Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-22
Northern ,Io1ua Items

his vest pocket in such a way as to
fall upon @ large rock with the result
that the stem was entirely broken off.
The watch. wnieh has never before
been known to run over twenty-five or
twenty-six hours without winding, is
still running and keeping good time, a
fact which ks uneNplainable by any per-
sons here.
Forest City.
All doubt regarding the possible cam
didacy of Paul Stillman. of Jefferson.
as candidate for congress in the
Tenth district. is dispelled, for he has
made trip into this section OF tho
district and has made 1t known to his
friends that he will contest the election
with Congressman Wood, the present
incumbent. He expects to commence
an active campaign early in the sea
SON. 1t is generally conceded now that
Mr. Stillman will receive all the oppo-
sition strength against Wood Wood is
pretty we'll intrenched and it would
seem that Mr.. Stillman would not have
walk-away in the contest.
Boone.
The workmen on the big chimney
that is being constructed at the Boone
electric light plant have had much
grief from the cold weather and high
winds lately They have abandoned
the work in daytime and have started
working at night by the aid Of lanterns.
The wind is so strong in the daytime
at the altitude at which they are now
working-140 feet-that the canvas
is whipped to pieces. At night. how
ever. the wind goes down and it is
much easier to work with he arti-
ficial light than to be bothered with the
wind The men are rushing the work
and will try and have the big stack.
which Is to be. 175 feet high, completed
by Dec. 15.s.
Nevada. svsS~
The proprfetors of the local pool
halls who were indicted by the late
grand jury upon charges of maintains
ing a gambling nuisance. were in court
: Monday morning for sentence upon a
plea Of guilty. Cook Brothers. proprie-
tors of the hall at the corner OF Lynn
street and Second avenue north, the
pllncipal evidence upon whom was
conducting candy or similar lottery
or drawing in their place Of business.
entered plea of guilty and were fined
in the sum of $50 each. o. F. Hiser, of
the north pool hail. plead guilty and
| was fined 800. the principal part of
the evidence upon which this indict :
ment was brought being that of allow
Ing men to play upon his tables and
the low man pay for the game.
Fairtank.
Burton ellison OF Fairbank. an en-
ploye of the Iowa Sugar Company. en-
ragged &. operating the wagon dump AZ
siding between FAirbank and Dunk :
erton. was terribly injured Friday aft
ernoon at o'clock when his left arm
| became entangled with a rope and
drawn into the "wench." which is used
in raising and lowering the wagon. He
had placed an extra coil around the
"wench" and while in the act Of re-
leasing the rope after load had been
dumped he was caught and drawn into
the machine. The arm was 20 badly
crushed and broken that It was neces
sary to amputate .it close to the
shoulder. Had Il not been for ellison.
presence Of mind he would have been
killed. As he was being slowly drawn
into the ''wench" and with the bones
of his arm swapping with each TURF
Of the machine. ne called to his assist
ant to shut of the power and then d.
jrected him how to operate the engine
80 that he might be released.