Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-03
Northern Iowa Items

Oelwein.
Willis OyNeel, an old pioneer of this
section, died Sunday at the home Of
his son in law. Dave Moore, about two
miles west of the city. Mr.. O'Neel
had long lived in this community and
was among the oldest, if not the oldest
resident Of this vicinity.
Sibley. @
1t is the opinion of good farmers that
the cool nights are serious drawback
to the maturity of full corn crop.
There will be much good corn in the
county providing there is no killing
frost by the middle of September The
general average Of crops is good. The
late rains have kept the pasturage in
fine condition and stock is doing we'll.
OeIwein.
A welI-known farmer Of near 1nde-
pendence by the name Of Harry Hol-
gate was kicked by horse while
threshing at his home Saturday. AS a
result he suffered a broken leg above
the knee. Mr.. Holgate Is a pioneer
resident Of this section and Is "a years
Of age. He will be laid up a month
or more.
Clinton.
The annual convention Of the ma
tional association of the Scandinavian
veterans of the civil war will be held
at Madison, Wis, on Sept. IL and 13,
it was announced today. The ranks
Of the organization, composed original
ly of more than 5000 members, have
hSo: greatly: greatly: reduced b. death s1a Il
Is believed that this years reunion
will be the last.
Eagle Grove.
Two farms In this vicinity have
changed hands lately. The Theodore
Bastian farm Of 200 acres was sold to
Reddick Bros. for 5000 per acre. The
other farm, best known as the Mon
oghan farm was sold by Mr.. Selby,
east Of Eagle Grove, to Paul Hansel
for s21O per acre. This is a 120-acre
farm and has passed thru several
hands in the past few years.
Garner.
In the wreck on the NJ. & st. L.
Wednesday one of the injured persons
was Dr. j. c. Morrison, of Garner, who
was on his way to Cherokee to we'd
Miss Lindberg, Of that city. He was
pretty badly shaken up, but was able
to proceed on his way. altho some
what slightly disfgured bridegroom.
The bride has been a teacher in the
schools here and both are well and
favorably known.
Rock Falls.
Fire which started from an unde-
termined origin destroyed a barn, two
silos and contents on the T. B. Morse
farm, one mile southwest Of hero at
noon Friday. The fire had gained a
start when 1t was discovered and
1t was then too late to save any Of the
contents Of the building. There were
$50 tons of hay in the barn and a
number Of hogs which were trapped
in the building persisted. There was
a considerable amount OF grain stored
in the building and this with them and
~. .:: contents II is ESTE
mated that the monetary loss will
reach $4,000. The amount Of insur-
anca which was carried is not known.
LsMars.
Action may be taken by the United
States marshaps department In the
case Of Joe Soda, q foreigner. who
gives Omaha as his place OF residence,
and who was arrested at Craig, near
here. in company with Elsie Palmer, a
Sioux City girl. The couple were
brought to LeSiars by Sheriff Hugh
who had received report
that Soda had threatened to kill the
girl. Sheriff Maxwell said that when
the girl who had been consorting with.
the man, declared that she would leave
him. Gcola produced a revolver and
her into remaining. The girl