Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-11

Hamburg.
The Mexican farm hand who killed
Tom Noble at Hamburg week ago
Sunday, was released from custody. He
proved satisfactorily that the deed was
done in self defense
Humeston.
A. Smith. IS years of age. one of the
Oldest residents of Wayne county. who
has been dangerously i'll with blood
poisoning as the result of being hit by
polishing as the result of being bit by a
and his wife will celebrate their fiftieth
wedding anniversary on the 26th of
this month.
Prairie City.
Robert King. aged 10. of Valley
Junction, freight brakeman on the
Keokuk and Des Moines division of the
Rock Island, had his leg badly mangled
when he was run over while his train
was switching here. His foot. 1T is
said. caught in a guard rail, the limb
being crushed from the hip down. He
was rushed to Des Moines on special
train and may recover.
Council Bluffs.
NJ. j. Kelly has been awarded the
contract for building the levee along
the Missouri river in Lewis township.
Mr.. Kelly's bid was II cents per square
yard for approximately $500 yards in
section /, II cents per yard for 1900
yards in section and Is cents per yard
cost Of this work figures on this basis,
s5.1s5. Work began Monday.
Council Bluffs.
Harry Curtis, formerly secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A. in this city and for the
/ To- IS oil
ton at Fort Dodge, has been honored
recently by being appointed financial
secretary of Redfield College. at Red
field. S. D. Since the college was or
ganized the old building was burned
| down. A new one was INN ediately
built. In the latter nineties Redfeld
College was merged with a German
Congregational College in Iowa.
Dallas Center.
The large barn on Mrs. Hooper
place. which is farmed by H. r. Bart
let, was burned to the ground. One
horse persisted and all machinery
grain. hay and other contents were
destroyed. No one knows how the fire
started. The men were all working in
the field when they first noticed smoke
pouring from the cupolas, and the fire
burned SO rapidly that they were I'M
able to save anything.
Perry.
| Jim Scott, Mexican laborer at
| the roundhouse, was badly injured
last week. He was working in the
coal chutes when caught beneath a
mass Of falling COAL His chest was
crushed in, several ribs were broken
and he was injured internally His
condition has since grown alarming
and DR.. Mowrer, the company surgeon
expresses fear for his recovery
Scott is about a years Of age and
unmarried. He lives near his work
Blanchard.
| A young man, giving his name as
billy, now lies in the county jail.
awaiting the action of the grand
jury, charged with the theft of
about 5000 worth Of jewelry from
the homes Of Blanchard people He
was caught with the goods on him.
so that conviction is certain He
refuses to tell about his parents or
his partner in his operations, al
tho 1t is known that he was not
alone. He is only II years old and
will probably receive a light sentence
on account Of his age.
Muscatine.
Il lie. rob and steal" said little
11-year-old Freddie Meyers with
bowed head and with tears trucking
thru his fingers, when he was brought
before Judge Barker in the Juvenile
court. who told you to say that?"
asked the judge quickly. The boy
talked as II he had been told what to
say and his stepfather, o. w. Bickford,
Of Wilton, stood near him, having pre-
ferred the charges against him. The
little fellow simply sobbed the harder
when asked this question by the Judge
and again repeated-'T rob, I lie and I
steel" The case was one Of the most
peculiar ever brought to the attention
Of the juvenile court o. w. Bedford.
the boys stspfathsr. bad bAeo tslAs