Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-08


Barnett daughter Of the man injured
by Moore IN fight week ago last
Friday night The Valley Junction Of
f1cers are expecting more trouble, ow-
ing to the fact that Moore is likely to
again visit the Barnett home. Charges
Of lewdness and Capitalization pre-
ferred by Mr.. Barnett against Moore
were dismissed recently by Justice
Franklin 'DeFord because Of lack of
prosecution.
Atlantic.
A number of local autoists witnessed
what might have been fatal auto &C
cident at the Hopley corner, near
Lewis, when a car. occupied by four or
five people, struck the culvert there
at a forty mile gait and threw one of
the occupants, young woman out. The
dress caught on Sne of the standards
and she was dragged for nearly 200 feet
before the car was stopped. She was
not seriously hurt but her clothing was
nearly torn from her body.
Leon. ~
The coal drilers who are prospect
ing for coal on the leases secured by
the Abba Coal Company, were COM
PEELED to abandon the first hole started
out west of town on account of the
great quantities Of sand encountered,
ard have moved their drill to the Farm
of w. A. Allbaugh. east Of town, near
Casters lake. They are down 2s3 feet
and are pushing the drill right down.
This hole is being drilled close to
where Mr. Allbaugh drilled number
OF years ago and found a good vein
Of coal.
Clinton.
Local growers report that the
strawberry crop in Clinton county this
year will be a short one, In some in
stances not more than half q crop. The
shortage of the crop is laid to the ex-
tremely hot and dry weather which
prevailed just at the time the plants
were blooming, causing the blooms tc
wither up and drop off. 1t had been
hoped that the showers which came
ltaer would save the crop, but this has
not proven true. Practically the last
Of the crop will be picked during this
week.
ksokuk.
Keokuk Troop No I of the Boy
Scouts of America is to be definitely
organized In two weeks by Norris H.
Pyles. who received his commission Of
scout master from the Boy Scouts
central organization. Already there
have been enough applications handed
in to Mr.. Pyles to make troop. Ac-
cording to the Boy Scout laws troop
may be started Of three or more pa
trolls, each patrol to consist OF eight
boys and a scout master. Applications
for scout masters have been received
from H. c. Brown, P. G. Benner and
A. w. HUDSON.
Guthrie Center.
In less than a month ono Of our good
citizens will reach the remarkable age
of 100 years. Father Dunley was born
in Ireland on tho cath Of June, 1911.
Dunlay has lived thru the most re-
markable history of the world and
should he live until June "a. 1911. Guth-
RE Center people should turn out to a
man, woman and child. to pay homage
to this remarkable man. The Times
says: 1--WE suggest that our worthy
Mayor Holsman issue a request that
we celebrate the day by calling on Fa-
ther Dunley and expressing our rever-
ence and respect for him. It might not
be amiss to get out the band in the
evening and call on our aged friend
in body"
Abba.
Gus Johnson had narrow escape
from death when five gallon can Of
gasoline exploded apparently without
cause The can had been delivered
from town and Mr.. Johnson was going
to fill the tank that operates tho pump
at the packing house and wnen he
lifted it to the platform and took of
the top ready to pnur It in ho found
he was hardly close enough 70 he
dragged the can ACROSS tho board. I'M
der the can lay q few old nails and
they might havs caused a spark which
set the Stopped over gasoline on fire.
The explosion threw tho blaze over
Mr.. johnson ard ~: his clothes on IRE.
He ran Immediately to where the wa
ter Wa and with tho help. at the man
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