Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-12

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Waukon. - -.
rive hundred AIlamakee county
school children will participate in the
Columbus day pageant here on
".Tubilee day." 1t will be the biggest
program ever attempted in this part OF
the state.
Sioux City.
Joel Jacobson, farmer living near
Beresford, s. D., was pinned oeneath
an overturned automobile he was drlV-
ing when the machine encountered a
COW in the road jacobson was serious
Nv injured but the COW, continued 70
Craze following the accident.
strubIe.
John Popken residing west, Of iStruble
while doing his chores on Sunday even
Ing. met with & painful accident. he
was coming out of the granary when ne
slipped and fell. In the fall he pitcheo
heavily on the ground and dislocated
his shoulder DR.. Rubel, of Struble, ana
DR.. Reeves, were called to attend to
him and set the fractured blade.
Dubuque.
DR.. Nicholas Bray was painfully IN
jured Monday when an automobile run
ming at fast rate of speed ran into
him throwing him to the ground ana
scraping him along his own machine
beside which he was standing when the
other car rounded the turn nearby ana
struck him. He was rushed into his
residence and another doctor called.
An examination revealed the fact that
he was seriously injured, but it is ex-
pected that he will recover.
Cedar Falls.
The third farm to be sold at public
auction in this place within three weeks
changed hands Monday when the 160-
acre farm. Ave miles south of Cedar
Falls. belonging to the j. P. Rasmussen
estate was sold to j. D. Fry of Hud-
SON. The consideration was $2lS.50 per
acre. Ten years ago the late J. P. Ras-
mussen bought this farm of the late
Henry Mellen for 800 per acre, which
at that time was considered very ex-
orbitant price. Possession is to be
given March l, 1917.
Dubuque.
When a number Of young men at
tackled him when he ordered them of
the big floats used in the parades at
Dubuaue's big celebration, Alfred
LANCE, authorized guard of the floats
started to put them off, fight resulted
several Of them pitching onto Lange
who in turn pulled knife and slashed
Martin Donahue, one of the gang, in
the les. The other young men ran
from the scene, Lange was later ar
rested and yesterday paid q fine of
$10.45.
DEBORAH.
r. F.. Gibson, who maintains his resi-
dence in DEBORAH, came back to vote
at the presidential election. Notwith-
standing he will be 81 years old on the
sth Of January, he gets about the
country without any trouble. He has
voted at seventeen presidential cleo
lions, his first vote being cast in 1913
when he voted for Lewis Cass who was
defeated by Gen. Zachary Taylor. Be-
sides this Mr.. Gibson 10 the Oldest liv-'
Ing member Of the Odd Fellows In the
United States.
psWitt.
Mrs. Christina Cummings, q former
we'll known resident Of Dewitt, passed
away Monday 1T her homo In Los Ans
geies. She was born IN Glasgow. Scot
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try was married to Alexander B. Cum
mings. She made her homo In Dewitt
for over forty years, her husband dying
seventeen years ago. Fifteen years ago
Mrs. Cummings went to Los Angeles to
make her home. Two sons, Mangus Of
Centsrville,l S. D., and John Of Los An
geles. and one daughter, Mrs. Anna
Dcntson Of Dewitt. survive.
LsMars.
Fire at the farm Of Ralph Weidauer,
one mile south Of Dalton. on Saturday
afternoon, destroyed two stacks Of oats
and two stacks Of barley. Threshing
operations were In progress and sparks
from the engine set FIRE TO an old straw
pile close by and the flames spread to
the grain stacks. Hard work on the
part Of neighbors and the threading
crew prevented the fire from spreading
to the buildings. Kyrn verheul. fire
chief, and squad Of flremen went ont
from town with the new automobile