Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-16
Southern Io1ua Items

horse was blind and Mr. Skinner had
left him standing for moment while
he attended to some business The
animal, usually very dependable. be-
came frightened and rushed thru pile
of iron fencing intended for the APP
proaches Of the bridge. The creek at
this point is not less than thirty feet
deep.
ottmuwa.
While temporarily insane Harry
Pumroy, aged %. waiter, ended his
life Saturday afternoon by drinking
the contents of Il bottle OF carboiic acid.
The suicide occurred about $3.50 O'Clock
at his room Pumroy committed sui
eide in the presence OF his friend. Har-
ry Herman. who was lying in bed Ill.
When Herman found that Pumroy had
swallowed the carbolic acid. he hurried
out of bed went down stairs, got some
milk and eggs and gave them to Pum-
roy as an antidote. A physician was
called but the drug ha' dtaken effect.
Pumroy lapsed into unconsciousnes
and died soon after.
Davenport.
AS the preliminary in determined
effort on the part of the local authori-
ties to break up gambling in this city,
nearly thirty men We're hailed into po-
lice court yesterday. the result Of raids
upon two places. Most of those taken
into court are foreigners. They gave
bonds for later hearing. After the
cases were temporarily disposed OF tho
police chief made the statement that
he intended to break up gambling in
this city if he had to arrest the whole
town, but that he would much prefer
the men INDUCING in this game would
discontinue it OF their own accord. as
in this notice he was giving them fair
warning that IL they did not do so they
would be treated just as the two
lunches of foreigners were Monday.
I'VE will get rid OF this evil and do it
quick. if he men indulging in it do not
quit" said the chief.
Nicola.
Fred Driver. a prominent farmer re-
siding near Nicola, had miraculous
escape from a horrible death. He was
operating Il feed grinder, driven ny a
7-horse power portable gasoline engine.
with large belt thirty-five feet long.
Having finished his grinding. he threw
the drive belt from the grinder pulley
before stopping the engine and started
back ~ shut of the power. The belt
was still running over the revolving
shaft of the engine and in this he WAS
caught and drawn rapidly toward the
pulley being thrown violently over the
engine truck frame. AS he went over
his head struck sharp edge OF the
double tree. shaving a portion of the
hair and skin from the top and back.
His shoulder and right arm We're
bruised and the muscles torn. The
RICH. leg was black and blue from his
hip to his ankle and the lower portion
Of the spine seriously hurt.
Des Moines.
Declaring that it is the victim Of un-
warranted prosecution at the hands OF
W. Il. Barney. state food and dairy
commissioner, the American Linseed
Oil Company filed a petition in the dis
,rict court in which 1t asks that Barney
be compelled to cease his attacks upon
its products. by injunction. Judge
Howe of the equity division of the dis
trict court refused to grant tempor-
ary injunction without a hearing. and
set Monday. Nov. %, as the date on
which he will hear arguments for and
against the issuance OF the writ. The
company in its petition states that it
is the manufacturer OF a blended lin
seed oil which 1t has placed on the
market for use in painting. 1t declares
that the labels on the bottles contain
ing the oil state that 1t is not pure lin
seed oil and that 1t Is not intended as
a food In spite Of this. the company
contends that Mr.. Barney has made
frequent attacks against It's product,
that he has instituted criminal proceed
ings in several instances and that he
has warned the merchants who have
handled the product to cease doing so.
This, according to attorneys. not only
is against the constitution OF the United
States, but 1t has worked irreparable
damage TO the piaintiR company.