Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-10
Southern Io1ua Items

ical College is now actively employed
and apparently meeting with good
success. Some very large subscrip-
tions have been received which have
started the matter off very nicely and
there seems to be no doubt but that the
committee will succeed in raising the
amount set-s20, 000-very easily.
Charlton.
David Bell, formerly prominent
farmer of the south part of the coun-
ty. now resident of Charlton, was
found wandering around in the deep
mine Wednesday morning, in dazed
feet. legs. arms and hands badly
A. j. McFadden. An inquiry as to
is able to appear before the commits
sioners
Harlan.
Henry Tobiason a farmer living six
miles southeast of Harlan. met with
bad accident that will result inlthe
loss of an arm. He had placed a loaded
gun up overhead in the corn crib in
the barn and when he went at noon to
get feed for his team the jar of the
door in some way knocked the gun
loose and it fell. the lock catching as it
did so and the gun being discharged
The whole load entered his left fore
arm, carrying away the bone, and leav-
ing a large hole. The arm was am
putated.
Walker.
South bound Rock Island passenger
train No 442 was wrecked a block
from the station here Friday night
three cars being derailed and tipped
one third over Nobody was injured,
altho women screamed and there was a
general rush to get out of the coaches.
The train had run about block from
the station when the angle bar on the
switch broke after the engine and the
head car. baggage car. had passed
over The three remaining passenger
coaches were derailed and the trucks
were torn off the next to the last
coach. A wrecker was ordered from
Cedar Rapids.
Knoxville.
Ernest Hartz, of Dallas township.
had an experience of lying in the snow
ture with a broken leg for more than
a half hour with the mercury at Ia be-
low zero. Mr.. Hartz had gone to the
pasture to bring up some mules. He
was riding horse and had caught
the mules and was leading them
when some loose horses started a
kicking match with the captive long
ears. During the battle of the hoofs
Nv orf., It, Il
| manner as to result IN breaking one
bone of his lee below the knee. To
make matters .Sorse, in his excite
ment he jumped from his horse into
the snc"'. and was then unable 10
remount.
vinton.
George Ramsted had another mar
row escape from death at the hands OF
his unknown foe at O'clock Friday
morning. Whi.e sleeping in an upstairs
room at the home of his parents he was
/, awakened by the crash of broken
glass at his bedroom window. Some
! one had thrown big stick thru the
WINDOW. Hamsted sprang from dis bed
and towards the window, then in
stantly there was report of a revolver
and bullet whizzed past his ear and
buried itself in the wall behind him
No other shot was fired, the assailant
making his escape. No trace of him
could be found. He returned the fire
This is the second attempt to Kill
Ramstead within the year. One night
last spring when he was returning
from q business trip to Cedar Rapids
ne was shot in the arm by some mar
who made good his escape. Ramstead
is an exemplary young man, q book
keeper in the Peoples Savings Bank
! at Vinton He can not imagine why
anyone should wish to take his life
Only few weeks ago he received al
anonymous letter telling him that hi
was going to be killed because he "hat
talked too much" But he could not
understand the meaning Of such {
Z lletter.