Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-28
Southern Io1ua Items

Ore. Mrs. Howell was the widow OF G.
G. Howell, who came to Des Moines
flfty-hve years ago. and established a
wholesale hardware business For a
number Of years he was engaged In
the business under the firm name of
Howell. Childs & Sanford. which was
chan Eed later to Howell 4 Seeberger.
Mrs. Howelrs body will Zoe crsmated
and will be Inferred in the family buri-
III lot in Woodland cemetery within a
few weeks.
Council Bluffs.
Petition has been fled in the office
OF the clerk Of the district court by tho
attorneys Of Gus A1itros against w. 8.
Goodrich. the plaintiff alleging that on
Feb. 1. 1917. while he was driving a
,, horse and buggy on Broadway a. Th!r-
ty-fourtt street. the defendant ran into
his RIG with his automobile. breaking
the wagon 70 pieces. breaking the
horses hind legs ard throwing Mttrcs
out OF the wagon. so that he was seri-
ous!y injured in numerous places over
his body. The amount Of damages
| asked by Mitros Is $3.50. with Interest
and costs.
Dee Melnss.
Or. Edwin n. Carter. one Of the old
est medical practitioners in Dies Moines.
died at his homo following an illness
OF several weeks. The immediate cause
! Of his death was an overstrain OF the
heart. DR.. Carter. who was born In
virginia, July 9, 1895, came to Des
Moines for tho practice Of his pro-
fession forty-six years ago. He was
mem Der OF the eclectic school OF med
! icine and prepared for his work in the
medical colleges OF that school OF med
! icine In Chicago and New York. For
number Of years he was a member
OF the Iowa state hoard Of health and
did much to enforce health regulations
in the state.
Cedar Rapids.
The funeral at Western OF Hugh
Bollinbaugh, we'll known in this city,
was held Saturday afternoon. His sud-
den death occurred Thursday as the
result Of lockja being caused by q gun
shot wound received by him a week
previous The accident happened near
/, Guyana, MINI. Mr.. Bollinbaugh had
zone out hunting. He had bob sled
with his shot gun lying on the bottom.
In the Earring the gun began to slide
backward out OF the sled. Mr.. Bollin-
f, baugh made grab for the gun Just
| as It was about to fall from the sled.
Il was accidentally discharged just as
he was reaching for II. The barrels
were pointed at his body and ne re-
! ceived the full charge in the chest. He
/; lived a week. Tetanus. however. set in
!; and no died in agony.
Davenport.
| The Alters farm OF 1856 acres. twelve
miles west OF Davenport. has been sold
! for $4,000 by Mrs. Louis Alters to l.
/ Puck. Of Locust road. The farm al :
! Joins the town Of WalcoSt on the north
/ Most OF It Is under cultivation. The
| buildings are modern and are supplied
! with running water from pumping
/ plant The formal transfer OF the farm
will not be made until March 1912. Mrs
, Alters Will occupy the property until
, that time, when Mr.. Puck will take
:. possession. Mrs. Alters will move eth
( Or to Davenport or Walcott. 1.-The price
paid for the farm. $500 per acre. Is one
Of the highest for which any Scott
county country realty has been trans
. ferred In recent years." said Attorney
ID. H. Smoke. "Of course one reason
for the price paid was the modern
buildings but 1t goes to show that a
/. higher value IL being placed on Iowa
| land"
Coin.
! The Coin physicians and the Page
county board OF supervisors are hav-
Ing q controversy over the compensa-
| ton for attendance on smallpox cases
DR.. Johnson. who had the first cases
here. charged IS per visit and the board
cut down hfs bill: then when other cases
developed mono Of the doctors would
take the cases. figuring that IS was
little enough when one considers the in
Jury It gives to their other practice and
the danger Of contracting the disease
themselves. They telephoned to Blan-
chard and Northboro for doctors and
none OF them would touch tho cases
and the board was finally compelled &c
send q doctor from Clarinda, his visits
and mileage amounting to 3l6 per trip
One new case developed hero recently
that Of Charles Morton. q son Of George
Morton. He brought the disease here
from away. The Heller cases are moi
yet out Of quarantine None Of them
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