Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-25
Washington.

Washington.
E. c. Bowman, of Bowman Bros.
prominent merchants Of this city, was
stricken with apoplexy late Wednesday
night and died at o'clock Thursday
morning. This is the fourth sudden
death in the last two weeks.
eelfour.
Brakeman Frank Burch fell from
the top of a box car to the frozen
ground while doing SOME switching at
Balfour. He fell a distance of twelve
or fifteen feet and alighted on his head
and left shoulder. His scalp was badly
cut In two places and his shoulder was
dislocated and badly bruised.
ksokuk.
The death knell Of "shoe string"
gambling was sounded in Keokuk when
the city commission issued wide
sweeping order that after Jan. l, all
raffles. lotteries and gambling devices
in Keokuk must be buried. The order
is one made to conform with the re-
cent demand made by Attorney Cen
eral Cosson and is direct slap at the
petty forms of gambling practiced in
cigar stores and the like.
Muscatine.
Nearly $1,000 was cleared al the an
nual dinner. supper and sale conducted
by the ladies' Of the st. Matthias Cath
olic church at the Woodman hall We'd
nesday. Rev. F. ]. Leonard, the pastor
of the church states that the receipts at
present total $3.50 and all Of the money
secured has not been turned IN as yet.
More dinners and suppers were served
than at any previous affair held under
the auspices Of the church.
Vaisria.
H. B. Allfree bought the 24S acres OF
land sold at auction on the Great West
ern railroad one-fourth Of a mile west
of Valeria He paid $3.50 per acre and
expects to make a profit when he sells
II. This place is knCNvn as the Hen
ninger farm. 1t has good improvements
and the land lies almost level and IL IN
good state Of cultivation. J, M. Will
Hanson of Des Moines. who was the
owner, advertised the land and 1t was
sold to the highest bidder
Newton. -
Frank Metz, who is employed at the
Maytag Company's local factory. sur
fered avery serious and painful aeci-
dent, which will keep. kim away from
his work for some time. Mr.. Metz is
one OF the company's expert workmen,
and while testing a shredder his hand
slipped into the blower and the ends
Of three fingers on his left hand were
horribly mangled. The nails were torn
of and the ends Of the fingers 80 badly
lacerated that alnputation at the first
Joint may be necessary. The two mid
die fingers on the left hand received
tho worst injuries.
Glasgow. =,
One night recently a gang Of poultry
thieves visited the home Of Fred Carl
son, three miles north OF Glasgow
Mr.. Carlson heard them at their work,
and. from place of, safety behind q
woodp:le, opened Are on them with
rife. They returned his salute and In
all perhaps q dozen shots We're hred'
Mr.. Carlson escaped injury, and 1t Is
not known that any Of his bullets took
effect. The thieves had vehicle OF
their own in q convenient place and
soon made their way to 1t and escaped;
Mr.. Carlson saw three Of them. but was
not close enough 20 identify any Of the
party.
ottumwa.
The board Of supervisors who have
placed twenty-seven cement bridges IN
this county with no failures or bad
luck finally had . little trouble come to
them in the ten foot ofening Of q
bridge finished just west OF the old
fairgrounds ON Friday evening. Nov. II,
The following morning, Nov. -. was
Saturday and much travel started
over the bridge while the temperature
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