Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-22
Northern I01uu Items

Northern
stanwood.
Hans Busch has sold his 16o-acre
farm. southwest Of town. to Charles
Rigby and Henry Miller, Of Stanwood,
for consideration in excess of $780,
600. possession to be given next March.
ManIsy.
The $4,000 water bonds voted some-
time ago by Manly citizens have been
sold to schanke Bros. Of Mason City,
and start on the water works system
will soon be made. The plans call for
a deep we'll and laying Of water mains
thru the business part Of town.
Spirit Lake.
N. w. Nash VS.. George Miller and
Harry Miller-damages. This case
is the outcome Of the Miller Nash auto
accident on Hill street a few weeks
ago In which the Miller auto driven by
Harry Miller. his son. ran into the
Nash buggy, throwing the occupants
out and injuring them more or less
and smashing the buggy considerably.
Mr.. Nash Is asking for $1,000 damages
Storm Lake.
James Brazil. living nine miles north
Of this city. lies at t. point OF death
at his home as the result Of an auto
mobile accident on Monday. He and
Mrs. Brazil and their two children were
driving near their home whom Mr.. Bra
zil il some manner lost control Of the
car and the machine turned over twice.
Mr.. Brazil felt no evil effects for sew
eral hours afterwards, but has been un-
conscious for forty-eight hours. The
| other members Of the family escaped
with minor injuries.
Nashua.
Mrs. S. J. Hawkins Of this city. who
was visiting at tho w. J. CUNNINGHAM
home in Charles City. was overcome
by gas early Thursday morning and
| was quite sick, but not seriously. She
has been in bed all day. but 1t Is
| thought that she will be able to return
! home soon. It 10 not known how the
gas escaped. but about 8 o'clock Mrs.
! Hawkins began to feel sick and at z
o'clock she was 80 Ill that she called to
| members Of tho family. who came to
her room and upon opening the door.
they detected the odor Of gas. Fortu-
pately she slept with the window open.
A physician was called to attend her
and it is thought that she will recover
in q short time.
Waterloo.
Sac City.
Last Friday Edward Smith. of north
west Jackson township, received
kick in his face from horse. which
resulted in = very unusual and serious
injury. The horses hoof struck Mr..
Smiths face in such q manner as to
break the superior maxillary bone on
both sides. This left the entire upper
Jaw in floating condition. In order
to hold the upper jaw 1t Its place, 1t
was necessary to bandage the lower
one against 1t. Mr.. Smiths face will in
time be all right and not disfgured.
but during the next two weeks he will
be compelled to live on milk diet, fed
to him thru small tube inserted be-
tween his closed teeth. The break In
his jaw was a very peculiar and un-
usual one.
Another aspirant for congressional
honors in the Third district has cast
his hat into the ring in the person Of
Eli G. Perkins Of Delhi. Mr.. Perkins
is at present senator in the state leg
islature, representing the Thirty-third
senatorial district. He was formerly
a member Of the lower house of the
legislature. The announced decision
Of Mr.. Perkins makes several possible
candidates for the nomination in the
primaries next spring. Others are
Burton f. Sweet of ,Waverly and A. D.
Sumner OF this city. 1t is not known
whether former Congressman G. p.
Pickett will be candidate or not, as
he has not made known his intentions
in the matter. It practically IL certain
that the former two will run, altho
they have not yet formally made an
announcement Of their candidacy.
Webster City.
A few evenings ago Charles Bent
ley, who now works on the Ramsay
place, northeast Of town, narrowly es-
capped being seriously injured or killed.
He had started to town on horseback
and had just crossed small bridge
south of Frank Bickford's when
struck the horse. throwing both horse
bridge spanned. The horse was badly
cut anu lQJVEcU, "uA0 tuo IlueE
sprained an ankle and received other
minor injuries. Mr.. Bentley considers
himself very fortunate that he was not
killed as the car being driven at such
terrific speed might easily have caused
the death Of both himself and horse.
It Is not known who tie diver Of the
auto was, az he did not stop to see
what damage he might have done. but
Immediately speeded away after strik-
ing the horse and rider.
ounkeeton.
Rev. r. c. Kragy. pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Dunk
erton. preached his farewell sermon
Sunday evening. It was with much re-
gret that this announcement was re-
ceived by his parishioners. Rev. Mr..
Kragy has been with the local church
two yeara and during this period the
membership has trebied and all de-
partments fthe church are in splen-
did condition. During his pastorate
here 8 number Of nattertnx oilers have
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