Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-03
Shenandoah.

shenandoah.
Mrs. 9. G. A1lured has been added to
the police force and the appointment
ratified by the city council. Her espe-
cial duty will be that of police matron
and look after wayward girls Of the
city.
Blanchard.
One Of the cowardly acts that induce
communities to take up mob law was
committed one evening last week, when
someone crawled into the shed where
c. l. spencer keeps his automobile and
sliced holes two feet long in the cas-
ings OF three Of his tires. running them
and the inner tubes.
erosion.
A stranger shopping in the Strauss
dry goods store walked thru the large
plate glass window In the entrance
way, thinking 1t was an open door. He
crashed thru 1t with such force that
the glass was shattered from top to
bottom and the stranger received sew
eral severe cuts.
Iowa City.
Born, to a Hereford COW on the Ar
thur Russell farm. four calves. all alive
and kicking. This remarkable con-
tribution to the livestock OF pfomi-
nent johnson county farmer II believed
to be without parallel in the state.
There are two black and two red
calves. One Of each color has white
face. They include three steers and q
heifer. All four look exactly alike OK
cept as to color. and all are Of = size.
Luehsr.
Uo ~ 0ffn
Easton, while out helping his father
day had the misfortune to be kicked
more When the father picked him up
he expected he was almost killed for
the blood was pouring from his mouth,
but he called DR.. Soper and found that
he had a broken shoulder and rib
badly. He is improving quite rapidly
now.
Stanton.
The board Of managers Of the
orphans home has Just received $500,
less about SIS inheritance tax that
went to the state law Of Illinois. It had
been known for some time that man
who formerly lived here but moved to
Illinois had bequeathed this money, but
the estate was not cleared up until
now. The man who made the gift was
John L. Larson, a bachelor. He left
this part Of the country so many years
ago that people had practically forgot
ten him, and therefore the gift came as
a surprise.
Atlantic.
Mrs. Fred Warren received letter
from her mother, Mrs. r. E. King, who,
with Mr. King and the girls. is visiting
at their farm near Emmetsburg, tell
ing Of an accident last week in which
Miss Anita King was accidentally shot
with rifle Of small caliber. 1t seems
that Miss Anita and the hired girl had
gone out to shoot chicken for dinner
and after having shot one had re-
loaded the gun, when in some manner
| 1t was discharged, the bullet passing
thru both Of Miss Anita's lower limbs
The wound was not dangerous one
and the letter stated that Miss Anita
was getting along all right
Yale.
| A fire which for time threatened
| to become very serious, occurred Sat
urday night at Yale, when the Farmers
Elevator was completely destroyed Tne
blaze was discovered about 1850 and
altho the fire department was on hand
with their chemical engines In short
time. the flames had secured such
start that 1t was impossible to save
the building ana the efforts Of the nre-
men were confined to the surrounding
buildings. The elevator was owned b
| a company of farmers and was . totel
iloss. The amount Of grain in the build
ins was not large. however, three car
loads having been shipped out Saturday
afternoon. No one knows how the hre
started.
Davenport.
NJ. b. Harding. commercial freight
agent Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
way Company. with offices in the Put
nam building. has resigned his posi-
ton to accept one Of q similar nature
with the Northern Pacific. Mr.. Hard
ing has already left to take up his new
work. which Will take him in the neigh
borhood OF the Great Lakes. He will
have charge Of TRAFFIC matters In the
lake territory. J. w. Melone Of Fos-
toria, o., Is named as the new CONNER
cial freight agent. He 10 to arrive n
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