Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-25
Southern Io,ua Items

tine Tor q visit with relatives before
taking up the work in Kansas The
Mansen family has resided in Eddyville
for four years coming here before the
First Reformed church was built. Rev.
MT. Manson BY his untiring labor has
made the church Of which he has
charge Of one Of the liveliest and best
In the vicinity aud will be sadly missed
not only by his own congregation but
BY the whole community.
keokuis.
Lake Cooper. the body Of water
formed by the construction Of the
Mississippi river big development dam,
will have Its first tridl az motor boat
speedway when the Mississippi VAL
Icy Regatta - held August 2s. "a and
%. Experts who have gone over the
triangular course Of two and q half
miles predict in q few years it will be
the greatest motor boat speedway in
America when the lake is all formed
It - possible to lengthen the course
to Ave miles. A number Of the fast
tered, among them being Baby Re-
connection with the regatta the $685.
Museatins.
The recent discovery of gold in a
gravel pit on Muscatine Island has
attracted the attention Of the firm Of
Stone & Webster. Of Boston, Mass,
and as result representatives of the
eastern concern visited the gravel pit
yesterday. They returned to Boston
today with samples Of the ore in their
possession which they purpose to have
assayed at once. The Stone & Web
ster firm is firm Of electrical, min
ing and construction engineers Of ma
tional reputation. The fact that the
members Of that concern deemed the
gold find on Muscatine Island az OF
sufficient importance to delegate men
to Investigate. the matter leads the
Boynton Construction Company Off
Gals. in charge Of the gravel pit, to
believe that they have valuable piece
of property under operation.
keokuk.
The latest dancing fad. the tango.
which has been made extremely pop
ular by The younger set at the Keo-
kuk's Country Clubs Saturday night
dances, was dealt a death blow at a
directors meeting, following the storm
Of protests which have been coming to
the club officers for the past three
weeks. Saturday night the older peo-
pie who always remain for several
hours to watch the dancing. declared
such disgraceful tangoing would have
to cease. Consequently they hunted up
the president Of the club and held n
big indignation meeting at which
opinions were expressed In no mild
manner. The directors were literally
forced to take some action. with We'd
nesday mornings resultant move. So
next Saturday night the country clubs
ray young set will have to placidly re-
turn to the old round dancing. with an
occasional Boston to liven things up q
little.
Bedford.
One day last week Mrs. James Witt.
who lives southwest Of town on one Of
the Mari farms. known a. the L. N.
Dugan farm. was bitten on the finger
by q rattlesnake while picking up ap-
pies. She ct flrst thought It was .
thorn that had scratched her finger,
but moment later seeing tho snake.
the truth flashed upon her that she
had been bitten. Her husband was in
the orchard near her and he obeyed
the old time injunction 70 suck the
wound Immediately. In spite Of this
treatment the finger soon began to
swell and become painful ana - soon
- they reached the house physician
was telephoned for and WAS there In
q very short time. applying all the
remedies at his command. Mrs. Witt
..~...A ro,,rA Iov. <~o mr. thea~ A~y.
and was incapable Of performing her
household duties for . week, but all
elects OF the bite have now passed
away and she feels her usual sslf once