Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-26
Red Oak.

| Ben Davis of this city, was robbed
of 800 by pickpockets on car going
to the asylum for the deaf and dumb in
Omaha. He reported to the police the
theft had been committed by thgee men
who jostled him on the rear platform.
Des Moines.
w. S. Weston, of Colfax. was struck
by an extra freight train on the Rock
Island and painfully injured in this
| city Saturday. Weston declared he had
started out to walk to Colfax and did
not hear the train approaching. He
| was taken to the Methodist hospital
by police surgeons.
keokuk.
AS the result of am ARRAY on the
levee the other night, Bert e. Fuller
is bound over to the grand jury under
charges Of having assaulted Hugh
Brennan with intent to do him great
bodily injury, while Brennan is laid up
| with a long knife wound in his side
Mr.. Fuller states that he did not have
a knife in his possession at the time
of the trouble, and that the cutting
was not done by him.
Logan.
The Illinois Central and the Burling-
ton are defendants in a suit for dam
ages brought by Thomas Sewers, of
Logan. 1t seems that Sewers had two
marble soda fountains in transit, but
he was Mortified to find on the dray,
instead Of marble soda fountains, mar
BILE slabs similar to those used in mark
ing graves. Mr.. Sewers is said to
view the whole matter with marked
superstition, but Is determined, how
ever, that the railroad companies shall
| make good his loss.
Hamburg.
A son of Noah Morrow at Minersville
and got into bin Of wheat in some
manner and the suction Of the grain
drew him beneath the pile. He was
missed and a. search made for him,
and it was quickly found that he was
underneath the grain. Men at once
cut a hole in the side of the building
and let the boy and grain out, the boy
being rescued none to soon to save his
life. It was a very close call and only
the prompt work Of a few quick mind
ed men save him from horrible death.
Missouri Valley.
D. NJ. Harris, Of the Missouri VAL
lev Times, reached the 89th milestone
III the JOURNEY VI llS lIS oIAOi AeAy <1AiSA
Notwithstanding his age he is still able
to set his column of matter per day
or to write as clear and vigorous Eng
lish as he did when he came to Harri-
son county in 1868. d. NJ. Harris has
represented Harrison county In the leg
islature of Iowa with credit to himself
and county and has served four terms
as mayor of Missouri Valley. During
his residence in Harrison county and
elsewhere Mr.. Harris has been a thor
ough-going democrat.
Hamburg.
The sewerage gang has completed
the work on all the streets except
Bluff and E streets north Of the school
house block On these places the work
is slow on account Of layers Of rock
that have to be blasted. At the inter-
section of E and Bluff streets a spring
Of water was struck under the rock
about ten feet deep. A small stream
Of water flows from 1t into the sewer
now laid. AS the season has been
very dry for long time and all neigh
boring streams are unusually low 1t Is
likely to be permanent stream which
clean.
Burlington.
John Cort, theatrical rnagnate, has
closed deal here by which he becomes
the personal owner Of the Burlington
opera house. The deal was made with
the Chamberlain estate, which owned
the principal part of the stock. and the
head Of the Chamberlain Harrison
circuit of theaters in Iowa, Illinois and
Missouri. This deal practically winds
up the affairs of the Chamberlain cir
cult, Cort and the Shuberts having
previously become owners Of all the
other theaters in the circuit It is
stated that there will be no change in
the various arrangements of the Cham
berlain theaters under the new owner
ship.
What Cheer.
A queer accident happened to the
family BURG and pet belonging to
Edward Grove, of What Cheer The
animal was out IN the yard feeeting on
green grass when 1t run across some
thing ; let oo>vee. x-orn the Fourth OF
July. The animal started to eat the
thing and when his teeth struck the
explosive. 1t went OF. The animal let
tout al kinds Of uao1xnful sounds try.
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