Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-20

ago by telling stories Of how on differ
ent occasions he had been attacked by
masked men and bound, also shot at.
No clue to the offenders could be Sc
cured, so the officers proceeded on the
theory that the stories were fakes and
before long confession was secured
from the youth that he had framed up
tho whole affair. In his first escapade
he got young companion to tie him
up, and in the second he produced
the effect Of bullet holes in his buggy
top by pushing spike thru 1t.
Bellevue.
On Friday the large Standard Oil
tanker built by the Dubuque Boat and
Boiler Works. passed Bellevue on its
way to Baton Rouge, La. The tanker
was towed by the steamer Oronoco, in
command of Capt. William Mills. This
tanker is said to be the largest on the
Mississippi river, and was built for
the Standard Oil Company. Steel plates
three-ei Fights Of an inch thick were
used in Its construction, not square
inch of wood to be found On the entire
barge. The hull is made Of forty COM
partments, and three longitudinal bulk
lleduo cIlIllCly SSPtI ilolH SStSh
other. The capacity of the tanker is
$4,000 barrels, and the estimated cost
is $4,000.
Reinbeck.
A. f, Thede, a young farmer in this
community, suffered serious injurleS
last Friday in an accident. He had gone
to the George Uilk farm and loaded
into his wagon thirteen hogs he had
bought from Mr.. Uilk. When driving
thru the gate the wagon went down a
slight incline, causing the wagon to
run up onto the horses. This sudden
start caused Fred to fall from the
wagon to the ground the wagon pass
ing over his body. across the pelvis.
Mr. Thede suffered great agony. 1t
was deemed best to take him to .
hospital and a Waterloo ambulance
was sent for and he was taken to the
Presbyterian hospital in that city. An
operation was performed upon him at
once and since he has been getting
along satisfactorily.
Manchester.
John A. Reed, vice president OF the
Iowa Electric Company, has addressed
letter to A. M Cloud as president of
the Manchester Commercial Clue,
which letter was published in a local
paper before its receipt by Mr.. Cloud,
in which the offer is made to sell to
the city of Manchester, or to its citl.
zens the electric light and power plant
recently acquired by the company by
the purchase Of the two competing
companies here. The price to be paid
is to be determined by certified pub
lie accountant from the company's rec
ords of cost and expenses. The letter
states that it Is written because of a
Sentiment IN Manchester in favor OF
the ownership Of the electric light,
power and heating plant serving Man
chester and vicinity by either the citi-
zens Of Manchester or the city of Man
chester" AS the price paid by the iowa
Electric Company for the two plants
and the cost of putting them in salts
factory working condition is far in ex-
cess of what the city could lawfully is
sue bonds for, there is no possibility
OF the citys accepting this offer.
company has been formed among the
citizens which has purchased the water
power two miles up the river from the
city and they will probably not enter
tain any proposition to take over the
business Of the Iowa Electric Com
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