Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-25
Southern Io1ua Items

made possible by the action Of the
counyt board Of education, which body
has consented to meet part Of the ex-
penses.
Museatins.
Roscoe avenue was attacked when
some unknown miscreant threw rock
thru window Of the home. to which
was attached a cannon cracker, which.
however; failed TO explode. The fam
lily did not discover the occurrence
until they arose Saturday morning.
when they found the rock with the
fire cracker attached lying on the floor
Of the front room, with the fuse TO the
fire cracker burned. The fuse. however,
had gone out and the fire cracker
failed to explode. Mr.. Beuchner is en-
ployed at the Automatic factory and
Columbus Junction.
Sunday morning the team drawing
Stedfns, his wife and four children
and Wood Tyler dashed thru the
school yard and plunged into deep
ravine. Fortunately the carriage was
overturned before the team reached
the bank Of the ravine and, the tugs
booming unfastened, was not dragged
after the horse. Luckily the carriage
was overturned and the tugs became
unfastened leaving the equipage on It's
side in the school yard while the
frightened horses dashed on into the
ravine. The seven occupants were
pinned beneath the carriage but were
soon rescued None were seriously
injured, tho three received painful
hurts. Mr. stearns and his SON Clin-
ton were badly cut about the head
and Wood Taylor had his lip badly cut
and two teeth knocked out.
ciarinda.
The Southern Iowa Editorial Assoc
citation closed its two days meeting
here with a visit made to the state
hospital. Fifty editors many OF them
accompanied by their wives, were en-
heated discussion over graft advertis-
ing. The subject was treated from the
point OF advertising the large towns
of the state on "no-pay" PROPOSE
ton. The matter was brought up by q
circular letter which had been issued
by Woodwork Clum, secretary Of the
Greater Davenport committee, at Dav-
export. and which had been directed
at Horace Barnes. Of the Abba Re-
publican. The association commended
the action Of Mr.. Barnes in refusing
to accept 1t unless there was an agrees
ment for space at the regular rates.
committee was named to form reso-
lutions and have them ready for In
dorsement at the Burlington meeting
next July.
has been threatened before.
Museatins.
Herman Harting. former Third
ward alderman In the Muscatine city
council, in company with Frank
Hampton. his guest. had a narrow es-
cape from drowning in the MISSISSIPPI
pi river near FAirport. The two men
were riding In small launch, which
upset while they were we'll out In the
stream. Because Of the cold water.
they feared 70 attempt 70 swim ashore.
ana held to the uptuYned craft for
twenty minutes. Their cries were un-
heard and Il was not until q launch
passed near that their plight was no.
ticed. Soon the upturned craft was
reached and the two men were trans
ferred to the shore, where. after the
administration Of stimulants they
were revived Hartwig was almost
helpless when he was found. and 10
benumbed by the cold that he de-
clared that he could not have held
onto the boat five minutes longer Mr..
Hartwig has been residing In . cottage
near FairpOrt for several months.