Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-06
Southern Io1ua Items

companies and to shippers, regarding
the proper methods OF preparing for
shipment all dangerous articles, such
as explosives and infiammable stuff
The railroads in late years have given
particular attention to handling ship
ments of this character, and the gov
eminent regulations are strict re-
curing packing and marks.
Des Moines.
y. NJ. Stark. bridge builder. has
filed with the state board of education
claim that he has patents on certain
devices in connection with bridge
building. which are being infringed by
the state highway department. 4 con-
ference has been arranged with the
this can not be done it is intimated
that Stark will SUIT the state board and
compel abandonment Of these patented
| processes.
Pennington.
| William f. Strope died at Enid
Okla. last week Of typhoid fever and
the body was brought to his former
home in Pennington and buried. Mr..
Strope was probably the largest man
ever produced by Iowa. his weight
being ST. pounds and after a linger-
ing illness, at his death weighed 395
pounds. For years Mr.. Strope followed
the show business, but more recently
went into farming in Oklahoma on an
extensive scale
New Virginia.
There was panic among the one
hundred pupils in the high school here
| when fire was discovered in the base
ment which caused the smoke to rol
up the stairway in great clouds and
thru the rooms. but the teacher:
marched the children to safety while
a bucket brigade worked with the fire
and saved the building. The loss viii
be $500. The fire started from the fur
mace during the absence OF the JAM
tor.
Waieott.
Claus Denker and family met Will
quite serious accident on Saturday
While on their way to Davenport MI
and Mrs. Denker and two girls wer
riding in fine carriage when an ,aut
OF Mr.. Felsrow ran into the bugg
. from the back and smashed the car
rage all to pieces Mr.. Denker an
the two girls got out uninjured. Will
, Mrs Denker has two ribs broken. |
, seems that the smoke and dust from
another auto which had just passe
prevented them from seeing each 9th
er.
Davenport.
Fred Wandt. the 7-yearzold son Q
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Wandt. q
! Davie street. was killed by a IA
]. from the Rock Island railroad bfidg
: over Telegraph Road and Cedar stree
l The lad had just been dismissed fror
school and was on his way nom
lwhen the accident occurred. No on
t witnessed the accident but as near a
n can be learned the boy slipped fro'
t the bridge and fell to the street sew
|, eral feet below while watching the ar
n proach of a train It is also said tn
: child was caught on the bridge an
: fearing he would not reach the otht
Y side jumped to the pavement below.
!. Perry. =,
1t Following a disagreement with II
Perry milk condensory about 2O0 farn
ers met in Perry Saturday afternoo
o and organized milk producers ass
It citation. A reduction in the price
8 milk was made by the condenser
', management and at the same TIN
d the farmers were informed that tn
% must pay the expenses OF, hauling u
d milk from the farms to the condenser
r daor. The Perry commercial club
n acting in the capacity Of medlat
:. and is using al lefforts TO AFFECT
agreement The organization was pc
fected by the farmers SO that On.
re might be better enabled to discuss q
IS matter with the condensory compan