Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-25
Southern Io1uu Items

0skaleosa.
Charles r. Hover. . graduate of
Penn college and who was awarded q
doctors degree at Harvard has been
elected to head the chemistry depart
ment Of the Syracuse university.
Abba.
The census report for the Sixth dis
trict shows that Monroe county has
oolored population Of 1871. or cosider-
ably moro than all Of the balance Of the
district combined
Montszuma.
Miss verna Bernard, Of Montesuma,
who has been principal Of the schools
at Hampton several years and who
previously taught in the schools at
Tracy, has been chosen principal Of tho
high school at Mt. Pleasant, to take the
place Of Miss Helen v. Carson, who re-
signed.
Dee Moinss.
Clarence Croft, q 1o-year-old youth
Of Knoxville. secured . license and was
married by Judge Hugh Brennan, Of the
district court to Miss Eta Cade. 80
years old. also Of Knoxville. Mrs. Eta
Godfrey. the boys mother. accompanied
him to the county clerks Office and
gave her consent to the marriage.
coifax.
Representatives from the Colfax w.
&c. T. U. attended the annual flower
mission exercises at the Girls Indus
trial School at Mitchellville Sunday
laden with baskets Of flowers. Oska-
loosa. Grinnell. Newton, Boone and
Des Moines were also represented.
There are 40 inmates. 119 have gone
out in the past year and 100 new ones
were taken in.
Newton.
That Newton is destined to become q
far greater city is the confident belief
of company Of local business men
who have just closed Q deal for the
Ethel Cook Swearingen property Of
sixty eight acres Joining the built up
portion of Newton to the southeast.
These men intend to ultimately plat
the entire tract Of land and sell it
out on reasonable terms. Next spring
a block of one hundred lots will be
fitted UP for sale.
Burlington.
Mrs. Christina Westerbeck, wife OF
Henry Westerbeck, passed away at
Burlington hospital yesterday morning
at o'clock after an illness Of only three
days, death being due to blood poison
ing. Mrs. Westerbeck stepped on
rusty nail while out in the yard at her
home about nine miles northwest OF
this city last Wednesday evening and
very little attention was paid to the
wound at the time. 1t gradually grew
worse and Friday she was removed 70
Burlington hospital where she passed
away.
Farraaut.
Jesse elites accidentally shot himself
with % caliber rifle at his home
south Of town Tuesday evening. A dog
was making considerable disturbance
around the place and Jesse took the
rifle down from nail on the wall ana
went out in the yard to see what was
the trouble. On his return to the house
he took the gun by the barrel and put
it back on the nail, when It was dis
charged. The bullet "a % iong) entered
his body near the RICH. lung and
ranged downward and at this time has
not been definitely located. 1t 10 not
thought the bullet pierced any vitals.
Cedar Rapids.
sunday night at 10 o'clock, west
bound switch engine on the MHwau-
kee, on Ninth avenue and FIRST street
west. crashed into the automobile con-
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Faltis OF
1911 C street west. AS a result, Title
the thirteen year old daughter il 1T
Mercy hospital with both legs broken.
her arm out Of place and various
bruises Mrs. Joe Faltis IL at the hos
pital with her back severely wrenched.
and perhaps internal injuries. The
automobile is lying near Second street,
to where 1t was pushed. almost block
away, and It IL . complete wreck. NO
amount Of repairs would put 1t IN con-
dition to run. "A horse and buggy ran
away when struck by tbs a;;eo:.aoSS::!!e
N q result Of the collision.
Hsokui.
All fve members Of the launch par
~. drowned In the lake on Thursday
night last. have besn round, the bod
les Of Mrs. Panltne NaSko end Alffed
4. Gross. being picked Mp 1unday alt-
or - O'clock BY seafenesU n boats.
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