Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-28
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yards and In swinging on the side Of q
box car in the dark ON the evening Of
December 20. 1899. his body came in
contact with some posts which were
set alongside . stock chute. He was
thrown of and hurled underneath the
cars. infiicting injuries which resulted
in the amputatton Of his left arm near.
the shoulder.
Davenport.
The toy cannon took an early start
this year, by an entirely successful as
sault on Frank Thompson, a 15-year-.
old boy living at 1913 Scott street.
Frank was engaged in little prelim-
mary Fourth of July gun practice Mon
day morning, when the thing wheeled
around and went of. One doctor took
several grains of powder out OF his
eyes and another spent good part of
the afternoon picking several hundred
more out OF his face. He will probably,
be well enough by the Fourth to try
again.
Clinton.
When the body Of the man who was
killed by Northwestern train No. IA, at
2 o'clock Monday afternoon, near Low
Moor, was being prepared for burial at
Knowlton's undertaking establishment,
Monday night, a belt was found around
his body. under the clothing. which
contained $3.50 in gold and twenty rare
coins. worth perhaps half as much as
the cash. Besides this he had $26.62 in
the pockets of his trousers. making a
total OF s5O6.62, besides the coins. He
was known as Pat Brogan, and said
to a companion before the accident that
he had neither relatives or home. The
remains are still at the undertaking es-
Establishment. where they will remain a
reasonable length OF time. and If Moth
ing can be learned about the man, the
body will be inferred in the cemetery
here.
Des Moines.
Owing to lack Of funds available for
number of claims against the city
left over at the close of the last admin
|istration, 1t was decided that they
should be placed in Judgment as the
only way Of rendering their collection
possible. Accordingly the sixteen differ
ent claimants assigned their claims to
Auditor Lucas and the action was
brought against the city. Solicitor
Mershon in Behalf Of the city confessed
Judgment and the city thereby went on
record as owing Mr.. Lucas $l,S72.9s.
Mr.. Lucas in turn sold the Judgment to
a local financial institution at 325 adj
vance, Immediately paid of the claim
ants and then turned the premium
over to the city treasurer, tho by the
terms of the contract he was not re-
| quired to do so. The judgment draws
l36 per cent interest and is considered q
desirable Investment.
| Dubuque.
Mrs. Luella Walker, the poor NOR
| phine eater, who was in charge Of tht
city matron for five days, has beer
released. She was furnishel with trans.
portation to her home in Spring Valley
| ILL.,, where her husband resides. Shit
was a woman in the truest sense, say.
1.-THE Times. Notwithstanding the fac
that she was a slave to the drug, she
4 still kept her honor unsullied. 4
lsstone ten inches square fell out of TIL,
4 steeple of st. Mary's church Sunda,
4 night. 1t tumbled out of the steepl,
half way to theflatter's height and fall
Ling upon the sidewalk, broke@the walk
\ What displaced the stone no one Seem
i to know. sss gang of burglars
swooped down upon the town Sunda.
might and went thru two stores-T. w
Ruete's and Bieg & Rood's and TIL
residence OF James Levi. They go
some money, a few articles OF yalu,
and Mr.. Lewis diamond stud. 1t Il
thought the burglars came from Chi
4 cago.
.ILeMars.
AS crowd Of about a dozen mel
We're standing and sitting on the side
4 walk in front OF Kern's restaurant ant
4 the adjoining stores one day last weel
after supper enjoying the cool of tn,
evening some practical joker placed :
4 cannon cracker onthe sidewalk in p-ox
Unity to the group and tremendou
explosion made every one jump a foo
or two and mathematics the author O
the tomfoolery. Mr. Eilenbecker, VIII,
was sitting on a chair, jumped up Will
a yell, holding his hand to his face
saying You've done 1t this time "A
4 first the bystanders thought he wa
4 Joking until they saw a stream of bloc,
A flowing down his right cheek and real
lied the pain he was evidently suffer
ling. He was assisted to his Office nea
by and later to his home and medica
laid was summoned. His cheek was bad
lily lacerated, deep cut being inflicted
i along the jaw and portions Of pape
and pieces OF his moustache wer
3 found imbedded in the wound. whic
almost penetrated thru the flesh.
y quantity of powder burned into hi
: face, adding to the pain OF the wound
a The next morning his face was yer
4 much swollen from the effects of tn
q wound and DR.. Hines said the patien
would have to keep to the house 70
a few days, proba bly, week.
4 HIS LIFE SAVED.
: By erinin's Collie, Cholera an
Diarrhoea Remedy.
4 II am sure that Chamberlain's Coll.
M SChn1ora apr Tho