Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-28
Southern Io1ua Items

Msdiapoiis.
| Saturday morning about I o'clock
the grocery store Of B. F. Johnson at
Kossuth was discovered to be on fire
and in a short time the building and
contents were entirely destroyed. How
it caught on fire no one seems able Il
tell. Some insurance was carried or
the building and stock Of goods.
LOWELL
/ Friday evening at about 10.o'clock 8
barn on the Lee Foster farm about two
miles west from here was struck b,
lightning and burned to the ground
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonah Wilson are living
on the farm and they had hard time
to save the house which caught fire
! from the barn.
West Branch.
| Some time Wednesday night some
one tried to rob the clothing store here
They had gained entrance but seemed
to have been frightened away by some
late wanderer. Nothing was missed
from the store. 1t is not safe to mon
key" around West Branch stores. Our
men do not talk much. but act prompt
ly, and some one is liable to get hurt
MediapoIis.
Friday night about o'clock Mrs. NJ
]. Braden, who lived on East Main
street, had a hard spell Of coughing
end bursted blood vessel. Before a
physician could arrive she was dead
Mrs. Braden was the widow of ]. r
Rraden and at her death was about 70
wears CT age. She had no children OF
her own.
Extra.
! While Mr. George Huyck was hivins
a swarm of bees that had settled In a
tree near his house, the Inns agafns,
! which he had placed his ladder broke
and caused him to fall heavily to the
ground. He fell on his head and
shoulders from which he has been con.
! stantly in pain since. He is now In
precarious condition.
Persia.
The fire department was called out
about 8 o'clock Saturday morning 10y
blaze in the Blue Front store. The
frame Of the building is still standing
but is unfit for use. 1t is one OF the
few buildings in the business block
! which were not destroyed by the fire
Of seven years ago. The cause OF this
blaze has not yet been determined. II
started in the second story In lot Of
excelsior packing material. The build
ing was occupied by T. E. Mahoney
agent for the Manning Produce Com
pany.
oakviiie.
The H. ]. Heinz Company, Of Musca-
tine, have rented 100 acres OF the Gale
farm east of Oakville. 100 acres OF
which they put in cabbage and thirty
acres in pickles. ]. b. Miller. man
ger, and force are busy now setting out
the cabbage plants. 1t will take 1,0OO,-
600 plants for the 100 acres, one-half
Of which will be in the, ground this
month and the remaining half will be
set out next month. This years crop
will be an experiment and should IT
be a successful one they will go into
the business on much larger scale
here next season.
Northboro. ssS
Wright Bailey met with very sert-
GUS accident last Wednesday. He 4nd
another man were blasting out stumps
and while Mr. Bailey was putting the
explosives under the stump the other
fellow was chopping and In some way
the axe slipped, striking Mr.. Bailey's
foot, cutting entirely thru. Three bones
were struck and partially cut OFT. He
had the foot dressed at Westboro and
came up on the train and Frank Psstt
took him to his home, where he Is rest
ing as easily as possible. but It will ibe
several weeks before he can walk on
the foot. +
New Market.
DR.. J. n. Mahoney and F. A. sSan,
of this city. were severely injured II