Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-19
Southern Io1ua Items

OF the islands and Of the Filipino race
ne is most enthusiastic, believing that
the latter thru the system of educa-
ton put into force by the American
government, will be made more and
more efficient.
New London. q.l
The impulse toeimprovement here
has been strengthened by the assurance
of bumper crop in this section. That
impulse - still further strengthened
by the government report indicating
a much larger yield in the United
States than lastsyear. The railway
switch now being made here Will be
mile and one-half In length. instead
OF a mile. as first reported. The west
switch ends half way thru the 'Ferrir'
embankment. which lis being lowered to
the width Of twenty -four feet Part
of the dirt is being dumped in the
'<oli depot pond" m
Carroll. tf>a'
John Neppel. one Of the Oldest
settlers Of Roselle township. met with
a fatal accident Saturday while work
ing IN his hay field. After dinner he
hitched team to a rake and went out
to clean up hay that had been. Uttered
about after the hay loader. The rake
must have broken down. for later he
was found dead in the corn field ada
cent and the team was tangled in a
ditch nearby. The unfortunate man
must have been thrown down and his
feet caught in the brake while the
horses ran away. When found his
head was crushed in at the top OF the
skull and other bruises were inflicted.
PelIa.
The Holland community south Of
Pella has recently experienced a SER
les of bad accidents. E. Van Howell
insen was in front Of a moving ma
chine when the team started suddenly.
the sickle cutting a bad cash in his
leg. Blood poison set in and he died
in five days. A. c. Boot Of the same
community was riding a pony when it
fell with him and broke his ankle.
Blood poison set in and he had TO have
the limb amputated. William Van
Wyk of the same community was
working in field near the road when
rendering him unconscious for whole
day, but not seriously injuring him.
Burlington.
William NJ. Whitaker. pioneers. who
passed away at Mercy hospital Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. was born in
Louisville. KY. May Fl. 1888, and came
to Iowa in 1S49 locating in Des Moines
county soon thereafter. During many
years the family had lived near West
Burlington. The good wife passed
away last February. OF the ten chill
dren who came to bless the happy
union. six survive the parents. as fol-
lows: Albert. Perry Bert. Mrs. Albert
Hellenthal, Mrs. Thomas Shannon and
Mrs Charles Whaley. Two brothers,
John and Lloyd. live in Kansas. The
deceased was widely known and held
| in high esteem by all who knew him.
Fairfield.
The annual convention OF the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union Of
/ the First district of Iowa will he held
| in the First Methodist church in this
city on Thursday and Friday, July %
and 26 Mrs. Laura Chilcott Of this
city IL president. The other officers
are: Miss Belle Mix Of Danville, vice
| president: Mrs. Mary Slack. secre-
!, tary. and Mrs. NJ G. Davenport Of
!; Mount Pleasant. treasurer :
After a year or more OF Ill health.
physical and mental, Finley c. Hollis
ter ended his own life at his home two
miles northeast OF this city last week
On arising that morning he had talked
with both wife and mother about the
burden Of work which lay before him
and expressed a doubt that he would
ever be able to complete II. But he
INVENT about the duties of the day in
his usual manner. making trips be-
tween house and barn. as was his GUS
tom. About o'clock, when he had
been absent from the house probably
not more than ten minutes, a little
daughter was sent to summon him TO
breakfast. She found him hanging II,
the scale house from a rope which had
been adjusted about his neck and at
tached to bit Of the framework
above