Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-16

Pomeroy.
/ The Farmers Cooperative Grain
Company. Of Pomeroy, vii! buy their
corn by test hereafter. The tester is
on the same type as is used by the
I! government.
| Manson.
Albert Young, formerly OF this city,
but now Of Norfolk Va. has been CIV
en- entire charge Of the wireless de-
partment of the signal corps at that
point. He is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. SEN
ator Young, of this city.
Des Moines.
Mason City.
Samuel Ferguson died at the Odd
Fellows Home after an illness that
lasted several months. Mr. Ferguson
came here from Jefferson about four
months ago, and was II years old. He
was buried in the city. 1t is thought
+, he has relatives near Jefferson, tho no
wore. has been received from them.
Eiheron.
In a rear end collision at Elberon
Engineer James Cassidy, Of the Chi
cago & Northwestern, was quite badly
injured He was taken to Mason City
and is now at the Storey Sisters hos
pital 1t is stated that several ribs
were broken and there. is some evil
dence of internal injury.
Manson.
The business men of Palmer. town
nine miles north of here on the. Rock
Island line, have signed and sent a
petition to the state railroad commits
sioners asking for better service on
that branch. Since the 10th Of De-
cember the elevators at that place have
only received ten cars fog shipping out
grain.
Sheldon.
The O'Brien county republican CEN
trial committee met here, ten OF the
nineteen members being present. 1t
vention at Primghar April IL. The
precinct caucuses will be held April 4.
The precinct committeeman will fix the
the manner Of selecting delegates to
were presented.
Maquoketa.
A canf1agration in the shell room,
adjoining the main plant of the Ma
quoketa button factory, of unknown
origin, caused a loss Of $500. 1t ap-,
peared for time as if the plant was
doomed. The quick work of the fire
department. however. saSed the struc-
ture. Insurance amounting to 5000.
was carried. A car load of shells which
had just been unloaded at the plant
were charred, making the greater part
of them worthless.
corrsetionviIls.
When a defective chimney set afire
one of the oldest store buildings in
the heart Of the Correctionville BUSH
ness district. occupied by Albert
Seeley. the business section was threat
ened for nearly three hours. The
building Is located few feet from
Castle Bros jewelry stole. B. e. Hall
& Co., and the Merchants bank build
ing. The structure, which was owned
by Attorney E. C. Logan, was half de-
stroyed, entailing a loss pf about 5000.
covered by Insurance.
Dousherty.
Heavy losses were met by Thomas
and Matt Kelley. two we'll known
farmers here. in the freight wreck at
Elberon on the Northwestern Monday
evening when a number Of cattle, sheep
and nOGS WHICH were Dcy08 SnlppCO I'd
Chicago markets were killed. The train
was ditched in part and two cars con-
tanning the stock from the Kelley farms
suffered most. A total Of fifteen head
Of cattle and thirty head Of sheep Were
lost. James Cassidy, engineer. resi-
dent Of this city, was hurt and Is in
the hoDsital here. Is
Rockwell City.
A collision occurred here Wednesday
afternoon between aon interurban car
and haudcar on the Milwaukee, re-
sulting in three Greeks being seriously
injured. Foreman Harrison and seven
Greek laborers were on the handcar,
which was coming into town running
at a pretty good speed. The electric
car had just started south from the
station and the collision occurred at
the crossing of the two lines. One Of
the men had a leg broken In three
places. another . badly ihanglcd Leg