Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-15
Museatins.

Musoatins.
George bunker. Of Ful,iam avtnue.
was badly injured at his home when
he fell from tree and the ladder on
which he was standing fell on him. He
was not injured by hts fall from the
ladder but while lying PROSTATE on
the ground the ladder fell on him. He
| suffered the fracture Of three ribs and
other severe injuries.
Rod Oak.
! one hundred and fifty greyhounds
will chase 125 Kansas jackrabbits az
the coursing meet to be held here this
week. Incidentally they will compete
for purse of $4,000. Dogs from f1f-
teen states have been entered and
some rare sport may be expected. This
will be the first coursing meet ever
held In Iowa.
Fert Madison.
George c. Huffman, a laborer, aged
| 12 years, dropped dead Friday night8as
he was returning from his work. Hun
man lived at 1922 Des Moines street.
He was just coming in from work and
had opened the gate when he was seen
to topple over. when aid reached him
he was dead. Mr. Huffman came to
Fort Madison from German. For about
thirty seven years he had been en-
ployed at the tool company and at the
Atlee mills. Three years ago he went
to Green Bay to live and when the
power company bought his property he
returned to Fort Madison.
Winfield.
| The city council 10 making prelimi-
nary arrangements for the carrying out
the wish Of the people to install wat
! or works system in Winfield. and the
enterprise Will be pushed thru at as
early date as is practical. The new
electric lighting system will be in
stalled just as soon as possible. The
parties who have the franchise were
here this week and expect to be able
to furnish current and light before the
i first Of the new year. With electric
| lighting and a new system OF water
works, Winfield will take her place
among those Of the state in the front
| rank.
Washington.
! Earl Kephart, who lives eight miles
southeast Of Washington. is minus the
most Of one ear, and is suffering from
! severe powder burns on his face and
neck az 4 result of the accidental dis
charge of a shotgun on his farm Sat
urday afternoon. Mr.. Kephart had
started to the pasturage to bring in MS
cattle and took his gun along. think
ing he might get shot at squirrel.
He was climbing gate. short dis
lance from the dwelling. when the
weapon was discharged i'll some man
ner which Kephart is unable to explain
The discharge caught him on the LEFT
side of the head, tearing eff almost all
OF the left ear and inflicting powder
burns on his face and neck. None OF
| the shot took effect on his face. The
left eve was burned and II was thought
that 1t was perhaps badly hurt.
Knoxville.
The survivors of the F'ortieth lowe
infantry held their sixteenth reunion
here last week. The Fortieth is one OF
the great military organiza tions OF wal
times for which Marion county fur
nished over one third Of its men. This
regiment was mustered into service al
Iowa City Nov. 10. 1862; was landed
at Columbus. KY, three days later and
went to Paducah where 1t was sta
toned during the winter-held in re.
serve while the daily foes Of disease
preyed upon its Notwithstanding III
"a f,ks more completely than ever did
shot or shell among an equal numbe,
4 under normal conditions Of war. After
nifty days at the BlufTs the regiment
Joined General Stcele's forces against
Little Rock and then entered the Cam.
den expedition in the spring Of 1864
getting into the big fight at Jenkins
ferry on April 30. In that battle the
historians say: THE boys in the For
tieth distinguished themselves in tn