Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-10
Thurman.

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Harry Butley was hit by a train here
and badly injured. He said that he
LETT a note and the rope near the rail-
road bridge as a Joke and sat down
near the track. Then he went to sleep
and was hit by the train he meant to
escape
Des Moinss.
Robbers raided the general store Of
]. III. Rockefeller at Commerce near
here. carrying away nearly a wagon
load Of merchandise groceries and 800
in money. Among the missing articles
are caps, suits of clothes. gloves, gro-
ceries, etc Tracks in the mud were
found by the police who were sent to
investigate.
Muscatine.
]. Denton, a farm hand employed on
the NJ. Stamm farm in Lake township.
was injured Friday while at work in
a bayfield,. AS he was stacking hay q
pitchfork fell from the wagon, striking
him in the breast One Of tho prungs
pierced rib. TIC fork Mas extracted
by fellow employee.
Des Moinss.
An oak tree. two feet In diameter.
was blown over on the one-story house
Of W. b. Arnsburg, 1101 Twenty sixth
street. during the heavy wind and rain
storm Friday evening. The house was
demolished and Arnsburg, who was In
bed. was buried beneath the debris,
suffering severe bruises.
Council Bluffs.
Trapped by the activity Of the girls
mother, Steve McCallum, Of 1nez, Mo.
was arrested at ST. Joseph, charged
with violating the Mann white slave
act. He took Olive Psener, aged II.
from Dunlap, Iowa, to Omaha, and their
to st. Joe. where they were living at q
hotel deferring the marriage until Nc
Callum could earn money for the ccre-
mony. he told the girl.
sulIy.
e. B. Macy, who was appointed trls-
tee for the defunct bank Of Sully, made
arrangements to pay the creditors the
first dividend. This will be 20 per ceHt.
He il said to have stated that there
will be another dividend later, but just
how large 1t will be cannot be detef-
mined at present. The Bank Of Sully
failed over a year ago last April. At
the time Of the crash depositors feared
that they would suffer a total loss.
Later it was reported that they would
receive between 10 and Is per cent. So
many this first dividend was very
pleasing.
Davenport.
G. NJ. Bennett, government farm ex-
pert Friday began his work in Scott
county to secure statistics on the silo.
The names of $50 Scott county si1o
owners were secured by the expert ~
the first step In his operations. Mr..
Bennett will next see the farmers ner-
sonally and compile a government re-
port az to the cost Of construction. cost
Of operation, shrinkage Of ensilage,
and the estimated value. Scott county
is declared one Of the most progressive
silo counties In Iowa with $50 silos Tor
325, 900 acres c. Munger, head Of the
farm management department Of the
state college, was In the city Friday to
begin his work Of gathering statiGtics
on tho onion crop. Mr.. Munger will
make report of the cost and valrs Of
the county's famous onion yield.
Fort Madison.
Donald, the 4-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. NicholaA No. 1906
Fourth street, received q painful fn-
Jury Thursday night while attending
tho band concert at Central park.
when the little fellow ran into . M0lst-
ed cigar held by his father. The boy
and hin parents went to the park ana
secured . bench near tho bAls10tand to
enjoy tho music. The youmGstee. a.
all ladB Of his age do, spent HE time
on the move and Inadvertently ran into
the ligl,ted end of the cigar held by the