Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-28
Southern Io1ua Items

to the lot and the trust certificate he
sent to the young mans mother in Ire
land, with the thought that it might
be some comfort to the bereaved
mother to know that her son had been
given a decent burial and that his
grave would be CARED for.
Dewitt.
Following an attack by dog Thurs
day evening, ]. B. Lambertson, assist
ant cashier of the Dewitt Savings
Bank, filed suit for $4,000 damages
against John Robb, the owner of the
animal. The two dogs belonging to Mr..
Lambertson and Mr.. Robb were fight-
ing and Mr. Lambertson attempted to
separate them. When he interfered,
the animal belonging to Robb attacked
him, and bit him severely upon the
ar mand leg, INJECTING injuries which
required the attention of a physician.
After Mr.. Lambert had received
medical attention, be secured an ak
and killed Robb's dog. The instituting
OF the damage suit followed.
Abba.
Three weeks ago Ben Brewer was
placed under arrest charged with steal
Ing goods from the stores Of Abba.
Sheriff Griffin has been working with
him in the hope Of securing confess
sion and the hiding place of the stolen
property and Wednesday afternoon he
confessed to stealing goods from Done
lan's store at different times. Ben told
the sheriff that a telescope filled with
valuable silk dress goods. skirts and
waists was hid by him in the basement
Of the telephone company's building on
North Balm street. Sheriff Griffin went
there and found the goods. He also
found two silk skirts at Mrs. Barnard
home on Washington avenue east that
Brewer had sold to her.
Madrid.
The Scandal Coal Company have
practically closed arrangements with ].
II. Watson for a tract of land not to
exceed five acres, on which the shaft
for the new coal mine south of Madrid
will be sunk. The only question is
whether the railroad company will APP
prove the location. A part Of the lum
Der Is now on the ground and as soon
as the location is definitely known work
Will commence at once The place Sc
lected for the shaft is on the east line
OF Mr.. Watson's farm, about two miles
south of Madrid and eighty rods west
OF the Des Moines line. The company
has very extensive acreage LEASED
and the new mine will be fully as large
and perhaps larger than the mines at
Scandal.
Charlton.
The result of prospecting for coal in
Benton township is the opening OF a
shaft on the farm Of Harvey Whiteside.
The shaft goes down to the depth of 81
feet where It strikes vein OF good
coal that is two feet in thickness. A
roof Of rock is above the coal and there
will be no trouble with water In the
mine. The work Of driving entries will
be begun at once. The company that
will mine the coal is a corporation
known as the Benton Coal Company.
The, company has leased the coal rights
from Mr.. Whiteside for a period OF five
years. He is paid one fourth cent per
hushel for the coal right. The menu
ibers OF the company are Harvey
Whiteside. o. A. Scales, W. H. Holmes.
William Schreck, U. @. Berg, David
Hupp. Ward Carpenter. Dan Myers r.
vim myers. The endeavor viii be to
fully develop this field. but for the
present the mining will be done on a
limited scale coal being supplied as Is
now done at the Inland mine.