Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-27

Fort Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Savage and their
| little son were all injured Saturday
morning about II o'clock when their
buggy was upset and run into oy a
| mule team and wagon at the foot OF
! the Country Club hill. The top OF the
buggy was up and the occupants were
pinned in. The little boy had two bad
gashes in his head, one necessitatins
! FIVE stitches and abrasions of the skin
where the sand had rubbed in. He
was the most seriously injured of the
/ three.
Forest City.
An important business transaction
| took place Monday when the Hill City
greenhouses were sold to ]. H Rine
and son, H. B. Pine, Of Humboldt.
These gentlemen own the greenhouses
/ at Humboldt and have operated same
| for number Of years. II is rumored
| that the consideration in this deal was
SIC, 1000. H Rine is in the city today to
take possession and will manage the
| concern here and make this city his
home while his father VIII remain in
| charge of the institution at Humboldt.
Wall Lake.
The 4-year- old daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Carl Manner. who lives about
! three miles northwest Of Wall Lake,
was the victim of serious accident.
| The father was getting ready to butch
er hog and had filed a bucket with
| hot water which he set on the ground
| for few seconds while he did some
/ thing else The child in some way sat
down in the bucket scalding her body
| severely. It Is expected the little girl
will recover but the burns are very
deep and painful.
DyersviIle.
| The election held at Dyersville to
determine whether or not the city OF
Dyersville would grant a franchise fo'
| the furnishing of electric current FOL
/ lighting, power, etc., to the Eastern
Iowa Electric Company, of which Franc
w. Altman. of Dubuque, is president
resulted in the people voting to grant
: the franchise by the overwhelming
odds of III to 49, A similar election
was held at Farley. which resulted in
a vote of 80 in favor of granting the
| franchise and 20 against A franchise
election was also held in Epworth
which carried by fair majority.
Manchester.
Joseph Hutchinson, Of this city, will
in a few days begin the erection OF a
three-story armory building in the
heart Of the business section Of the
city, which will cover three lots and
have depth Of lis feet. The second
floor will be devoted 90 armo-y pnr-
poses. A drill floor 81 x Is feet will be
constructed for the militia, and parlors
and officers rooms and lockers will be
features Of the building. The building
will be constructed OF concrete and
brick. Captain Gros.nan has enlisted 8
number Of young men into the com
pany.
Forest City.
Frank Benson. the man who robbed
the office Of the Queal Lumber Com
pany at Leland, some eight or ter
weeks ago. and who has been confined
in the county Jail in this city since
his capture shortly afterwards, made 9
successful attempt at jail breaking las,
Friday, having been foiled In the frs,
attempt three weeks ago. With the ap-
proach Of the threatening storm Fri.
day, trusty who was At work In the
jail yard returned to the jail, and or
entering the jail room failed to loci
the door after him. Benson observed
J; this and easily gained his freedom
4 The other prisoners gave the alarm al
lonce to Mrs. Reyell. who was tempo