Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-25
Southern Io1ua Items

1888, in Wood county, Ohio. When
about ~ yearAsold the family moved to
Cedar county county. Iowa. He later
lived eighteAn raont"s.D Hardin coun-
ty. and then Ven. 10 -Atob!son county,
Missouri, where he at,eAded school.
At the opening Of the civil war he was
living in Hamburg. and there he en-
listed in the Fifteenth Iowa infantry,
Company F.
Shenandoah,
Arthus anderson. engineer at the
electric hgnc plant, had very narrow
escape 1rob. death He had not been
feeling wcIl.an went over to the drug
store for some medicine. 1t is supposed
the medicine went to his heart and he
came near falling into the crank shaft
of the engine. Only the prompt work
Of the fireman saved him He was
taken out into the air and revived. be-
ing able to go back to work in a short
time. He had not been at work very
long when he was seized with another
sinking spell in almost the same place
and only the prompt work of Mr.. Mas
tiers saved him from again going into
the crank shaft.
Diagonal.
Two accidents occurred near here the
past few days, one Of which may re-
suit fatally. John Bliss, prominent
farmer and stock raiser seven miles
north Of town, was found lying uncon-
scious in the road, where he had lain
perhaps two hours with blood running
, from ears and mouth. His condition is
/, serious. The team he was driving was
frightened by an automobile and ran
thrT
LOOMS and family were pust on the
outskirts of town driving a team of
mules to a light wagon when they be-
came frightened at an approaching
auto. They wheeled suddenly, throw
ing the occupants out, demolishing the
vehicle and fracturins badly the right
! ankle of Mrs. LOOMS.
Cedar Rapids.
Basing the action on an arrest and
the imposition of a fine, N. p More
house and sons have filed a suit against
the city of Cedar Rapids for damages
Of $4,000. The plaintiffs claim that in
May. 1909. they were in the milk and
cream business and had a large number
| of horses, milk wagons and other par
laphernalia needed in a large dairy bus
ines. They also allege that officers of
the defendant city falsely arrested N.
p. Morehouse while he was peacefully
pursuing his vocation, adjudged him
guilty and imposed a fine upon him,
and that tn prevent the Incarceration of
N. P. Morehouse the plaintiffs paid the
fine. 1t is claimed that Morehouse was
threatened with re-arrest IL he con-
itinued to pursue his business SC his
business was broken up
Muscatine.
Prominent officers in the local
branch of the H. j. Heinz plant here
have reported to the police that because
of considerable petty thieving which is
being practiced at the present time, the
Heinz Company has already lost a con-
| siderable sum. The theft of cabbage
from the farms has almost become
popular and because Of the practice
the company is a loser. According to
the informant there are many who
drive along the roads bordering the
farms and as souvenirs of their coun-
| try trip. they get out and pick a feg
heads OF cabbage. The loss of few
heads is not noticed but when nearly
every one stops and pillagcs the patch
es, the loss each day is considerabi-
1t has been reported that the PARK
Lane Farm is being visited by parties
late at night who carry away a wagon
load Of the vegetable at every trip.