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

onawa.
Frank Wise, proprietor Of the Wis
drug store. will soon open an ic'
cream factory here. While too late 70
this seasons trade. it will be all read!
by next year.
Steamboat Rock.
| E. w. Ruppelt has bought the OLD
Grout building, owned by c. E. Alden
and will convert it into an auto gar
age just as soon as Mr.. Alden sells
out his household goods.
Claire.
Some one climbed to the roof Of the
new building being erected by Jesse
Stewart and threw quantity OF acid
on the new tin roof being put on. The
acid ruined each sheet of tin on which
it fell and as a result the firm OF Lock
| wood & Son sustained damage esti-
| mated at nearly $50.
ciarksvilIs.
Mrs. Frank Riden was quite seri-
ously burned on both hands and arms
and one side of her face Monday. Shs
was putting some gasoline in boiler
of clothes and some OF 1T was spilled
on the stove. A bad blaze was the
result. A doctor was called and
dressed her injuries, which were very
painful.
Manson.
The Richards farm. four miles east
Of town, has been sold to Aaron Rose
and three partners of Stafford, Iowa
| This farm consists OF three quarter
sections Of fine land, we'll improved
! The consideration was over $4,000
and is one of the big deals for this
season. The farm will probably be
divided and make homes for several
new families.
Monticello.
Ralph Hughes. aged 10, lost the
sight of an eye thru an accident that
occurred last Saturday. He was work
ing at the Ramsey Henriksen livery
barn in Anamosa, and at the time
of the accident was engaged In wheel
ing a buggy into the stand at the
side of the runway. Dropping the
tongue he stepped, or jumped. quickly
to one side and in doing 80 came IN
contact with metal tug retainer on
the whiffletree of another vehicle.
Plymouth.
At the recent meeting of the Far
beers elevator last week Mr.. A. L.
Holroyd was elected manager for next
year, to take the place of Mr.. John
sutton. who handed in his resigna-
ton. Mr.. Sutton expects to spend his
entire time now on his farm one haif
a mile east of town. They say the
prospects are good for good crop.
tho it is likely to be a light one
Yesterday the Farmers Elevator re-
ceived load Of flour from the Pills
bury Mills.
Amos.
A barn on the Ben Cole place here
was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday
forenoon as result of boys lighting
corn silk cigarettes. With the barn. a
nov full Of hay went up in smoke.
The department made good run for
the fire as soon as the alarm was turned
in but it was too late, the fire having
gained too much Roadway. The sur
rounding buildings were safeguarded,
however. Everything with the excep-
ton Of the hay. was removed from the
barn. The loss is covered by insur-
ance.
Gilbert.
John Hanson and Jacob Jacobson,
two young men of near Gilbert, were
seriously injured when motorcycle
upon which they were riding went
into a barbed wire fence as they were
to round a sharp curve
north Of Story City Sunday afternoon.
Local parties who were motoring thru
Story City at the time the uncon-
scious men were brought in by an
party who had found the
men and the wrecked mo-
torcycle, expressed the opinion that ut
least one of them was badly In
jured.
lroton.
With his limbs and lower part OF
his body badly burned, Charles Denk-
man, Of this town, was rescued from
death by friends, having been taken
from a small furnace Of flame. He
was quietly riding motorcycle when
an explosion took place. 1t resulted
from gasoline that had dripped from
a small leak in tho gasoline tank. The
machine and man were at once
wrapped In flame and only by the
quick assistance Of persons near by
was Denkman rescued before he had
taken the deadly fumes into his lungs.
The motor cycle IL seriously damaged.
Clear Lake.
It is expected that active work will
be commenced In the next few days, In
and repairing the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. About the
nrst thing to be done IL to raise the
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