Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-30
IOWA NEWS iTEMs

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Aekley.
The board Of education at Ackley has
reduced the bonded indebtedness $4,000.
Shell Rock.
Roscoe sewell. a young man at Shell
Rock, is under arrest for outraging a
15-year-old imbecile.
Waverly.
Austin Avelan. near waverly, lost
twenty tons of hay thru a small boy
playing with matches.
Corning.
Corning capitalists dropped several
thousand dollars on the board OF ex-
change owing to reduction in price Of
corn.
Gladbrook.
Everybody at Gladbrook is assisting
war veterans on the 18th and 18th OF
August.
Fontanelle.
The movement for the enlargement
and Improvement OF the Congregational
church has progressed very satisfactor-
lily thus far. The plans for raising the
necessary funds have met With general
approval and those called upon for stat
ed amounts have not failed TO meet exc
ipectationa tits thought now that there
will be no difficulty in raising the $500
to make the contemplated changes and
finish the remodeled structure In nod
ern style.
Cedar Rapids.
A stranger claiming to be from
Newhall, grossly insulted lady Sat-
urday afternoon and few moments
later was arrested and locked up. The
fellow refused to give his name. altho
he may change his attitude later The
lady insulted is from the neighborhood
OF Linn Junction and she and number
of her neighbor. will be here to appear
against the fellow. The lady was on
First street, between n and B avenues
when approached by the stranger.
Council Bluffs.
r Col. A. 4. Whittlesey, a veteran news
paper man Of this city, died at o'clock
Friday morning at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. w. B. Fisher, on Vine
street. He suffered a stroke Of apo
plexy about five weeks ago. Thursday
night while seated at the supper table
another stroke came and he never re-
gained consciousness. He leaves three
children, e. c. Whittlesey. OF Colorado
Springs; r. n. Whittlesey and Mrs.
Fisher. Col. Whittiesey was prominent
In the political and newspaper world
in Indiana during and following the
civil war period.
Webster City.
William Foster was arrested Friday
night on the charge OF seduction, Miss
Sophia Schwaben being the prosecute
ing witness. Foster has been employed
at The Wilson as night bus driver for
some time. He was taken before
Squire Knowles Saturday and placed
under bonds in the sum of $500. Miss
5Schwaben is an orphan and formerly
resided in the southern part of the
county Last winter she occupied
rooms over Wolgamots drug store,
where she gave birth to child. But
being In Strengthened circumstances
she was compelled to go to the poor
house.
Traer.
The stock yards for the Northwestern
road have been staked out and will be
commenced in a week or so. The yards
are to be several feet south OF the new
depot. The fair authorities have
completed arrange ments whereby they
Will have an automobile curing the fair
al Traer, that Mill run forty miles an
hour. Let US have a race between the
auto and race horse. says the Star
Clipper Henry Freeman. who is
working for Jack Provan. northwest Of
town, cut his right foot on some sharp
instrument While running barefooted
thru the grass in the pasture belonging
10 Mr.. ProHan# one evening recently. II
now seems that poison has Set in and il
is causing him considerable pain and
suffering. He has no idea what kind OF
an instrument cut his foot nor from
what source the poison came.
K!emme.
At o'clock Thursday afternoon a
terrible accident befell William Back
q German farmer living two and a
quarter miles northeast Of KIem,ne. He
had been cutting grain and went across
the road to get drink of water. The
horses, taking advantage Of his alb
selce. started to run and it was while
'endeayoring to stop them that the I'M
fortunate man was injured. 1t was a
task that he could not perform and ii
give the sickle and the guard an oppor-
stunity to do their cruel work. The in
jurles We're found to be so serious that
amputation of one leg was performed
an inch and half below the knee. Am
putation Of the other limb may be nec-
essary, as there is compound fracture
and badly punctured wounds. MIR,
Back is 81 years old and the shock
was a severe one, but he rallied fairly
we'll. He served in the German army
and saw hospital service and probably
To this experience he owes his life.
Right after he was hurt he took or his
.suspenders and wrapped them tightly
around his legs. thus stopping the loss
of blood and probably, as we have said
saving his life because II was some time
before assistance could reach him.
White Man Turned Yellow.
Great CONSERVATION was felt by the
friends Of NJ. A. Hogarty. OF Licking
ton. KY, When they saw he was turn.
ing yellow. His skin slowly changed
color, also his eyes. and he suffered
terribly. His malady was yellow
jaundice. He was treated by the best
doctors. but without. benefit. Then he
was advised to try Electric Bitters. the
wonderful stomach and liver remedy.
and he writes: After taking two bot
ties / was wholly cured A trial moves