Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-26

Davenport.
Louis Lentsch, a wealthy farmer
/ from Dixon, twenty miles north. was
instantly killed when his clothing was
caught in the machinery Of local FAC
tory. He was whirled around and
/! and around, his arm was cut of ana
his body was finally pitched down the
shaft to a cement floor 100 feet below.
Des Moines.
| A campaign to organize the state OF
Iowa for woman suffrage has been
started by the mems league for woman
/ suffrage, according to an announce
ment here. Officers of the organiza-
ton declare the time is here for
vigorous campaign not only to form
clubs in every county of the state. out
to secure pledges of candidates to the
Legislature, binding them to grant po-
litical rights to women.
| Muscatine.
| Drinking liberal dose Of camphor.
| last Tuesday, the 2-year- old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Riddle has en-
tirely recovered, altho for time the
life of the child was despaired of. The
babe discovered bottle of the cam
phor on bureau and evidently mis-
taking it for something good, almost
drained it of it's contents. The child's
deed was discovered by the mother all
most Immediately afterwards and her
| efforts succeeded in administering an
tidotes which resulted in her daugh-
| ter's entire recovery.
Muscatine.
A two-inch cash was cut into the
scalp Of Harry Bruzell when he re-
ceived injuries while in the perform
ance of his duties at the Muscatine
| North & South round house. The drop
ping Of heavy galvanized !ron bucket
on his head resulted in his being rem
dered almost unconscious and necessf-
tating his being placed under the care
| of a physician. The accident occur
red while he was filling sander en-
| the engine in the round house. Escap-
| ing steam from the engine blinded him
at the moment the huge bucket was
being lowered to him and he was un-
able to perceive it as it descended. The
employee above, not realizing the dam
ger in which Mr.. Burzell was pla ,ed.
let loose Of the bucket as was Gu sto-
mary.
siqourney.
Harry Kapple no doubt stands as.
champion corn picker of Keokuk coun-
ty. One day, he husked twenty-etght
bushels in ole hour and tWenty-eight
minutes, twenty eight bushels in one
hour and twenty minutes. thirty-hve.
bushels in one hour ,and twenty min
utes, making a total of ninety one
bushels in the forenoon. In the after
noon he picked twenty-Eine bushels IN
lone hour and twenty minutes. thirty
bushels in one hour and twenty min
utes, twenty-eigft bushels in one hour,
and Twenty-Five minutes. making to-
tai OF eighty-sevcn bushels In four
hours and nine minutes, or grand to-
tai of 17S bushels in seven hours AMI
fifty-three minutes. This is certainly
remarkable and we would like to know
who can beat 1t. 1t was hard days
work, but Harry wanted to see what he
could do.
What Cheer.
Before the grand jury ]. A. Sterrett,
OF near Parnell, accuses his VIC era
young James Brainard. Of What Cheer.
of adultery committed recently. The
woman is - and has three children,
one only a little past year old and the
man is 81. The case has aroused
good deal Of interest and sympathy.
for the woman is a hard worker and
her husband has not always given her
the best OF Treatment. She has been q
great help to her mother. who has
number OF small children and needs
her daughters help in place Of having |
to care for her three little ones. in
case sine is sent TO tine -: 2. !
Ten, too, Mrs Sterrett induced her
father to ret some carbolic acid the |
other day. when he went to see her at |
the jail. saying she wanted to use Il