Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-06

Mr.. sawtelrs faithful old grey horse
that has been q r. F. D. steed for 80
long. dropped dead in the harness Fri
day It is said to have travelled enough
miles to have ctrcumnavigated the
globe one and one-half times.
Sac City.
J. E. Robbins has had the flour MAX
ing machinery removed from the old
Sac City Milling Companys mill at Sac
City and will ship 1t in q few weeks to
Rapid City, s. D.. whore a new mill
will be erected.
laursns. 8..
"A subscription papersghas been cir-
culated among the business men to
raise money to buy q carload Of oil
with which to oil the streets to keep
down the dust. The paper was literally
signed.
osaos.
Interested parties are looking for
something to be done about the ap-
pointment Of an Usage postmaster
soon. A representative Of the depart
the patrons on the subject and inspect
ing the Office.
Tama.
Joe Mochal Saturday brought to
Tama q wagon load Of eggs. Bringing
to market the output OF. two weeks he
had 800 dozen eggs. This is the record
breaker for eggs in this part of the
country. MT. Mochal says he has near
ly 1000 hens.
Manager.
The painters are now busy painting
the inside Of tho new creamery this
week The new twenty-eight foot
smoke stack was raised last Monday
afternoon as the rainy weather brought
a number Of farmers in town and
volunteer help was so plentiful that
no gin poles were necessary.
Jeeffrson.
Here is a condition not easily ex-
planned. The assessor of this city has
Just made his report and one Of the
astonishing things Is the number Of
girl babies. There has been q total
Of thirty-three babies born during the
past year and Of these twenty-five are
girls with only eight boys-a ration OF
even better than four to one.
Bows.
w. I. Stoekdale and Henry Glade
dug out den Of five young wolves on
the Stockdale farm. They took the
pelts to Hampton and secured the
bounty Of 81 each for them. Mr.. Stock
dale says there are large number OF
wolves in his neighborhood at present
and they may be seen at almost any
time of the day along the big dredgs
ditch on tho Clark land.
Hopkinton.
A peculiar accident recently befell
al No Aid M ~
Mr.. ano Mrs McElmeel, who reside .
short distance north Of this city. Tho
lad had been playing with pair Of
sheep shears and while running in the
ward fell in such a manner as to force
the point Of the shears into one at his
lungs. but the youth IS rallying from
the injury.
Sac City.
Last week the Mrs. Margaret Bar
rett twenty-five acre farm In the west
edge Of Sac City was sold to Z. 3.
Fitch. consideration $4,000. The new
owner gets possession OF the property
Dee. I. when the Fitch family will
move onto 1t to make their home. II
IL Mrs. Barrett's present intention I'd
reside. in Sac City. The Barrels have
owned the farm since year $50 last
December, buying the place tor $1,000.
crssee.
From present appearances Prize H.
(Bandhoitz. the, name he now gives, will
have to anguish in Jail until the ooto-
Der term Of court. and then 1t 10 high
" probable that the doopG Of the state
penitentiary will open to him. He IL
being held on q charge Of forgery and
bonds were set at only $500 he seems
to be unable to secure It. He at
tempted to pass a check on the kart
clothing store Tor SIS. The clerk did
not know him and told him to 60 to
the bank and get It cashed. He then
himself to be Merl Randall.
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