Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-29
Northern Io1uu Items

, severe burns all over her D6Ck anu
several on her arms but 1t is thought
they are not deep and outside OF the
intense suffering and general shock to
her system there Is no doubt OF her re-
covery and the probability Is she will
soon recover. Mrs. Sheetz was at once
removed to the home of DR.. Stull and
is receiving the best of medical atten-
ton.
Cedar Falls.
George Burkhart, wellknown
farmer residing hear GAINESVILLE. and his
father, were driving some cattle along
the road in that vicinity Tuesday even
ing. In the center Of the road was ly-
ing a small package wrapped in tin foil
and brown paper Mr. Burkhardt pick
ed UP the package and found 1t to con-
tain a stick OF dynamite nearly sixteen
| inches long Mr.. Burkhardt is Of the
opinion that It had been placed there
by some opponent Of autoists with the
expectation that some on driving along
the road would strike it. and the ma
chine, driver and occupants would be
blown to pieces or badly injured when
the cap exploded.
Dubuque.
A young girl who ran away from her
home at Manchester little over a
week ago, was taken into custody by
the police here Tuesday night and
placed in the matrons quarters at the
city hail. On Wednesday she was plac-
ed on train and sent back to Man
chester. The mother Of the girl wrote
q letter to Postmaster Ternes telling
of her daughters disappearance several
days ago and he turned 1t over to de-
tectives. Altho the letter was q pathet-
a. t<
laugh over the description the mother
| gave Of her daughter. "she has a mole
| in the middle OF her back as big az a
penny" was the only description the
mother sent. but the police obtained a
better description from other parties.
| Pilot Mound.
| The large cement, brick and tile
plant which is being constructed in
Pilot Mound is rapidly nearing COM
pletion. The plant formally will be
opened May 1. The plant is one OF the
largest of It's kind in the state and
Is being erected there thru the work OF
the commercial club, which now has g.
membership OF thirty. The club hae
been organized but one year and has
been increased rapidly from the char
, ter membership Of twelve when it was
organized one year ago. The plant will
be run day and night and will have III
own electric light plant. 1t probably
will furnish lighting for the town. The
factory II located right in the banks
OF sand which makes the production Of
cement articles at very low cost.
Lyons.
1 An accident which might easily have
had a very serious termination occur
red Tuesday afternoon about I O'Clock
when q team Of horses driven by Glen
Manning ran away. Mr.. and Mrs
Manning were IN the buggy at the tint
OF the accident ana were driving home
along the West Main street road. Neal
| the two mile house the road divides
one part running along considerable,
higher than the other. While e6inl
along here, the buggy. which WAS cfos'
10 the edge OF the road slipped or t
one side down the incline to the 1owel
road, THUS overtufning the buggy
throwing the occupants heavily to III.
ground. The horses Immediately tool
fright ana ran for some distance. MI
Manning, who VA more badly in5urel
than his wife, wefs taken 20 the two
mile ii0tse ana q physician stimmonet
for him. He was later removed 70 hi
home, Wfsore 10 hAs since been festinG
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