Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-03

I lower floor without being able in spite
of many desperate efforts to stop his
downward momentum. Fortunately the
| lamp was extinguished in the fall and
Mr. Eide after lying q few moments
at the foot of the stairs finally picked
himself up and crawled to the house.
| Almost miraculously no bones We're
broke, but his back and shoulders
| were severely wrenched.
Iowa City.
| Bob Graham, the liveryman, has a
very badly crippled horse on the Lord
farm east of the city. The animal was
shot some time ago by a reckless hunt
err. 1t was a rifle ball and the bullet
struck the edge of the animals collar
bone or shoulder blade with the result
that a piece about four and one-half
inches long and one and one-quarter
inches wide was broken cleanly Off. A
veterinary was summoned to attend
to the animal and after SONS surgery
succeeded in removing the bone which
Mr.. Graham now has ait the local es-
adjustment. There is no clue as to
who did the shooting.
Ogden.
Mr.. H. d. Howe has been appointed
by the council as mayor of Ogden,
\ to take the place of f. w. Canoe
lwho has resigned on account of his
removal to Boone. The council could
not have chosen better man for the
mayorship. There are a number of
important matters for economical adj
justment, and we believe that Mr..
Howe is the right man to make prop
err and conservative adjustment that
will he satisfactory to the public. The
city dads" are elected by the people
and it is their duty to act in due and
careful consideration in all matters
pertaining to the interests of the
!, property holders.
Muscstne.
Carlisle Smith and Tom hartman,
aged 13 and IA years respectively, were
discovered here Tuesday morning at
O'Clock after they had walked fifteen
miles, and ridden on freight train
]. fifteen miles from Davenport, in an ef-
fort to run away from the Soldiers
Orp, ns' home. They ran away from
the me Sunday morning and walked
to !. ltpelier in the soaking rain Then
the. nopped a freight train and came
to lis city where policemen discov-
cred them, fed them, searched them
and found numbers which suggested
They had come from some reformatory.
They confessed they had run away and
said four others left al the same time.
deputy Chief White took them back
to Davenport Tuesday.
Davenport.
With his respiration completely par
alyzed and in an unconscious condl-
tion, Peter Martens lived for nearly
four hours after being stricken i'm the
office of the Peoples Light company
lat Third and Main streets late Mon
day afternoon. His death followed
later at ST. Luke's hospital Mr.. Mar
i. tens, who is an employe in the car
pener shop at the Rock Island arsenal.
entered the office Of the Peoples Light
, company with a fellow workman and
friend, named Claus Weight. The two
Ientered the office to purchase street
Car It's on the Arsenal line. APP
proachmg the cashiers window, Mr..
Martens reached down into his pocket
Ito secure some money. Suddenly and
without warming he reeled about and
FELL unconscious to the floor.
Mason City.
i Completely discouraged with life
Ind would rather die than send IS
Der week to Owatona, Mimi, for the
support Of his wife is alleged to be
i The reason for the attempted suicide
Ct Charles Knox, Monday afternoon
i \ few days ago M. Knox is said to