Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-17
Southern Io1uu Items

to house canvass OF the city and list
each and every dog in the town. There
is a penalty provided for delay in the
payment of the tax and the matter Of
providing some sort OF legal action
against those who falsify concerning
the ownership of dogs was discussed
Shenandoah.
Andrew Litten. II years old. was
kicked by,a horse. breaking his collar
bone and cutting a cash in his cheek
and sitting an ear. Andrews elder
brother came down from Essex with a
friend and 1t was the friends horse
that did the kicking. Andrew went to
the barn With his father to help care
for the visiting horse, and went around
behind the animal for an armful Of
hay, and had just risen up with it when
the horse kicked viciously. The boy lay
quivering and the father thought him
dead when he picked him up and car
ried him to the house. He was uncon'
scious for five hours.
Madrid.
Glen Moss experienced very severe
burns on one OF his arms and his auto
mobile was badly damaged in an un-
fortunate accident which occurred last
Thursday afternoon. In company with
young lady friend he was driving
south of Des Moines when something
went wrong with the auto mechanism
and he stopped and attempted to re-
pair 1t. While at work under the ma
chine the gasoline caught in some
mysterious manner and Mr.. Moss and
tho car were at once enveloped in the
flames. The burns. which were largely
on the arm, were dressed as soon as
a physician could be reached and the
car left In a nearby town. The young
lady was uninjured. The damage to the
car affected only the wooden and up
holstered portions Of the body.
Corning.
The Newcomb family enjoyed a big
reunion the past few days at the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Newcomb. in
Lamont Tents were pitched and every
thing made as convenient and comfort
able as possible for a big time and all
certainly enjoyed the gathering. Those
in attendance were Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Newcomb, Of Corning. and their sons
Frank, from Beeville, Tex; Floyd, and
his family, from Omaha: Walter and
his wife and sons, Ralph and Arthur.
and daughter Grace. of Corning; Brad
ford and his daughter Mary and son
Thomas, Of Corning. and Mr. Ralph
Newcomb's sister, Mrs. Davis. from
Aledo, ILL.,, besides the host and hostess
and their children. The gathering will
long be remembered as one OF the hap
piest times in the lives Of all
Sumner.
While making hay Mrs. Kate Boehm
was injured Monday and Mrs. Fred
Sell was hurt similarly yesterday. Both
will recover. The team Mrs. Boehm
was driving became frightened by
passing automobile and ran away,
throwing her to the ground and injur-
ing her internally. Mrs. Sells team also
ran away, and in the effort to stop
them she was thrown from the hay
rack and one Of her limbs badly
bruised. While Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pip
no were returning to their home Sun
day evening after a heavy rain, their
automobile skidded, and Mrs. Pipho,
thinking the car would run into the
ditch. leaped from the machine, sus-
tanning such a bad fracture Of one leg
that amputation was necessary. Her
condition is serious.
Missouri Valley.
About 4 o'clock Wednesday morning
Mrs. Pierce WEIGH was awakened by
some one in the room and upon becom-
ing fully awake she saw a man con-
fronting her. She awakened Mr.. WEIGH
who Immediately jumped up and the
intruder went thru the dining room
window by which he had gained an en-
trance Mr.. WEIGH Immediately phoned
the police and grabbing piece OF cord
wood started after the fast disappear
ing man, and would have caught him
had he not fallen down. The officers
were on the scene in about ten min
utes. Both Mr. and Mrs WEIGH had q
good look at the man as 1t Is daylight
at o'clock and both claim that they
can easily identity him II he is appre-
hended and the local officers have such
good description that they expect to
land their man. Mr. Welch's loss is
fine gold watch, a pocketbook contain
ing $i.75 and one cuff button.
Kellogg.
J. B. Burton had a rather unpleasant
experience at his summer home, west
of town. at an early hour Monday
morning. He arose early and went out
on the porch to take his usual morn
ing exercise-that of deep breathing.
After INDUCING in the exercise for some
time he became dizzy and fen back
wards, striking the back Of his head on
the hardwood floor, rendering him I'm
conscious. The family became alarmed,
fearing that he had been stricken with
apoplexy. and Immediately summoned
DR.. r. w Wood. who. upon arrival APP
piled restoratives. and within fifteen
or twenty minutes consciousness had
been restored. Later in the day Mr..
Burton's family physician, DR.. Snouse.
Of Des Moines, was sent for but by the
time he reached here the patient had
recovered from the shock and. barring
the injury to the back of his head. was
feeling fine. The intense heat was no
doubt large factor in bringing about