Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-23
Southern Io1ua Items

with a misfortune which will keep him
from duty for some time to come. Mr..
Haines Is employed in the track de-
partment and, in going thru the yards
the other morning, he was struck by an
engine and thrown so violently to the
ground that heabroke mis- left leg just
below the knee ntfhe fracture Is quite
a serious one and with man of his
age will take quite little time to
mend.
Harlan.
Since the opening Of the fall term
the college has enrolled c.ose to 200
students. The enrolment of the sum-
ner term would increase these num-
bers by sixty-three. The course in
commerce and trade now has sixty
nine young women and fifty-one young
men. In the academic and preparatory
courses there are forty eight, eighteen
young men and thirty young women.
The enrolment In music and oratory
brings these figures UP close to 200.
Shelby county furnishes the major part
OF the enrolment Monona, Harrison.
Audubon and Pottawettamie are all
represented.
viIIisca.
uile Den oSOOTne ana u driver
from the Henderson barn were about
to make return drive to Villisca from
Sciola their horses became frightened
and ran into a telephone pole, upset
the sleigh and broke the tongue. The
horses then started to run. ]. B. May
few was notified by telephone that the
team was coming past his farm. Mr..
Mayhem and Frank Ross stopped them
but in doing 80 the horses ran over
Mr.. Mayhem. stepping on his shoulder
and arm and striking him with the
tongue, which was still attached to
the harness Mr.. Mayhem suffered
great pain from the bruises.
Essex.
Some miscreant performed a dast-
ardly trick who. If found out. will not
satisfy the people by the payment Of a
paltry fine but will have to suffer a
penalty much more severe. While
many Of the people from the country
were attending show at the opera
house this person busted himself among
the teams tied upon the street. cutting
harness to pieces. In all there were
nine pairs Of lines cut in two g. F.
Bussard had united his team and was
just starting for home, when Charles
Parrot, who happened to be standing
near, discovered that the lines were
cut in two. Charlie remained on the
street and warned the people to exam
Inc their harness before starting out.
Mayor w. d. Gay has offered a reward
Of 800 for the arrest Of the guilty
. person.
Cedar Rapids.
Charged with stealing twelve razors
/ from the A. c. Johnson barber shop.
George Gates is In jail here. and 1t
is very probable that he will be ar
traigned on charge Of breaking and
entering a building. He may be ar
lraigned on habitual criminal
charge. as this is the third time he
has been up in less than year. Mr..
johnson has been working on the Ice.
Friday evening about $3.50 he report
| ed to the police that some one had
broken into his shop Later in the eve
ming Officer Gillin reported that
George Gates had sold three raxors
to the proprietor Of the barber college.
Later Sergeant Christensen arrested
iGates and he had ten razors left. He
admitted breaking into the barber
shop. Gates was up twice last year, on
Feb. p. for larceny from the person.
on June IL he was arrested FOR steal
ing horse and buggy and taking a
inS, ride