Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-22
Southern Io1ua Items

keota.
| Robert Morris, Of Keota, met with a
severe accident He fell out of a coal
car backwards, striking the back of his
head on the frozen ground. A cash was
cut and they had to call a surgeon to
sew 1t up
North English.
C. v. Van Buskirk has exchanged his
farm of 100 acres, five miles north of
| North English, for a fine farm of SIT
acres three miles east Of Eldon,. be-
longing to j. III. Mowry, of Ottumwas.
and j. w. Lewis, of Batavia. Total
consideration, $4,000.
Delta.
Estel Bowen, son of w. A. Bowen,
living north Of Delta, and who attends
school in town, met with quite an ac-
on the ice and fell, striking the back
for about an hour.
Des Moines.
Miss Ruth Hurley, aged 81. a society
girl and daughter of Mrs. A. E. Hurley,
went to sleep at midnight Sunday, Feb.
Is, and could not be aroused until Fri
day last. She is not yet fully awake
Out can take llOuElSuIIlGipI. t1SI COlOl-
ton puzzles the doctors.
Gienwood.
A home talent play was given at the
institution for feeble minded children.
It was a three act comedy. entitled
Captain Racket" All participating did
their parts extremely well. Music furn
ished by the children's orchestra added
to the pleasure of the evening.
Davenport.
At the auction sale of Supervisor
Theo. Gasseling, on his farm, one gray
mare, 6 years old, brought $500. Her
colt, aged % months, brought $192.50.
Twenty mine head of horses, ranging
from Z months up, including one sad
die pony brought an average Of $1S6.
The aggregate of the sale was $1,000.
and all the horses We're sold in two
hours time.
Abel.
The farm which Elisha Bennett sold
recently to III. Fl. Seaman, was pur-
chased. about thirty years ago by Mr..
Bennett<for $25 an acre. He made
profit of over 500 an acre on the place.
Mr.. Bennett was pioneer of Boone
county and entered land there from the
government, but later sold it and
moved to Dallas county on the farm
which he has just sold.
Des Moines.
Final arrangements for the national
convention Of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners which will
be held in Des ,Moines September next
have been completed by the convention
committee Of the local union. The COM
mittee was aided by Frank Duffy, sec
rotary of the national organization,
who has been in Des Moines for the
last week assisting the committee in
its work. Over 1000 delegates are ex-.
pected.
Harlan.
The much talked of college for Har-
Ian seems to be an assured fact Re-
Gently an order was given the local
brick yards for 100000 brick. which are
now being delivered at the college
grounds preparatory to erection OF the
first college building. A musical di-
rector Of note has been secured, and he
is on the ground arranging for a class
Of fifty for ten weeks instruction and
drill, to be closed with q May. day
musical festival.
Denison.
The commissioners Of insanity were
recently called upon to act on the case
Of Mrs. James Healy, of Paradise town
ship, on complaint charging her with
being of unsound mind and a fit sub
ject for treatment in the asylum at
Clarinda. The evidence showed that
Mrs. Healy is victim Of melancholia,
and subject to the delusion that her
life is constantly threatened. Her
trouble has been gradually corning On
for several months, but not until re-
Gently did her symptoms, become pro-
nomced. AZ the time.of sthe ezGninA-