Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-19

Charles Quick, aged 12 years. living
near keosauqua, met with serious
and painful accident. !. While sliding
i dawn a pole, he ran large splinter in
| his groin. A physician was called at
once, but was unable to remove II for
| fear 1t might result fatally. Next day
the splinter was successfully removed,
and the little patient is resting easy
and bids fair to recover.
| keokuk.
Construction work is In progress on
the magnificent boulevard to be built
along the lake shore from Keokuk to
Montrose on the Iowa side Of the river
above the big dam. A steam shovel or
specia! design has been ordered ana
will be here soon to do the grading.
This steam shovel runs on the road
! instead Of on rails as do those Of rail-
roads and those used In the water
power works here.
Scranton.
Two young men from the Scranton
locality were arrested at Goose Lake
for shooting after shutdown. The Off
Ger experimenting them was Deputy
State Game Warden c. w. Joseph. of
Dubuque, who brought them to town.
and filed information before Justice
F1ack One 81 the boys entered plea
Of guilty, and he was assessed the
minimum fine Of SO and costs.
amounting to about s14 in all. The
other was released. :
Glenwood.
| On account Of the flooded condition
Of their farm on the western Mills
county border, Mrs. Seide attempted
suicide in the waters covering their
| land The family had but recently pur-
! chased the land. coming here from the
Ozark country Mrs. Seide was greatly
aeitated by the breaking of the levee
and labored under the impression that
they had been treated unfairly by the
real estate men making the sale.
workmen close by saved Mrs. Seide's
life
Jefferson.
hurt BY coming in contact with live
electric wire in the rear OF the Grisier
store. He was in the act Of ascending
a ladder. bearing In one hand tel
ephone wire. which he was holding
| with a pair Of pliers. In some way a
connection was established with the
| light wires Of LOO voltage, and he was
knocked from the ladder to the ground.
DR.. Enfield was called and carried Mr..
Jenison home in his auto. A careful
| investigation showed no serious injury
from the fall altho MIR. Jenison was
| unconscious, or partly so. for several
hours.
Valley Junction.
| Seventy-fiye workmen were thrown
out Of work without a moments warn
ing at Valley Junction Tuesday after
noon, when the shops. including the
timers. carpenters. machinists and
carmen, were closed for the rest Of the
month Of April. No cause was given
except necessary shutdown to let
business recuperate" Feeling ran high
among the worknen. who were thus
turned out without notice until the
whistle blew for tho wheels to stop
turning Many families Will be left in
hard straits. Two weeks at least OF
idleness lies before the men, and a
long, cold winter has just closed.
Hastings.
| Tuesday morning, as a crew Of work.
men were running on a hand car on
the north line Of the Burlington out of
this place. one-of the Greeks thought
he must light a cigaret, and getting
down to be protected, from the wind,
he kicked off jack in front Of the car,
which fell on the track. The car was
going quite fast and It turned turtle,
throwing the ten men on the car in
every direction. Three of the men were
seriously hurt, suffering broken bones
others were more or less injured. The
foreman, Ed Cooper, of Farragut, was
badly damned up and at this time II
10 feared that he may be hurt internal
.,y He was taken TO his LONE at Far
raeut The men were picked up by the
southbound train and brought to this
place. where surgical. attention wa
| given.
Cedar Hspies.
Ray Jackman, locomotive fireman
on the Rock Island. was accoste6 by .
hold-up man At o'clock "Wednesday
lmorning, and ~ a result 10 out 32.2J
Iall the money he had With him. Jack