Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-29
NORTH English.

L. 4 4
Bounced from the rear seat of an
automobile as the. car struck a bump
in the road, the 4-year- old son of
Charles Long, sustained fractured
skull and deep cash in his forehead.
| Dr., Moon, Of Williamsburg, performed
| to recover.
Manning. ~
On the days Of Sept. IL and IS, Man
ming will have its thirty -fifth ami
versary and homecoming. On those
days Manning hopes to entertain
| thousands. There will be entertain
mentl for young and old and amuse-
ment for ALL The boosters Of Manning
are planning on making a booster trip
| on or about Sept. 1, and those having
time and autos are invited to go
! along. !. J
| vilIisea. sf,<S .o e,
| Word has reached here from Browns
vile telling of the delight of the mem
bers Of Company F when they were
| presented with two checks, one for
*5oo.65 and the other for $3.50. The
| larger check was a. gift from the; yner-
chants of Villisca and the smaller one
from sweethearts OF the boys, who ran
| a candy stand during the chautauqua
and turned the profits over to a SOL
diers fund ito buy good things to
eat" 80
| Peila.
Someone became imbued with a
funny spell one night last week and
loaded up two, markers that are
| Nv IT,,
in a car belonging to Knoxville, and
the parties hauled them home. with
them. Sheriff Cronkhite notified the
mayor that the markers were in
Knoxville and they were brought home
| and now rest quietly in their respec-
tive places. 1t Is a question in the
mind of the mayor whether it was
| Pella boys or the Knoxville visitors
that played the trick.
Macedonia.
Thomas Donnelley farmer living
three miles east and one and half
miles north of this place. was instantly
| killed Thursday night about $3.50
o'clock when he was kicked in the
| head by a horse. The base of the
skull was crushed. Mr.. Donnelley was
unhitching team, and had all but one
tug loosened when the team started
ahead. He held onto the tug hoping
to get it unfastened and let the team
loose. The horse started kicking him
Instantly. Doctor Shaffer, of Carson,
was called, but too late.
Perry.
THE largest check ever paid to a
farmer by the McColl Lumber Com
pany in the twenty-five years they
have been in business was that given
to Tim Grancy for about 5000 bushels
Of corn. The check. was for almost
$500. The corn was all raised on the
Graney farm just south Of the. city
and was Of fine quality. The amount
Of the check would indicate that
Iowas staple farm crop was paying
one on almost any priced land, for
there are few better farms in the vi
cinity than that owned by Mr.. Graney
The corn has been delivered to the
McCon company. @
Council Bluffs.
Vincent Adams, Of Vail, is badly hurt
at Mercy hospital as the result Of
what he claims was his forced re-
| moval from q Northwestern freight
train leaving Council Bluffs. Adams
was found early Saturday morning
lying along the railroad tracks about
two miles north Of town. He was
brought to the passenger station and
taken to Mercy hospital In the police
ambulance. Adams said he was thrown
from the moving freight upon which
he was hopping ride home. He was
thought to have a broken limb and q
badly wrenched shoulder besides cuts
| and bruises.
Douds. lsando.
The annual reunion of the Doud
family was held on the w. F. Doud
farm, near town. Relatives from var
ious sections Of the state were present
and after a general handshaking and
renewal OF acquaintances. the entire
party enjoyed an old fashioned picnic
dinner. The afternoon was featured
by short program and business
meeting. At that time the next years
organization was perfected and greet
] ings from the Doud family Association,
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