Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07

keokuk.
Nearly eighty-seven ear old, and
a resident Of Keokuk for more than
sixty-one years, Mrs. Rebecca Jones.
an old lady who had lived for years by
herself, is dead. The aged woman was
taken i'll about ten days ago.
M~uscatine.
Bitulithic paving a commenced
Wednesday afternoon on Sixth street
between Mulberry venue n Syca-
more street. A gang Of men. under
Foreman Mclaughlin, will rush the
work and a speedy contamination Of
the work is expected.
Burlington.
Fishermen were numerous Tuesday,
but fish were scarce. One bunch Of five
people were seen in the evening trudg-
ing homeward carrying fishing poles,
baskets, etc. The smallest member Of
the crowd was carrying one small fish
tied to a string, which he dropped in
the ust about every SO often.
keokuk.
The Keokuk police have been trying
to locate Mrs. Alice Hoctz, who with
the aid Of ar automobile kidnapped her
child from the Nauvoo academy Sat
Ul udy dllS4 MON III lt1SIS ely iSS III
laid herself open to prosecution for the
crime in Illinois. but is held in con-
tempt Of court In this county.
M~useatine.
The German-American Bank has
added another good year to the series
OF prosperous ones it has enjoyed since
the youngest Of Muscatine's financial
institutions was established. Stockhold-
ers will be pleased with the receipt of
10 per cent dividend as the reports
show that the bank made profits of
s24,O 900 during the past year and Of
which $4,000 "a added to its surplus.
Clarence.
Edward, the little ~3-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Schafer, Of Day.
ton Valley, was badly scalded when he
fell down the back stairs with a kettle
half full Of boiling water. The mother
Of the little fellow was scalding uten-
ellis in the kitchen and when she
stepped out for a moment the young
ster got hold Of the kettle and fell
down the stairs with it, the scalding
water pouring over his face and body.
He is in a critical condition.
Alton.
The 2-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. Wiltgen vas badly burned by
having a kettle Of hot grease spilled on
her. The child's mother was making
doughnuts and in some way h child
got close enough to the stove to get
hold Of the kettle and pulled it over on
herself. She is badly burned on the
face, neck and arms, but it is thought
that 1t did not burn deep enough to
reach the muscles, and unless compli-
cations set in that it will not result Sc
riously.
Montpelier.
Fire believed to be caused by a spark
from a passing engine swept over forty
acres Of meadow and wheat land on the
farm Of Fred Lowry. W. miles below
here at about II o'clock Wednesday
morning, entailing a sever loss. A hard
fight was made against the fire and
tho the farm buildings were threatened.
they were saved by the efforts Of the
fire fighters. The section crew from
Fairport was summoned to the scene
to assist the others In fighting the
flames.
Emerson.
j. L. Campbell had a peculiar exper-
fence while cutting wheat one day late
ly near Randolph. He was running the
binder and as he turned around some
tobacco blew out Of his pipe. starting q
fire, before 1t was put out about a third
of an acre was burned over. Joe says
one can wager that he threw that pipe
away and that he will never smoke
again-at least while cutting grain
when it is as dry as 1t has been in this
locality for the past month. The field
made thirty bushels to the acre, so he
figures he's about a saw-buck shy.
Davenport
While attending the celebration at
Pinneo's grove, e Princeton Tues
day, Miss Florence Chaplin, Is years of
age. residing at $50 Esplanade avenue,
was severely injured about the face by
the explosion Of a bottle Of pop. The
pop had been allowed to stand in the
sun and had become superheated by
the excessively nigh temperature
causing the carbonic acid gas in. the
pop to reach such : high pressure thai