Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-09
Southern Ioua Items

local mail carriers to wear coats or
the regulation shirt waists. The order
was received last Friday and the men
We're not prepared TO wear the shir.
waists. hence they SWeltered thru their
work CT Saturday with their coats on.
Every man came back 10 the office
Saturday wet from head 10 foot with
| perspiration. Several recovered after a
good rest but Isaac Ward was more
severely affected and il Will probably
be weeks before he will attempt 10
walk his beat again.
E'akesbura.
Few instances Of the increase in
land values in Wapelio county farm
land will compare 20 that evidenced
in a sale Of 307 acres in Adams town.
ship. four miles east of Blakesburg
Thursday. This land has demonstrated
that farms in WapeIto county are
worth something. for In practically six
months the same piece Of land in
creased $50 per acre or from SIS 10
sl25 per acre. The property is known
As the Jackson estate and when sold
in November, 1910, brought s75 per
acre. Later in the same month the
land was sold for $50 per acre. The
land again changed hands during May.
AVA. ioi 90 pei tCIS, ana Was SOlQ 10
c. Axes Of Leon for sl25 per acre
June L.
Shenandoah.
The two older children OF E A. Read
received a bad electric shock as they
were preparing for he'd Friday night
Eleanor started to turn off the light.
when she felt a severe shock and found
that she could not let go of the bulb.
Marion ran to her assistance but as
soon as she touched the cord she felt
the current and was unable to free her
finger. Mr. and Mrs. Read were not at
home az the time, bur were near by
and the cries OF Jhe children soon
brought them TO the rescue. BY that
time, however. Miss Read had run
over from her home, and the girls had
shaken their hands freq The sparks
flew from their fingers for few min
utes but the flesh was not burned, and
aside from the fright, no damage was
done.
Elk Horn.
Monday was the Danish Fourth Of
July and a celebration was held at
Elkhorn that resembles very much our
independence day exercises. There was
speaking and the Danes expended
much energy and money in decorating
in Danish and American colors. Elec-
ton day was a sort of secondary mat
ter in Elkhorn on account Of the cele-
bratiOn. The day was the anniversary
of the PRONUNCIATION Of the Danish con-
stitution or 'grundIov," June 5, 1s49.
Before that Denmark had been an alb
solute monarchy and the Danes had
labored in vain to obtain constitu-
ton from Christian VIE, Frederick
VII, known in history as "the good"
shortly after his accession to the throne
granted the constitution Absolutism
was abolished and the authority OF the
throne was shared with an elective
rigdag, or parliament
Hamburg.
Mrs c. O. Lyons Of Hamburg had
an exciting experience Tuesday eve
ming, and one that she won't soon
forget. She was returning home from
a visit at the home Of E. H. Boone Of
Riverton and had gotten along the
way to the Gilman farm about two
miles to the northeast Of town, when
she thought of taking shelter under a
shed from the rain. A gate had to be
opened and while getting out Of the
buggy, the horse started, throwing
her to the ground. The animal con-
tinued on and Mrs. Lyons could not
get hold Of the reins, SO in her des-
peration to save her small child she
grabbed the top OF the buggy and
pulled it off, and with it the baby was
rescued from the rig. Both escaped
without injury. The horses made a
run of over a mile, and did some dam
age to the buggy and harness.