Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-12
Southern Io1va Items

Abba.
O. c. Repp came near losing Eve
horses from poison one night recently.
He had fed the animals nothing but
wheat for their evening meal and
knows no reason why they should have
been poisoned. After heroic treatment
three OF the animals were saved and
two good sorre.s died
Mt. Vernon.
The Chemical News contains a paper
from the chemical department OF Cor
Yell College by Benton r Anderson.
This is the thirtieth paper in the Chem
iacl News from the Cornell department
ir the las. nine years. The .rst paper
was by Frank l. Ham, which appeared
il. 1902.
Boone.
The grand jury has returned num-
be- OF true bills and adjourned Harry
Perkins, who was caught in a corn field
a, odgen and charged with assaulcing
a woman pe6dler there, was indicted
on the charge OF lewdness. The man
has been confined IN the county jail.
ever since the arrest and will shortly
De placed on trial
Clinton.
County Superintendent Of Schools
George E. Farrell has received replies
from about 100 Of the $50 rural school
directors OF the county, in answer 10
his request that the rural school teach
ers be granted a half holiday once each
month, so that they might attend the
meetings Of the township teachers
clubs All except two of the 100
agreed and the two made provisional
agreements.
EIdrdee.
The town council at It's regular
meeting decided 20 pave Third street
between Davenport and Franklin
streets with gravel. Between twenty
and twenty-five carloads OF gravel
vii. De required for the purpose, and
the officials have a promise from the
supervisors tina, the latter will furnish
the grave. Il x expected that the work
will be done this fail.
keokuk.
The grand jury was called Tuesday
afternoon in the district court by Judge
w. S Hamilton and the trial Of the
first jury case begun. Il is one OF the
largest damage suits on the docket.
The amount asked is $4,000 OF t ne
Ta5er Lumber Company by Pearl Mil
lion. widow Of Roy Million. who lost
his life while working for the defend
ant company.
Augusta.
Ed Wagner. we'll known blacksmith
attempted to take his own life by shoot
ing Tuesday morning. in his shop In
Augusta His attempt failed. but he
is suffering from fractured skull and
is partially paralyzed. Physicians state
there is a very slight chance for his
recovery. He vas removed to Burling-
ton in an automobile and taken to a
Burlington hospital. where surgeons
endeavored to relieve the pressure on
his brain.
Burlington.
Joshua Lee Of Birmingham. a man
about so years OF age. was found dead
in room In the lodging house Of Mary
street, at o'clock Monday. A kero-
sene lamp was burning brightly on the
"a HE and gas was escaping from wall
fixture. the stop COCK oi which :'as al
most wide open Other roomers in the
building smeiled the escaping gas. and
eiitcI ii'S ip''bl, iobA'o ASN ~ no va
the bed. He had been dead several
hours.
Nevada.
Among those who have had
their chicken yards cleared out in
whole or in part quite recently are
Messrs. Worsley, Black, Patrick. Frank
King and Hayes. and Mrs. Beatty. Mr.
Worsley was able to identity some OF
his chickens at the ranch. and after
investigation had started there were
returned TO Mr.. Patrick's yard rather
more chickens than had been taken
out. The chickens that could be identi-
fled had been sold by a young boy
about town. Elmer Chase. who was