Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-22
Northern Io1ua Items
Des Moines,

yes MONIES.
Holding off his wife at the point of a
gun while he drained a pfial Of car
holic acid, George King aged 81, com.
mitted suicide. A son. George NJ. King
died at the lakes few weeks ago.
Glenwood.
Seventeen cattle were killed at tht
tGlenWood railroad yards Sunday morn
ing. The cattle We're being unloadet
by Carl Morgan, farmer living soutf
of town, when a fast freight struck the
bunch. Mr.. Morgan narrowly escaped
Lanesboro.
Henry Winter and wife Of this place
celebrated a few days ago their sixtietl
wedding anniversary. The occasion
was observed by coming together Of a
large number of children, grand chill
dren and great grand children. Mr.
and Mrs Winter have lived in this vi
cinity over forty years.
Whiting.
The baseball team in this city last
year cost the city to maintain, 1921. 4o.
The receipts were s1,196.90, leaving a
deficit OF s3A.55. This was paid By
, passing the hat. An organization was
| affected for next year and good club
will be put in the field. 0. J. Easton
and W. r. Cassidy will be the man
! ayers.
Washington.
Friends in this CITY have received
the irformatio that Prof. c. NJ. Grum-
bling father Of Mrs. Pearl Gardner,
| had died at his nome in Seattle. OF
heart failure Professor Grumbiirg
was at one time nrincipa, Of the WASH
ington academy. He made many friends
here during his principa,ship At the
time of his death he was member OF
the faculty of the Puget Sound univer-
sity, of Seattle.
Anita.
| The past week has been one of ac-
cidents to Anita people. Saturday
Frank Burkhart was thrown from a
buggy and seriously hurt. Near Anita
on the same date Charles S. Brown
had his wrist dislocated and one OF ths
bones of his forearm broken while
crankins an auto AyordaT g. II. Stoffs
! got . fall which resulted in the disloca-
ton of the elbow joint of his right arm
Tuesday Mrs. A. r. Smith was run
over by a horse and seriously injured
! What Cheer.
/ The Prairie Farmers Mutual lnsur-
ance Association held its annual meet
ing in What Cheer Tuesday. E. j
! Tavlor Of Oskaloosa. was elected pres
ident, Ed Bea. OF Delta. vice president
W. T. Beams. of Oskaloosa. treasurer
; W. r. Brown Of Rose Hill. secretary
and J. Stevens and w. L. Corey exec
/, utiye committee. The company is one
! of the best in the state and is doing q
| big business.
Newton.
w. IT. Ewing, formerly Of this city
met a horrible death in Rockford III.
last Saturday morning. He was engi
peer on one of the Parsons ditcher:
owned by E. +. Harding Company o
Racine. Wis, and was back OF the bi:
tractor wheel adjusting some OF tn
mach;nsr. when his overalls caught II
one of the chains and ne was drawn in
TO the gearing before he shut off th'
engine. A colored boy who was hi
helper shut it off just as Mr. Ewing
head was between two cog wheels
which would have smashed his head Il
atoms. He WAS taken to hospital A
once in en- unconscious condition blu
died in two hours.
Noaaway.
While Mr.. and Mrs. 2. w shearbuy'
were driving to town Sunday night. &C
com panied by their daughter, Mrs. w
A. Browniee, and Mrs. Russell, both o
Red Oak. and Elmer Heaton. q son-in
law. of Creston. the horses took frign
and rain. Mrs. Shearburn was thrown
out falling on her side across q wheel
| getting hardly bruised and shaken up
Mrs. Brownlee was thrown forward be