Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-28
Dee Moines.

Dee Moines.
Mrs. Florence Herman, dependent
and Jealous over belief that her hus-
band has an affinity, tried twice to end
her life Thursday with morphine. Her
! condition is critical.
Museatins.
Thursday morning when a burglar
breaking into the Greenblatt fur ware
house, encountered night watchman
The latter fred five times and the burg
lar shot three times. AS far as known
no shots took effect. The burglar es-
capped.
Upton.
Another big farm deal went thru
when Fred Agne purchased the William
Ford farm OF 240 acres east of Upton,
paying for the same $4,000. The place
Is situated in one of the garden spots
Of Cedar county. and is cheap at the
price paid when it is considered what
Cedar county farm lands are selling at.
oss Moinss.
Treasurer Of State Morrow received
Ia check from General Granville NJ.
Dodge Thursday for $22.73o. to apply
on the Allison monument fund. General
Dodge Is chairman Of the committee
which is gathering funds for the shaft.
This makes a total OF $2S,32S which
has been collected for the monument
and which is now in the hands Of the
state treasurer. The amount necessary
is $4,000. 1t is stated that the re-
mainder is practically assured and will
be Forthcoming within a few days.
a,el;no$nn
Some one in Burlington had a guilty
Some time in his life he
beat the Burlington route out Of a small
amount and the matter SO weighed on
his mind that he sent to Division Pas
senger Agent Reno dollar bill, en-
closed with which was the short mes
sage. due with interest" There was
no clue as to the sender The note did
not specify just how the offense had
been committed or when the road lost
the money. This is the first contribu-
ton received by the road for the con.
science fund.
Council Bluffs.
Harry Irwin, switchman in the
Rock Island yards, fell or was thrown
from a car being pushed into the coal
chutes Tuesday night and sustained
injuries from which he died three hours
later at Mercy hospital He was ~
years of age. and leaves wife. mother.
brother and sister. The mother, Mrs.
H. Hubbard, resides at Kansas City.
No one saw the accident In which MI.
Irwin was injured. He was found UNI
der the cars shortly after falling with
his right arm and right leg crushed and
otherwise badly mangled.
Perry.
e. E. Shearer, a Milwaukee bridge
man of Perry, is off duty temporarily
with a damaged foot, the result OF an
accident which happened to him while
engaged in his work. Shearer was
working with A. W. Burglands crew
doing some repair work on bridge
near Granger on the Des Moines branch
Of the G. M. & st. p. A heavy string
er which the men were attempting to
place in position fell on Shearer's foot,
crushing three Of his toes. The beam
was thirty-two feet long and to the
victim Of the accident weighed several
tons.
Clinton.
That the new well now being COM
pleted for the Clinton Water Com
pany Il going to be one OF the best
in this vicinity 10 the opinion OF men
experienced In the drilling of wells The
drillers have gone within 10 feet Of
the depth that the contract calls for.
but will 60. 200 feet by, order Of the
water company officers who tele-
8raphed Tuesday. This will mean 10
feet deeper and It II thought that with
IN that depth many excellent veins OF