Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-27
Southern Io,ua Items
Grand Mound.

Grand Mound.
The left hand Of DR.. L. F. Newbern,
a prominent physician of Grand
Mound, well knewn thruout the coun-
try was badly shattered by the acct
Dental discharge Of his gun, with
which he was hunting pigeons on the
Wendell farm east of Grand Mound.
Carson. ~ ~
Corn meal has risen In price &c ga
per cent at Carson since the old mill
there was compelled to close down by
the diversion of the waters Of the
crooked channel to the new drainage
ditch. according to a statement of At
torney Frank Shinn, Of Carson.
Davenport.
A solid train of 100 brand new cars
from the Bettendorf steel car shops
passed thru Davenport Thursday at.
ternoon over the Burlington railroad
for BarstoW, where the cars are to be
stored until ready for shipment &c
Mexico, as they will be used for log
ging on the Mexico Northwestern rail-
way.
Logan.
That twenty three Is not an unlucky
number at all times was in evidence
at the home Of c. e. Lorenz east OF
Logan. when twenty three neighbors
and friends assisted him in shinglins
his barn. Tho the worlkmen did not
quite complete the work on the barn
they finished up very fine dinner al
noon.
Buffalo. .
That William Everett was entirely
irresponsible for the death Of Samuel
Cramer in the hut near Buffalo was
the finding of the grand jury which
made it's report to Judge Theophtlus
The evidence tended to show not. only
that it was purely case Of self
defense, but that Everett was not re-
sponsible for the discharge Of the shot
gun.
Council Bluffs.
Steps have been taken by the street
railway company to have Lake Ma
naWa, which is now lower than 1t has
ever been, refilled with five feet of
water from Mosquito creek when that
stream is again filled with water from
heavy rain or other cause. The levee
separating the lake from the river has
been repaired to keep the water from
flowing out when the lake is filled.
erosion.
A deed filed in the county recorders
office conveys IA acres Of land In this
county to e. j. Kelley. presiding bishop
Day Saints. The deed was granted by
Mary and w. c. Hodges of Adair coun-
ty and the price paid for the tract was
$4,000, or nearly 500 per acre. Wheth-
er the Latter Day Saints are contem-
plating building and organizing q
church in this county is not known.
Kelley.
For a young institution the Citizens
Savings bank at Kelley shows growth
few banks in Iowa can equal. But
Kelley is, located in the center Of a
very prosperous neighborhood and the
people are backing the institution,
which Is but few months old, with
united backing, and over $4,000 In
deposits demonstrates the fact that
there is money in the country and
lots of it.
Extra. SIS @
Deputy Sheriff Sunberg returned
from Blair, Neb., where he secured
Aiva Leffingwell. a young man about
20 years old. who had been placed I'M
der arrest on a charge OF seduction.
The young mans home IL at Extra. and
the young lady In the case Is also q
resident Of this section Of the country.
The charge against the young man
was made about three weeks ago but
he was not located until last week He
WAS n-;I 10 TIC grand : :::::: o.. sec: :.::
bail bond.
Oss Meinss.
The state OF Iowa has just paid a
little debt Of long standing. Appanoose