Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-19

| hotels, restaurants and soda fountains
for the balance of the season. This
| is a condition that will make the re-
Imaining hot days of the season de-
cidedly unpleasant for those who have
been used to ice on their tables and
| Will meaSf considerable loss to all
kinds Of eafsbles that require ice for
their preservation. 1t would seem that
now is the opportune time for Manson
| business men to get together and form
company to take over the ice bust
ness Of the town and see that ice Is
! furnished all thru the season, even If
I! there is not much profit in it.
Alton
Friday morning. two miles north Of
! Seney, the automobile which Frank
! Hansen. landlord Of the Floyd hotel. OF
this city, was driving. and in which NJ.
Millen a travelling man. representing
the Bank Reserve Insurance Society,
was passenger. turned turtle in cross
ing raised culvert Hampton fell I'M
der the machine. where he remained
an hour with the heavy car on his
body. before the accident was discov-
cred by farmers. His shoulder was dis
located and ne sustained painful
bruises about the body and legs. but
his injuries are not serious. His COM
| painion was hurled fifty feet and his
most serionS injury was a cut on his
| leg How either escaped death ia A
mystery. Both men were unconscious
when picked up.
Grundy Center.
The first meeting Of the Central Iowa
Potato Growers Exchange was held in
the office of the new company Monday
night. There was an unusually large
| attendance and the enthusiasm and in
terest manifested by the potato grow
ers that were present is an indication
that the new exchange is welcomed by
potato growers from this section and
! that the organization will start bust
ness with a large membership. The
purpose Of the first meeting was to
discuss plans OF the exchange and TO
learn the sentiment Of potato growers
towards it. The plans and purposes OF
the new organization were so we'll re-
ceived that 1t was decided at this
meeting to make it permanent and to
hold meeting within the near future
to elect officers after which the COM
pany will be ready for business.
Webster City.
AS a result OF terrible scare from
a speeding automobile. the accident In
which C.. d. Carpenter nearly lost his
| life, the valuable horse he was driving.
died few days ago. his dea tn follow
ing weeks afterwards, and being at
tributed to the shock suffered. Several
| weeks ago. while driving to this city
the horse was desperately scared nj II
swiftly passing auto, mile south OF
the city. Mr.. Carpenter was thrown
from the rig. and badly injured. The
horse did not run away, being too
frightened. evidently to rum However
since he has seemed to be suffering
from n sort OF nervous prostra ton"
which the latter part of last week de-
veloped into lock1aw. Sunday the AMI
| NAL died. and his death is presumed to
have resulted directly. as result OF
the scare The animal was a very val
liable one and Mr.. Carpenter feels the
loss greatly.
Humboldt.
John Taylor. OF Rolfe. Is in the tolls
of the law. and IL now at the hotel Of
the county on the hill. charged with
horse theft. ~ near as the facts can
be ascertained. ne IL not Technically
guilty. tho the line between stealing
and appropriating IL too fine for legal
| observa ton. It seems that young Tay-
Tor. who h but 20 years Of age was
under the influence Of liquor. He had
been at Gilmore with gang Of work
men from Rolfe, and was returning
Owing to an alteration Of some kind,
he was put out or got out Of the con-
veyance between Gilmore and Rolfe
and walked hack 20 the former town
There. It is charged by those interest
ed. he appropriated q mare and buggy
and drove toward Roife. In his maud
lin condition he drove of high grade
and upset the buggy Unhitching the
mare he rode her to Rolfe whore he
turned her loose.