Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-01

Harlan.
While playing with matches the s.
year-old son Of Levi Green. promi-
nent Douglas township farmer, set fire
to q haystack and twenty-five loads
|of hay were destroyed. The boy es-
capped with slight burns.
Burlington.
Mrs. Lucy Palmer, who lives on
Washington street, filed novel action
In the district court today. She seeks
damages In the gum Of $500 from Bonir
face Suffer for her l0-year-oM SOP. al
legiug that Mr. Suffer sold the boy a
toy pistol that exploded and injured his
hand.
Oakland.
The Clark Livestock Company ship
ped in 5000 sheep Wednesday. This
makes over 5000 head they have hand
He'd this summer. They buy the stock
sheep and bring them out on their
large farm and fatten them. This has
been very profitable year for them.
They have made a nice profit on all
they have handled.
lsMars. f
Herman Harness. aged SIS, farmer
residing southwest of town. Is at the
city hospital suffering from Injuries
received in a runaway. When driving
down hill on a load OF lumber the tugs
came unfastened and he was dragged
from the load under the wheels. His
left arm was mashed to jelly. and
ne was bruised from head to foot.
Collins.
Collins Is making notable stir to-
ward filing up the block that was
cleared by the fire. L. D. Shearer Is
preparing to erect 25x32 brick build
ing on his lot on Main street: excavat-
ing for the basement Of the new two-
story postoffice building is done and
the foundation is going In; workmen
are excavating for Curt Campbelrs
business building; and residence build
ings are in prospect.
! Des Moinss.
Hugh Fry, a railroad fireman. was
arrested by Constable Temple on
charges Of having attempted to black
mail Edward Thompson. druggist at
, Seventeenth street and Woodland av-
enue. Fry furnished bonds OF $1,000.
He is alleged to have threatened 70
| Kill Thompson last Saturday. The
druggist claims that Fry forced him
to sign an affidavit at the point Of
q gun and threatened to send him to
jsn for improper relations with Mrs.
Fry II he did not give the fireman
$500.
Fairfield.
Joseph Hickenbottom, who died at
his home IN Buchanan township ne
22d inst, had lived seventy years IN
Jefferson county and always within 2
stones throw of his birthplace He
was 4 son Of Joseph Hickenbottom'
who came to this county In 1887. ana,
with q twin sister. was the youngest
OF a family Of twelve children. He
grew to manhood here and was mar
ried to Louise Monsoon. member q =
Swedish pioneer family. Dec. s. 1853.
The wife and two children. Perry
Hickenbottom OF Glendale and Mr.. d.
| II. Miller Of this city survive him.
Council Dlufss. '.i s;
For, the second time within : year y.
II. strock, oil Sixth avenue. Wal
struck BY an autonobtla while riAiss1
his bicycle ana badly injured, the b.
cycle which he was riding being -.
molished. The accident happened ~
| Broadway and Fourteenth street Tues-
day a3ternoon, The automobile that
struck him has not been found. ~ The
driver, after hitting the btcyclist ~
lknocking him unconecaous hept M q
without stotping. The police ase wSe1g.
| n. on the case ana are slMcSt -
| that they know who the law breoAls
Twas. lsss s.SesS
| charitsB. j 81 &
Henry CLAYTON met With . WY seIi4
| ous accident Whlch may IsFyntael
fAtaIly. WINE working a ~ ~
:Scto0l huilAin9, paintlAg Tho A1stexl
~ sllpped ffpM the ~ ftoyd.
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