Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-12
Scranton.

A real estate deal was consummated
here which transfers from V. NJ. jerks
to James Madison, of Willow township,
Mr.. jerks nineteen-acre tract o Z lano
in the western part of the incorpora-
ton of the town of Scranton, the con-
sideration being a little upward Of $40
per acre.
oskaloosa.
]. j. Henry. Of Chicago. and c. A.
Miller, of Des Moines, have been here
several days investigating the advisa-
bil;ty OF building a water power plant
on the Des Moines river and furnishing
Oskaloosa with power for its electric
evidently looks good as they will re-
turn next week for further investiga-
ton.
Hynss.
Joe Starkey and Clarence vanPelt
Of Hynes got into a fight the other
day and the latter chewed the formers
lower lip in horrible manner.
Starkey was take to the Abba hos
pital for treatment, and while the
wound Is an ugly one, DR.. Miller says
he will be able to restore the lip to it's
normal condition altho it will be some-
what SCARED. Van Pelt was arrested
and taken before Squire Lambertson
Tuesday and he was held to the grand
jury in the sum of $500.
Busssy.
When the A. X. & D. Inbound
passenger was about half mile this
side of Bussey last Tuesday morning
the train ran over the feet Of young
NGrc
Harry Clutch of Lovilla. Whether or
not the young man attempted to board
the train or was on the track and
got his feet caught in attempting to
get out Of the way is not known, but
the wheels of the train cut off a part
of the left foot and several toes of
the right.
Logan.
Eighty four pieces of a lawn mower
were picked up in the yard Of NJ. Pugs-
ley at Woodbine following the bolt Of
lightning which struck a tree against
which the handle of the mower was
leaning. In the same storm bolt OF
lightning struck a wagon tongue near
which John Steen of Calhoun town
ship was standing. The electricity
made jump of twenty feet to tree
ana at the same instant striking and
killing COW under the tree. Mr.. Steen
escaped without injury.
Brighton.
Brighton has an aviator in the per-.
son of Earl Neal who made an airsl1ip
the other day and sent two cats up
some thirty feet when it came TO a
stop, being anchored to a string, and
soon collapsed and fell to earth.
Strange to say neither of the passen-
gers were hurt, but lit on their feet
and scampered away. A new airship
is being built to replace the one
wrecked and II the cats can be induced
to try it again another trip will be
made soon A cat is well adapted to
the flying business, having nine lives
and the ability to light easy in case Of
fall.
Scranton.
I.tghtning's deadly play was in evil
dence in Greene county again. this
time E. e. Morris. Of Greenbrier. hav-
ing . very narrow escape from instant
death. Mr. Morris was moving grass
and rushes in a slough on his farm at
about 3 o'clock In the afternoon. when
q bolt Of lightning struck. apparently
between the horses. Both horses were
killed instantly and Mr.. Morris was
severely shocked. the electricity
scorching his right side. For few
hours his entire right side, leg and arm
were paralyxed and his hearing almost
lost. but he rapidly recovered the use
OF his body and limbs and his hearing
10 gradually returning. He has every
reason 70 congratulate himself upon
a very narrow escape.
Hamburg.
The past week Charles Theissen
threshed his third crop OF alfalfa for
the seed. and has received an average
Of six bushels to the acre which at the
present price will bring him about 3sS
an acre for his crop. Aside from this
Mr.. Theissen will cut enough hay.
which altogether will give, him close to
800 an acre for that piece Of land. Mr..
Theissen II the pioneer alfalfa raiser
In this county and from the very start
has made his efforts pay. The piece NJ
has this year contains about Afteen
acres. but small corner 10 subject to
wash hence he estimsteA ~ had not
over fourteen and half acres q nena