Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-08

Story City.
While riding on motorcycle at the
rate of sixty miles an hour Jacob
Jacobson and John Jensen went thru
q new woven wire fence. Both were
unconscious when found, but will re-
cover.
New Hampton.
George Miller, arrested in June for
burglary at the Lawler depot, broke
out of Jail at New Hampton at 3
o'clock last night. He picked out bricks
with fork, pipe wrench and saw.
which were handed in to him from
outside. VI
Albion.
The corner stone Of the new high
school building was laid last week
without public ceremony. The box was
filled with important papers and issues
Of the county newspapers for future
generations to inspect II the building
is ever torn down. The work on the
walls is going along in fair shape and
better progress Is being made along
all lines Of the contract.
Sioux City.
AS q result of having been thrown
from a bucking pony Sunday after
noon, the 17-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Weathers. who live near
Kingsley, Is in the Samaritan hospital
In addition to having received broken
arm and leg young Weathers was
knocked unconscious and remained In
that condition until Monday night. He
showed little improvement yesterday
altho he has practically recovered con-
seriousness and is rational at times.
Sioux City.
C. N. Bache waived preliminary
examination before United States
| Commissioner Wakefield Tuesday
morning on the charge Of selling liquor
to Indians, was held to the grand jury
under $500 bonds and went to jail
He was arrested at the Union station
by Special Indian Agent Holt In the
act, It ID alleged, Of delivering flask
Of whisky to an Indian. He gave his
home as wathill, Neb. The federal
authorities have been watching him
since last Friday. He was unable to
furnish baii and ,-"as taken 70 Jail
vinton.
Selmon r. whipple, one Of the lead
ing farmers Of Taylor township, who
was injured by a fall May 80. died at
his home from the results Of the injury
Tuesday afternoon. The injury which
caused his death was from the fall. He
was repairing the roof Of shed In
which was stored machinery. The
board upon which he was standing
broke. He struck upon one Of the ma
chimes in such q !. manner 40 to injure
the spine causing paralysis. Besides
the injury to the spine one wrist waa
broken and the other: gprained. Almost
the entire body was paralyzed Since
May 3 he has lain upon bed Of pain
which he bo:e unfinchingly and with
patience. Death finally came to his
relief.
Cedar Falls.
George Bishop. the we'll known
watermelon man. residing north OF
Cedar Falls q short distance. reports
that crows have captured q small
patch OF watermelons that he had
raised and expected to have on the
market the last Of this week. He Wis
tied the patch day or 50 ago and
much to his surprise, found that crows
had spoiled nearly 800 choice melon.
for him. This is the first time II
many years that the crows have beer
in the Bishop patch and after taking .
(, survey Of the field Mr.. Bishop came
to the conclusion that crows do more
damage by far than q lot Of boys who
are watermelon hungry. D. w
l Barnes and son completed their frs
+ weeks: threshing- In athe Charles Wiz.
i den neishborhood. four miles southeast
!, of Cedar Fails. Saturday The cats CT
the virden place sveraged seventy.