Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-26
Southern Ioua Items

was the most seriously hurt. She was
badly bruised about the head. and Will
be- confined to her home for several
days. The others escaped with minor
injuries The accident happened about
mile from the Strong home. near tho
limits Of the town of Princeton.
GrinneII.
A deliberate, attempt was made 20
wreck one of the morning passengers
on the Rock Island Friday. That
morning, both No. S and No. 9 We're
considerably late and No. passed
the carrier train at Brooklyn, so that
it was after daylight before any pas
senger went west from here. AS No.
approached the bridge over Rock
creek west Of Turner he saw that
something had been placed upon the
track and stopped in time to prevent
bad wreck. A three-inch plank had
been spiked to the top Of the bridge
and ties piled up in front Of it. The
afternoon local brought out detectives
and bloodhounds from Des Moines who
attempt to follow the trail of the
scoundrels who attempted to wreck the
train. They had no trouble in tracing
1t as far as the Skunk river and then
1t vanished. It is almost certain that
1uSlClVeS LOOK d BOAT lIlS point
and went down the river.
Charlton.
Mildred the little 4-year -old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Smith, was the
victim Saturday afternoon of ter
rible accident which occurred at the
family home in Whitebreast township.
Mrs. Smith. had come to Charlton on
business. leaving two children at home
with their father. Mr.. Smith was work.
ing with manure spreader and when
he drove away from the barn with it he
told the children to remain at the barn
until he came back. But the children
followed behind, unknown to him, and
the first intimation he had that they
were near was when his little son ran
to the front Of the machine and told
his father that his little sister had
was Mortified to find that his beloved
little daughter had been killed instant
~. Just how the accident occurred is
not known. She wore wooden fas-
cinator on her head. and it is thought
that she got too close to the machine
and that the long pins on the wheel
caught in her fascinator and threw
her in such manner that her neck
was broken.
West Liberty.
Police and parents have Joined IN a
search for 14-year- old Esther Borg
stadt, daughter Of Joe Borgstadt of
Nichols. who Is believed to have
eloped with Francis Dotson, a West
Liberty boy, about 81 years old. EN-
ployes at the local depot say they rec
ognized the girl az the companion of
Dotson when they boarded the east
bound train at the West Liberty depot,
10 o'clock Friday night. A few NM
utes before the train arrived, Dotson
purchased two tickets for Davenport.
Dotson hired a team at the local barn
Friday evening which was called for
by 'Pete' Sarver, who Dotson said
would be his companion on q drive to
Nichols. Sarver returned the team to
the stable about midnight and told that
Dotson had driven away from Nichols
without him, leaving him TO ride home
on freight The team. Sarver said ne
had found hitched near the West Lib
erty depot. The parents Of the Rirl
learned Of her disappearance shortly
before midnight and In an automobile
drove to West Liberty. N. b. Anslcy.
the Hveryman from whom Dotson hired
the outfit, also is anxious for the return
Of the youth, who had neglected to
settle for the rig. At the time she left
home the girl was dressed in blue with
. yellow feather In her hat