Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-02
Southern Ioua Items
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Prescott.
Benjamin Botkins has made the
Christian church Of our city very hap
py by the gift Of $4,000 which he re-
Gently presented.
Shenandoah.
Arthur Bregan had his hand badly
injured in a dough mangler. He was
working about the machine at the Ole
Johnson bakery when his hand was
! caught between the rollers and drawn
into the machinery nearly to the
wrist.
Mt. Pleasant.
Thru the will of the late Mrs. Susan
Balmer, Of Marengo, Iowa. who died
about two months ago at Omaha, Neb..
Iowa Wesleyan has come into possess
sion Of bequest Of $4,000, which is
to be applied on the new endowment
fund
Washington.
Arch Munro. a young farmer living
three miles southwest Of West Ches-
! ter. died Friday morning at o'clock.
his death being the result of a kick by
mule Wednesday afternoon. He SUI
IoTeO terribly IAc IAIAAO " SliS az
cident until his death.
Emerson.
A real freak in animal life is a calf
belonging to e. o. Mitzner, southwest
Of Emerson. The calf Is a Hereford
and was born on Easter day. 1t Is
perfectly formed in every way with
the exception Of its eyes. The eye
lids are also perfect, but both eye
balls are missing. The calls mother
Is a Holstein.
Perry.
The 5-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Shorey. who live southwest OF
this city was seriously hurt when he
attempted to climb upon the seat OF
gang plow which his father was drive
ing. The latter did not see the boy.
who in some manner slipped and
thrust both feet thru the spokes of a
wheel. Both Of the lads legs were
broken below the knee.
Glsnwood.
The Y. M. C. A. in this city is TAX
ing on new life. Articles Of incorpora-
ton have been filed with the county
recorder and plans for more active
work are under way. It is the intention
of the men behind the movement to
make the society an active and eff
fcient agency not only In this COM
munity but turnout the county for the
promotion among young men OF the
ideals for which the society stands.
Fairfield.
The Jefferson county authorship is
settled-for a few months. Judge Etch-
elberger has decided that he was In err
ror when he signed the decree author
izins a stay Of judgment in favor OF
c. w. Moburg upon the giving OF
supersedas bond by W. G. Burkhart.
Consequently Moburg's bond was APP
proved and he has taken the office OF
auditor. The trouble results from an
election contest not yet ended.
viIlisca.
The annual Sunday school conven-
ton of the Fifth district, comprising
the counties of Fremont, Mills, Mont
eomery and Page, will be held at the
| Methodist church Of this place on
Tuesday and Wednesday. May 4 and
S. Hon. T. E. Clark, Of Clarinda. is
president, and Mrs. Matte Bailey. OF
Shena ndoah, is secretary. The local
committee on arrangements is II. D.
Dolson and Miss Anna Banes.
Davenport. -
with the marriage Of William Teros.
a wealthy Greek merchant OF Daven-
port. and Miss Eftihia Sickopouliu, OF
Korone. Greece, here Sunday after
ended a romance begun in Greece
twenty years ago. They worked to-
pether in the fields at Korone, as lit
tle children. Then Teros emigrated to
America. amassed q fortune. returned
to Greece last summer. and found
Miss Sickopouliu still working in the
fields and secured her promise to be-
come his wife.
Vail.
The prisoner who escaped from fhs
Vail Jail via the chimney route last
Monday became homesick and return
ed to his suite OF rooms at Ftz-Etzel
hotel Wednesday evening. He had re-
turned to the place where he formerly
worked to secure his clothes and the
people telephoned to the authorities
here ana Constable Fitzgibbons and
Marshal Etzel went after him In an
auto and captured him. They brousht
him back here Wednesday evening
and Thursday morning he was taken
to the county Jail In Denison.
Shenandoah.
Tho ALGONQUIN Club has taken up
the matter Of projecting the country
club idea. It's committee has been busy
this week ascertaining the sentiment
concerning this project and md an en-
thusiastic interest is taken In it. Ali
the business men consulted were
heartily in favor Of It. he proposition
under consideration IS to lease forty
acres Of land close TO town sufficient
FOR rolf links, several tennis courts,