Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-10
Southern Io1ua Items

under the, restraint and complain that
the operation of the quarantine is UNI
necessarily severe This is denied by
the state authorities.
Newton.
Carroll McElroy. the little son of At
torney and Mrs. w. o. McElroy. SUI :
fered a terrible accident while on MS
way to school and~will be confined to
his bed for many weeks to come. he,
in company with q playmate, hoped
upon a passing buggy and in some
manner not exactly known. he sllpped
and it is thought his leg was pushed
into the wheel The left leg was
snapped Just above the ankle and both
bones were broken. the ragged ends
protruding from the flesh.
Missouri Valley.
Mrs. Bert Biernes. of this city. met
with a most serious accident and may
be confined to her room for months.
While on her way to the station she
fell on the icy sidewalk and hurt her
knee. She thought nothing OF it and
took the train for Hawarden. where
she intended visiting friends for a few
days. BY the time Sioux City was
reached the injury had become very
painful and physician was called. who
pronounced the knee cap broken and
the joint badly sprained. She was put
on the first train returning home.
/, Council Bluffs.
| W. Brooks Read, a member of the
city school board. is in a serious condi-
ton "a result of blood poisoning.
originating from neglected scratch on
his foot and the amputation of the
limb may be necessary. Mr.. Reed has
been confined to his house for nearly
two weeks, and his condition is not
improving While definite information
is withheld, it is stated that the matter
is extremely serious. Mr. Reed is n
f, familiar public figure in Council Bluffs.
having served as county treasurer. and
4, in other public capacities.
Harlan.
! If applicants are not found very soon
two of the rural routes out of Harlan
will have to be abandoned for want
of mail carriers. The citizens of that
(; thriving city find that the pttance Civ
en- the mail carrier is not as much as
/ can be earned by man and two or
F, three horses on q farm, with no OK
postlre to storms and wrestling with
/ bad roads There has been a standing
vacancy in No. 3 for some time and
nov 80. SIS carrier is about to resign.
What will be done to get the mail to
the farmers this winter is yet an I'M
! solved question.
Council Bluffs.
! Within an hour from the time of his
arrest Thursday morning on charge
! of entering the office of the 1iafer
Lumber Company, George Widdet a
! 2l-vear-old lad, was bound over to the
! grand jury on a charge of breaking and
/ entering The office was entered thru
window, and eighteen pairs of cotton
/ gloves. pair of oil tanned top boots,
n suit of clothes, a pair of overalls Il
brace with a set of bits. and other tools
were taken. Widdet was arrester while
attempting to sell some OF the goods
at a second hand store
Ottumwa.
! Raymond, the 2-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph Engle. residing one
half mile north OF Dahlonega, died from
being badly scalded. The mother was
doing the washing and was caring for
another child while she was pouring hot
water from q tea kettle into Il tub.
Her attention was attracted from the
little boy who was playing around the
tub and he put his arm under the
stream OF scalding water. His screams
attracted the mother and medical at
tention was called The youngsters
arm was badly scalded and the shock
following the accident caused his death.