Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-15

Earring. IL sS
Mr.. Claus Kenkle sold his farm south
west Of town. Mr.. Henry Wingert was
the purchaser. The price paid was
$50 per acre.
PIsasantville.
During the electric storm eleven ffne
black steers belonging to B. F. Heiny
had been weighed July 1 and averaged
l1,21s pounds. 1t is a big loss to Mr.
Heiny as the stock was not insured.
Muscatine.
Floyd, the 2-year-old son of Mrs.
John Umbanhauer, of sos East Fourth
street, sustained severe facial wound
when bitten by dog. The child. it is
stated, was playing near it's home
when the dog inserted it's teeth in the
little ones right cheek. badly lacerat-
ing the flesh.
Greenfield.
New buildings here are, progressing
on the Lehmkuhl residence. the Crist
residence, the Molln residence, the
Frank Short residence, the Huston
residence and the Haskins residence
A number of new houses have not yet
been started as parties have been un-
able to- get workmen as all are busy
and in several instances have build
ings engaged in advance for the sea-
sons work.
Clarified.
DR.. Wright. Of Thayer, so seriously
injured in the collision between the
C. Il. W. train anu mis- auto Sunday
was not taken to the hospital as was
reported to friends here. He is suffer
ing with fractured hip, and the doc
tors fear there is a ruptured intestine
and perhaps other injuries. Jake
Fisher, the man who was with him.
is doing nicely. He is an uncle OF
Mr.. Katzenbarger Of this place.
Knoxville.
A. Courier. wagon maker suffered
a broken left leg in peculiar acct
dent at his home. He was sitting in q
chair on the porch swing occupied by
Mrs. Courier and another member OF
the family. In some manner the
fastenings Of the swing broke, allow
ing it's weight and that Of it's two oc-
|cupants to fall squarely upon Mr.
Mr.. Courter's limb in such manner as
to make a/bad fracture near the ankle
Shenandoah.
Members Of the family stood power
less while Drexel, 2-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Crabtree was
consumed in fire that destroyed the
barn on Luther Moore's farm Tues
day noon near Coin. The mother is
in a critical condition following the
tragic shock. Three children were
playing in the haymow when flames
was discovered and ran away in their
fright, leaving the youngster.
Fort Madison.
The Santa F'e shops are at the ex-
treme west part of the city. Fred
Park. switching foreman, lives in the
extreme east, four miles away. When
he quit work he boarded a freight
leaving the shops and passing Within
a block of his home. When the train
passed his house it was going at such
a speed that Ranks discretion advised
him to remain aboard. Somewhere
in Illinois" me train slowed down for
the first time and Park disembarked
and hoofed it home.
Yorktown.
To find daddy, ]. H. Shepherd rode
his bike thru the boiling sun Tuesday
from Shenandoah to near Page Center
but daddy was not there. Twenty
nine years ago the Shepherds lived in
northeastern Kansas. Hail destroyed
the crop and the father left to find
work TO support his family. This was
in September. Spring came. but nc
word from daddy came and the family
was coaxed by relatives to return to
Bethany, Mo. 1t has been said that
daddy came back after the family left
bat did not trace them to Missouri