Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-23

Prairie City.
Ora Martin has left to resume his
duties in the U. s. navy, where his rank
Is that OF chief quartermaster During
his visit here Mr.. Martins collection OF
curios proved an interesting exhibit to
Prairie City people. He went from here
to Philadelphia and as soon as the ship
is launched will take up his duties on
the U. S. 9. Utah.
Marion.
A couple Of monster engines passed.
thru here for the Southern Pacific.
They each have, sixteen drive wheels
and there ara separate cylinders for
each set of eight wheels. The engines
are designed to burn oil instead OF coal
so that altho the engines are giants, It
Will not be very hard for the fireman
to keep up the fire
Des Moines.
John Nuzum, farmer, paid in to fed
eral court $1,100 which he was ordered
by Judge Mcpherson to pay or go to
Jail. 1t was the proceeds Of sale Of
cattle following which he asked for
ba nkruptcy clearance and claimed the
money had been stolen. The court re-
fused to accept the story and ordered
the money paid, which was done.
Corydon.
Mrs. Cora Glasge, after combing her
hair and preparing herself for death,
drank large quantity Of strychnine,
which she had prepared in a glass Of
water. She had purchased the poison
at Burlington, after she had been sep
arated from her husband but q short
time. She is in hospital and will re-
cover.
Taintor.
John Grant was again unfortunate in
falling and nearly breaking leg while
doing carpenter work in TaintOr Mon
day. Just four weeks before he fell
over twenty feet while working in the
same neighborhood and this time his
injury was just as painful and almost
as serious and he fell only three feet.
He will have to lean upon clutches for
few days.
CoIfax.
Mr.. Banks, employed at Harrington's
brick yards has a very narrow escape
from death by suffocation last Thurs
day afternoon when a great mass of
clay fell upon him where he was work
ing. completely burying him from sight.
Swift work by fellow laborers succeed
ed in removing the dirt before he lost
consciousness. and had not his face
been protected by his arm he would
undoubtedly have lost his life.
Shenandoah.
Miss Florence Hickey, who lives on
Valley avenue. very nearly succumbed
to an unusual malady. She was seized
| with bad spell Of hiccoughs and for
hours all remedies failed and the at
ol1 ma The noi0h =
bors gathered round and suggested one
remedy after another, all without avail
and finally the girls condition became
so alarming that a doctor was sum-
moned and heroic measures adopted to
stop the ravages Of the malady.
Des Moines.
But for =. e. Corning. proprietor ot
grocery at East Thirtieth and Wal
nut streets. w. A. Hutton, a clerk
might have been bitten by tarantula
concealed in a bunch OF bananas. Hut
ton was cutting off some bananas
when Corning observed the tarantula
on Hutton's coat collar. In a moment
the poisonous insect would have reach
ed Hutton's neck Corning knocked it
off with a knife. The tarantula was
captured ard placed in a jar.
keokuk.
The work Of pumping out the lower
half Of the cofferdam will be begun
this week by the Mississippi River
Power Company. The cofferdam has
been completed and practically all OF
the filing Is done. An eighteen-inch
pump will be used, but the work will
| not be pushed as rapidly as that on the
upper half. This section OF the Golfer
dam comprises eighteen acres.
| Shenandoah.
DR.. and Mrs. Aldrich had an acct
| dent that might have proved fatal. DR.
Aldrichs car was in the garage for re-
pairs and he hired a machine to take