Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-04
Southern Io,ua Items

working with the grading gang out at
the pottery and was riding In the back
end Of ED Reeds wagon. leading his
team behind. Mr. Reeds team started
up suddenly and the not starting so
promptly of Mr.. Neuman's team. pulled
him out Of the back Of the wagon, with
sudden jerk. In striking the frozen
ground he broke his left hand and got
a bad thump on his left temple. He was
| knocked unconscious and did not come
to until the following morning.
North English.
The Farmers Saving Bank has
moved"into it's new building. which
is not yet finished. but far enough
along to admit of occupancy of the
| front room. The new building is built
Of brick. and is almost fireproof. hav-
ing cement floors thruout, steel ceiling
| and gravel roof; the counter and the
| inside finish is early English oak. dull
| rubbed. Steam heat Is used and the
building is modern thruout. The safe
looks more like cannon than it does
like a safe. but they say it's the latest
out 1t shuts so tight that If man
were locked In and cast into the sea
he would never drown.
Dss Moines.
State Labor Commissioner Van
Duyn and S. J. Lee. an insurance man.
have formed a state cooperative COM
pany for buying food and other house
hold necessities at cost and giving
those who join the association diss-
counts ranging from to Is per cent.
The plan Is to have state association
between a list of selected dealers in
| ,;< ov,I
OF that city and town. Those who hold
membership cards will agree to patron
ize and pay cash only to those mer-
ISOLATION. In return for their exclu-
sive cash patronage the consumers are
to receive discounts as stated.
sisournsy. 9
| The neighboHhood northwest Of town
seven miles Il was distressed to, hear
that Frank Steinback had hanged him
self In the barn Heswas about "a years
Of age. and had seemingly been in the
best of health and spirits. except that
he had appeared a bit melancholy and
detected the past few days, but when
questioned as to the cause. replied
that there was nothing the matter, and
the subject was dropped as final The
happiest relations existed in the home
which he made with his mother and
step father, John p. Remmark. He had
eaten his supper that evening, rising
from the table little past seven and
went directly to the barn. An hour lat
ter his body was found hanging at the
end of a rope. where he had jumped
from the hay NOV.
Montezuma.
W. J. Sharrar. one Of the prominent
farmers c: jackson township. who
lives three miles east of town. met
with bad accident which will keep
him housed up for several weeks Mr..
Sharrar mounted horse and rode
over to the south side Of his farm to
drive up some cattle. The horse made
a misstep and fell, carrying his rider
along. Mr.. Sharrar was caught under
the horse and one foot badly crushed.
| The instep was broken or dislocated
and the big tone put out Of Joint. The
scene Of the accident was long ways
from his home and far from the high
way. Suffering untold agonies from the
injured foot and q cold, stormy, night
approaching, Mr.. Sharrar struggled to
. nearby fence aud mounted his horse,
which carried him home. SO great was
! the pain. he tainted just as home was
reached