Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26

An active campaign to raise funds to
purchase a carload of Clinton Hour &c
send to starving Belgians VIII oe
started at once and the Clinton mer-
chants have been requested to help OUT
in the cause by allowing display &c
be put in their stores or windows.
Dixie.
A pure bred polled Durham COW
owned by Henningsen Bros, Of this
Eplace has given birth to five-leggeo
calf. The superfluous leg grows from
the neck in front Of the right shoulder
and instead of hoof is adorned with
a claw.
Lake View.
AL OF the others of the Lake View
commercial club have been reelected
as follows: President, Ben Broughton;
vice president. A. B. Canady; secre-
tary, Edwin McSheehy; treasurer. E. p
| Hartman. In addition to these mer
the executive committee will comprise
w. NJ. Dean. Fred Wells and H. b
Meisel.
Lake City.
Rev. John NJ. Deschamps, who was
pastor Of the Baptist church here fol-
several years but who returned to his
old home at Columbus, S. c., two years
ago, has written friends at Lake City
Of his intention to run for governor OF
South Carolina next year. Mr.. Des-
champs will so into the primary as a
democrat.
Rock Rapids.
The city of Rock Rapids has this
year erected fifty-one electroliers. using
cement posts. Each post cost, erected
on its foundation ready for wiring
about $50. All wooden poles was re-
moved from Main street. About one
mile Of sewer was added, $500 feet OF
|water mains were built and lines ex-
| tended, also light lines extended. The
total municipal improvements are
about $4,000.
Monticello.
| Fred Mclaughlin recently sold his
farm, containing 2S3 acres. four miles
northwest of Monticello. to Diedrich
Meak. Of Richland township, for con-
sideration of $4,000 Possession will
be given the first of March. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin and family expect to go tc
California for at least year. Mr.
| Meak sold his farm of 100 acres
which lies about three miles east OF
town for $4,000.
vinton.
At a recent meeting of the CONNER
cial club of Belle PLANE, Warren Bios
som, OF the Citizens National Bank
! gave a resume Of what had been done
on the Lincoln Highway thru Benton
county the past season. He stated thai
Is 1000 had been raised by private sub
scription among the farmers livine
along the way. To this was added
81 900 by the county. Belle PLANE also
added $500 for the work near that
city. The reason Of the large appro-
priation this year was to get the work
out OF the way in anticipation OF
the traffic there will be next year by
| tourists going to San Francisco.
tvinton.
Last Saturday while Mr.. Rober,
Taylor, Of Monroe township, twelve
miles west Of vinton, was emptying q
bin OF sheiied corn his little year old
son, Don, got on top of the bin and
then fell into It, He screamed and
his little sister climbed down to tel
reached the top OF the bin the boy had
been sucked into the shoot. Finding
1t impossible to rescue him from the
top Of the shoot he broke into 1t with
an ak. All this took time and by the
time he reached the boy he had
smothered to death. He evidently
opened his mouth to breathe as 1t was
stuffed full Of corn.
Vinton.
4 Kerosene has one more victim. but
luckily death did not occur. Mrs. Fred
Murray. OF this city. thinking to hurry
the kitchen fire along applied kerosene
There was a quick flash and Mrs. Muir
rays hair was burned OFT, her eye.
burned shut and the flesh Of her face
badly burned. A close high-neck dresa
! protected her neck and chest. Ths