Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-19
Southern Io,un Items

have died, but there still remains a
sufficient number for an practical pur-
poses. The nest and tarantula babes
are curiosities here and have at
tracted considerable attention. The
old one was. placed in a bottle filed
withs alcohol snd is on exhibition In
the store.
NJ. Pleasant.
The Iowa Wesleyan college officials
are anticipating that this coming
year will open very auspictously in
every way. They are expecting the
largest senior class, a large confer
ence collection and the establishment
fund Of fully $500 year. They
have 1t In view to re-roof and decor
ate the chapel this year or next sum-
mer, greatly needed improvement to
that beautiful building whose defective
roof has been the cause of its inter-
Tor Disagreement.
keota. gG
Howard Cady, Of Keota, completed
his 1856 mile walk to Lohrville last
Wednesday, being from Saturday until
Wednesday or four days on the road.
His record on the trip was fifty-two
miles in twelve hours which. to use a
mild expression, is going some" He
intends to start soon for Spirit Lake in
northern Iowa and thinks he may walk
home from there but is not certain
about 1t. He intends to walk to San
Francisco in 1915 to attend the exposi-
ton and after that contemplates a
longer walk from New York to San
Francisco.
Mt. Pleasant.
T. ]. Campbell, living five miles north
OF town, lost a fine new barn which
was struck by lightning early Tuesday
morning and destroyed by fire together
with all its contents which were COM
prised Of several hundred bushels of
grain. buggy. carriage, harness and
an i'll fated calf. The barn was valued
at about $500 and was insured for
only 5000. Mr.. Campbell lost his resi-
dence two years ago by fire and only
nine months ago lost barn by the
same means. Lightning has not struck
three times in the same place except
In q fgurative sense for 1t was the
cause Of only the last confagration.
What Cheer.
One evening last week. Mrs. Sarah
Tracy met with an accident which
might have resulted more seriously
than It did. She reached to get q
match from the top of safe in the
kitchen and accidentally knocked the
whole box Of matches on the floor. On
striking the floor the matches lighted.
Mrs. Tracy snatched the box and threw
1t under the porch and soon extin-
guished the blaze. Then she rushed into
the kitchen to make certain she had
left no matches burning and the house
Yves 30 fun Of the fumes from the
matches that she was almost overcome
However. she succeeded in getting out
into the fresh air without very serious
results.
Aihia.
last Tuesday morning the west
bound passenger train on the c.. b. q
| Q. railroad ran into an open switch
and collided with freight train stand
Ing in the yards. The sudden stoppage
u the train was the cause of two pas
sengers being severely tho not seri-
ously injured. Mrs. Thomas Edwards
Of Hynes, was bruised on ono knee
ana one Of her limbs; Mrs. I'D DeIash-
mutt, Of Avery. sister OF Mrs. I'D Cooper
Of this city. suffered IN injury to hel
back and side, ana received other pain
fui bruises. Both ladies were on the
passenger train ct the time the col
iision took place Tho engine Of the
pAsDengsr train was somewhat wrecked
lanA box car Of the freight train wa,
EdGnoliOhod,