Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-15
Southern Io1ua Items

the plank when, without moment
warning the horse and buggy were
precipitated down the steep embank-
ment TO the railroad below. The buggy
was badly splintered. the horse some
what stove up but. miraculous as IT
may seem, the children all escaped
with nothing worse than bad scare.
eIenwood.
Rev. E..E. Goodrich and Will Fl. Hunt
in discussing a business matter IN
Glenwood came to blows. Later in
the day Mr. Hunt appeared before Jus
tice Otis. entered plea Of assault ana
battery and paid fine Of $3.50. Sill
later Mr. Goodrich swore out warrant
charging Mr.. Hunt with assault and
battery. and a trial was held before
Justice Otis at the city hall. The trial
lasted from II a. m till p. m. and
there was much talk and argument by
lawyers, and some testimony by Wit
nesses. 1t was jury trial. After de-
batting for nearly an hour their YER
dict was mot guilty"
Iowa City.
Farmers and residents In outlying
towns. who are visiting In the CITY
have varying reports regarding the ex-
tent Of damage done by the recent ter
rifle wind storm. Some report that the
corn was literally laid low by the force
of the wind and rain. while others say
their crops are in splendid state and
but little damage has been done by the
wind. West Of the city. /: seems that
the most damage has been done TO the
corn. There were large areas OF the
product destroyed. However. that which
has been left standing was never IN
better state. according to reports from
all farmers.
Emerson.
Blanche, the little daughter of Fred
Beyans. living about mile south o.
Hawthorne had narrowing expert
ence While playing about the yard
she fell into an old we'll. At one time
the we'll was about eighty feet deep
but has been filled up until only about
eighteen feet remained open. There was
no water in the we'll, but this did not
prevent a good scare both TO the child
and the parents. Some little time
elapsed before the chi!d's wherea bouts
were learned. and then the discovery
was made only by hearing the child
cry. II was gotten out soon after the
discovery was made and found to be
unhurt, save few slight bruises and
a bad scare.
Madrid
Thru the courtesy OF F. A Danborn.
the Swedish Historical Society OF Chi
cago will receive picture OF the pres
ent NJ p. Miller residence. used by
Rev. MIR. Hokanson as residence dur
ing the years he was pastor OF the
Madrid Lutheran church. Rev Mr.
Hokanson was the first Swedish min
lister in Iowa and purchased the prop
erty from c. j. Cassel. now deceased
two years after the building was built,
Tho property was purchased by Mr.
Hokanson in 1855 and sold at the ter
mination Of his residence here. The
large cotton wood tree which stands IL
front Of the house was planted by Mr.,
Cassell the year the house was built
and was plucked from the banks Of
the Des Moines river.
Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Matilda Henderson,. Of Washing
ton, Iowa. aged "A. accompanied by her
son. arrived in Mt. Pleasant for visit
at the home Of Mrs. Margaret Morri-
son. When Mrs. Henderson alighted
from the train here. she had the salts
faction Of having had for the first time
in her life a ride on q railroad train.
And altho she did not hear the rumble
Of the cars, or did not talk about her
interesting experiences, for she Is deaf
ana dumb, her face showed plainly the
pleasure and excitement OF the occa-
sion. Mrs. Morrison's husband is also
deaf and dumb. but their five. children
all had the senses OF hearing and
speech. Mrs. Morrison came to Iowa
from Ohio purchasing land at that
time for $1.25 per acre. which she re-
Gently sold for $175 an acre. Her
father. It Is said. built the hrst Baptist
church In Mt Pleasant.