Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-16
Southern Io1ua Items

!, by for the wife and the little ones. He
continued this program for several
weeks, each morning up a little weak
er, and each night dragging himself
home with more effort. Finally one
morning he found that his physical
strength had become exhausted. He
was unable to get up. That has been
three weeks ago and he has been In
| bed ever since.
Malvern.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gopher
Perkins, in Malvern, occurred q very
sad accident. Mrs Perkins had gone
for some coal, leaving her two little
ones at play. She was soon startled
by their frantic screams, and on open
ing the door beheld her baby daugh-
ter wrapped in flames. She immediate
~ seized the little one and tore the
burning clothing from its body. hoping
| to save its life, but the flames were too
quick for her and had already done
their deadly work and after four days
of suffering she died. 1t was not learn
ed how the child's clothing caught
fire.
coifax.
]. w. Main of this city has been
served notice Of q breach of promise
suit, brought by O Mrs. Taylor Of Des
Moines, for SIS, 900. which will be called
on Jan. Is. in the district court at
Newton. Mr.. Main was formerly asso-
|ciated in the shipping business with
the woman's husband, Than Taylor.
then Of Altoona, and she alleges that
his ENHANCEMENT in their domestic re-
lations led her to secure divorce from
Taylor and the postponement of their
marriage and refusal to fill his prom
Uses to her damaged her heart to the
extent Of SIS, 600.
Sidney.
Judge E. B. Woodruff, who presided
at the November term of court at Sid
ney, has just rendered his decision In
the case OF the appeal of A. ]. Focht
ct al, in the matter OF Nishnabotna
drainage district No. @ In this case the
bondsmen for the cost Of the prelm-
mary survey sought to avoid payment
on certain grounds. The parties in
terested were s. T. Rhode. l. o. Long
maker and A. g. Fisher. the latter de-
ceased, all Of Randolph. The Judges
verdict is that they pay the costs.
which amount to about $500. After the
survey strong opposition to the ditch
developed and after considerable It'll
igation the opposition won and the
ditch vas never dug.
Washington.
W. p. Wells, one Of the public spir-
tied citizens of this city. has donated
a site for the new county hospital. Tho
site chosen by the directors OF the
hospital is 1857 acres Of land situated
but a block from the newly paved
South Washington street. and the
drainage facilities are exceptionally
good. After the site was chosen by tho
board Mr.. Wells informed them that he
would donate sufficient money to pur-
chase It. The property is valued ut $3.50
per acre. making the whc;e worth 3d.
700. The furniture for Ill the wards IN
the hospital has been donated and with
this new donation. the whole amount
voted for the erection Of a hospital
$4,000. remains intact for the hospital
proper.
Davenport.
An hour after c. L. Lindholm had
received letter from Rev. o. w.
Fern, in which he had not intimated
thta he was Ill, a telegram came to
him stating that the former Swedish
Lutheran pastor mere Ha1 5:sa Il.
Knoxville. Ill. The news was a SHOCK
to his friends and old congregation
here. altho it was generally known that
he had been suffering some indispo
sition. Rev. Mr.. FERN left Davenport
only four years, he was in commun-
ication with the city the greater part
CT his life. 1t was while he was at
tending the theological college at
Augustana that he flrst preached IN
Davenport. In the 'sOs. He will be bur-
led here Sunday. He was born Dec.
IL. 1853. in Sweden, and came to Amer
lea in 1880.
oskaioosa.
A mysterious jail delivery occurred
here some time between Wednesday
night and Thursday evening. Pat Cor
man. also known in several of the
largest cities az Frank Dean and Pat
Flarity. disappeared from Jail as COM
pletely as tho swallowed up by the
ground. His absence from the cell was
not noticed for twenty-four hours af-
ter the supposed delivery. There is
absolutely no clew as to the time or
method of his disappearance. altho 1t
10 thought he must have had confed-
crates. but no other prisoners are
missing. The outer door Of the Jail.
are corridors ana cell doors were lock-
"a WHEN 0oeaaa vas last soen q the
cell and IL loo1Es show - signs q
/, tampering.