Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-08
Southern Io1ua Items

Clinton.
Mrs. John NJ Flanagan. who may be
called the mother of the printing bust
ness in this city, has retired from her
work at the case. In 1871 Mrs. Flana-
gan began the printers trade under Mr..
Leonard, father of Lillian Russell.
Blue Grass.
The Leslie Allbee farm, west of
Pleasant Prairie, consisting of eighty
acres, less the acreage taken by the
Davenport & Muscatine interurban
(about five acres), sold at auction at a
shade better than 5000 per acre, $4,000
being the price paid.
Logan.
J. E. Swalley and Char9ss Lamb have
made two finds Of special interest to
scientists. One is a laAge piece of stone.
possibly a battle axsor sledge hammer
Of unusual size, having hole drilled
thru instead of the usual groove around
it. The other find Is a dressing knife
of material found only in Mexico.
keokuk.
George Mason colored. was brought
here from Burlington by Chief
Schevers, Of the Keokuk police force, to
answer a charge Of grand larceny. The
man was arrested in Burlington Sun
day morning at the request of the local
police. who had been notified Saturday
morning of robbery at the home Of
Lawrence Culkin.
Charlton.
John Vincent, a switchman in the
Charlton yards, met with severe ac-
cident which will disable him for duty
for some time. A door in the top Of
a refrigerator car had been left open.
and while walking on the top Of the
train Mr.. Vincent stepped into the
hole and turned a somersault off the
top Of the car, alighting on the ground
and breaking the bones i'm his foot.
keokuk. -,
What appears to be serio comic be-
cause episodal in their connection with
the graduating class, of 1911, rKeokul
high school. are four operations for
appendicitis performed within six
weeks of each other among that many
of this years commencement students.
To be exact, three of those who have
had their appendices. removed. grad
uated in the class of 1911,1 and the
other student was a membere Of the
class until graduation from the gram
mar grade. .''tslt-.. 80
ksokuk.
With his clothing caught around a
rapidly revolving shaft in the engine
room of his tow, boat, Capt Mark Nell
son fought for his life for half an
hour Sunday afternoon as the boat lay
off Montrose. When finally released it
YVES found that his apparel had been
torn into strips leaving him almost
nude, while a number of serious in
juries resulted from his experience.
Among these it was discovered that the
bones in each ankle have been frac-
tured, while those in the left foot were
broken and crushed.
Abba.
Sheriff w. y. Griffin succeeded in
locating William Ridner. otherwise
known as Buck Ridner," in Kirksville,
Mo-, and after arresting him in that
city. returned with him to this place
Sunday lodging him in the county
jail. The prisoner is accused Of attack
ing Mrs. Josie McCune. of Ottumwa,
under the viaduct on North Main
street at Abba, about q month ago and
stealing jewelry from her to the
amount Of $500. Since that incident,
Ridner has not been seen in these
parts until brought back by Sheriff
Griffin Sunday. He will probably re-
main in Jail.
Carson.
A touch of tragedy marked the cut
ting OF the river bank near here last
week when work on the drainage ditch,
for years contested, was begun. It
means the passing Of the flour mill at
Carson. for when the dam at the mill
was rendered useless by the ditch the
water in the river went out by q new
course and the mill, stood still. For
many years this mill has been one Of
Carson's biggest institutions and be-
sides the commercial value the rest
dents valued It for sentimental rea-
sops. 1t IL related that at the begin
ming Of the civil war the miller de-
:. So