Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-11

Anamosa.
The water boiler at the Iowa re-
iornatory here blew up and the brick
wall around the boiler was blown to
atoms. 1t happened during the noon
hour when no one was about, SO that
10 one was injured.
New Hartford.
A telegram was received at New
Hartford stating that D. j. Strand. a
/ prominent and we'll known farmer liv-
Ing near that place, was accidentally
/ killed at Rock Island. IL. No part.c-
/ ula-s OF the accident have been learned.
Alton.
George Gaunt. % Plymouth, county,
t soue;l. 10 get even" and play a prac-
teal joke by stopping a friends team
! and partially unfasteni-g the harness.
The team ran away, frightening four
] OCCUPANTS Of the rig and killing one
! Of the horses Judge Hutchinson fined
him $50 ard costs and gave him a
god lecture.
Lea Grove.
a The old Fashioned county spe,ii'7 2
! match = ID i. tae opera house herr
graz interest was shown in the event
and big crowd was present. Da1la
Crane was second, Mrs L. c. Jordan
t'1:-d Mrs. ". T. Lynch. fourth Frank
Ste7ha- 9Th. ard Mam,a B,eakly sixth.
"NTolve-tne" was the word frat got
-ros. Of them. and the contest brough.
81, he fact that the art OF spelling IL
Tot yer lost.
Hmes.
Charles Rew4in, farmer. stock
Anes net with serious accident
when ne fell into we'll while repair
ing tn pumping apparatus. Altho the
we'll was not deep he sustained serious
injuries to one knee A physician was
called and for few hours the injury
caused him but little pain. but later
the injury has been getting worse until
it has developed into bad case OF
blood poisoning.
Petersburg.
". s. Austin. Of Dumont breeder Of
Poland China hogs end thoroughbred
cattle. offered as prize a thorough
bred Poland China gilt TO the Butler
county boy who would show the hest
=. ears Of corn at the Iowa Corn
Growers Association held in Das
Mci1es a few weeks ago. Ray Pookes.
who lives west OF Parkersbr-g. was
the lucky boy to be awarded the prize
ne receiving sixth in class z and third
in class .. both ;ail CO. samples.
Rolfe.
AS Mrs. F. Frank Pi.chey. Of Rolfe,
was attempting TO open a glass jar OF
vegete bles. it twisted in two and the
ragged edge Of the jar caught her hand.
inflicting severe cut from the base OF
the first finger across TO the thumb. A
couple of good sized arteries were
severed and the wound bled proflseiy.
Fortunately Mr.. Ritchey was at home
st the time and he held the arteries as
best he could until a doctor arrived.
She was placed under anesthetics. the
arteries were tied and several stitches
taken to close the wound.
Nevada.
Saturday afternoon County Treasurer
Frank n. Fowler announced the ap-
po!ntment Of a new deputy for the
coming year in the person Of Mrs. Jes-
sic Scott-Hartwell, Of Colo, who will
succeed Gustave Ludwig. who has been
in the Office for the past year. Mrs.
( Hartweil has been doing some extra
work a the different Offices at the court
house for some time and is thoroughly
competent Mr.. Ludwig will be In the
office for some little time yet. He has
made many friends during his residence
in the city ana they WI! regret TO have
him leave here. He has not announced
his plans for the future.
Sioux City.
One Of the worst fires In the past
three years broke out about o'clock
Monday night in the candy factory 81
the c. shenkberg Company. On piefcs
street. entailing . loss Of about $751;
600. The fire was AtsDovorod by {