Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-09
Thompson Ne~e Briefs.
ial to Times Republican.

Lake City.
Charles Winters. Of this place, was
rescued from drowning while bathing
in the Coon river near Lanesboro Sun
day He dived Oft a spring board into
water ten feet deep and was sinking for
the third time when a boy who lived
near made the rescue,
Decoraf1.
The DEBORAH race track is probably
one of the busiest in the state. At the
present time ten horses are being train
ed for the racing season which will
soon be her. They are working out
splendidly and Cedar Valley Racing
Associations will see the most of these
steppers.
Ackley.
The contract price for building the
new house for st. Johns congrega-
ton Is $500. To replace the little
frame school building, level the ground
and such other work as will be neces-
sary, will cost another $1,000. SO that
the improvements to be made there
will be all Of $4,000 and possibly in
excess Of this amount.
Rockwell City.
Perry c. Holdoegel has the honor
Of having filed for record In the Of
flea of recorder j. S. Buttner the
first farm name under the new law.
Hereafter the fine farm southwest OF
town which Mr.. Holdoegel purchased
from MIR. Stearns and known as the
A. f. Townsend farm, will be officially
known as 'Chesterplace."
Clarion.
A new separator for the Norway
Township Threshing Machine Com
pany was unloaded at this place
Monday. 1t was hauled to that
township by eight head Of horses.
They now have two companies Of the
kind in that locality, the first one be-
ing so large it was decided to divide
and a second was organized.
Sioux City.
Miss Wilma Goss narrowly escaped
death bv asphyNiation Tuesday morn
! ing She was almost lifeless when dis
covered in her room, but prompt atten-
ton revived her. 1t was stated that the
electricity had been turned Off on &C
count of the storm and that lack OF
| Familiarity with the gas fixtures was
the cause Of the asphyXiation.
Waterloo.
/ William r. Colburn. 1903 Elmwood
avenue. probably has the most prolific
strawberry bed in Iowa. The plants
| cover very small plot Of ground. and
| vet about sixty quarts have already
| been picked Recently Mr.. COlburr
| picked a quart from a space three feet
| square. and some of the berries were as
| large as small hens eggs. The best
| Of them retails for 20 cents quart
LaMotte.
This city has been made the defend
ant in two damage suits brought
against it in the district court: one by
Charles Waters of Otter Creek and
the other by his daughter Edna, who
some two years ago sustained l. broken
ankle, when she slipped and fell on the
street before the Pitt residence. The
total amount asked for is $1,000. The
city denies the charges and will Stub
bornly fight the cases. .
Goldfield.
Peace in the usually quiet towr
Of Goldfeld was considerably dis
turbed when Sheriff Leonard and Dep.
uty Fisher swooped down upon the
hotel in charge of j. A. Waltz. LAS {
result Of the raid fourteen bottles OF
beer, one gallon Of whisky and four o
alcohol were captured. A trial was helt
and defendant fined $50 and costs
which he paid June IL is the date Sc
for the destruction Of the seizure.
Garrison.
The architects blue prints of the
plans for Garrison's new school are
now in the hands OF the secretary-ani