Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-27
Southern Io1ua Items

agony, Mr.. Wiese made his way to a
doctors office and had the piece of
glass removed. The physician states
that the chances for saving the sight
of the injured eye are small.
coIfax.
Capt w. L. Clark of this city, has
returned from a four months trip to
Palestine and Europe. Outgoing, his
ship met the United States battleship
fleet returning. and he states that the
sight of the sixteen big vessels steam
ing majestically abreast. in two even
columns was sight never to be for
gotten. He passed Inflated Sicily en-
route, returned thru the continent, and
altogether had a most satisfactory and
pleasant trip.
Logan.
a special election will be held in Lo-
or not the limits of the town shall be
extended to fully embrace the four sec
tions on which the town was originally
| located. From time to time, retired
farmers and business men have pur-
chased and improved small tracts of
land adjoining Logan on all sides. The
city council has decided to reach out
and take them in and thereby slightly
increase the territory as well as the
number of citizens.
Shenandoah.
AT a special meeting Of the city
council, Attorney z. r. Ferguson was
employed to commence action against
the c. b. & @. Railroad Company tc
get restored to the city the old H. &, S
shop site, in the northeast part of tbs
city, consisting of fourteen acres O.
land. BY the terms of the contract
Mr.. Ferguson is to receive as com.
pensation for his work as attorney
if successful, one-fourth of the value
; of the land or else $1,000, in cash, al
the option of the council. This matter
of getting the land restored to the city
has been up good many times during
the past year but is has never beer
settled
Knoxville.
Eric Casteel was overcome by ga.
there, and but for the timely rescue b,
a fellow workman, he would have dice
), from suffocation. Mr.. Casteel and T
M. Briggs were engaged in digging
ditch, when they came across an irol
> pipe which they thought was not con
. nected with anything. 1t was cut int
to hasten their operations when the
saw water bubbling from it am
4 smelt the escaping gas. Mr.. Brigg
$ wanted to notify the Gas Company, bu
Mr.. Casteel thought he could fix it, H
got down in the ditch and Mr.. Brigg
went for a drink of water. When he re
h turned he found Casteel lying on hi
e face in the ditch and FASTENED to rescu
Q him. He was unconscious for two, hours
q while doctors labored over him, fnall
r bringing him out of danger.
9 Newton. s.
). In response to request from forme
: superintendent w. N. Clifford, {
e Council Bluffs, but now of Pililadeiphi;
e and also connected with the govern
o ment forestry department. remarka
j BILE collection of native Iowa woods ha
i been made by the pupils Of Oak Ride
u school of Newton township. in, thi
J. county. The collection consists Z
ffty-two specimens of woods and wa
collected by the pupils of this schot
It in a short time, being the work Of tw
It boys ch1efiy, Henry Iske and John Ke
n Hey. The collection was displayed {
Washington at a special session Of tn
e forestry department early this mont
a and received only words of comm ends
e ltion. The collection and the essay
e thereon by the pupils will be made us
e of by Mr.. Clifford in an article that h
o lis preparing for an educational jour
elnal.