Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-20

StoCHPoII. .,
MIR. and Mrs. Isaiah Harlan. well
known and highly respected residents
of Stockport celebrated their golden
wedding last Wednesday Many guests
were present to help them enjoy the
occasion, several being from distance.
The aged couple were the recipients OF
many beautiful gifts.
Let's. ~,
Local business men were being inter
viewed regarding the Improvement Of
electric lighting and power service. II
is proposed to build line connecting
Let's with a nearby town. and erinE
in sufficient voltage to furnish ligh'
and power to the town and rural COM
munity. b.. j.
Columbus junction.
c. J. Bailenbach has sold his lumber
yard located on, Second and Walnut
street. to F.. E. Dunn, of Delta, and the
work Of invoicing the stock is now in
progress. He is at present manager OF
the Farmers yard at keswfck, and will
sever his connections with that bust
ness. and with his family will move to
Columbus Junction. Mr.. Dunn is ar
experienced lumberman.
Corning.
John G.. Henton, young farmer oil
this community, received warran,
from the county auditor for Sl46.50 foI
gopher bounty. Mr.. Henton has brought
to the authorities LAOS pairs Of gopher
feet, taken from the little animals he
had caught since the first of March. this
year He has about 100 traps, and had
oh b,l Of "a mn
the Vernon land, near Corning.
Loveland.
The 2-year- old son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Mace. living near Loveland, haC
! a narrow escape from death Thursday
night. The little fellow found solu-
| ton Of Daisy fly killer and drank 1t
! The parents discovered it at once anG
rushed him to the Drs. Tamisiea office
where they worked over him most o,
the night He was SO much better in
the morning that they pronounced him
out of danger, but he had very mar
row escape.
Nicola.
on the Barnett Brothers farm oc-
| Cured what might have been seriou:
| accident. Mr. Wobbe, of Underwood
Mr.. Jones and Ray Barnett were ex.
aiming well, the pump OF which
needed repairing, and Mr.. Wobbe re-
| marked that there was a large amount
of gas in the we'll A lighted match
was dropped in to make sure. An ex-
plosion followed, which raised the plat
form Of the well. singed the hair anc
eyebrows of Mr.. Wobbe and Mr.. Bar
h,,y,
| face quite badly.
Mount Pleasant.
Mrs s. E. Beckwith has sold the
| Mount Pleasant Republican to A. ]
! Stump. Of Ottumwa- who is now II
possession of the plant and will con
tinue it, Mr.. Stump is one of the wei
| known newspaper men Of the state AMI
has for some years been prominent II
| the democratic party For some year.
he has been publishing the Ottumws
Daily Review, the only democratic dali.
of the Sixth district He also published
a democratic weekly paper in connec-
ton with his daily. He recently solt
out his Ottumwa properties at yer!
flattering figure and will now tr.
Mount Pleasant.
Bedford.
| David Hughes the 17-year-old son 0
l'Mr. and Mrs. J. n. Hughes. had a mar
row escape from serious injury ant
possibly death, when he placed lighte'
match over the hole Of a fifty gallol
| gasolene barrel. He had been cleaning
the receptacle and short time befor
/ the explosion had dumped some fefus
out of it, which failed to light when
match was applied. 1t occurred to hin
that possibly there was enough gaso
lene in the tank to clean the barrel oil
thoroughly il lit was i9nited: and t
further yfodt his plan, he Opene
the faucetsbeiow TO give the flame .