Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-11

Bloomfield.
c. D. Fortune recently shipped 1872
900 pounds of wool to the mills at Gar
field, n. j. This shipment is believed
by Fortune to be one of the largest
ever sent out Of southern Iowa at one
time.
Marenso.
An epidemic Of breaking and en-
tering seems to be prevailing in this
vicinity. The depot was broken into
and money stolen, a car was broken In
to and house entered and robbed, and
the canning factory entered and car
penter tools stolen, all within a week.
keokuk.
One hundred and six cars Of stock
will be shipped over the X. & w. and
c., B. & @. Saturday to Chicago mar
kets on account Of dry weather Great
ing pasture shortage. Farmers along
the lines Of railroad are fighting fires.
The continued dry weather is causing
a big loss to the farmers.
Shenandoah.
The wheat field, belonging to c. w.
Fishbaugh and lying directly north of
the fair grounds was totally destroyed
last Wednesday afternoon. 1t is sup
posed to have started by a spark from
a passing engine on the Wabash. The
loss will amount to between $3.50 and
$500.
Carroll.
Twenty-four saloons in Carroll coun-
flee Friday afternoon and Saturday
morning. Some were SO fearful that
they would not get their petitions filed
in accordance with the law that they
kept the auditor up until after mid
night.
Emerson.
W. J. McMullin and a force Of con-
crete experts started to build cement
corn crib on the farm Of Mrs. Bertha
Alexander, two miles east and one
and one-half miles north of town. This
is their first attempt at any thing Of
this kind. but as they make a special
ty Of fancy and difficult cement work,
will no doubt succeed.
Prescott.
The residence Of Z. N. Doueherty's
farm east OF town was totally destroy
ed by fire. The fire is believed to have
started from a defective flue. The loss
is estimated at about $4,000. 1t was
occupied by John Kilgore and family.
The house was insured for only small
amount and Mr.. Dougherty's loss will
be about 5000 Mr.. Kiigore's loss will
be somewhere between $500 and $500.
GIidden.
Train No. q crossed a broken rail
this side Of Jefferson the evening Of
the Fourth. The broken rail was dis
covered by a boy In time 10 warn the
train crew and the train was run over
the broken place very slowly. The Sec
ton force replaced the broken rail with
new one. It is supposed the rail
was acted upon by the excessive heat
of the day and was broken by the fast
train which preceded No. %.
Shenandoah.
O. d. Hiatt, who resides south of
Norwich, stepped on the fin of a cat
fish. The fin was pushed into his foot
about half inch and it panied him
severely from the first, but he did not
think of It being serious wound. Be-
fore a physician could reach him he
was suffering intensely and there was
great deal Of dirt in the wound which
DR.. Luke, his doctor, removed and not
until the next morning was the suffer-
ing made less.
wow WuAVNO~
The contract for the new channel Of
1o2 river in Mason township has been
let to Chapman Bros. Their bid was
&. 9s per 100 cubic yards The ditch is to
be fifteen feet deep with a width Of
twelve feet on bottom. The slope Of the
bank will be half a foot to each foot in
heighth. The ditch must be completed
by May, 1912. There is not sufficient
water to float the dredge now and it is
not the intention to begin work until
Sept. 1, and possibly not until later,
depending on the rainfall.
Minden.
Henry Stenens, laborer employed
in the livery stable here. was serious
ly injured Saturday by a stallion
which he was attempting to bride. One
arm was badly injured by the brute.
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