Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-25
Northern Io1ua Items

doing we'll. This Is believed 10 De tne
first operation Of the kind In this Sec
ton Of the state. 1t is considered re-
markable by surgeons that mother ana
child should both live. as such q re-
suit from tho serious incision IS seldom
obtained. Mr. and Mrs. Karstin had
previously lost three children at birth
and only the heroic measures adopted
saved the fourth. A Waterloo surgeon.
assisted by Reinbeck members OF the
profession. performed the operation.
Dubuque.
Charles Roedell. G. b. & @. engi-
neer, died Sunday at Finley hospital as
the result of injuries sustained
at Menominee five hours be-
fore. A compound fracture OF the
skull was the direct cause Of death. and
altho the injured man was hurried to
the city with all possible speed, it was
too late to do anything for him. AS
nearly as can be learned Mr.. Roedell
was engineer on anteast mound freight
Near Menoninee, he stepped onto the
gangway OF the engine and leaned out
in an effort to see ahead. He failed to
observe the bridge which they were
crossing just at that time. and his head
hit the structure with such force that
the injuries mentioned were sustained.
Deceased was "a years of age. and
leaves a wife and child
Anamosa.
w. A. Hogan. sheriff Of Jones county.
succeeded in locating w. A. Harriott
whom he brought back from Waterloo.
Harriott is charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses from Fred
Ross, residing west Of Fairview. IIar-
riott. 1t is said, was posing as an agent
OF the Bankers insurance Company Of
Des Moines and Ross made application
for policy for which he claims he paid
Harrlott sec. The policy failed to ar
rive on sclledule time and Ross. who
wrote to the company, was Informed
that Harriott was not connected with
their company in any way. Ross then
swore out the information for his ar
rest and Sheriff Hogan located him al
Waterloo. He was arraigred before
Justice Wood, who placed his bail al
$500.
osIwein.
NJ. G. Anderson. Of Minneapolis. met
| a terrible death In the north end of the
Great Western yards in this city while
assisting in making up his train for q
run to st. Paul. He was brakeman
in the employ Of the road and when
last seen by the train crew was stand
ing on the forward end of a coal car
which was the last car on the line The
first that the train crew knew OF the
accident was when they switched in on
q side track and saw the rnrltilated
body on the track. The body had been
run over by the wheels. parting the
body between the limbs to the shoulder
and otherwise mutilattng. Anderson
was about % years old and unmarried
He resided in Minneapolis with his
passenger conductor In the employ OF
the c. G. W.
Independence.
r. E. Wilkinson. a Dubuque abstract
clerk, was q prisoner in the Buchanan
county Jail several days, having been
arrested charged with statutory Of
Tense. The complainant in the case was
Mrs. Wilkinson, his wife. The third
party In the case is Miss Lillian Smith
daughter OF r. M Smith, OF this city
1t is asserted that wilkinsons spouse
had suspected him for some time and
came to Independence and instituted
the investigation. The matter was plac-
| ed in the hands Of the county attorney
who authorized Marshal Mason to ar
rest Wilkinson. while the latter was a,
the Smith home. Mrs. Wilkinson IS q
refined woman, and It Is understood
! that she and Wilkinson had been mar
ried for period OF fourteen years. and
have a son II years Of age. Wilkinson
was given q preliminary. waived ex-
animation and was bound over to the
grand jury. his bonds being fixed n
$500. which were furn1s1,ed by his
father