Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-16

Dee Moinss.
W. H. Berry. Of Indianola, chairman
Of the state board of parole, has au-
thorjzed the announcement OF his can
6idacy for governor Of Iowa In the re-
publican primary in 1912. o. B. Court
right, Of Waterloo, formerly leader Of
the standpat forces in the Iowa senate.
has also announced his candidacy for
governor.
Harlan.
Elliott, the 6-year-old son of Fred
Graves, q Center township farmer. was
seriously injured. He was in a lumber
wagon with his father, and as the
wagon was driven into the barn the
boy raised his head and it was caught
and pinched between the side of the
barn and the scoop board Of the wagon.
The pressure was squarely on the
mouth, knocking out all of the lower
teeth and crushing the lower jaw.
Council Bluffs.
Lee Boren, laborer employed by
the Meneray nurseries, stepped on
west bound street car at Thirty-hrst
street and Avenue A, walked around
the rear end, and was struck by an
east-bound car approaching on the OPP
posite track. He was thrown about
twenty-five feet. receiving bad bruises
abou the head, and severely strained
left leg. He was removed to nos
| pital, and is expected to recover.
Montezuma.
| A. r. Gross, one of the early settlers
Of Iowa, died at his home after an ILL
ness Of only brief period. He had
| been sufferer Of asthma for some
time, but his last critical illness ex-
tended from Friday before his death
He moved with his parents to Iowa In
the fall OF 1850 and settled on an eigh-
| ty acre tract Of land purchased by his
father from the government, remain
ing upon this farm up to tho time OF
his death.
osturwa.
| The first sentence to be imposed by
Judge F. NJ. Hunter since his eleva-
ton to the bench. was pronounced in
the case Of the two men who broke into
Milwaukee freight car and stole
shoes. Glen Campbell and George Nor
gan are the men convicted, and both
pleaded guilty to the charge lodged
against them by the grand jury few
days ago. The court committed them
to the county Jail for six months
showing leniency owing to the offense
being their first.
shenandoah.
Being confined to her bed for the
larger part Of the past two years. and
subjected to the most terrible pain and
torture by an attack Of gangrene
which confined itself to one Of her
ankles, and then for the disease to
completely Amputate tho foot. IL the
history Of an attack Of the disease on
Mrs. Gwynn Of this city. The disease
resisted all attempts to head 1t off and
seemed to run itself out. for since the
foot was eaten of by the terrible dis
ease Mrs. Gwynn is now on the road
to recovery.
sisourney.
The couoncil has sold $4,000 worth
Of bonds at the rate OF ~ per cen,
interest, payable semi-annually. There
were about a dozen different bids and
| the bonds were awarded to the Har-
ris Trust and Savings Company. oil
Chicago. who made the best bid. In
addition to paying all the expenses OF
furnished the blank bonds the COM
pany pays a premium OF $3.50. The
! bonds are known as 1920, that I. tha.
they are due in eighteen years. but the
city may have twenty years within
which to pay them.
WapeIio.
The Iowa Power Company, with
headquarters at No. 1Os IAsalle street
Chicago, has secured six valuable
sites in southeastern Iowa where cleo
trio power is to be generated. Five o.
these are on the Skunk river neal
wapello, and has been pronounced BY
the engineers the largest and best wa
ter power In the state The company
il floating an issue Of $65o.0oo 8 pei
cent bonds. It Is claimed that the dam
ut Oakland Mills Is % per cent com.
pleted and that power will be dis.
tributed from that point in February.
Davenport.
A tale Of sacrifice. fortitude and
family devotion Is wound up in case
| of tuberculosis which has been report
ed to the Salvation Army. It IL that OF
a father, lying III, his wife and three
children around him unable too give
him the proper care because the bot
tom has fallen out Of the family
purse. The father struggled while he
had an ounce Of strength. Each morn
ing he arose and went to work after
Knowing that the dreadful white
plague germ had ssi1ed him. Zach
night ~ came home . little more
fAtieuoA from the days woek. But hl
fought ana struggied to st . little laid