Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-08
Southern Io,ua Items

time. p. A. Huntar,1who recently made
| a trip sthru the south purchasing
shells. reports that 1t has been ex-
ceedingly difficult to obtain them. ow-
| ing to the high water stage which has
been continuing for a great length of
time in the south, making 1t impos-
sible to dig the shells in many places
and in others the shell beds have been
washed out. l7'''
Davenport.
Struck in the head by skyrocket.
Sheriff Louis Eckhardt was painfully.
ba: net danger ously, injured during the
fireworks exhibit on the river front.
The official had started to leave the
stand and had already turned up Brady
street when he stopped to look at set
piece which was being touched off on
the barge. Persons standing near the
sheriff saw him suddenly seize his
head and stagger. A big rocket stick
with discharged magazine had come
straight down and hit him on the top
Of the head. At the hospital an exam
ination showed that Eckhardt suffered
only with flesh, wound, which was
sewed with five stitches.
ottumwa.
From a modest clerk in the office Of
| the packing firm Of John Morrell &
| Co., to a retired citizen with a fortune
Of SIS. 900. is the change that has re-
Gently come to William MacGowan, an
aged resident of Ottumwa, thru a. be-
quest lef. him by his brother. James
MACEDONIAN, leader Of the upper house
Of parliament Of New Zealand, whose
death occurred several days ago. Mr..
MacGowan had recently been in poor
health and the magnificent gift from
his deceased brother is welcomely re-
! ceived, James MACEDONIAN was one OF
| the most prominent men Of the Eng
| lish government. Just a short time ago
he rave $4,000 to the ministry.
ksokuk.
With knife wound in his heart,
Lugo Cankavic, an Austrian laborer,
employed by c. F. Nasel, contrac-
tor on government Job two miles
| above the city on the canal, was found
lying face downward in the weeds
about 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon lie
| died a few moments after being found
An Austrian. known to the camp only
as mike" Is wanted on a charge OF
numbering Cankavic. and the police
working with Sheriff Crimmins. have
Oecn beating the WOOuS All luAS part Va
| the county in search for him. The de-
scription they obtained from friends OF
the Austrian's. who could speak Eng
fish, is SO meager that 1t is doubtful II
he could be distinguished from any
other foreign laborer they may run
across.
Cedar Rapids.
After accidentally falling across a
track just in front Of a moving pas
| senger train, Sam Williams, an aged
gentleman of Eldon. was saved from
heing crushed under the wheels OF an
engine by being picked up by Homer
lNye, a coach cleaner at the union pas
senger station. Wednesday evening at
$50 o'clock. Il was one OF the most
thrilling escapes ever seen at the union
| station. He did not walk on the cross
| ing platform. but on the tracks. and
stumbled on the rocks. He fell 30 that
his head struck the rail and his body
was stretched across the tracks on
which the train was running but few
feet away. Nye rushed to the assist
Ance OF WiillAms, risking his own life
while Fitzgerald signalled the engineer
to stop. Williams was 3erked on the
the track juAt a. the train passed. the
engineer tryiHg his best to make a
suddcn sfob williams escaped with
toniy fsw bruises.