Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
Southern Io1ua Items

water will be found. But the water
now flowing from the we'll will keep
Clinton we'll supplied for at least the
next five years. The amount of water
now flowing every twenty -four hours
is about 10000 gallons.
oskaioosa.
The announcement Of the election Of
John p. White to the presidency and
Edwin s. Perry as secretary -trea surer
OF the national organization of mine
workers. was received with enthusi-
asm by their friends and all citizens
The election Of White was the one
topic Of conversation in home, shop and
office. kilograms of congratulation
were hurried out. Plans were immedi-
ately started to give John White a
monster reception on his arrival home
in Oskaloosa. The matter was taken
up by the Oslsaloosa Eagles at their
lodge session and the Iowa Brigade
band was forthwith secured for the oc-
casion. The plans as outlined are for
the band to meet the train upon which
Mr.. White arrives In the city and escort
him to some place in the city where a
number of formalities will be INDUCED
1t is understood the mine workers will
also make demonstration.
Hamburg.
In a fire which nearly destroyed the
fine residence property of Mrs G. A.
Stoner here Miss Sadie Stoner was
burned so badly that her hands and
forearms probably will be disfgured
for life. The evening before her sister.
Miss Nellie Stoner, had been doing
some cleaning work with gasoline.
which she left in a pan In the kitchen
where she had been doing the work.
The following morning when Miss
Sadie started the fire the burning
match ignited the gas and the whole
room was ablaze in a moment. Anxious
to save the house from damage. she
seized the pan Of gasoline and started
with 1t for the door when her clothing
caught fire and it was only by prompt
action on the part Of her mother that
the flame was extinguished before IL
reached her face.
ksotuk.
A crew Of twelve civil engineers is
at work over in the Illinois bottoms
sizing up the bottom lands in order
to estimate how much OF the territory
will be submerged by the creation of
the Keokuk dam, which is expected to
raise the low water level at BurlinR-
ton to height Of seven feet. A solu.
ton Of the difficulty will be the crea-
ton of drainage district. BY the
filling of three bridges by the Burline.
ton route along their. right Of way the
lands to the east would be provided
with dixie which will check the
waters from the river and a pumping
station would take care Of the surplus
water from the inside. This drain
age district would allow the cultivation
OF thousands of acres OF land, includ-
Ing the preserves of the Carthage Lake
Club. Orchard City and Lone Tree. an
well as extensive holdings of private
individuals.
ottumwa.
After suffering for sixteen DAVIS
with broken back and other in
juries. Ben DeFord. aged 4s years. a
coal miner employed by the Phillips.
Cue Company, passed away at the OF
tumwa hospital. DeFord was injured
on Jan. 10 when he attempted to board
. slow moving freight train at Bear
Creek where he was employed. DeFord
had his dinner pail ACROSS his left arm
and when reaching for the handhold
OF the car, the pail struck the car in
such . manner az to prevent tho miner
from catching hold az the ladder: and
having lost his balance. he fell BE-.
meath the cars. His left arm was tar.
ribly mangled almost Its entire length
and his back struck with great force
either upon the end OF tie or q large
cinder on the roadbed with the result
that his back was broken In the lower
dorsaf region, the vertebrate being sen.
0f0te0 the ehtCknenn OF onesa An1ae