Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-24
Southern Io1ua Items

OOuCne1n i
Sidney.
Miss Mabel Jones, our efficient coun-
ty superintendent, had the misfortune
to fall and break an ankle Thursday
afternoon.
Sidney.
A horse that Harold Otte was rid
| ing Tuesday evening stumbled and fell,
| throwing Harold off and rendered him
unconscious for time. His injuries
were not serious. however.
Hamburg.
A swinging door, torn from Bur-
lington car as it crossed q railroad
bridge here, fell on two fisherman near
the bridge, knocking John Shields into
the river and seriously injuring him.
Emerson.
The sultry weather during the past
week has been hard on fat hogs. Harry
whipple reports the loss Of three 800
pound porkers last Sunday from the
intense heat Thermometers register
ed from IS to 100 in the shade with
not much wind.
Altoona.
Mrs. jeremiah Hatcher, one Of the
pioneer women Of Altoona, was al
most instantly killed at 8 o'clock FRI
day morning by the east-bound Rock
Island limited. Mrs. Hatcher. who was
quite hard Of hearing, was en- route
to the interburban depot, when the
accident occurred.
Iowa City.
t. Ak~ AAh
Of Joseph Kucera instead Of strych-
nine when the doctors investigated.
and it is now certain that the death
is attributed to suicide. Kucera
was known to be somewhat unbal-
anced mentally, which is generally
accepted as the cause of his act.
Blanchard.
Weldon George met with quite a
serious fall while playing in rope
swing. He lost his hold and fell to
the ground on his head and shoulders
which rendered him unconscious for
some time. Merl Fullerton was hurt
quite badly at the brick yard Thursday
by several brick falling on him.
Hamburg.
Miss Sophia Driever, operator Of the
Home telephone company, threw out
both hands into large electric fan
the blades cutting her wrists and FORE
arms, when she was suddenly over
come by the heat. While Miss Nellie
Bronson. another operator, was help
ing to resuscitate the Driever girl, she
too was overcome and had to be taken
home.
Mt. Pleasant.
<f.4 4H ~ a
town Of Winfield have been mis- manag-
ed during the last three years and
that councilmen have been legally in
terested in municipal contracts were
made today in petition filed with
state auditor by fifty tax payers OF
Winfield. The petition asks that the
books 9. the town for three years
be re-opened.
Gienwood.
A horse was killed, two Klenwood
and two Malvern youths narrowly es-
capped death in an accident near here
Harold Graves and Ewart Howe OF
Glenwood driving an automobile. coll
lided with carriage in which John
Cozad and a companion Of Malvern
were riding, killing the animal instant
ly, demolishing the buggy and turtling
the auto. None were even injured.
Cumberland.
William Murrey. who is overseeing
the job Of drilling the new deep we'll
which the city is having drilled. had
the misfortune to fall into the man.
hole Thursday afternoon and suffered
the fracture Of one Of his ribs and Also
one Of his arms was badly wrenched.
As soon as his injuries were attend
ed to he went to his home in Atlantic.
where he will remain until he RECEIVERS
from his injuries.
keokuI<.
Mrs. Mary A. Paquet committed
suicide about nine o'clock Friday night
at her home on Tenth street Just of
Johnson. taking the entire contents
OF q one ounce bottle cS cerhc!!c acid
Her daughter Mrs. ]. e. Lacey to
whom she announced her intention
tried to prevent the suicide but wniie1
she had gone to get her husband Mrs.
Paguet took. the poison. No reason
can be assigned for the act.
Earring.
Mrs. James Hansen, while driving
home met with what might have been
. serious accident. The team became
frightened by . passing motorcycle.
The team backed tbs buggy on the
bridge over the, railing, breaking II
considsrably. a vehicle was Borrowed