Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-01
Southern Io1ua Items

went to his rescue, and was pulled be-
| meath the water several times by the
drowning youth. finally giving up the
struggle. as he was an expert swimmer
himself, and when found by rescuers.
| was lying in shallow water near the
bank completely exhausted.
Audubon.
A large barn and silo burned to the
ground At the home Of Peter T. Nissen.
three miles out. "Wednesday evening
about o'clock. No reason can be given
for the origin of the fire unless a cat
| upset the lantern. Some member Of
the family went to, the barn. with a
lantern and left 1t a. few moments and
when they returned the fire had started
In the refrigerator, room. A lot of
chickens, farm machinery and other
contents were destroyed. Insurance
Of $3.50 was carried on the barn and
Atlantic.
The 4year-old boy Of soren Peter
son Peterson and wife, who live about
four miles east OF Atlantic, was dan
gerously near deaths door as the re-
suit of the lodging OF a grain of corn
in the trachea. The little fellow
stopped breathing for some time and
| the doctors in attendance were able to
keep him alive only by strenuous eff
forts. An operation known as tracfe
otomy was performed by Drs. Morris
and Mullins and the grain Of corn re-
moved. The little fellow is resting
easily now and there seems to be little
doubt Of his complete recovery in a
short time.
New Market.
Attorney Frank Wisdom and j. J..
Clark were here from Bedford. They
were Joined here by County Attorney
r. NJ. Dougherty and drove over to
Clarinda, where they went to investi-
gate ethe condition Of Tom Maxwell
who is confined in the hospital for in
sane at that place. Maxwell is tho con-
fessed dynamiter who attempted to
blow UP the Clark opera house at Bed
ford some time ago. MaxwelIs law
yers succeeded in showing that he was
of unsound mind and he was sent to
the insane hospital. Now, after about
a month and a half Of confinement,
there is a move OH foot to have him
released.
Red Oak.
An auto containing a number of
young people was overturned, three
miles east of Red Oak, as they at
tempted to pass team. The accident
was caused by the embankment giving
way: all the young people were pinned
under the car. and Miss Nan Emmert.
Eof the city, received broken arm; the
other occupants Of the car escaped
with slight bruises. Miss Emmert had
Just completed three weeks vaca-
ton, and had expected to return to
her work as one of the photographers
for the Thomas D. Murphy Company.
the following morning. AS result Of
her injury it will probably be six weeks
before she will be able to resume her
stenographic duties.
Madrid.
one Of the contracting firms strolled
into a business house and engaged the
/ proprietor in conversation. It was at
! ter banking hours and the proprietor
was asked II he would not do the
stranger favor by placing small de-
post in the bank for him the follow
ing morning. The merchant. Of course.
was glad to comply with the request.
He took the So and placed 1t to the
mans account in the Farmers Savings
Bank the following morning. The de-
positor then began writing checks. The
first check turned in at the bank was
for 81 the next one was IS. The last
check was turned down because there
Twas not sufficient amount Of money
Ion deposit to cash 1t with. Other
checks then came In and were turned
/ ~7o,,p tho entire list aOUrA1a Tim
laround 500 II 10 said that the man
! had left this community and 10 in Des
Moines. The checks are all for small
sums the largest being for about 80,
and no efforts have been made a yet
to locate the man and. bring legal pres
!. sure 90 bear on him.