Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-10

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and Mr. and Mrs. D. w. Mott, Jr., of
this city, who made the voyage with
him. were in Scotland at the time of
the accident, and at different places,
but on being notified of MIR. Donald
sons injury they at once took passage
back to Ireland to see that he was re-
ceiving proper care and treatment. a
letter from Rev. Mr. Thompson says
that Mr.. Donaldson is getting good
care, but that he will be laid up sew
eral weeks, as would be the case with
any one suffering with broken limb.
Fort Dodge.
w. j. Hale Of this city, has a knife
| that he prizes very much. Not that it
is very fine but because of It's age. He
found it twenty years ago on a farm
in Ohio township. He lost it at the
| time but found it again a few days ago.
The knife Is bone handled one and
has the date 1760 carved on the blade
with a few queer signs beneath. on the
| handle the initials NJ. F. & S. are
! carved. The knife has a single blade
which is pretty Well worn down. Mr..
Hale found the knife in a field while
there was threshing gang at work
None of them seemed to know who
! was the owner of it.
Spirit Lake.
Buffalo SEEMING will open again the
5th of August when Stewart & Ten
ant will start SEEMING Center Lake.
They will go from there to East Oko-
boji where they will run two crews
during the fall. ffard1nan & Nelson
| will again seine Spirit Lake after Sept.
fha of hlf a
SEEMING Of Silver Lake at Lake Park
will start Friday. The fish will he
shipped to the Eagle Fish Company of
| New York City at a price Of one and
| three-quarters cents per pound at the
| waters edge. This company have con-
tracted for practically the entire output
| around the lakes.
Webster City.
! According to County Superintendent
Snow there will be no dearth of in
| structors for Hamilton county schools
With less than 30 per cent OF the
| teachers securing passing marks. SUI
fcient % gain certificates in the first
| examination taken several weeks ago,
{! the situation did not take on reas-
surfing phase. However, those failing
have been permitted to take special
examinations in the branches in which
| they failed, and while the total num-
| Der of those securing adequate grades
| has not been ascertained. it is now
quite evident that at least 70 per cent
will be successful This will insure a
sufficient number OF instructors for the
| Hamilton county schools.
Ida Grove.
! Mrs. 7. NJ. Bender. better known as
Grandma" Bender, had q narrow es-
cape from serious injury. She filled
the tank of her gasoline stove and in
| some way some of the gasoline must
| have run down the side of the pitcher
that she used in filling the tank. on the
| stand that the stove stood on. When
| first lighted the stove seemed to oper-
ate all right, but in a few minutes
there was a fash and the blaze named
up to the ceiling, and 1t seemed as tho
the whole side OF the room was on fire
Mrs. Benders dress caught fire ana
but for the assistance of Mrs. +. H.
Simons, who grabbed an old coat and
smothered the flames. she might nave
been badly burned. AS 1t Is, her arms
and hands are in bad shape from TN"
burns. Harry Conard saw the flames
and ran over and they soon had all of
| the furniture tnat WAS OH Hie ou' VI
| tho house and the flames extinguished.
Jefferson.
| Mr.. George Anderson, the we'll known
Bristol township farmer. Is going
around swathed in bandages as the re-
! suit of an encounter with an enraged
COW The animal. following the birth
| Of her calf, for some unaccountab!e
reason developed an antipathy for MIR.
Anderson's little son. While being driv-
en- from the pasture she made an at
tack on the lad and when Mr.. Ander-
son interviewed she turned the attack
upon him. dashing him to the ground
and butting and trampling him vici-
ously. He was bruised about the head
and body and both hands were injured,
| two fingers OF the right hand being
painfully crushed by the COW treading
upon them. Realizing that It was the
| boy that the COW was trying to get"
| Mr. Anderson, with fortunate presence
| of mind, called to him to run away.
This he did. and the animal, as soon
as the lad disappeared. ceased her at
tack upon Mr.. Anderson. who took an
inventory and found that he had ac-
] quired a multiplicity Of bumps and
bruises, but that no bones were broken.