Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-02
Southern Io1ua Items

| lice by Mr.. Butcher, resident in the
2vicinity Of the cabin boat According
] to Butcher, he keard several small
boys discussing a sbupdle. Of clothing
! which they had hidden and the search
! of the police was rewarded with the
securing Of the bundle.
Fort Madison.
Little Alberta Norwood, 5-year- old
| daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Nor
wood. was very seriously bitten by a
| vicious dog mt about O'clock Thursday
| afternoon. The little girl was play
ing on the front porch Of her parents
home when she was attacked by the
animal. Two gashes were made on the
top Of her head which required several
stitches to close. and her face about
the eye and lip was torn. Her arm also
was cut by the animals teeth or claws,
and the physician in attendance pro-
rounces her case serious.
Fairfield.
Fairfield Methodists are anticipating
entertaining hundreds OF people next
week. including many noted ministers
and laymen OF the church, when the
Iowa annual conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church meets In this
city next week. 1t Is expected that
nearly 500 members OF the church from
all over the state will be present. Ow-
ing to the fact that hundreds of other
visitors are expected for the Sunday
sessions the chautauQua auditorium
has been engaged for that day. Bishop
Earl Cranston D. D.. of Washington
D. c.. will preside over the sessions
Mount Pleasant.
Andrew Olson. OF Lacrosse. Wis.
came all the way to Mount Pleasant to
look for his runaway wife. Anna NJ.
Olson, only 10 find that she had left
these parts before his arrival. He filed
information in Mayor Waits court yes
terday morning charging her and Ed
Wicks. n Mount Pleasant negro, who
is employed on a farm four miles west
of town. with lewdncss. claiming that
they have been living together on the
farm for some weeks. Sheriff Goe and
Deputy Sheriff Daniels went to the
farm yesterday morning to arrest both
the white woman and the negro but
the former had left about a week ago,
so they were told.
Ksokuk.
With the Cling Of the papers with
Sheriff Crimmins, Thursday morning.
there began the first litigation started
by the water lower company against
anybody living within the sphere Of
Influence of The dam in the Mississippi
river here The other parties to the suit
are John O'Harra and his wife, and
the dispute involves about an acre and
half of land and has for its differ
ence OF opinion $3.50. Six commits
sioners appointed by Sheriff Crimmins
later will decide what the land Is
actually worth This law suit comes
at the end of long negotiation between
the company and the O'Harras whose
farm is on Prices creek. opposite the
new grounds of the Country Club.
crsston.
A rural mail carrier by the name
OF Miss Cole was quite seriously In
jured by being run down by all auto
mobile near Paterson Monday after
noon. It was thought at one time that
perhaps some creston automobolist
misht have been the luckless driver.
az q number Of machines were driven
from this city to Des Moines during
the past few days and the village where
the accident happened Is not far from
the capital city. but none OF the Cres-
ton people were so unfortunate as to
be the ones who ran the car which In
jured the Paterson lady. The injured
lady 10 said to be very seriously hurt
and altho she u yet alive grave fears
are entertained that she will not sur
vive the injuries sustained.