Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-30
Southern Io,ua Items

GIidden.
The citizens Of Glidden have ap-
pointed a committee to organize a
$4,000 stock company and construct
a line to Carroll to carry electricity to
iGlidden from the Carroll electric light
plant.
Anita.
| A small child of MFR. and Mrs. Herb
Dorsey, living near Anita. while play
| ing about the stove was badly burned
about the face and hands. The little
one is about year and a half old and
in reaching upon stove for kettle.
which contained hot water, upset it
over its hands and face.
WaIIin.
Oscar johnson. vino is husi<ing corn
for T. ]. Bolt. observed Thanksgiving
day by husking and cribbing 100 bush
els Of corn. He brought the corn from
the field in four loads, thus making
eight trips to and from the field. with a
stop at noon for dinner. The yield was
seventy bushels to the acre.
Osk aloosa.
Announcement is made Of the sale OF
the jewelry store and mandatory of
Burridge & Connect, who succeeded
Lewis & Van Sickle, to McRoberts
Brothers, of Waterloo, who will come
to Oskaloosa to take over the property
about Jan. I. The future intentions Of
Messrs. Burridge & Connect are not
known.
Burlington.
Arthur Roland. the colored lad who
ASSAULTED his father with knife,
pleaded guilty in the district court to
assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury. Judge Wirthrow i'm
posed a sentence of nine months in the
county JAIL Roland tried to carve his
parent in an alley in the rear Of Prugh's
vecause Roland. senior, refused to re-
spond to the younger mans touch for
! a quarter
| Wheatland.
j. w. Hover. of Wheatland. had an
unpleasant experience with his gas
plant at his home. The carbide in the
tank ran low and Mr.. Hover. taking a
lantern, went to replentsh the supply.
Upon opening the tank quantity OF
| gas escaped and in coming In contact
with the lantern, exploded. shooting a
! long pillar Of fire high distance into
the air Mr. Hover dropped to the
ground or he would have perhaps been
killed.
Toronto.
| Henry Stuhr. aged Sc years, who had
been living with his son. John Stuhr.
at Oxford Junction. fell from boat
/ in the Wapsie river. near Toronto. Sat-
urday afternoon and, altho he was re-
moved from the water almost immedf-
ately. the chill proved fatal and death
ensued shortly after the accident. Mr.
Stuhr died about 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon He had been out in the boat
with friend.
ottumwa.
The "drys" Of Ottumwa will endeav-
or to get "Rilly" Sunday. Governor
Stubs and c. w. Trickett to come here
and speak against the saloon consent
petition which Is being circulated. They
also threaten to publish the names Of
all signers Of the consent petition. S.
r. Cheadle. for the saloons. says they
have 1000 signatures already and have
until Dec 81 to secure the remaining
237 names that will make majority.
Boone.
While Miss Mary Harper and Miss
| Eunice McCracken were driving south
of the city a shaft Of their buggy broke
| in two and 30 frightened the horse that
It plunged down a steep embankment.
Fortunately the vehicle was not over
turned. which probably was all that
saved the girls. who were thrown into
the bottom OF the carriage. Miss Har-
per received a deep cut on her right
hand in addition to severe bruises, but
Miss McCracken escaped without any
injury.
Des Moines.
Pretty 20-year-old Mary Horn liked
cigarets better than she did her hus-
band. according to testimony given be-
for Judge Howe in the district court
when her husband. Fred Horn, got a
decree OF divorce from her. Witnesses
testified that she could sue}e almost
as many OF the pills as man. They
said she would hold them daintily be-
tween her fingers and curl the smoke
from her lips. sending forth innumer-
able r!nglets Of smoke, an art that very
few men possess.
Blue Grass.
Interest as well ~ sorrow attaches
to the death Of Mrs. Mary A. Nichol-
| son, which occurred near Blue Grass.
The woman attained the age OF SO
years and was one of the earliest set
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