Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-11
Southern Io1ua Items

Crescent.
An unusual theft was perpetrated
here Monday night, when two-row
lister cultivator was stolen from the
Crescent Mercantile Company. A re-
ward has been offered for the appre-
hension of the thief and the return Of
the cultivator.
Charlton.
Fred stoneking of Charlton had a
narrow escape from death last week
while trying to alight from a swiftly
moving freight train near Alton
Junction. His scalp was bruised in
several places and his arm lacerarea,
and in one place torn to the bone.
| EddyvilIe.
f. NJ. Epperson is razing the build
ing on his property south of his home
recently purchased of Mrs. C. G. Epps.
This removes one of the old landmarks
of Eddyville in early days, the house
having been built there some time in
the early sos, when there We're only
two or three buildings in that part of
| town.
Davenport.
The investiture of Rev. J. P. Ryan
with the title of monsignore will take
| place Sunday, Oct. 10 at st. Mary S
| church of which he will then have
served as pastor continuously tWen-
| ty-five years, having been appointed
by the last Bishop Cosgrove. AS pro-
tonary apostolic ad instar participants
UNI, Father Ryan will be in the first
| five degrees of monsignori, and entitled
to wear the prelatial purple, With
rochet, ring, pecoral cross and inter
AS such, he is also a member of the
papal household, and will be entitled
to the privileges of such membership
on any visit by him to the eternal city.
Madrid.
| An immense deal in mining property
was closed when D. B. Fleming and
Samuel Slade of Des Moines. disposed
| of their interests in the Scandal Coal
Company's mines to the Carneys. The
Carneys have held the controlling in
terest in the mines for a number OF
years and have been interested in the
business since the start. They now
own or control the Saylorville, Coal
dale and Anderson mines, all near Des
Moines, and the immense mines near
Carney, Wyo. 1t is understood thai
the Fleming and Slade interests repre-
scented one third of the mining com
pany.
Davenport.
Frank G. Bernhard, a travelling
salesman living at Quincy, ILL., and rep
resenting the Quincy Stock Food Com
pany on the road, is in Jail at Washing
ton, Iowa, charged with killing Johr
Gerdill Of Chicago By striking him oyai
; the head with water pitcher. The as
sault was committed in the Benz Hote
: at Washington, Iowa, April 25, after
Gerdin had intruded into Bernhardt';
room. Gerdin died in the city hospita
at Moline, ILL.,, Thursday and a coron.
} er's jury found that his death was due
to being struck by Bernhard. Severa
witnesses from Washington described
the incident. Bernhard makes no de.
, NAL, but claims the blow was strucl
under the inuence of excitement and
fear as to Gerdin's intentions.
Lost Nation.
4. Mrs. Carl Mohl, was very severel.
burned at her home, north of Lost Ma
ton, last week. She was in the acs o
burning rubbish, which had accumu
lated in the yard, and the wind blew
her clothing into the fire. In a IN.
5 ment her dress was ignited and ne
5 body terribly burned. There was n
one in the yard with her at the tins
4 She rushed to the house, and threw
1 about her person a fur coat belong
: ing to her husband. This smothere'
the flames, but not until her bod
Twas burned, and since then she lla
: been in serious condition. He
brother Ed went to see her Tues
: day. and returned reporting her in
n good deal Of pain, but with a fightin
chance to get well, 1t was the opin
}. ion that her worst injury arose frol
'. the inhaling of the intense heat.
: East Peru.
Il j. r. Mckee, a farmer living nea
Y East Peru, telephoned to the stat
e railroad commission that the Gree
Western railroad water tank at Eas
Peru is SO leaky that ten acres Of 81
}. land adjoining the tracks has been cor
: verted into a swamp fit for nothin
d but frog raising. Secretary Dwight !
4. Lewis, of the commission, decided the
s when railroad water tank begins I
food the surrounding country and hol
! up farming operationsi 1T is time to d
Isomething. He wrote to Division Su