Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-18
Southern Io,ua items

! Clinton.
The cost Of prosecuting criminals in
! this county reaches a large sum. The
county expended s23.s17.s7 for that
purpose the past year. according to tn.
report Of the county auditor.
Clinton. e il.
| Chief Noble Vosburg of the Clinton
police department, is engaged in pre-
pairing complete record OF the ages
| and time of police department service
of all members Of the police force for
use in connection with the police pen
sion service.
ksokuk.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
new sub-station at Ninth and Pelican
! streets. the foundation for the new
building being almost completed. The
steel for the building is ready for the
structure and it is expected to have It
competed on schedule time.
ottumwa.
A stomach pump manipulated by
two physicians saved Al SCOTS life
Monday evening. He drank an ounce
of laudanum. slept an hour, was rushed
to the hospital about o'clock, almost
gone: was pumped free Of the poison
and released from the hospital about
II o'clock. His shave with death was
very close. Scott told his attending
physician that trouble with his wife
caused him to attempt to take his own
life.
Dss Moinss.
A number Of Des Moines school
teachers are learning how to cook as
a vacation pastime. In the newly
organized domestic science department
at Des Moines college there are wom-
en- who are pursuing the elusive
cream puff with all the vigor they
usually take to master a Latin verb.
This is the first time a domestic sci
ence school has been conducted here
during the summer and 1t is meeting
with great success. The white tables
are filled all the time with young
women in white aprons.
Davenport.
According to information received
by local motor boat enthusiasts. the
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Associ-
alton regatta recently held at Daven-
port, resulted in deficit Of about
1000. despite the enormous crowds
which attended the Fourth of July
events. All Of the bills will be met
by Davenport boosters, however. The
unfavorable weather on the last day
and the small attendance on the last
two days coupled with the cost of adj
vertising and of purses for the winners
are given as the principal causes or
the deficit.
Elliott.
One afternoon last week while Mrs.
Ira Plowman was just across the road
from her home, her little daughter
Dorothy got into some fire where her
grandfather had been burning brush
and burned her feet quite badly. She
started to follow her mother and got
into the ashes. The child did not know
how to get out, and stood screaming
till some one got to her, when the
shoes and stockings were removed the
flesh coming with them. A doctor was
called, who dressed the burned MEM
bers. and she is doing as well as could
be expected. 1t will probably be sew
eral weeks before she can stand or
walk The child is about IS months
old.
Davenport.
Louis johnson, aged Is years, an
employe OF the Rock Island railroad,
was seriously injured Monday after
noon when he was knocked from . nat
car and run over. Both legs were
severed below the knee The accident
TO Johnson Is the second OF serious
nature which has occurred at Moscow
during the past few days. johnson
was injured while working AZ water