Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-20

Of the light road wagon in VIII ich the
party was riding struck an obstruction
in the road. causing the vehicle to up
set. Mr. S5lute was thrown in such a
manner as to fracture several ribs. the
pieces OF the broken ribs entering the
lung Physicians were at once sum :
moned from Manchester and Greeley.
whose opinion was that the unfortu-
nate man would not be able to survive.
kanawha.
Two farm owners here registered the
names Of their farms recently. Ole T..
Rikansrud. Of Amsterdam township.
has selected the name of Evergreen
Park Stock Farm" name which 1t
deserves. as the fine assortment Of
evergreens is one of the best-if not
the best-in Hancock county Ed H.
Oxley. owner Of the northwest quarter
Of section 3. Mayor township. regis
ters his farm under the name OF pine
hurst"
Denison.
Richard Leuth. living IN the vicinity
of Manila. was brought before the in
sane commission. charged with insan-
ity and after the hearing the COM
mssioners judged him fit subject for
the asylum at Clarinda. The young
=
ried. 1t is suggested that his trouble
grew out Of an infatuation for one of
the teachers In the Manila school. He
was accompanied to the asylum by
Deputy Sheriff Slavery and P. f. Blair.
OF Manila.
Waterloo.
Intensive farming is being carried
on successfully in the vicinity OF Wat
erloo. and one of the good reports OF n
successful yield this year is made by
c. H. McC'arry. who is located on Cali
fornia street. in Cotton's addition. Out
there the yield Of potatoes has been
quite satisfactory despite bad weather
conditions OF tho six weeks variety
Of potatoes 115 bushels have been sold
at an average OF 81 a bushel. making
$3.50 for this item alone. From four
acres of ground Mr.. McCarry last year
cleared $500, and he will do nearly as
we'll this year.
Shell Rock.
The Victor creamery. located about
FIVE miles north of Shell Rock. burned
to the ground. The blaze was suppos-
ed to have been started from sparks
flying on the roof and was not discov
cred by the manager until reported to
him by passersby. The roof was in a
dry condition and the flames were be-
yond control when discovered. Victor
creamery has been successfully oper-
ated for the past sixteen or eighteen
years under the management of the
farmers corporation company. A
carload Of coal which had but recently
been hauled to the place. was also con-
suned by the flames. A small amount
Of insurance was held on the building
and machinery, but the loss Is a severe
one.
Waterloo.
In a collision between an automo-
bile driven by Burton E. Wilson and
a bicycle upon which VIII jerks was
riding. Mr.. jerks was badly injured
in his right leg and the bicycle
was entirely demolished. Mr.. Wilson
was coming south on East Fifth street
and Mr. jerks was going east in the
same direction. When the corner of
Mulberry was reached both turned in
the same direction. with the result that
the hicyclist was unable to avoid a
collision. A huge piece OF flesh was
torn from the upper part OF the leg.
and other bruises OF minor charac-
ter were sustained. The accident
seemed unavoidable. and it IL stated
that neither party was. to blame for
the collision. Mr.. jerks has been in
the employ Of the Courier for the past
several months as advertising solicitor.