Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-03
Southern Io,ua Items

local Office. w. H. Smothers, chief
clerk, will remain in charge Of the Of
flee as such, and will have complete
charge until Mr.. Melone arrives.
Perry.
Mayor c. Durant Jones has made
arrangements for the erection of eight
cen new houses in Perry and the state
ment will be received with joy by the
boosters Of the city and by the many
people who are having such hard
time to find place to buy or rent. He
has closed negotiations for the pur-
chase of the G. E. Weaver tract OF
land. in the south part Of the city. The
land which Mr.. Jones has bought con-
sists Of four and half acres between
Seventh and Eighth streets on the west
and east and Pine and Iowa streets on
the north and south. It will be plated
and laid out In good sized residence
lots at once and 1t Is expected that the
first of the eighteen houses will be
under construction within the next
two or three weeks.
ottumwa. sss
Margaret Turner has filed suit for
damages against the city Of Ottumwa
in the sum Of $500 for injuries al
legged to have been sustained in a fall
on the Vine street bridge. The plain
tiff claims that her foot went thru
rotton board in the bridge and that
she was compelled to remain there for
one half hour before help came. She
claims she suffered permanent injuries
to her ankle. The small sum of
$25 was, the extent Of the collections
made by two solicitors for the base
bail club last week. The remaining
$1,475 must be raised by the middle OF
this week. or baseball will be dead In
this village. The directors served no.
tice on the fans that they must get
busy. but thus far the activity Of the
bugs has not overwhelmed the direc-
tors.
New Sharon.
Billy Labe Saunders has been keening
interest alive in the local realty mar
ket. He has been making farm sales at
an average of almost one day for the
past couple Of months. On Saturday
he sold the John A. Magee and L. A.
Sharer 100 acre farm between New
Sharon and Grinnell at $3.50 per acre
to Ben and Ezra Gable, who put in the
trade their eighty acres near Barnes
City at 500 per acre. He traded the
| sly Stonehocker ninety acres near Rose
Hill to J. H. Morton. of Newton. for
the Newton cafe. on the east side Of the
square. Mr.. Stonehocker went to
Newton Saturday to take posses
sion of his newly asquired bust
ness. He sold the Ike Shoemaker 1875
acres nine miles southwest Of New
/ Sharon at $40 per acre to Joe Horn
and Yves Morgan. Of Newton.
Silvia.
| While adjusting street lamp Friday
night Louis Langhof. Of that town. was
| electrocuted, a charge Of 500 volts
passing thru his body and killing him
instantly. Mr.. Langhon was seated on
the front porch OF his residence when
he noticed that the lamp was out Of
order. the flame being pickering one.
and he went to remedy the trouble. He
was found lying in the road by John
Korb and George Nichc!. and life was
not extinct. A doctor was summoned,
but death came within ten minutes.
Mr.. Langhon was So years Of age and
had been resident of Silvis for six
years. He held a position Of assistant
!; foreman in the silvis shops and was a
blacksmith by trade. A widow and
three children are left bereaved. Mr..
/ Langhon was a prominent lodge man,
holding membership in the Eagles. Ma
/ sonic and NJ. w. A. societies.
/ Davenport.
The body Of the unknown Mexican
who succeeded in committing suicide
by jumping into the river near Syl-
van island Friday night. after one UNI
successful attempt at drowning, was
found Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock
a few yards from the spot where he
| Jumped into the river. The man. who
/ was as years Of age, has not yet been
Identified Early Friday evening the
Mexican jumped into the river at the
foot Of F'orty-ninth street. Rock Is
land. One Of the residents Of the
neighborhood. James Lindstrand.
| pulled him out by the heels and was
struck in the face for his pains. Going
over to sylvan island he again Jumped
into the water and some young men
who witnessed the occurrence notified
the police. officer Grell went to the
scene and found some Of the clothes
which the man had taken of. These
were taken TO the police station.
search OF them revealed nothing but
- purse containing s11.s5 IN money.