Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-22
Marble Rock.

4 "AEpIo nOCN.
! The town has accepted the offer o
f H. Shepardson, who on payment o
800 per acre. has decided ten acres o
land which he purchased few year
ago for park purposes at $500 per acre
The park is we'll wooded and has
! fine stream running thru it.
Maynard.
Vern Dye. northwest OF town, had :
! large barn and two other good build
! ings burn down. 1t is heavy loss. a.
there were about eight tons OF hay So'
bushels of corn. some oats. and farm
| machinery destroyed. 1t is thought tn
heating of the hay in the barn started
the fire.
OeIvvein.
The Chicago Great Western. reali2
ing that Iowa is to have good crops
the present year. has put its shops il
Oelwein on full time and is employing
additional men in order to puts It:
motive power and rolling stock ir
shape to handle the fall and winter
traffic.
Dubuque.
Joseph F.nzler, the trunk and leather
goods dealer, is fast earning the repu-
tation Of being the most unfortunate
business man on Main street. During
the past two years his store has beer
ransa cked by burglars on several oc-
casions and a fire in the shoe store
above his store Tuesday morning dam
aged his stock to the amount Of $1,000
Alton.
Our first threshing reports are to the
effect that oats will run thirty-three
bushels to the acre and that barley
will make fifteen bushels. In view OF
the discouraging reports of some few
weeks ago. these look very good and
the farmers and other interested part
les are beginning to take little moro
optimistic view of the situation In gen.
eral.
West Union.
Knut Tote, an old resident Of Dove,
township, died recently while alone, anC
the coroner was called, but it was de-
cided that the old gentleman had dice
from natural causes. He was aged u
wears. and for half century had beer
making boots and shoes at his home ir
Dover. being commonly known to al
as "thes hoemaker' and in fact many
persons who knew him well never knew
what was his real name.
Spencer.
The southbound train on the Spirit
Lake branch OF the Milwaukee roaG
struck a baggage truck left too neal
the track at Arnold's Park, driving II
among the Lincoln Boys Club Of Spen.
Ger waiting to board the train Stew.
art Goodspeed, one of the boys. was
struck, rendered unconscious and quite
seriously hurt about the head. Rev. O
M. Bond, who had the boys in charge
was thrown ever the truck and suffer
ed a painful fracture Of the knee.
Everiy.
When Charles Koenck. residing -four
mile southwest Of EVERY, was return
ing home, as he neared the house his
little daughter, q child of 20 months
his baby, ran out to meet him and In
some unaccountable manner the little
one fell under the wagon that the hired
man was driving, hauling water, and
was mangled by one Of the wheels
passing over her, producing concalssion
Of the brain which rendered her un-
conscious and from which she expired
in a few minutes.
Nevada.
Rev. John w Times, who was paste,
Of the Presbyterian church in this city
in the 'eOs and who is well and most
favora bly, remembered here by many
old friends, has returned to the county
to take charge OF the new Presbyter-
Ian church in the vicinity Of state coll
leEe at Ames. In the Intervening
twelve years he has been pastor OF the