Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-30

which came thru here Friday, were
thrown from the track by a defective
switch between s and o'clock in the
afternoon The. :. caES rolled down a
slight embankment, but none sustained
any serious damage. As far as could
be learned, none Of the fruit waB dam
aged to any extent A special wreck
ing crew succeeded in restoring tho
cars to the track in. a short time
Sac City.
Thirty lambs. the property Of L. W.
Cress, were killed by a wolf last Sum-
day night and early Monday morning.
Mr.. Cress saw the animal in his pas
ture at distance Of fifty yards away.
and, getting a gun which was loaded
with bird shot, fired at the wolf Grip
ping 1t, but 1t was able to make its
getaway. Wolves have been seen south
Of town for some time past and 1t Is
known that at least three are in that
neighborhood at the present time.
Sioux City.
That the family name is not depend
ent for naturalization on either the
dollar watch man or the shades Of
Bob, is indicated by a high honor
which has come to George F. Inger-
soil, who at Yale has just been award
ed the John Hubbard Curtis prize for
excellence in literary and rhetorical
work. He is a Sioux City boy" a son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. s. Ingersoll and a
brother Of Miss Helen Frances 1nger-
soil. The family now lives in North
Haven, Conn.
Stanley.
Anderson Boyd. a farmer. residing
one and one-half,, miles northwest Of
town, while repairing his corn pillow.
let some part Of it fall on the thumb
of his left hand in such a manner as
to amputate it at the first joint He
was taken at once to a physician in
Oelwein. where the wound was dressed.
and he is getting along as well as could
be expected tho suffering considerably.
When a boy he had the misfortune to
have the first and second fingers Of
the same hand cut off with an axe.
West Union.
Another evidence Of the new spirit
OF enterprise which has taken possess
sion Of West Union was shown when
the organization Of 1.-The West Union
Cement Company" was effected and
steps taken for Its Incorporation. The
location Of the new factory was eX-
pected to be near the elevator, but a
visit OF the directors to the ground
Monday evening caused them to look
with favor on q location on the east
side Of Vine street, Just north Of the
Rock Island depot. The first build
ing will be of frame. In which the
machinery will be installed until CO.
nent blocks can be nodded from which
to erect the main building for per-
nanent use.
vinton.
John McNulty, roadmaster Of the
Rock Island lines, with headquarters
in Waterloo. was, thrown under his
track motorcycle. when a short dis
lance south OF vinton, and received
two fractures OF the right leg, both
bones being broken below tho knee.
The accident was seen by farmer
nearby, and assfAt&nce was given the
injured man after he had succeeded In
lifting the heavy machine OF his body
and had cfawled from the track. The
farmer lifted the cycle from the track
few minutes before a fast freight
train passed Mr.. McNulty was going
at fair rate Of speed when the flange
of one OF the wheels struck g. stone
lodged between the track rail and the
planking Of a crossing. The machine
was, thrown OF the rails. but ran over
the cattle guard before turning COM
pletely around and over.