Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-18
Southern Io,ua IT Items

mann. The checks were made out on
book checks of the Union Savings bank
and were signed by the name Of Leon
ard Biller. q contractor. and made pay
able to George Tarbon, AZ the man pre-
senting the checks called himself. Mr..
Niemand says the supposed Tarbon
was workingman from appearance
and evidently knew the custom Of Bill
Ter in paying his men In checks. and
Of the men cashing their checks at the
Niemand store.
GIsnwood,
County School Superintendent Mas
tiers has measured the last acre of corn
in the acre corn growing contest for
Mills county boys, between the ages
Of 10 and IS years. There were only ave
contestants, and these were all To-
Gated to the southwest Of Glenwood.
The yield per acre represented 40 per
cent, and figuring on the basis Of sew
enty pounds to the acre, the following
is reported. Dudley DeLashmutt, SO
bushels: Hewald Rist. 60 bushels;
Claire Dashner, "a bushels; Wayne
Choate, 81 bushels.
GIsnwood.
James Merritt, aged 20 years. was
kicked by a horse Wednesday after
noon at the home Of his father. George
Merritt, south Of Glenwood and Sc
verely injured. He had gone out to
water the horses, and little later was
found unconscious In the road. DR.. j.
NJ. Donelan was summoned, and found
an ugly scalp wound on the back OF
the young mans head. The doctor
states that 1t may be day or 30 be-
fore he can tell the fun extent Of the
injury, as the inner skull may be af-
fected The young man had not as yet
fully regained consciousness.
Ottumwa.
1t was found upon medical examina-
ton of Edward Peterson. who was in
jured at the Bear Creek mine Of the
Phillips Coal Company. that the young
man was critically injured and expect
ed to die. Mr.. Peterson was driving on
a car when his lamp went out and he
was precipitated beneath the car and
run over. His right arm was broken In
two places, and he was seriously In
jured internally. His pelvic bone was
shattered, and the resultant trouble In
ternally it is thought will prove fatal
He was brought to the Ottumwa hos
pital, but little hope is held out FOL
his recovery.
Davenport.
Destitute Of home and friends since
the age Of 10 years. and tired Of his
futile wanderings in search Of a havef
or rest, Lionel Schaeffer. brigh
young lad Of II, sought admission t
the naval service and was forced to ~
rejected because Of near sightedness
He had been in Davenport but twt
days and after vainly seeking employ
ment was forced to seek shelter at thu
police station. Schaeffer 10 brigh
handsome young boy and save for ~
occasional outburst Of bitterness
against the world at large. appears Il
be a manly. straightforward. little chap
He is an orphan. but claims to hav'
Ave sisters in the west.
Council Bluffs.
Active arrangements are under VA!
by the two lodges Of the Knights o
Pythias for the construction Of Z Ply
THAN hall in this city. Details hav'
cot been arranged. ana the members 9
st. Adams and Concordia lodges hav
not determined on site AZ yet. Sew
eral locations are under confederation
by the men who have been placed Il
aai..rScs charge nf affairs. Formal or
ganisation has been effected under On
name Of the Pythian Castle Hail AsGe
cietion, and directors ana officers shay
] been elected. This 1soeciation has ~
j formally Incorporated with . ea01el
stock authorized Of S2e.eoe. dtvslsA ~
400 shares with par value Of 80.