Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-08
Southern Io1un Items

OskaIoosa.
John Hull, aged SIS, pioneer of
Iowa, dropped dead of apopleXy at his
home here Monday morning.
Belle PLANE.
A small tract Of several acres just
north of Belle PLANE has been sold for
$500 per acre. The seller is D. Win
terstein and the buyer A. E. Feddersen.
The land has no buildings and is In a
high state of cultivation. A small
creek runs across it diagonally.
Bedford.
William Goule, farmer living eight
miles east Of here, ended it all by send
ing a revolver bullet thru his heart,
causing instant DEATH He was about
% years of age and recently married.
He left letters bidding goodbye to rela-
tves, but gave no explanation. He
had been moody Of late and friends
think he was mentally unbalanced.
Des Moines.
Despondent over continued ill-health,
Mrs. Belle Myers, employed by the
Chamberlain Hotel Company, attempt
ed suicide Saturday night at her home,
by swallowing large dose Of tansy
oil. Assistant City Physician Morse
was called and administered an anti
dote. The woman will suffer no i'll
effects from her bout with death, ac-
cording to the doctor.
IndianoIa.
The committee on faculty of the
trustees of Simpson college has rec
! commended the election as president Of
the institution Of the Rev. Francis Luz
Their Strickland, Phi. D.. of Northpost, L..
l., where he is the pastor Of the Meth
odist church. 1t is believed he will
accept the presidency. He is a grad
uate of Columbia university, got his
degree from Boston university. and al
so earned a scholarship from an insti-
tuition in Germany.
Boone.
Word was received in this city of the
death of young man formerly of
Boone county, but now in the west. The
son of Rob Register of Dodge township
met death in some unknown manner
to the relatives. He had been employ
ed in Tacoma, Wash, as an engine
man, and whether his death was the
result of accident while working about
the engine, or whether it was the result
of sickness could not be learned from
the brief message which reached here.
Des Moines.
ut has just come to light that the
Standard Oil Company has barred the
deputy Oil inspectors from the plants
of the company in this state and that
the change was due to the fact that a
number Of serious accidents had fol-
lowed the complete change in the force
loo fDv,,
mitted oil testing on the premises, but
was com PEELED to put stop to the
method. and the state will have to pro-
vide other means of having it done.
Corning.
Some progress is being made by the
members of the Improvement League.
The ladies have rented cottage near
the business part Of town and will fit
up a rest room for the benefit of the
shoppers who come in from the coun-
try and especially for mothers with
little children to care for. They ex-
pect to furnish the room with dona-
tions and will soon have it in shape for
use. Arrangements are also being made
to have unsightly objects removed
from the parks and Towering plants
secured, also more seats.
Des Moines.
The Bloomfield Coal and Mining
Company's mine on the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad north of Des
Moines has been abandoned, but with
in few weeks the company expects
to have sunk another shaft in the same
vicinity. Altho the mine was opened
three years ago the coal supply has
been exhausted. The railroad tracks
are now being removed and the super
structure torn down. The Bloomfield
mine was one Of the largest in the
state and has turned out thousands OF
tons of coal.
Museatine.
A S. Wintermute, OF South ;Ssffusca-
tine, was arrested and brought before
Judge Howe, charged with the viola
ton Of the compulsory education law.
According to the information which
was filed by Truant Officer Kern, Mr..
Wintermute has his daughter. who has
not yet attained the age Of 13 years,
working in the strawberry fields on
the island, instead of attending school,
as required by law. He was fined SO
and costs and upon promise that he
would send the girl to school, the man
was released.
70. M.;na..
Judge MofIenry OF the law division
Of the district court Monday took up
the trial OF the suit brought against
the New England Syndicate by r. I.
Stoner. Stoner is suing for a COM
mission Of 1850, which he declares Is
due him for concentrating a year ago
the sale OF the Grand department store
s.