Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-27
Southern Io1ua Items

/, ing he went to Des Mones. He has a
brother, Lieutenant Colonel Wood IN
the quartermaster's department In Ma
Mia, P. /. 2. -
Shenandoah. s@t
The work Of excavating for the new
ice plant is III progress just west OF the
electric light and power house and the
work of erecting the building and in
stalling the machinery viii be pushed
rapidly and will be ready to furnish ice
by June II. The cost of the plant will
be about $4,000 and the capacity will
be twelve tons per day!71 The electric
light company will add, two men to
their present force, making thirteen
married men in the employ of this in
stitution.
Davenport.
AS the result of being stricken with
a paralytic stroke at the head of long
flight of steps which he had climbed at
his home, 1874 Bowditch street, pre-
paratory to retiring. James w. Barr,
reeled, and with cry, crashed to the
bottom sustaining severe injuries about
the head and body, from the effects Of
which he died. The accident happened
Friday evening and Saturday night he
was hurried to the Mercy hospital as
his condition rapidly grew worse. where
he passed away that evening at II
O'Clock.
Columbus Junction.
NJ. n Rppey was quite badly hurt
Sunday morning. When driving a
horse he was thrown from the buggy
and had his face badly bruised up, and
was kicked on the limb just below the
knee so that he is unable to walk He
and Earnest Arlington had started to-
ward the fair grounds and when just in
front OF Sprague's feed store the horse
etegan to kick and kicked all the way
/ down the hill until beyond the flag
station. when both occupants were
thrown out The horse ran on to the
, depot. kicking at every jump, where he
was caught.
New London.
New London has been very much ex-
cited the past few days over the first
strike the town has ever experienced.
Attic the telephone girls of New Lon-
don, or of this section of the country,
are not orga nized into a Union, still
they are out on strike. Last week
one of the girls had her wages raised
Two other girls, who had given service
for three years, felt that they were be-
| ing left out in the cold. These young
/ idhISs lheIClOIc dShSu ioT ft1OxS gkl1yS
and were offered 81 month more,
which they claimed was not satisfac-
| tory, and they walked out. and are
consequently enjoying the first yaca-
| tion they have had for a, long time.
Atlantic.
Fire in the home at 5o4 East Firm
street, owned by w. N Lynch. and
| occupied by D. A. Lennon, a travelling
| salesman for, the J. D. O'Brien candy
house at Omaha, destroyed the interior
of the house and burned everything the
Lennon family had except the clothes
! they wore. The origin Of the fre Il not
known Either it originated from. an
electric wire, which is said not to b
likely, or else 1t started from the
kitchen range as it was evidently in the
kitchen that It originated. The family
were all away. The Lemons have In
surance on their household goods to the
amount Of $1,000 and. Mr.. Lynch has
insurance on. the house amounting to
500. The insurance will about cover
the loss in each Instance
Columbus Junction.
| Dick Crockett, one Of the best known
horses in this county, and who bears
an interesting record, died. He-was
bred and raised and owned by Sam
Foster. OF this city, and at his death
was % years Of age. He was the first
horse raised IN Louisa county to trot
la standard 2: 30 pace record. Mr. F0s-
ter raced him ten seasons ana during
that time he was never distanceds never
was drawn. and never had to return to
the barn because he didn't win one
heat in five He won money Ia every
race Of that entire period. except four
4 times He was also a splendid show
4 horse and won over forty Hrst prem
iums Of which were taken in claasee
where there were as many as sixteen
] entriea. HIS recordswas 1928.