Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
Southern Iolua Items

! Essex.
4 Victor johnson, of Nyman, had the
| misfortune to be kicked by mule and
| have his leg broken. Under the immed-
late care of a physician he is now do
ing as well as possible under the cir
cumstances.
Shenandoah.
| OF the twenty-eight members Of the
senior class in the high school twenty
four Of them "sneaked" Wednesday
and as a result the twenty-four are in
| definitely suspended. No restrictions
are placed upon them coming back
providing they admit they have had
enough Of SNEAK day.
sigourney.
! Work on the sewerage job started
this week. They are beginning the
large septic tank on the Mccormick
place and good-sized force Of men
are being put to work on 1t. They ex-
pect to complete these tanks before
they begin on the laying Of the pipe
| lines.
Tabor.
| The trustees Of Tabor College have
elected to the position Of professor OF
chemistry and physics, Mr.. Owen l.
Lovan. at present principal Of academy
and professor Of chemistry In Leander
Clark College. at Toledo. Iowa. Pro-.
ifessor Lovan is also the director Of
athletics at Leander Clark and will
likewise serve Tabor College In that
capacity next year.
Muscatins.
Tho convention Of the Court Of Hon
Tor, which was to have been held on
"Wednesday evening. but which was
postponed because Of indefinite know
lege concerning the lifting OF the mill
tary rule, win be held Wednesday ev-
enine. June z, at which time large
delegations Of visitors from all lodges
Of that order within q radius OF over
q hundred miles will be present.
Wesley ("Tots') Pringle and his
younger brother Roy. both former
Knoxville boys. born and raised in this
city, became violently insane last
week and both have been taken TO the
C1arinda asylum for treatment. Their
present place Of residence and home
for the past two or three years has
been at Valley Junction, where Wesley
| was employed at railroad work and
Roy In grocery store. Roy formerly
worked at Golfers for some years.
Shenandoah.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. s.
Holmes had his leg badly crushed while
playing at school Wednesday. He was
standing with one leg thrown across
| the other, when a whole troup of romp-
ing children came running around the
corner. knocking him down, and all
piling up. When the heap was once
more on their feet it was found he was
badly hurt. The bones of one leg were
badly mashed and 1t will be some time
before he will be around once more.
ksota.
Arch Munro. a young farmer living
near Keota, died this Friday morning.
his death being. the result OF q kick by
a mule Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Munro had gone into his barn to take
q team OF mules out to the field for the
afternoons work. AS he went behind.
the team kicked him twice in the alb
domen. He was unconscious for some
time, but finally was able to pick HIM
self up and go to the house. and medi-
cal attention was sumomend. An OPP
Grafton was performed, but failed to be
of any benefit.
sieournsy.
Upon Tuesday evening, May 8, will
take place the installations services of
pastor elect over the Presbyterian
church Of Sigourney, by the Presbytery
Of Iowa City Rev. w. S. Harold. Of
Keota, presiding and preaching the
sermon: Rev. J. 4. Wyiiie. OF Oxford,
/ giving the charge Of pastor: Rev. w. II.
dormel, D. D.. Of East End Presbyter-
ian church OF Ottumwa. giving the
charge to the people: Rev. n. A.
Swickard, D. D., representing the
the churches Of Sigonrney, and Rev. w.
r. Houghton. the ministerial associa-
ton.
Thornburg.
Every business seems to have sts
drawbacks and things are not as beau
tiful for the other fellow as one 1mag-
ines. DR.. and Mrs. Bruce. Of the Bruce
Gold Fish Fisheries near Thornburg.
have discouraEMg times as well as the
rest OF US. Last winter while Mr.. Bruce
was down with the grippe. the pond
where he was wintering his choicest
Ash, froze to the bottom on account of
low water and they lost thousands
i and thousands Of the finny beings, val
ued from 10 cents to s., SO and $25.
Tie loss about wiped them out Of busi-
ness for year.
Riehland. Z
s.. E. Chacey, living on what IS
known as the David Halferty farm,
i four miles west Of town, relates strange
i facts about snakes around the house.
| 4 ven there IL forty-five FEET deep. win
i perhaps twenty feet OF water. Il was
/ dug twenty years ago and walled with
rock. For come years there have hsen
4 goodly number Of snakes of various
kinds killed about the house each year.
i The other day one Of the houShol6 saw