Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-03
Southern Io1ua Items
Cherokee.

chero kee.
George Greig. 10. the plucky lief,
end of the Cherokee high school foot
ball team had the misfortune 10 have
his collar bone broken while in scrim-
mage on the field after school. This
will no doubt put him out Of the
game for the balance Of the year.
RunneIs.
c. C. Persons. an apple grower al
this place. has made far more thar
500 an acre clean profit this year or
his fourteen acre o,z5hard. He has
made a net profit Of $1,7e5 over al
expenses and still has all his fall anc
cider apples left. Runnels is situated
about twenty miles southwest Of Des
Moines.
Oskaloosa.
Merl Bucher Is nursing a broker
arm as the result of boxing at the
Y. NJ G. a. Monday evening. He and
Dull Miller put the gloves on anc
about the time they were ready &c
quit Merl swung at Dull rather hard
and his arm came in contact with
Dulrs elbow, breaking both bones OF
the arm.
Hancock.
William Clark. Jr.. living eight miles
southeast Of Hancock. lost his barn
by FIRE Sunday night. Twenty-Five
hundred bushels Of oats. 1900 bushels
Of corn. eleven head OF valuable
horses. a new auto, fifteen tons Of
hay. all Of his harness, four wagons
and other valuable property. This II
one Of the worst fires we have eTe1
had in this vicinity The loss Is prob.
ably $4,000, with partial 1. surance.
Des Moines.
Dr.. wilton Mccarthy. Des Moines
surgeon famous all over IOWA as heae
surgeon at Mercy hospital. had one o.
his eyes removed "Wednesday after
noon. He will get $s5. 900 Of insurance
for the lost eye. The operation was
necessary because Of wound sur
fered nearly three weeks ago. when
burning cinder lodged in his eye While
riding on passenger train between
here and Nevada The cinder burned
hole in the cornea.
Burlington.
The next large gathering booked FOL
Burlington is the convention OF the
laundrymen Of Iowa. While they are
to meet here Nov. Z and 8, some o,
the details Of the program are still
bit unsettled It Is understood. how
ever that some one hundred owners
and managers of laundries will be II
the CITY for the two days. and thai
considerable time will be devoted t6
business sessions. It Is to he essen
tally a working convention.
Leon. :.
Senator ]. D. Brown. of this city. II
being doomed for commander OF thu
Iowa department Of the Grand Army
Leon post. No. 231. recently passed
resolutions indorsing Captain Browr
for that position. Captain Browr
served in the state senate last "tnte'
with distinction, making an excellen
record. He has been actively identified
with the work Of the Grand Arm,
ever since that organization wa
formed.
Prairie City
The Colfax Electric Light and Pow
er Company was granted franchise
to operate an electric light and powe
house in this city for period o
. twenty five years at the special cleo
ton held Monday. The vote was IA
/ to II. Work is to begin on the loca
( plant Immediately, and Prairie Cit
/ will have electric lights before Jar
/ l The company will carry its powe
here from Colfax. A sub-station vii
| be built here.
Mount Pleasant.
The country clubhouse Of the Oak
land Club, at Oakland Mills. near NJ
Pleasant. was opened formally by
Halloween party. The bungalow
which cost $4,000, was completed thi
month. The site is adjacent to tn
power dam at Oakland Mills and tn
porch commands fine view Of tn
Skunk river. Next spring 1t
planned to lay out golf links and ten
MS courts. The membership Of tn
club is limited to fifty. Nearly all ar
Mount Pleasant residents.
Fort Madison.
Altho the work on the new ce
house at the state prison is progress
ing rapidly and the money expende
On It has reached nearly 100000, II
completion is not vet in sight. TIL
building complete will cost. abou
$500. 0o0 and as the appropriations al
WAYS have been made for part 9
the work at time the building wi
not near its completion until at leas
after the next session Of the state leg
lislature. The progress Of constructed
depends upon the liberaltty OF tn
general assembly and consequently
uncertain.
Fairfield.
Fairfield is to have filtered waite
at least after fight which has bee
made for filtering plant by the cit
liens Of Fairfield for over = year. Tn
city council mas ie, tine co..s1as: &c
the erection Of q plant and work wi
be commenced at once. The Jere
Water Improvement Company ef Chi
cago, secured the sont1aet for $1,000
ana Monday forwaeAsd tAear bonA {
.:::;y- Clerk WalataM LsaE. The build