Evening times-Republican., 1913-11-18
Southern Io1ua Items

Randolph.
William Antrim disposed Of his 100
acre farm adjoining town to William
Cooper, Of Henderson. for $4,000. The
farm is we'll improved.
Lost Nation.
The 1OO-acre farm OF G. W. Sanders
which is located four miles north Oh
Lost Nation has been sold to his son,
s176 per acre.
/ Davenport.
The sting Of catfish spine in her
he nd resulted in blood poisoning and
caused the death Of Mrs. Laura A. Cox.
The family was destitute and subscrip-
tions were taken up to raise $50 for
burial expenses.
| keokuk.
| The new Seventh Day Adventists
church was dedicated Saturday after
noon at 230 o'clock with appropri-
| ate services The dedicatory sermon
was delivered by elder Charles
Thompson, of Minneapolis, presiding
elder Of the North Union conference.
Atlantic.
Joe Wheatley, son Of L. w. Wheat
II ley, has delivered TO the Atlantic Mill
and Elevator Company recently. 7,ooo
bushels Of winter wheat, settlement
having been made with the mill and
! Just to show his faith in the crop ne
has 25O acres Of that cereal in this
fall.
Marcus.
At special meeting Of the city
Icouncil. the rates of the Marcus Tel
ephone Company were reduced from
si.75 and s1.25 to $50 and 81. Sew
eral months ago J. 0. Barnes, owner OF
the telephone exchange. asked raise
in rates. as the business was not pay
ing. which the council granted to the
disapproval of their constituents.
Bloomfield.
Word was received by relatives Of
4 Alex Cramer, we'll known in Bloomfield
and Davis county where he lived many
wears. that while driving thru his
orchard at Fruita, Colo, 4 leaf coming
in contact with one Of his eyes split
the ball open. Mr.. Cramer has suf-
fered excruciating pain and has been
dangerously i'll since the accident.
Bloomfield.
| The farm residence Of Cole Swift,
three miles west Of Bloomfield, burned
\
last Wednesday night. The fire was
discovered in the pantry and supposed
to have started from matches in some
way. but was beyond control when
di discovered. The family barely escaped
with their lives. The loss is estimated
at $4,000 with $500 insurance.
Newton.
The Newton Commercial Association
held good meeting IN the assembly
room Of the court house one evening
recently with an excellent attendance
A communication to the association
was read in which the Oes Moines IN
lterurban Railway Company promised
positively to extend an electric line
from Colfax to Newton, probably over
the Newton & Northwestern railway as
lsoon as franchise matters can be ar
ranged with the city OF Des Moines.
Creston.
DR.. C. A. BeatIe Is guilty OF malprac-
Itice-so holds the jury In Its verdic'
in the Seley-Beatle case. The verdict
which had been eagerly awaited by the
people of this community and the sur
rounding country, and especially bs
those who thronged the court room
each day during the progress OF tht
trial. is in favor Of the piaiHtan, Mrs
Inace Seley, giving ner damages II
the sum Of 81 and throwing the costs
Of the action on the defendant physi'
clan. The jury was out twenty hours.
. Iowa City.
The bodies of two former residenti
Of johnson county were brought herr
} Friday for burial Both died as the re-
suit Of accidenfa They were San