Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-14
Southern Io,ua Items

spent some time at Sydney, and the
young people became acquainted then.
Miss Byrne. in company with her
mother. sailed from Makura on May s.
landed at Vancouver May 20 and
crossed the continent by rail to find
her lover. He met her at Hamburg.
Iowa The wedding will take place next
week. lsdi .ais
Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peter Jacobs, 1927
West Eighth street, zen married
sixty years and on celebrated
the unusual anniver. it the home
Of their daughter, Mrs. Anton Lohmil-
Ter, with whom they live. Their
neighbors had a surprise party on
them and passed a pleasant time Soc
tally. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs were born
in Holstein., North Ditmarchen, St. An
men, Germany. They were married
there and came to this country in 1866.
Mr. Jacobs is SO years old and his wife
is 81 years old.
Rippey.
Residents Of the town Of Rippey are
divided over the location of the new
school building which Is soon to be
erected, and have gone into the courts
| to settle their troubles. A special tax
Of $4,000 was voted to build a new
school house and Immediately a dis
cussion arose as to where 1t should be
located. The school board finally put
it up to the people and they decided
that the old site was the proper place.
b. F. Osborne. Jayor Johnson and
others still insist that this was wrong
and the case is being fought out in
the courts.
Davenport.
]. II. Hass. president Of the Scott
County Savings Bank. together with
his wife and daughter has left for
New Haven. Conn.,, where his son,
Leon. will be graduated from Yale
this month. DR.. j. w. Watzek and
family have also gone east to wit
ness the graduation Of Aubrey Wat
eek from the Harvard law school,
Following commencement exercises
both parties will motor thru vari-
Gus points of interest in the east
making the return journey to Daven-
port via automobile. The two parties
plan to be home by the first week in
July.
Stanwood.
The little 3-year-old son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Loomis. living north Of
town, met with very painful acct
dent Wednesday morning about 10
o'clock. He was riding with his father
on the potato planter. In some man.
ner his arm was caught in the gears of
! the machine and before the horses
could be stopped his little arm was
terribly cut and bruised. He was hur-
ried to town and upon examination 1t
was found that altho the arm was
terribly crushed no bones were broken
and he will not lose the arm. The
Loomis family are certainly having
more than their share Of misfortune
and their friends here sympathize with
them deeply.
Cumberland.
Mr.. Henry spieker. a prominent
young farmer near Cumberland, three
times in recent years has nearly lost
his right leg. Some years ago horse
fell and broke his leg. and Just as he
was recovering so he could walk
around, . shotgun was accidentally
discharged while he and some friends
were squirrel hunting. and he was shot
in the instep Of the same foot and on
May 16. q month ago. he had on load
OF swheat and was just entering the
elevator at Cumberland, when his
horses became frightened, whirled
around. caught him in a position 30 as
to crush the right ankle and toes. The
!igaments were torn loose, making the
third accident to the same foot and
! leg,