Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-15
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NonoSvIlIe.
The melon season has opened in this
vicinity, and several carloads have been
shipped. The first carload was ship
ped the last of last week by Harry
Emerson.
Council Bluffs.
While setting stakes along Broadway
for the new pavement, members OF the
city engineering department ran onto
one OF the original stakes OF the olo
pavement. 1t was only one foot long
home made and Of oak in well pre-
served state after being in the ground
for twenty-five years.
Charlotte.
Rev. C. H. Oldsen OF Charlotte has
accepted call to the congregation at
Remsen, Plymouth county. He deliT-
cred his farewell sermon in Charlotte
on Sunday last His absence will be
keenly felt in Charlotte as he has MADE
a great many friends during his pas
torate.
ksota.
The little child of Agent Myers. who
has charge Of the station at Mira, SIN
miles north of Keota, is dead from
poisoning, caused from eating kidney
tablets The tablets were accidentally
dropped from a shelf where they were
kept, and the child picked them up
and ate enough to cause death in a
short time.
Griswoid.
w. H Mauk. living on the old Yetzer
ranch, delivered to e. S. Jenkins In this
city Isl head of fat hogs. Mr.. Mauk
began hauling these hogs early In the
morning and several Of the teams made
two trips. They were brought to Girls
void in seventeen loads. MIR. Maux re-
ceived check for s2.577.4O for this
fine lot OF hogs.
Atlantic.
Lightning struck the new smoke
stack of the water and light plant and
Knocked down three OF the workmef
who were at work at the top OF the
stack. The men were stunned but were
soon revived. They quit work then for
the rest Of the afternoon. Had the
stroke come an instant sooner one of
da shed to the ground below. The stack
is VOW about seventy feet in the air.
It will be 115 feet high when COM
pleted.
eonaparts.
There are seventy-four members OF
wool association in Lee and Var
Buren, counties who pool their interests
in an effort to secure the highest price
for their product They claim they re-
ceived from IN to 4 cents per pound
more this year than II they had sold in
the ordinary way. The best fock In
the association - sixty Delaines-
sheared an average Of 1915 pounds
Sixty-three Shropshires averaged
II 1853 pounds and forty-five 'Shrop-
shires IL 3-5 pounds.
South English.
The little son Of DR.. Austin Of South
English, was taken to Iowa City and
operated upon to remove bullet
which had been lodged in his foot. The
lad is a member Of the Boy Scouts and
while playing with a number Of his
companions one day last March he was
accidentally shot in the foot. The
wound apparently healed up all right
but the bullet remained in the foot.
Lately, however. it has been giving the
boy much trouble and the operation
was decided upon
Newell.
Donald Newell and his little sister,
Dorothy Newell, aged Is and years
respectively. started from the Newell
home west Of Killdun. to convey q boy
named Rayton. to the station at XIII.
dun, in order that he might take the
train for Lynnville. The children were
seated in a buggy. drawn by single
horse. All went we'll until they reached
what IL known az the high bridge
which crosses the railroad west OF KILL
QUIZ near Kapple Station. At the APP
proach to the bridge the driver, Donald
Newell, drove too close to the edge Of