Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-21

ington, Mimi, has been under way for
some time. Considerable local interest
is attached 10 this undertaking. owing
to the fact that the line will traverse
the country few miles north Of here,
just across the state line. which is con-
sidered a part Of Swea City's trade ter
ritory. According to late and authentic
reports, contracts for the right Of way
have been completed from Worthington
to Blue Earth, distance Of 10 miles.
A corps Of engineers Is surveying from
Blue Earth TO Albert Lea at the pres
ent time. The name OF the CONCERN
backing this line is the Sioux Falls g.
Southern Minnesota Traction Co.
Ida Grove.
Ed Miller Is down with typhoid and.
as a preventative measure DR.. f. S.
Parker has vaccinated the whole Miller
family against the fever. The doctor Is
now taking the treatment himself.
three NEGOTIATIONS ten days apart. not
cause he feels 1t is a wise step for ev-
typhoid is something new and these
are the first Aaktanres reported in Ida
county and among the very first In
nation has been used with marvellous
results in the army, and 1t Is the opin-
ion of many medical experts that ty-
within a few years.
Arcora.
The place to buy sugar these times
when the prices are soaring is the AL
coma Ice Cream & Candy Factory. II
you purchase a ten pound sack they
may throw In S. gold piece by way
Of change. Fred Behlmer. Charley
Taylor's right hand man, tells the
story. Last Monday morning HIS Wife
wanted some sugar to sweeten her cof-
fee. She dipped her spoon into the
sugar bowl and brought forth shin
ing IS gold piece. 1t wasn't sly gift
from her husband either. He knows no
more about it than she does. But he
bought that sugar at the factory and
filed the bag himself from the barrel
His theory Is that the man who fllled
the barrel at the refinery dropned the
money into the sugar accidentally and
never knew what became Of it.
Vinton.
The last act in the district court in
4. Watson. occurred at the present
ERIN Of the district court. 1t was the
nal report Of George d. McElroy, trus
tee. and his hna! discharge and his
,ond exonerated. The assignment of
he banking house OF S. Fl. Watson &
Sons occurred Sept. 1s. 1896. at time
when business was depressed and the
country IN the throes OF free silver
,1w{Ha a tive "a
DRY was filed Oct g, 1895 1t covers
seventeen pages OF ninety lines to the
age Of book Of court records. The
'omplete record occupied 229 pages OF
single spaced typewriter matter. It
IS one Of the most complete records
aver put on the record books Of the
every report Of the assignee, Matt
! estate Is recorded.
7oons.
Wednesday about noon Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Hiles. OF near Luther. ex-
oerienced a runaway which turned out
yery fortunately for everyone concern
ed. In the morning Mr.. and YRS. Hiles
ogether with Mrs. Hiles' sister and
-amily, Mr.. and Mrs. George Rockwell
md son. had started to Boone with
their produce. When they were just
east Of town one OF the tugs became
unfastened and this started the team
which they were driving to spring
wagon. In the excitement which fol-
lowed all Of the occupants were thrown
out Of the wagon and the horses con-
tinued on their course. At the corner
Of Eighth and Allen streets the horses
were stopped and soon the owner cf
the team caught UP with them. After
an account OF stock had been taken II
was found that nothing had been dam
aged and that no one was hurt in the
least.