Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
Northern Io1ua Items

Adams s4S3.75, Leon Adams $500 and
N. H. Adams. the father, 5000. This
case grew out Of the accident which
occurred at the Great Western crossing
last July when N. H. Adams automo-
bile collided with the Great Western
passenger, killing little Raymond
Adams and injuring Lorraine and Leon
Adams, The auto was total loss.
Sioux City.
A cat left in the kitchen at night
came near causing the death by as
phyxiation of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Knowles and their two children. Be
case the night was cold. the children
begged that their pet kitten be left
in the house. In the night tabby need
ed a drink and in climbing upon the
gas stove. where there was a pan Of
water. turned a stopcock. AT 4:45 a.
m. Mrs. Knowles was awakened by an
alarm clock, smelled the gas and was
able to stagger to the stove and turn
conscious. Neighbors carried the
members of the family out of doors.
Boone.
"E L. S." being the initials Of the
Eutrophia Literary Society of the
Boone high school, decorated the walks
leading from the high school Friday
morning early. There were initials ell
the way from the school house to the
Airdome theater at Seventh and Keller
streets. At 8 o'clock when school was
called Mr.. Walden, who has charge Of
the building was asked to take charge
of a gang Of boys who had little
work outside to do. Six Of the lads Of
the school were lined up and with
buckets Of water. mops, brooms, or
scrub brushes, were set to work
Passersby had fun with the boys who
were compelled to labor on the walks
until all offending signs had been
washed away
Fort Dodge.
Charles Anderson the tenant on the
Grant farm, found his team missing at
6:15 o'clock Saturday evening when
he was ready to start home. He tied
the team in the alley north Of the
Crawford block during the hours he
was busy and found the horses and
wagon gone when he went to get them.
Anderson Immediately notified Sheriff
Lund who set about to locate the team
and while so engaged he received a
phone message from the engineer at
the Wassen plaster mill advising him
that a loose stray team, with a wagon
was wandering about in that vicinity.
Mr.. Anderson Immediately went there
and found his missing outfit. There Is
no clue as to who took the team, but
it being a disagreeable night, the sup
position is that someone living east OF
town utilized the team to get home and
then turned them loose. Az
Boone.
Friday afternoon about 5 o'clock
Homer Chase, Of Pilot Mound, met with
an accident in which he narrowly es-
CAPPED death. He with another boy
went to the Western Elevator that
evening to get some pigeons and had
climbed the ladder leading to the top
of the building. It was rather dark in
the elevator at that time and in COM
ing down Homer in some unaccount-
able way missed his footing and fell
a distance Of about twenty feet to the
floor below. His companion fastened
to him and seeing that he was badly
injured, ran to town for assistance,
there being none Of the attaches OF the
elevator company around the place. He
was carried In an unconscious condi-
ton to a doctors office and on examin-
alton It was found that his injuries
were of a very serious nature. He was
later taken to his home and remained
in an unconscious condition the greater
part of the night. Besides q very severe
injury to his head. his collar bone and
four ribs were fractured.