Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-24


jury.
Emerson.
The weather here the past week has
been very hot and dry, not much wind
Rain Is needed. Potato vines comm enc
ing to turn yellow. The seventeen year
locusts have put in their appearance in
some localities-no damage reported.
Farmers busy making hay and blowing
corn. Some will commence to go over
their corn the last time the first Of the
week Small grain looks fine but needs
rain. Early cherries are now ripe and
sell at $3.50 per bushel. Big crop Of
strawberries this year. Sell at 10 and
II cents perQuart
Merrill.
d. F. Hunt, while riding motor
cycle through pastures west Of town,
ran into . barbwire gate and his throat
was cut from ear to ear. He had not
noticed the gate until winthin ten feet
OF 1t and too late to stop his machine.
He came with such force as to break
the wires Of the gate. but one strand
wound aruond his neck and threw him
to the ground. He was released and
brought to town. where he was placed
in hospital, It took sixteen stitches
to close the wounds on his shoulders
and throat. He will recover.
Iowa City.
J. H. Grimm and W. A. Pitchforth,
both Of Muscatine, had narrow and
thrilling escape from death near Iowa
City. when the automobile in which
they were riding turned completely
over twice while going at speed of
30 miles per hour. The car finished Its
career wrong side up, on top OF the
men, but neither got anything Wrose
than several severe bruises, and 1t Is
supposed that the top saved them. Mr..
Grimm, who Is a dealer at Muscatine,
had oversold his stock Of Mertz run
abouts, and had gone to Cedar Rapids
with Mr.. Pitchforth to bring one from
there. The car was going down hill
at good speed when 1t struck a rut,
and when Mr. Grimm attempted to
bring 1t out, the wheel twisted off. An
other car was procured from Cedar
Rapids and the journey resumed.
keokuk,
Four fires occurring with in the last
week are believed to be the work OF
fire bugs, and nets have been drawn
around suspicious characters by the
police. The first was set at the Scott
Madden manufacturing plant, where
incendiary had poured oil on frame
molds just outside the warehouse.
The second was a barn where oil and
excelsior was used. The most serious
attempt made. however, was to burn
the Hotel keokuk. Here oil was pour
ed over the frame porch in the rear
of the hotel. The blaze was discovered
in time to prevent serious damage
Friday night junk shop in tene-
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that gasoline was used. The 2-year-old
baby Of Homer Stephenson was taken
from bed in an adjoining house just
as the roof fell in. An assistant state
fire marshal has been cooperating
with the local authorities in q thorough
investigation and they are convinced
that all of these fires are the work Of
one man.
shenandoah.
Grandma Mudgett. mother of A
A. Brush on Summit avenue, fell dowH
q flight Of steps Thursday morning and
broke her left arm at the wrist and
Yves severely bruised and shocked. She
Ia Is years old and 1t will go hard with
her. but there is good prospect that
she will recover. Miss Bessie High
was picking cherries at the George
Ross place Thursday when a limb split
Off and in the fall a hip was dtslocated.
DR.. Stotler set 1t but she is laid up at
the Ross home. She made her home
all last winter with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fischer while going to school and dur
ing the time she fell into the areaway
at the school house and broke her arm
above the wrist, and It was the second
time the arm was broken. She seems
destined 10 misfortune. M:.. Frank
Keenan, is PROSTATE with broken leg.
Tuesday evening she endeavored to
help her tired husband when he came
in from the field by unhitching the
horses and putting them up. Ono Of
them became fractions and threw her
down and stepped on the leg and broke
1t Just above the ankle. One OF West
wates's sons fell from cherry tree
early in the week, breaking his left
arm, also dislocating his right hand.
He fen Z distance Of twelve feet. The
right hand was injured tn trying TO
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