Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-25
Southern Io1ua Items

afterwards he found the walks and
ground in the vicinity gritty with ash
OF dust of a peculiar nature. The
pieces pund that were large enough
for ANALYSIS were of a crystal, almost
transparent quartz such as the falling
debris from comets or meteors is
said to be composed of.
Davenport.
A jury composed of six men, who
were drawn to investigate into the
death Of Joseph Schaab. who was
killed at the arsenal end of the govern
ment bridge by being thrown from his
buggy by a collision with street
car and FUN over. returned a verdict
which determined how he had come to
his death and at the same time held
the Tri City Railway Company re-
sponsible for the fatality
Fairfield.
Fairfield's famous electric light
tower passed into history Friday
afternoon at z O'Clock and the remains
are being unceremoniously carted to
the Waterworks, where the iron of the
structure will be used in reinforcing
the new concrete facing of the dam.
The tower was 10 feet high from
the ground to the platform, With
a weather vane reaching ten or fifteen
feet higher. 1t was built twenty eight
years ago ard since it's erection has
been one of the most famous structures
in Fairfield.
Collins.
During a severe electrical storm.
here the Milwaukee depot was struck
by lightning and the building, together
wi a. la
stroyed. Charles Kassel and wife, who
lived in the apartments over the depot,
were barely able to escape with their
lives and none of the contents was
saved. The building was all on fire in
the inside before help was able to get
there and within a very short time the
building was a smoldering mass of
ruins. The total loss. which includes
all the station books and records, is
not known.
Clinton.
James Keefe, assistant chief of the
Clinton fire department. was badly in
jured in a runaway while driving to
Lyons. accompanied by his little son,
to attend funeral, his head. one eye
and nose being so badly cut that it was
necessary for doctor to take nineteen
number of bruises in ADDITION to the
cuts. The cuts are on the left side of
his head and extend 10 the left eye and
the left side Of his nose. being caught
when Mr. Keefe was dragged along the
ground endeavorins to stop the horses.
The boy was not hurt.
Hedrick.
Waiin.
Will Sickler, farm hand employed
by T. ]. Bolt. had an exciting expert
ence. He was driving a team and
wagon across the pasture when the
neckyoke broke and the team ran
away, team wagon. and driver going
over bank forty feet high. into a big
ditch, where they proceeded to mix
at the bottom. Sickler was pinned be-
meath the wagon in the mud and water
while the team kicked loose and
scrambled out on the opposite side After
a time Sickler managed to extricatc
himself, having miraculous escaped
consequences more serious than few
bruises and being plastered with sew
eral layers OF mud.
ottumwa.
Thru the United States census h;:--
eau, Mrs. Gus Rohles, of Beloit, Wis.
has discovered the whereabouts of her
long lost sister. Mrs. Catherine Blake of
Ottumwa Mrs. Blake resides at 43S
West Maple avenue. She and Mrs.
Rohles have not seen each other for.
twenty-five years and had not heard
from each other for eighteen years
Mrs. Rof1les Will come to Ottumwa In
July to visit her sister Desiring to
find her sister, Mrs, Rohles asked the
census enumerators to help her, and
they suggested that she write to Con-
gresham Cooper. representing that
s .s uf IvSyiissoce.ss. I. ee.ss;:es. She did
and he sent her a list Of names and by
following this list she located her
sister in ottumwa-