Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-18
Southern Ioua Items

ease. Mr. Evans had purchased the
machine q short time ago from George
Otis, and Sunday. thought the roads
dry enough to take It home. Accom-
psnied by JusticeA-,H. Otis who drove
with him to within ia mile OF h
death overlook Mr.. Evans. when the
steering wheel was turned over to him.
and he was seen To drive slowly down
the road. When found by his son who
was driving behind him he had turned
out OF the road, stopped h engine
and was dead resting o. the wheel
West Liberty.
Members OF the West Liberty Short
Course AssociauQ4. which ceased Its
activities two years ago.. are called to-
gether for next Saturday afternoon in
order to decide upon a disposition OF
slightly more than $3.50 which remain
in the treasury OF the body. The sug-
gestion that parts Of this amount be
subscribed TO the county crop improve
ment association n toward the ex-
pense of a short course institute at the
central building on South Prairie, are
being freely approved. 1t was rather
generally supposed that the last short
course. held in 1912. was not a financial
success and the following winter found
few wro cared to act as sponsors for
a return Of the institution. Tho it may
be that other courses will be held here,
1t is believed the o solution Of the
problem to devote the surplus to some
present need.
Abba.
w. e. Morgan was arrested by Night
Policeman Oscar Tedfard and eight
quarts OF whisky taken from his suit
case. He was taken before Mayor H.
S. Berry Saturday. He was placed In
Jail and about 10 O'Clock Saturday
night he tried to hang himself, using
a shirt. 1t would not hold him as he
Is a powerful man, Weighing over 200
pounds. While Sheriff Griffin went
for the straps. Morgan again tried to
hang. Using his suspea6ers and -hen
the sheriff got back he had cots piled
against the cell door. The sheriff finally
got in and when he took Morgan down
he was apparently dead. They worked
with him all night and he made three
more attempts to kill himself with
glass. He was finally strapped to a
steel couch. The board Of insane COM
missioners are going to meet to con-
slider his case. It is thought that he is
full Of whisky n dope and he came
here from either Knoxville or Pleas
antville. They chased him u of
~Pleasantville for bootlegging.
West Liberty.
A hundred Sunday dinners burned to
the p~roverbial crisp. how many dozens
OF 32-cent eggs lost none can tell, all
because OF an ambition 1s running Is
any Of Caesars. One OF Frank Fox's
hens did it; h scratched among a
fresh layer OF ashes strewn in the pen,
flung up a hot coal which landed in q
nest Of straw and smoldered there UNI
til all were quiet on the roosts. then
burst forth IN a flame that spread until
the entire chicken house was destroyed
as was the greater part Of the fowls
therein. Mr.. Fox wal absent from
home and the young man left in
charge. tossed the usual amount OF
ashes on the floor Of the chicken house
to induce the ambition TO scratch that
leads on to laying. The evening was
chilly and the helper did not wait ia
view the unexpected results OF the
frantic scramble which followed hill
visit. He awakened with the smell Of
roast chicken in the air. and q dull
glow where the chicken house had
stood. Many Of the fowls which wer,
not burned to death were no hadi,
scorched that they were killed - relic,
from their sufEefinGA
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