Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-28
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VINO 10 charged with having broker
away from an officer who had him IL
custody. was again bound over to thu
grand Jury on q charge Of resisting
an officer. He had previously beer
bound over on charge Of embezzle.
ment. His total bonds are $500.
Woedburn.
Fire caused by children playing with
matches destroyed the largo barn OF
8. F. Gutchfeld, north Of here. with thu
contents. including two carriages. q
new auto. Q large amount Of small
grain and corn and thirty tons Of hay
Several sheds and buildings were also
burned. The loss 10 $500.
Williamsburg.
Mrs. Thomas White. who reside neal
here. was drowned in . water tanl
near the barn while Mrs. White wal
absent from the house for about five
minutes. The child slipped out to the
tank. When his mother found him he
was dead.
Malvern.
w. e. LARSON finished threshing his
wheat last Monday and so far he has
the heaviest yield reported. He had
two fields. The first contained six
teen acres and made an average of just
two bushels per acre or S82 BUSH
els. The other field had eighteen acres
and made an average Of thirty bushels
per acre. This wheat was sowed broad
cast and double disked.
Fairfield.
Samuel Coffin, aged 81 years. Is dead
at his home on West Broadway as the
result Of an accident. Mr. Coffin. who
was helpless from paralysis, fell from
his chair. fractured his hip and sus-
tanned internal injuries. He had al
ways taken Q prominent and active
part in the upbuilding and progress OF
the city and was well known all over
Jefferson county. He is survived by
his aged wife and one daughter. Mrs.
w. d. Runner Of Alliance. Neb.
Underwood.
In some mysterious way, the house
of Adolph Geise, near here, was set
on fire at an hour Wednesday when
there was not supposed to be a person
on the place. Mr.. Geise returned home
by fortunate chance just In time to
nip the fire in the start, and saved his
home. AS it was, hole was burned in
the floor, a bed was practically de-
stroyed and some clothing was burned.
the loss being covered by insurance
in the Pottawattamie Mutual.
Mentszuma.
The old stockholders Of the NJ E. L..
P Il II. Company has surrendered
their stock to the new company rep
resented by the Mckinley interests.
The transfer was speedily made when
Mr.. Garner arrived from Oskaloosa. He
IL now secretary for the new company.
A local manager will arrive here in q
few days and be in charge Of the new
construction work which will begin ~
soon 40 the material IL received. that
will be within q short time.
Blanchard.
George Pottingers four horse team
ran away with his new binder. strip
ping several Of the earrings and break
ing tho pitman rod and several other
small parts. Nobody was hurt and the
horses received only q few scratches.
George had Just got to the field and
was under the machine oiling It whom
hi. youngest son. Earl. came up over
the hill ON his pony. The horses
fitched to the binder became fright
ened. two Of them being colts and
started to run. The lines were tied to
a lever in front Of the seat and George
had no chance to get to them.
The threehing machine Of W. E..
Fair was completely destroyed by Ore
last Wednesday afternoon while on
xaged in threshing ct the home q "A. F.
Memmen, near here. In some manner
the straw stack caught flrs from the
enxine. and despite all that could DO
done. the fire was communicate to
the machine before Il could be moved
out Of the way. Mr.. Fair has already
purchased Q new machine, % ~ to bs
able 60 linish the seasons thre9hing.
He hsd NO Insurance. on the ruined
A small amount o. grain ~
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