Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-01
Southern Io1ua Items

IN 0OILIIkS1 ~ :
Bloomfield.
Arlando Rupe, aged 10, claims to be
the champion fapjack eater Of Iowa.
He eats from ten to fifteen every
morning. All Of them are the size of a
plate.
Des Moines.
In a complaint to the state railroad
commission, the Rock Island is charged
with deliberate violation of the nine
hour law for telegraphers. The viola
ton alleged took place at Webb.
Prairie City.
Ed Shorten delivered to the Prairie
City Grain Company one wagon load
of hogs that brought s1S2.4O. Ten of the
hogs weighed $3.50 pounds. This is
thought to be the biggest price ever
paid for single wagon load of hogs in
this county.
Des Moines.
More than 1900 farmers and grain
dealers Of the state and their wives are
expected to come to Des MONIES this
week for the sixth annual convention OF
the Farmers Grain Dealers Association
which opened in the auditorium today
for days session.
oakdaIe.
| DR.. II. E. Kirschner, superintendent
Of the Oakdale tuberculosis sanatorium.
has started campaign tor the estab-
lshment Of a state game farm at the
sanatorium He proposes to have it
maintained by a part Of the 100000
year that comes from the hunting IL
censes.
Tabor.
Fred Dooley was arrested for disor-
derby conduct and lodged in the town
bastile, but soon cut his way to liberty
by carving out a section of the pine
floor with his jack knife and crawling
out from beneath the building in broad
daylight, about 3 o'clock the same aft
ernoon. He took his own time to leave
town and the officials do not seem at
all anxious for his return.
Emerson.
A Jew has been travelling around IN
this vicinity the past week selling dress
goods. He made his appearance at
several public sales in the country. and
after the sale would get the auctioneer
to sell some Of his dress goods. The
goods he sold were all wrapped in
paper, and were said to contain ten
wards or more But after the packages
were opened they were found to fall
short from five to six yards, but the
Jew left as soon as he sold his goods.
ottumwa.
The 2-year-old daughter Of Har-
nv Miller, climbed upon a chair and
taking a small bottle of carbolic acid
down, she drank some of the stuff.
Running into the kitchen to the mother
she commenced to scream, as the burn
ing LIQUID ran down her throat The
presence Of mind of the mother saved
the child's life by Immediately admin
istering an antidote which retarded the
burning Of the fatal poison. Medical
aid was promptly given the little suf-
ferer and she will recover.
Iowa City.
Mrs. Grace Fairchild was the first
victim Of q q serious accident to result
from coasting down the icy hillsides
about Iowa City. With about twenty
others she was enjoying fast ride
down the hill near Coralville, on the
road between that place and Iowa City
When the bottom Of the hill was
reached an attempt was made to turn
the bob, which upset and threw all OF
the occupants in a heap. Mrs. FAR
child suffered worst. having an ankle
broken in a rather bad way. The 9TH
ers were bruised to some extent but
none suffered seriously.
CIarinda.
The automobile won by the Page
county public school exhibit In the
junior contest at the recent corn show
at Omaha was voted almost unani-
mously and Internationally to Miss
Jessie Field. All but two OF the schools
voted it to her Internationally. Two
Of them voted in favor OF Miss Field
using it as long as she was the super
intendent of schools, and then leaving
| it for her successor. Miss Field says
that she will use the automobile while
she Is county superintendent, and leave
lit for her successor in office so that It
NAV continue to be used for the bene-
fit Of the schools.
Council Bluffs.
Fred S, Null and ]. r. Morrison, de-
PENDANTS named in the Mabray indict-
ments in the United States courts mere
and in Omaha, were arrested in Wis
consin. and are held to appear here on
March 10. when the case against Ma
bray and many others is to be tried be-
fore judge Smith MCPHERSON: Null.
who was formerly a resident
city. and who is well known to the
sporting fraternity In this part OF the
country. was arrested ON q farm near
the town OF SCION Springs, Wis. Nor
rtson was arrested az Superior.
men are wanted, clArgod By The 9ov-
~ k So q