Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-19

a little time. This viii be followed b,
replastering. frescoing, and carpetine
Of some description. so that wher
the work is all completed 1t will taks
between $4,000 and $4,000 to foot the
bills. 1t is something needed, and
when the job is all done Clear Lake
will have reason to be proud OF its
First Methodist Episcopal church.
Mason City.
One horse was killed, the wagon
damaged and the driver narrowly es-
capped death was the occurance on the
Watts farm two miles west Of the city,
when the team which was running
away ran into a Milwaukee freight
train moving at twenty live miles an
hour. So terrific was the impact that
boards on the side of the refrigerator
Car into which the team plunged
we're broken in. The team was attached
to a hayrack and, driven by farm
hand and evidently took fright at the
train. The driver chung to the reins
and apparently was unable to guide
the team, for itqmade directly for the
train instead Off from it. One of the
horses struck the car head on and
was instantly killed. The train was
stopped and backed to the scene, OF
the accident. The driver was not
hurt. 5sf
Cedar Falls.
Secretary ,McCreary' % the CONNER
cial Club sent Geographic night
letter to Woodrow Wilson at Seagirt,
N. j.. asking him to make an address
here during home c6Ining week. 1t
told him that $4,000 people would be
present on such an occasion and 1t
would afford him great opportunity
to meet the citizens Of the best state
in the union. A favorable response
would set things in motion here for the
biggest event in the history of the
state. 1t has been planned to have
political day during home coming
week and all parties will be solicited
to furnish noted speakers. 1t is prob
able that Colonel Roosevelt will be in
vited.
AIgona.
one of the important land sales Of
last week in Kossuth county was the
sale Of the f. E. Conner section farm
lying couple of miles south Of Ger
mania The tract Of $40 acres was
solo to George F. Weir of Marshall
town for 500 per acre or total OF
$4,000. Mr.. Conner has owned the
farm about two years and paid $3.50
per acre for it trading in his Algona
stock of drugs. The place has ordi-
nary improvements. 1t only has about
500 worth of tile on the whole sec
ton. The place was owned by the
George Wells estate and was sold by
the estate to Haggard & Falkenhainer
and later sold by them to Conner. II
is not known whether the new owner
will occupy the farm himself or rem,
II. The deal was made by Charley
Iampright.
Carroll.
Gilmore f. Pratt, who had been adj
Judged insane, is now an inmate OF
the Clarinda hospital Pratt is a citi-
zen Of Jefferson and 1t is assumed thai
Greene county will be asked to bear
his expense ut the state hospital He
arrived in Carroll Saturday and i'm
mediatcly began to act wildly. Mar
shall Conway took him in charge and,
as he showed unmistakable signs OF
insanity, he was taken before the COM
mission Monday and declared nj
subject for Clarinda The man had
been mt Boone and performed In the
same crazy manner, but had managed
To get away from the town. When
taken in here he stated that he was on
his way to South Dakota to see his
mother At the examination Monday
t,,s mother and two sisters OF Mitch
ell. 8. D., and his former wife, togeth-
ar with Sheriff Mack Wilson OF JET
ferson. were present to testify There
waro also witnesses from Boone.
Dana.
Saturday evening Rev. and Mrs.
Arthur Jervais Of Dana were returning
to their home from Grand Junction in
their buggy when Mrs. Jervais met
With an accident that might easily
have been serious. They had not gone
far when Mr. Jervais heard low
thud by his side. He asked his wife
what II was, but she did not answer.
He asked again and once more she
did not answer. He then put his hand
on her head. which had fallen Imply
n one side. She then reused her.
self enough to tell him to stop the
horse. He then tried to find out where
she was hurt. but she was too stunned
n tell him. His hand. which had come
IN contact with her head. was covered
with blood. It was found on investi-
cation that there was small hole on
the top Of her head similar to one
made by bullet or something of that
nature. She is getting along fine now,
but il still weak owing to loss OF blood.
Altho II IL not known for certain that
Il was bullet. all evidence points in
hot direction.