Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-12

While helping lift the carcass Of
hog just butchered, Alfred Larson met
with peculiar accident. The hook
used to lift the hog slipped out CT the
hogs snout and ran thru one side of
Mr.. Larsons nose. While the accident
was serious one, it is fortunate that
it was no worse.
Dunlap.
While Henry Keane was attempting
to cross the Chicago & Northwestern
track Thursday afternoon his team
was struck by fast train and one
horse was killed. This is quite loss
to Mr.. Keane, as the horse was very
valuable animal He feels thankful.
however. that he escaped without in
jury.
Burlington.
Burlington has the best record Of
any city II Iowa when it comes to per
capita fire loss. 1t was shown that
last year this loss was but IS cents per
capita, while the town making the next
best showing was Cedar Rapids With q
per capita. loss Of Is cents. Burlington
also headed the Iowa cities in this re-
spect in the year 1910.
Dec Moines.
Six union. transfers have come under
the ban Of the district court and two
were given sentences for their part IN
causing trouble during the teamsters'
strike last summer. The record In court
shows: NJ. B. Hampton. one year in
reformatory; William CASTOR, one year
in Fl. Madison; E. G. wilkins, one year
in reformatory; Mike Smith, twenty
five days in county Jail; Charles Fogel-
song, thirty days in county jail; E. G.
Wilkins. also indicted on a similar
charge. Judge McHenry, before whom
these cases have all come, declares that
it is in the interest of organized labor
that he Is engaged in putting stop to
the disorder, and punish those guilty
OF wrong doing.
Donaldson.
For the eighth time, the southeast
ern Iowa short short and Lee county
farmers institute will open in this city
Thursday, Feb 20. The assemblies will
everything points to the largest and
since the yearly gatherings were in
augurated. Prizes which were offered
for the corn entries have an aggregate
value Of 1925. Tho domestic science
department held under direction OF the
Anti Knockers Of Donnellson, will con-
duct an interesting exhibit. Mrs.
Charles B. Mccoy is the instructor. 4.
H. Donnell is manager and August
Sell assistant manager Of the corn
contest. g
Tabor.
Quite a little excitement was caused
here by the visitation Friday night of
burglar or burglars, who tapped two
safes and got away with about 500 In
cash. The safes robbed were In the
Tabor & Northern depot, where about
$50 in cash belonging to the express
company was stolen, and Otis drug
store. where about $50 in cash and a
number Of curios belonging to Mi.
Otis were taken. The safe in the depot
was not locked and chisel was used
to open the inner door. The Otis safe
was blown open in the most approved
fashion. Not sound was heard dur
ing the night. The burglars stole q
handcar and rode to Malvern, where i
was abandoned.
Logan. x.
Douglass walford. aged 50 years, was
found dead in his bed Wednesday
morning. He had not been i'll, but
when Claude Sorey who lives on the
farm with him went to arouse him he
was found to have passed away. Cor
oner w. H. Case investigated and found
that there was no need Of an INQUEST,
as the cause Of his death was undoubt-
edly heart failure. Mr.. Waltford had
;n,.,, . resident Of this locality for
many years, living on the Hill farm
north Of Logan. He had been an honest
Industrious man all his life and had
acquired considerable property. He
never married and leaves two brothers.
Jacob. of Moorhead. and Dan, OF Logan,
and a sister, Mrs. Anna Miller. of OF
tumwa.
Bellevue.
Last Saturday number Of taxpay-
ers met at Bellevue to form an organi-
zation to be known rs the Jackson
County Taxpayers Associations with
headquarters at Bellevue. As get forth
In the articles Of association drawn by
Attorney Swirtz. Of Bellevue. the. object
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