Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-10
Southern Io1ua Items

lndianola.
Indianola citizens have raised $40 900
Of the campaign for $4,000 for the en-
downent fund of Simpson College.
people have responded literally to the
canvass. which has been carried on by
committees of business men,
creston.
w. B. Martin, Jr.. of Kansas City.
who has been visiting his father in
Greenfield. was driving towards Cres-
ton in his automobile when he met
with a very serious accident. He met
a team and thru confusion both turned
the same way and collided. Mr.. Mar
tins arm was broken and one Of the
! horses had to be killed.
| Abba.
| Congressman " E. Kendall. of this
| city, has accepted an invitation to de-
! liver an address at mass meeting to
. be held in Carnegie hall, New York
/ City. on the evening of Dec. 6. to pro-
; test against the discrimination prac
! ticed by the Russian government
/ a gainst Hebrew citizens OF the United
| States.
Des Moines.
/ Des Moines has produced the first
| pineapple ever grown in Iowa, it is be-
lieved. J. D. T. Fumer in charge Of
! the city greenhouses at Union park,
superintended the growth of the south
ern fruit The pineapple is smaller
than the imported fruit. but 1t is per-
feet in every detail. Mr.. Fulmer grew
the fruit in six-inch flower pot which
he says. is responsible for its somewhat
dwarfed appearance.
keokuk.
An information has been filed in the
superior court making the more seri-
Gus charge Of assault With intent to
;nsic. great bodily injury against
Charles Beckstrom, who was involved
in cutting ARRAY with Guffey Gelz on
Sunday afternoon. The original charge
was that of disturbing the peace. The
defendant was arraigned and was CIV
en- time in which TO consult counsel.
His appearance bond was fixed at $3.50.
Muscatine.
Robert Robesi, a young Italian who
E.tas been in this country about ten
months, and who has been employed
at the Hawkeye button plant for some
time. was placed under arrest while
at work by United States emigration
inspectors and will shortly be deported
from this country. 1t is claimed that
Robesi did not comply with the re-
auirements Of the authorities at Ellis
Island, and his entrance into this coun-
try was considered to be an illegal
enc.
Alba.
A. serious accident befell Edgar
Latham. the 12-year-old son OF Samuel
Latham. while the two were engaged IN
saving wood at John Carhart's just
north Of Maxon. The boy had whip
the lash Of which was wrapped about
his hand and in some manner the other
end became entangled in the tumblfne
rod and he was jerked into the ma
, chine. His arm was broken In two
I places the bones badly mashed and the
. muscles lacerated. The lad IS In a
very serious condition, the wound being
very painful.
Fort Madison.
Warden Sanders, Of the Fort Madison
prison, has received notification Of thu
fact that he has been appointed chair
man of the committee on prison dis
: cipline by the national prison congress
8 That he should be appointed to a place
!. of national authority on prison discf'
E pine while his own prison methods arr
I being Investigated by state investi'
? cation committee is as much OF sur
prise to the warden as to anyone els'
!. and simply demonstrates how muci
, stock congress takes on the mythica
. hog pen bubble.
I. Muscatine.
!. Rudolph Bender, local man, cahet
. at the police station about 5 ocloci
Tuesday evening, and appeared to o
3 badly bruised and dishgured. He toll
{ the police that he had been aseaulte'
!. by his wife and her parents. MI. AM
J. Mrs Samuel Garble. at his home In
quarrel. Sunday afternoon. He sal
that he had been cholsc6 and rendere'
J. unconscious and did not regain. con
seriousness until Monday morning. Il