Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-27
Southern Io1uu Items

bad wound in Mr. Farley's right leg,
just below the hip. severing the large
artery. The blood gushed from the
wound as~from a geyser, and Mr.. Ear
ley was 80 weakened that he could not
make tourniquet to stop the blood.
George Schadle, as soon as he reached
Mr.. Farley after coming out of the cell
lar where he had been on an errand.
twisted an apron into rope and by
drawing it tightly around the limb sue
ceeded in. arresting the flow OF blood
Grant a$
Congressman Towner Of the Eighth
district has consented to be the speak
er on the first day Of the old soldiers
reunion, which is to be held at Grant
Aug. %, %, and "a. II. H. Deemer and
H. NJ. Boorman will be speakers the
second day and Senator Kenyon the
last day. Rev. Mr.. Monoehr has accept
ed an invitation to be one Of the
speakers and Lieutenant Governor
Clark is expected to be with the peo-
pie of Grant one Of the days.
viIIisca.
Miss Mabel Krutsinger. Of this city.
presents a case which has puzzled 10
cal doctors and which is rather un-
usual and interesting. About three
months ago she received a bad scare at
school one day, and as a result lost
the power Of speech. At least the fright
was the only thing to which the loss Of
her speech could be attributed For
eleven weeks she was unable to talk.
A few days ago she again became bad
ly frightened and in uttering a scream
regained her voice.
Bedford.
There will be no county fair in Tay
lor county this year. This was the de-
cision of the fair association this week.
The conclusion was reached after care
full deliberation. Efforts in this direc-
ton have failed for some years in a
financial way. largely thru lack Of pa
tronage. The notion in other parts Of
the county has prevailed that it is a
Bedford institution and reliance has
been placed in business men Of this
town to bear the expenses annually in
Cured This year the work will not
be undertaken.
Davenport.
Alexander Stuart of Atlantic, has
given the sum of $4,000 to ST. Am
brose College of this city for the main
tenance Of scholarship Mr. Stuart
makes the gift thru Rev. p. Daily, the
esteemed pastor of st. ePter and PauIs
church of Atlantic. The purpose of the
endowment is to educate young men
from the present confines Of the Dav-
export diocese, who are 5cSirious Of
studying for the priesthood, but who
are Of limited financial resources. 1t
will be called the Alexander Stuart
scholarship and will be free up to the
philosophy, or thru the classical de-
partment.
Muscatine.
F. e. Smith and Maurice Concannon,
two young men OF this city, narrowly
escaped death in a horrible manner
when riding in street car on Null
berry avenue. The motor on the car
in some way became short circuited
and set the floor OF the car on fire. The
car was rushing down grade at great
speed and the flames were rapidly
spreading in the inside of the coach
when the two young men. the only
passengers, leaped from a window.
Young Smith leaped from the window
first, falling to the brick pavement and
striking on his head. His companion
jumped at almost the same instant and
fell directly on top Of him. Smith had
a bad cash cut in his head and is prob
ably injured internally. Concannon re-
ceived a broken nose and other in
juries, but it is thought he will re-
cover Smith is in q more DANGEROUS
Condition. go