Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-07

A sneak thief entered the back door
at Blusts furniture store, while the
help were in front loading up q wagon
and stole q small safe containing about
$40 in money belonging to Mrs. Blust.
Davenport.
w. J. Kunkel. the secretary Of the
Scott County Sportsmen's Association
has received q consignment OF sixty
Hungarian cartridges to be set loose
and distributed thru the county. The
birds were received thru the game
warden Of the state, George A. Lincoln.
OF Cedar Rapids. from Wenz & Mack
ensen. naturalists, Of Yardley, Pa.
Audubon.
g. E. Luechtenberg. landlord of the
Park hotel while going down to the
basement of the hotel last week to see
after the fire in the furnace. had the
misfortune to slip and injure himself
very severely, being hurt inwardly and
having his lungs more or less affected.
He broke the third step from the bot
tom and also the door that had a lock
on It in the fall.
Essex.
Austin Brewer and one of the Rhodes
boys had little experience that for
few moments was rather exciting.
They were on their way home from
town in Mr.. Brewers auto and when
near the E. r. Rhods farm ran into a
bunch Of cattle in the road. The out
come Of the collision was one COW
killed and badly smashed radiator on
the auto.
Bloomfield.
Deeds have been filed with the coun-
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J. r. wallase and the Trimble heirs.
conveying to John and Urban Parker
$50 acres in Cleveland township. The
consideration was $4,000. There was
about $4,000 worth Of personal prop
erty on the farm belonging to the
Trimbles and Wallace that was sold
Feb. % at public sale on the farm.
Red Oak.
d. L. Brockway's sale drew over 800
persons. The proceeds Of the sale, were
$s.323.s5 and everything was paid. not
a single note being given. Only &14
in cash was taken in all the rest being
paid in checks. The sale took three
hours and two clerks were engaged.
ona to take In the proceeds and the
other to keep q record Of the sale.
prices were good, one span of mules
Of horses brought $40.
Crawford. q.
The transfer last week transferring
the old Walker farm to Rev. w. q.
Robertson and wife and Mrs. H. g.
Hull, changes ono Of the Oldest land
marks In Crawford township. THIS
farm has been in one continuous own
ership for upwards Of sixty-hvs years.
the title being vested In Aunt MARY
Walker and In ner na;ids.: ::s.ne Marv
Rankin. The consideration named IN
the deed was $4,000.
South English.
raymond Austin was accidentally
wounded In the foot when Clarence
Hotchkiss tried to remove the cart
ri6xes from . revolver that he had Dor
rowed from City Marshal Trusler to
take to q picnic Of boy scouts. The
boys had been firing ct q target and
the accident occurred when they got
tired Of shooting ana decided to put
the run away. The bullet u still in the
boys foot. His father. who 10 . physi-
clan. IL in Chicago and has not been
reached with message.
Davenport.
Joe williams. residing IN this city,
and porter on the Rock island road.
Is an inventive genius. Notwithstand.
Ing his lack Of financial means to con-
duct experiments he has accomplished
several remarkable Inventions. He has
been granted . patent by the United
States government for . removable
head for . barrel. and at present he
has patents pending foe Q non.renll-
able bottle and novelty X-ray Will
liams has received numerous offers for
his Inventions, Dus NO prvIo.ss.1s. ::sss
yet been satisfactory. WILLIAMS, how
ever. = not Spreading his time LAY