Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-22
Southern Io1ua Items

Prescott.
John Kolash reports the largest haul
OF game. OF any one person in one day
so far this season, coming in with fifty
rabbits and two squirrels.
Clinton.
The removal Of few pieces of steel
from the west bank Of the river cleans
| up the last vestige of the structural
work Of the old Northwestern railway
bridge which was replaced by the pres
ent bridge.
oskaloosa.
| "a successful short course closed here.
Fifty ears of premium corn raised by
ed Anderson sold for $65. A domestic
science course was filled in connection
with this and both will be held again
next year.
Cedar Rapids,
! Miss Jennie Benson, stenographer
was attacked by thug on the street
on her way home Saturday night. He
grabbed her purse, but she beat him
over the head with a new pair Of shoes
which she was carrying home and he
dropped the purse and fled.
Abba.
The resignation of Harrison Hick-
enlooper as assistant treasurer of Mon
roe county will lose from the court
house a familiar figure and man that
knows every turn of the county's f1nan-
cial business. Mr.. Hckenlooper served
as treasurer for a number of years.
Davenport.
The deer buck in Fejervary park was
shot and the park commissioners are
Offering a reward of $25 cash for the
capture of the guilty parties. The COM
missioners regret the loss Of the ami
NAL greatly as it was valuable, and
the sum of $45 besides express charges
was paid for it.
Muscatine.
While working on the new steel
tower at the county farm, Frank Peters
lost his balance and fell to the ground
a distance Of over thirty feet. While
the fall did not render him uncon-
scious, it stunned him for a moment
He struck on his head and back, badly
bruising both and fracturing his right
wrist.
Burlington.
| Fast mail train No. Is on the Bur-
lington. laundering along at sixty
miles an hour, had a narrow escape
from destruction about five miles west
of Burlington when fiange on ten
der wheel snapped and the locomotive
jumped the track. Miraculously the en-
CINE and cars remained upright. There
were no casualties but the track was
blockaded for several hours.
Davenport.
Mabel Willard, alias Daisy Dickson;
| the woman who was arrested charged
with stealing $14 from Mrs. Rogen-
kaInp at the Sherman house, was taken
before Magistrate Roddewig, entered a
plea of guilty to the charge Of petty
larceny and was given thirty days in
JAIL The woman was first charged with
larceny from a building, but the evil
dence against her was not deemed suf-
ficient to prosecute her on this charge.
Woodward.
John Meier met with a painful acct
dent while returning from town with
his son Peter. They were walking down
the Milwaukee track when a train
came along and in going down an em-
bankment to get clear of the track Mr..
Meier slipped and fell, the back Of his
neck and head striking on some sharp
projection. He was taken to the home
Of John Thompson, and a doctor was
called. Several stitches in a six inch
cut were taken to close up the wound.
Abba.
Mrs. Thomas Smiley, a pioneer citi-
zen Of this county. was suddenly strick-
en- with paralysis. Her son, Harry re-
turned home for his supper at 5 o'clock
and she was then able TO be about but
was not feeling VII. When her son,
Elmer. came home after o'clock she
told him she was not able to get his