses and stepped on
the tongue to kill the fly. Something
started the horses and the boy fell
straddle Of the tongue. He locked his
legs and Rugged with his arms and the
team ran 200 yards before they were
stopped and the boy liberated from
his perilous position.
| Inoeene.
The work on the new railroad Is now
under full swing. The grading was
started southeast Of Climax and Is
progressing fast. Everyone seems en-
thusastic over this undertaking and
the farmers along the way are all buy
ling shares. The road will not come
within more than a mile Of 1mogene
according to present arrangements. but
it is thought that the company will
ha rdly want to establish another sta
ton within a mile Of Imogene so we
NAV get the station here. On the new
road the passenger cars will be run
by gasoline and the freights by steam.
Washington.
one Of the Oldest firms in the city,
that Of Sol Rich & Co, has been dis
solved. Sol Rich established CLOTH
ing and tailoring business here in 1866,
and has been identified with 1t contin-
ually since that time The present
change means the retirement Of Mr..
Rich and his .son-in-law. Charles Lie
bertlal, from the business and turning
l