Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-24

ECIarksviile.
| AL Goodnow, arrested for selling a
fbass to 81 hotellseener, was found gull
ty and was fined SIS. in additional to
costs Of s.. lie chose to lay the
amount out in jail. The, deputy state
fish warden prosecuted the case.
osage.
Mr.. Woolverton has in his office
window an old relic in the shape of
n large old-f fashioned spinning wheel.
He Is not telling his friends where he
got it, but 1t is not u family heirloom.
He says it Is so years old and intends
| adding 1t to his curio collection.
Whittemore.
Thirty-seven automobiles were In
! town Friday might, attracted here by
the fire then in progress. Fenton. West
Bend, Lone Rock and Algona furnished
| the greater portion of them. altho
every town in the county was repre-
scented.
Sioux City.
More bibles are needed in Sioux City
hotels even after the distribution on
Sunday by eight Gideons Of 200 sacred
books, so the Gideons have decided to
get 100 more bibles and distribute them
l
tional 100 books. the Gideonsa will have
| reached total of $50.
Sheffield.
The Sheffield Brick and Tile Com
pany has shipped $40 cars Of their
product since Jan. 1. 1911. Sixty eight
| cars of brick and tile have been ship
ped from here since the first of the
| month, besides which q large amount
] lSa1 from
| this plant by local parties.
| Tripoli.
While building a barn at the Fred
| Nuss home, on Buck Creek, carpenters
at work suffered severe injuries when
the scadfolding broke down. The most
severely injured were: William I1etJe
broken back: Fred Volker, broken leg
and several others were slightly hurt
All Of the victims Of the accident are
eating along as we'll as could be ex-
pected.
Ackiey.
Henry Seibold had q piece of good
1uck last Sunday In walking thru
the alley at the rear Of the building on
north Main street he saw a rusty com
1,in, in the road He picked 1t up and
mt it in his pocket and later polished
!. ,,n and found it to he a quarter OF
tho date 1883 He has already refused
an offer of SO for the coin, which is OF
a value much above its face value. IL
is quoted in coin price lists at abou'
S.
!Aisona.
" II. Ketrham is the owner or a
fairly complete nle Of the wartime
| is~,es of the Chicago Times. Inc
makeup of a daily newspaper in those
DAVIS differed greatly from that OF the
present time The Times was demo
cratic and was bitterly opposed &c
President Lincoln. whom 1t revlfec
sayagely every day. These papers
make interesting reading now that nifty
wears have elapsed since the civil wal
began.
LeMars.
John J. Swain, Of America township
drought g. clock into town one day
lthis week for repairs John PLACED
the clock on q shelf in his home fifty
years ago last February and IT has beer
running ever since. and has cost hin
but very little for cleaning during al
i these years. The 3eweler to whom IN
took it for repairs said about only ont
man in 5000 buys a clock and afte
fifty years is living to handle the clocl
either to wind 1t or have 1t repaired.
Fort Dodge.
Clayton Leamon. bill clerk In tn
Office Of B. K Kilbourne, agent TO
the Illinois Central. had a narrow es
CAPE from death when he was locked II
a refrigerator car by mistake. Loadinl
Of the car from the warehouse had JUS
been finished and inspection to see
everyone was out OF 1t failed to shov
Leaman. The car was hauled to Tars
before the. young man WAS slfberated