Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-24

DUCK 0roves %vlD
Dan Hanlphill has sold the farm he
recently acquired OF Fred Hast to
Henry Weller. 1t Is a quarter section,
and the consideration was $3.50 per
acre.
Webster City.
| II. X. Carey, former we'll known
Webster City citizen, died very sud-
denly at the home OF his daughter,
Mrs. Miles latham, In Des Moines,
with whom he had made his home since
leaving this city some four years ago.
Woodstock.
| w. A. Spengler. an old and respected
citizen of Wright county, died at his
home In Woodstock on Tuesday. He
was 72 years of age and has suffered
from cancer for several years. Mr..
Spangler was a veteran of the Civil
war and a member OF the group Of SOL
diers who captured Jeff Davis.
Clarion.
Little Lura Swisher suffered very
painful injury In peculiar manner.
She was crawling on her knees on a
rug when she ran a needle into her
knee, over an inch Of the needle being
Embedded. DR.. Sans was called and
found it necessary to administer an an
aesthetic and make quite an incision
| to remove the needle.
Cedar Rapids.
| Tony Nikalaski. 16 years old, Of
| Chicago, was captured by the ticket
agent Of the Northwestern railroad at
Fairfax. while he was in the act or
robbing the office safe. The agent had
gone to the office to open 1t and seeing
the dim outlines of a mans form at the
safe ran back home and obtaining Q
revolver and nashlight, returned and
| captured the burglar.
Bows.
A few days ago the members Of the
Priscilla Club met at one Of the men,
| bers' home and made some homemade
candy and fruit cake for the soldier
boys who had enlisted in Uncle Sans
service from Bows. They. filled forty
one boxes in all and sent 1t off. The
girls have received several letters from
the boys thanking them for the candy
| and telling them how much they APP
preciated the favour.
MeGrssor.
When the men in charge Of putting
in the municipal water works at North
| McGregor were laying the mains In one
Of the back streets. a few feet below
| the surface imbedded In the sand, was
found an Indian tomahawk. When that
portion of the state was the home Of
the Indians mounds were built on top
of the hills and in the valleys. When
North McGregor was the Spanish re-
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valley there.
Cedar Rapids.
Frank Hradesinsky, living at 1918
| South Fifth street and employed as a
janitor at the T. NJ. Sinclair Company,
| Limited. met tragic fate when a por-
ton Of the piping used for carrying
ammonia in the cooling rooms gave
way and Hradesinsky was suffocated
by fumes. In falling the pipes and a
large metal pan suspended underneath
the piping system fell against the door.
and appearances indicated that the un-
fortunate man died while attempting
to get the door open.
Gliddsn.
Judge Albert has issued an order
dissolving the injunction which hinder
ed the directors Of the consolidated
school district from transporting pupils
from the rural territory. paying extra
teachers and interfering with the ter
ritory Of former rural districts. Unless
the opponents Of consolidation carry
the case to the supreme court. 1t Is
presumed, that the people Of the Gid
den neighborhood may proceed with
their enterprising project for the
betterment Of their schools.
Clarion.
Five cases Of diphtheria in a mild
form are in Clarion and as a matter
Of precaution the school children have
been carefully examined by Doctors
Best and Brown and all inflamed
threats are being closely watched. AS
the result OF the quick action exercised
by the authorities comparatively Few
mothers have kept their children at
home and the doctors and members OF
the board feel that there Is no cause