Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-10
MeGresor.

MeGresor. ,.... =,
Pleasant Ridge, near McGregor, rel:
while attempting to cross a dltch anu
nent his left leg in such way tnat u
was broken in two places.
Charles City.
DR.. J. Niemack has asked for an IN
junction to restrain Charles City from
dumping sewage into the river mere
and he will ask commercial clubs ana
other organizations to aid him IN
statewide campaign.
LeMars. ,.. ~
LeMars have been ANNOYED the pas,
ten days by "Peeping Tom an.'
many are afraid to venture Ior'h a.
night, or to be left alone in their MONIES
The police are investigating.
An eighty-acre farm between NOM.
Vernon and Lisbon has just changed
hands. the price being $3.50 per acre.
rh. improvements are by no means
very extensive and the location OF
the farm is not considered especially
favorable, Which must mean that all
6rs, class farming land IN that sec
tion Of the state will be quoted At $500
ner acre in the near future.
MakueIeta. -
Master Carter Ringlep was out IN
the woods with two or three other
bows and seeing some hickory nuts
in a tree climbed up after some OF
them. While standing on one Hmr
shaking another the one on which he
stood broke, letting him fall to the
ground, with the result that he sus-
tanned a broken arm. He walked nome
and manfully endured the pain OF hav'
ing the arm set.
Sioux City.
Unusually heavy shipments Of grain
are moving south thru Sioux City, ac-
cordinR to railroad men. In former
wears the grain movement has been
northward. Light crops in the south
and southwest are causing the change.
One train Of forty five cars. contain
ing more than 1900 tons of wheat,
passed thru here the other day from
willmar Mimi, billed for Kansas City,
where it will be distributed.
Ruthven.
Mrs. Thomas Morrow, so badly
burned that she died, her 3-year- old
baby fatally burned. the house dam
aged and much Of the furniture &C.
stroyed, were the incidents Of a catas :
trophe here recently. While playing
about the house the child overturned a
lighted gasoline stove. Mrs. Morrow
rushed to the rescue Of the child and
her clothing caught fire. The house
was saved after a hard fight, but most
Of the furnishings were destroyed.
Merrill.
Mrs. Joseph schimbers. residing on
farm near Merrill. was found lying
dead in the yard of her home, by her
little children on Saturday afternoon.
her husband being out in the field at
the time. The little ones gave the
alarm and assistance came. Mrs.
Schimberg had succumbed to an at
tack Of apoplexy. Shortly after. din
ner she started from the house down
the yard and fell down in such a
manner as to break her neck. Her
death Is a particularly sad one "a
she was only Is years Of age and leaves
family Of little children without q
mothers care.
Webster City.
Robert Thompson, who resides with
his parents on Stockdale street, was
the victim Of an accident which re-
mains q mystery and which Will no
doubt not be cleared UP until Thomp-
son himself RECEIVERS his memory SO
that he can tell what took place. The
victim of the accident has been work.
ing with A. F. Swanson and the other
noon started home on his bicycle ahead
Of them and and apparently got az far
as the east hill when the accident
took place. He was found lying, on
the hill with his wheel badly broken.
the rim OF the front wheel broken in
three places. and one OF the spokes
badly bent. showing that 1t had, been
hit by something. Mr.. Swanson Found
him and took him to his homel ana q
physician was called Immediately.