Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-15
Southern Io1uu Items

Abba.
/ Max Loeb. a prominent clothier OF
this city, has been confined to his
home the past month with gangrene in
enc of his great toes. Surgeons OPP
Grated on him and removed the toe and
part of the foot. Loeb rallied from
the operation and the doctors think he
will recover.
Williamsburg.
The residence Of John Jones. three
| miles west OF town, was struck by
lightning in the storm Saturday and
was burned to the ground. Mrs. Jones
and the children were alone in the
house at the time. Prompt assistance
saved all Of the household goods. In
surance, $4,000.
oskaioosa.
The Oskaloosa Automobile. Club is
lending helping hand to the farm
| ers Of Lincoln and Garfield townships.
The farmers are too busy just now to
care for the road. and the men from
town have been employed to grade and
drag two miles of the I-O-A Short Line
running west of Oskaloosa college.
Charlton.
who recently celebrated her Tooth
ton as the result Of fractured hip
Mrs. Lusk fell while trying to get of
couch on which she had been lyins
and sustained the injury. Owing tt
her great age her recovery is consid-
| cred doubtful.
Davenport.
Eddie Ruge, the 14-year- son Of
Henry Ruge of 1449 West Lombard
street died at noon Saturday at Mercy
| hospital from lock-jaw which devel-
oped from having the entire top of his
| foot torn off in an accident week
| ago. The boys foot was caught In
the wheels Of city wagon Of which
his father is driver and before it could
be extricated was badly margled.
Tabor.
A. S. Bloedel, hardware dealer. re-
ports a queer stunt done by light
Ling during the thunder storm yester-
day. He says that owing to the dark
ness caused by the clouds he had the
| electric lights turned on, and the light
ming struck his store, coming down and
putting out one of the lights went on
down to the floor, returned to the lamp
put the light on again, and then event
On its way rejoicing.
Mount Pleasant.
Ernest B. Mcdonald, formerly an
Iowa Wesleyan college student here
died Saturday morning in Denver
Colo, Of pneumonia. He was AZ years
old. Both he and his wife for the last
year have been with the Spring Maid
company, Mr.. Mcdonald having tenor
role. Also surviving are his mother
and two sisters of Mount Pleasant
The funeral services were Monday af-
ternoon at the home of his sister. Mrs
NJ. B. Huston, here.
/ GlenWood.
The high schools of Mills county will
graduate sixty mine students this year.
Commencement exercises will be held
by nearly all the schools May "a. The
classes this year graduate with higher
average marking than ever before. The
record for 1913 will break in the num-
be. of graduates, judging by the NUM-
Der of rural students taking the high
| school entrance examinations. Glen
wood high will graduate twenty-five
students
Perry.
Judge Shortley of the superior cOur,
of Perry has declared war on the no.
boes and in the future no mercy viii
be shown them. During the last few
weeks the judge has been overworked
and the city overrun with tramps, ant
while the officers have been able e
; prevent any crimes. the word is out
that tourists who refuse to work shoulG
! pass up Perry. Hereafter hoboes wlst
strike the city will be put to work on
the streets.
Center Junction.
Center Junction has formally organ.
lied a Farmers Cooperative Cream
cry. The company bought the former
plant of its owner, Mr.. c. F.. Mills fol
little over $4,000. w. g. Pangburn was
,, chosen as president and c. A. Bur
meister as secretary and trea surer. The
board of directors was elected from the
prominent men Of the county. The
company took possession Monday
morning. with the prospect Of mill
from 500 cows. A. C. Senniff was re-
tanned as buttermaker.
Davenport.
The authorities made an investiga-
ton of stories told by neighbors tina,
terrifying sounds have been heard al
the home Of Mrs Wilhelmina FAIL
enkamp, who was sent to the Noun,
Pleasant insane hospital after keep.
ing the body Of her son for two week.