Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-11
Southern Io1uQ Items

miles, while it is scarcely 100 miles
thru from the source to the Missis
sippi, but it has a reputation for vicl-
BUSINESS and periodically adds to the
reputation. The recent rains in this
section filled the valley last week to
y thin four inches OF the 1906 mark,
and the resultant damage was heavy
to bridges as we'll as the ripening crop.
Newton.
Resulting from a severe explosion
Saturday morning shortly before II
o'clock, when Mrs John Broadston. Of
North Race street. attempted to hasten
The kitchen fire by throwing in kero-
! sene. Mrs. Broadston was terribly
burned. Mrs. Broadstons burns are OF
most severe nature. One arm and
hand are badly burned, her face is
1rishtfully scorched. and the hair is
; almost burned from her head Fort
unately her eyesisht Is uninjured altho
her eyelids are badly burned. Mrs.
! BrCadston's composure in time of dis
tIess saved her life for when her cloth
! ing and hair bursted into flame she
| Immediately ran into the bedroom and
pulled the feather bed over herself.
| smothering the flames.
WapelIo.
| The strike of the Muscatfne button
workers Is reflected at Wapello. where
the workers at the branch cutting
| plant OF the Vienna company have
walked out. National Organizer Flood,
who has been prominent IN the local
| strike movement visited Wapello on
Thursday and according TO O. c. Will
SON. the business agent Of the local
uion. carried the order of the executive
| committee calling out the workers at
that place. who are affiliated with the
| Muscatine union. The walkout result
ed in a tie-up of the branch factory.
and the management of the shop, have
according to d. a. Willis, general man
ager Of the Vienna factory. Instructed
the manager of the branch. Frank
Kiefner, to close up the cutting plant.
IndianoIa.
Frank Barr. who lives in the George
Armstrong house in Kenwood, had quite
an experience with lightning at
o'lcock last Thursday morning. The
house was struck by lightning and
badly torn up, but Mr.. Barr, wife and
five children We're in the house and
none Of them hurt. Two little girls
| were in the north room upstairs got
frightened and went In the south room
where the older sister and little brother
| were and got in bed with them. the
chimney being right by their bed and
the lightning came down the chimney
and set the bed afire and also the side
Of the wall beside them. they got UP
and ran down stairs and Mr.. Barr ran
usstairs and put the fire out. Mr.
Barr's insurance just run out the day
before, 80 he will not get any insuT-
ance.
What chesr.
The long looked for and much dis
cussed pottery. sewer pipe and clay
conduit manufacture for What Cheer
is a settled fact and things are rapidly
shaping themselves for actual work
1t will be known az the what Cheer
Clay Products Company and IL CAPT.
talised at 100000 and It IL incorporated
under the laws OF Maine with W. O.
Barnard as treasurer. George F. Bar.
SALON. president. ]. A. Mcmahon, vice
president and E. G. Nelson a. secre.
taray. Offices viii be established IN
the upper rooms Of the What Cheer
Savings Bank building, ana things will
90 ahead now as fast az possible. A
switch Will be built Immediately to the
grounds and buildings where lie the
clay ana coal in abundance to last FOL
q steady output Of 100 years or more
Already enough outside capital hal
been interested and enough stock sold
that will mean an expenditure fo1
grounds and buildings amounting C
$4,000.