Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-31
Traer News in Brief.
to Times-Republican.

Special to TlmeS-RePupllcan.
Traer, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Kenneth Moore
is spending week with friends at Co
,lumbus, O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown went to
Iowa Falls Tuesday to visit their son
and wife.
Eliza Winters arrived last week from
Nebraska, where he has been the past
month with relatives. S
The Traer State Bank has just
closed it's twenty fifth year. The old
officers were all re- elected at it's recent
annual meeting, as follows: John
Young. president; T. J. MeGinnis. vice
president; Will McCornack,S cashier;
James Logan and Charles Wellick, as
sistant csahiers;s Leona Oft, bookkeep-'
,er. Reports showed aSlarger volume OF
business was transacted thru the bank
than during any previous year
The Green and Sherrett salt on We'd
nesday was one of the best OF the
season. It totaled $500. A fresh COW,
not a full blood, brought 500.
Charles bravo has gone to Shelbina.
a small farm Of forty seven acres. The
place is improved.
The annual meeting Of the Ladies
Aid Society Of the Congregational
Aciiurch was held atsthe w. ". Ladd
home on wednesday,. The officers
elected for, the coming year follow:
President, Mrs. B. Frank Thomas; first
vice president, Mrs. Martha Foote;
second vice president, Mrs. John L..
Thomas; secretary, Mrs. F. p. Shor-i
tess; treasurer, Mrs. w. il. Gregg.
Jack Norton went to Charlottesville,
ILL.,, today to spend the week at an in.
surance conventions. He gets all ex-
penses paid on account of having writ
ten the most live stock insurance in his
district. Sf ~
N. r. Morrison, Of Stirling. Colo, has
been shaking hands with old friends
this week. He is engaged in the prac-
tice of law.
Albert Mathern has sold his Bremen
county farm of~~110 acres to Frank
Drinosky at $140 per acre. Possession
is to be given March ! # renter can
be dealt with. One Of the Drinosky
boys will have charge of the farm.
The Stepanek farm, near Traer, that
was put up at auction lost Saturday
did not sell. The highest bid was
5000. Mr.. Stepanek had decided not to
sell for less than $235, hence he put
that offer on the farm and that ended
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matters.
Mrs. r. H. Moore took the little
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Prayer liv-
ing near the brick yard, to Iowa City
last week to have her eyes straight
ened.
James Leslie, who has suffered from
paralysis the past several years, died
at his home In Traer on Tuesday
night. He was u years of age and had
lived in Tama county nearly fifty
years. The funeral was held from the
,Geneseo church on Thursday with
burial in the church cemetery.
Fred Nechanicky a young Bohemian.
met with fatad accident last week.
He was kicked in the stomach by q
colt. The family did not realize the
SERIOUSNESS Of his injury till too late
and he died on Friday. He was II
yearsS 0f sage The funeral was held
at the Bohemian Catholic church, west
OF Clutter, on Monday.
The John Ames farm Of At acres
has been rented for the coming year to
Roy atrohbehn. While some pasture
land isfshared by owner and tenant the
rental Il 50 per acre. F&E Ames win
busy himself with his large orchard
and his ginseng crop and will clear
some Of the timber land.