Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-24
Southern Io1ua Items
What Cheer.

What Cheer.
The ll-vear-old daughter Of Mr..
Wymore OF What Cheer. had the mis-
fortune to be up walking in her sleep
Tuesday night AID in some way fell
breaking her leg between the knee and
hip joint.
Thurman.
H W. Clappec went TO see George
Clapper Wednesday. George was badly
bitten or finger by a coon. which he
and his dogs were endeavoril.g to cap
:ure. The ANNA! came into his yard
and was probably looking for chickens.
The doctor thinks the finger Will have
TO he anputated.
Clarinda.
Some forty years ago veterans Of the
civil war gathered s+oo for monu-
ment at Clarinda. They could not
gree on q site. With interest on that
money and a little more added. there
is now fund OF $1,000. The matter
has been taken UP again. and donors
TO the fund will have an opportunity
10 vote on the location.
Harlan.
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an exceptional record il the prize ring.
came in from Stuart Iowa. by express
for j. W. White. Jackson township.
The animal belongs to the variety
known as bacon hogs and will be used
to develop swine that will thrive spec
tally on alfalfa pasture. Mr.. White Is
j a. Shelby county pioneer in the use Of
| this famous grass for stock food.
/ Elliott.
Frank Kenaling was the victim Of a
peculiar and dangerous accident last
Saturday while building fence at his
home near the kerling store. \
staple he was driving few out and a
sharp point of il struck him in the eye,
cutting a bad three cornered hole some
distance from the pupil. DR.. Alliband
was called and cared for the injury and
it is though, that the young man will
not lose his sight.
Red Oak.
A petition asking that an election on
the question of Incorporating the town
Of Grant in the northeastern part of
this county. be ordered. was submitted
to Judge Arthur and 1t was granted.
( The commissioners appointed to hold
the election will take prompt action
in the matter. and the new incorpora-
ton will be perfected within a very
/ few weeks.
Coon Rapids.
/ Coon Rapids s in a fair way to lose
/ her stockyarcs. Some of the residents
near the yards secured on indictmen
by grand jury against them on The
score Of being a nuisance and the
county attorney was in town yesterday.
also the Vi i!,,auhee superintendent.
looking the situation over. If insistance
is made that stockyards be moved, the
yards will in all probability be moved
near the Dettman land, about two
miles west Of town.
Perry.
Ansel r. Clark, of Sterling, Kan.
I was elected president of the Second
Iowa cavalry association Just before
the close Of the annual reunion here.
/ West Liberty was chosen as the meet
! ing place for 1913, and the gathering
next year will be held on the third
Wednesday and Thursday in October.
I Other officers elected We're II. !. Wat
tiers. vice president; r. c. Leach, sec
chaplain.
I Sieourney.
Last Friday, there was a unique and
unusual family reunion at the home OF
I Dr.. Eastburn, in this town. There gath
cred together a number of the children
Of Mrs Eastburn, to help her cele brat
her s9th birthday. At the dinner table,
there were represented FIVE generations.
Mrs Eastburn was the first, then came
her daughter. Mrs. Basil. then Mrs.
Basils da lighter. Mrs. Retta Davis
and then her daughter Mrs. Phelps and
baby Phelps.
CenterviIe.
1 Forrest Damn. son OF Postmaster A.
Z. Damn, OF this city. took Slide
for life" the other afternoon and 1t IL
certain that he would not care TO re-
peat the experience. He was in ths
auditorium room on the third floor o!
the high school building, when on open
ing closet door he accidentally
stepped into the cold air shaft tina,
runs directly to the basement. The
shute is narrow cement affair and
Forrest with his arms above his head
dropped straight to the bottom, land
ing in q pile Of fine ashes. The dus,
few into all OF the rooms and cries
Of help We're heard, but the voice
could not he located for several min
utes. az teachers rushed frantically
from floor to floor. Finally finger tips
were noticed at the cold air register
In the second grade room. the cover
was wrenched Of and the half suffo-
Gated boy hauled out. BIZ standing
on the ash pile he could just touch
the register. but was unable TO dral
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