Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-30
Southern Io1ua Items

the engine started down the other, but
turned over, lying across the track.
The force of the fall burst open the
cab, and the engine men were thrown
down the embanknent into the ditch
at the bottom clear of all the flying
debris and escaping steam.
keokuk.
The annual emptying of the hydrau-
lie pumps at the locks along the canal
has been started and will be completed
in short time The gates have been
opened and the water allowed to pass
out, but owing to the high stage of
the river there is still some water in
the lower part. Every year the canal
is drained, the pumps which help OPP
crate the gates at the locks being
| drained so that the water will not have
a chance to freeze in them.
Des Moines.
In IAN endeavor to reach the
non church goers of the city
the churches of Des Moines will
take religious tn next few
months. Every person will be asked
his religious belief and church prefer
ence and those who have neither will
be visited by delegation from a relig-
ious society who will attempt to change
his opinions on religious matters. The
Iowa Sunday school Association, which
has it's headquarters in Des Moines
| will have charge of the canvass.
Muscatine.
! Harry Roehlke, Salvation Army
boy, who sought to save the price of
the cushion comforts by beating his
way on a freight from Davenport to
Muscatine, was attacked by two UNI
scrupulous tramps on the train and af-
ter being beaten up, robbed of 50 and
his uniform coat and cap was thrown
off the tasty moving train between
! Fairport and Muscatine. The boy. with
a battered up face, sprained wrist and
other physical marks walked into Mus
catine and reported the matter to the
police who are on the trail of the mis-
| creants.
Des Moines.
| While clearing a house of the ruo-
| Dish left by tenant, Henry Williams
an East Des Moines real estate man
found a copy of Virginia newspaper
| published in Westmoreland county, the
| day after the death of George Wash.
| ington. The old paper is of great value
as a relic, as it is dated Dec. Is. 1879
i and gives a clear idea of the trade and
4 life of that day. The paper is yellow
i with age and the creases have nearly
\ worn thru. On the front page is the
account of the life and death of George
Washington. and the earnest words OF
the writer show the deep grief which
i the nation felt at his loss The article
is margined in black. The advertise
nents which appear in this issue of thu
old publication show the way in which
business was carried on in those days
One lad" announces the arrival of
parcel of strong wenches to be sold a.
slaves at public auction" The relic i
so old and fragile that Mr. Williams
has had 1t framed and locked in an al
tight vault
Council Bluffs.
Appearing suddenly in the cour
room of Justice John K. Cooper, in tn,
basement Of the county court house
Mrs Emil Lind was utterly unnervet
. to see her husband sitting, defendan
to criminal charge and prisoner, oil
the precise spot where they had bee,
married about two and half month
before. Young Mrs Lind arrived iron
l
!. progress. She paused at the doorwa
< of the justice court, took one glanc
at her husband. the Justice. lawyer
and spectators, and then turned an
$ ran back up the steps. Her father-in
I law, Fred Lind, of Clarks, Neb., VIII
7 was present, hurried out Of the room
II called her back. and escorted hi
g daughter.in- law into the court room
her arm linked In his seated her in
chair by his side and patted her chez
a affectionately The hearing was Sc
1t we're ordeal for the young wife. but
k ended happily enough. An adjustmen
It Of the matters which gave rise to tn
5. accusation against young Lind was ef
d fected by his father, the case was con
: tinued, the defendant was released o
his own bond. and 1t Is expected tn
n whole matter will be dropped Lin
d was charged with forgery.
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