Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-02

Swanson had the left side of his face
cut and his neck and shoulders were
bruised. Bushbaum was beaten over
the head and the side of his face was
badly bruised. His head was also cut
and one OF his eyes was swollen shut
Both of the men were robbed of their
watches and about $40 in change. The
police were notified by the night oper-
ator at Clear Lake Junction and Sheriff
! Marsh. accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
| Knapp and Chief German. went to
Clear Lake Junction.
Humboldt.
While hauling load of eggs to the
depot, Leslie Pierce. of Renwick, suf-
fered a very painful accident. He was
just going to cross the track east of the
coal shed. when a train which was
switching, nearly backed into his
wagon and in has .ening his team they
became frightened and whrled around
going in front of the backing train a
second time. The train barely missed
the wagon and the team was going a
good slip when they ran into a post
which stopped them very suddenly.
throwing Leslie out of the seat onto
the ground. He sustained a broken
collar bone and will be unable to at
tend to his regular duties for several
days.
Hudson.
School consolidation is securing
foothold in Blackhawk county. The
proposition to consolidate seventeen
sections in the vicinity of Hudson car
ried by vote of III to SO. All of the
territory, except a section in Lincoln
and section in Orange is in Black
hawk township. The district will in
clude Hudson and the land in sur
rounding eighteen sections. The vote
was divided as follows: In Hudson, II
votes for and II against: in the terri
tory outside. 40 for and "a against. The
school to serve this consolidated terri
tory will be in Hudson, where provision
will be made to take care of the pupils
The next day a petition was set into
circulation in Orange township. provid-
ing for the consolidation of all of that
township except the one section which
was included in the Hudson district.
Sac City.
At $3.50 Friday evening a large barn
on the ]. d. Robinson farm burned to
the ground with nearly all its contents.
including four horses and two mules.
harness. machinery and eight tons Of
hay. When the fire was first discovered
it was breaking out of all Of the doors
and windows and only mule was
saved How the fire was started Is UNI
known, as none of the farms occupants
smoke or carry matches. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. On Monday Mr..
Robinson settled with +. II. Colburn
and E. L. Ahrens, Of Sac City. adjusters
for the Sac County Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Association. who al
lowed him $1.O52-$60O on the barn
(valued at 5000. $112 on the hay and
$40 on two horses and two mules. A
team owned by the hired man was not
insured.
Forest City.
With the death Of Willard secor. who
was buried yesterday in the Oakland
cemetery, this city has lost one Of Its
pioneer citizens and best boosters. Mr..
Secor was one time, u member of the
city council and was identified with the
Merchants and Bankers Insurance
Company Of Des Moines. at one time
was state president of Iowa Sons of
American Revolution: trcasurer-gener-
al Of the national society Sons Of the
American Revolution. and for several
years cashier Of Faribault county bank
at Winnebago, MINI. Mr. Secor was
for many yeasr a trustee in the Metho-
dist church. He had large real estate
business. He is survived by his widow,
two daughters. Hazel and Hortense.
and a son Forest of Mora, Mimi, q
father, Eugene Sccor, and sister Nina.
| of Forest City, and brother. Alison.
Of Dcs Moines, and Manly, of Hamp-