Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-11
Southern Ioua Items

run. 1t was impossible for one man to
! control eight head Of frightened young
horses and they got away. They broke
loose from the disks after running a
short distance and then ran thru a
wire fence. cutting themselves and
tearing their harness into shreds.
Three Of the animals received severe
cuts from the disk, yet the others es-
capped with only wire cuts. The three
Will be unfit for work during the en-
tire season. if in fact they recover suf-
ficiently to be able to do work again.
The sight of these eight scared animals
racing thru and over all sorts Of OBJ
stacies was fearful tho thrilling one.
Elliott.
Fred Shields was operated on in
Mercy hospital, Chicago. last Friday
night by a famous nerve specialist. An
accident last fall left one side Of his
face paralyzed. The theory Of the best
nerve specialists was that the nerve
leading to that part of the face had
been severed where it energies from
the spinal column. and the only hope
Of ever getting control Of the injured
facial nerves was to attach the main
nerve to another nerve in the Shout
der It was very delicate. tho not
dangerous operation. and Fred came
thru 1t all right. Whether or not the
spliced nerves will work all right will
not be known until they have healed.
which will not be for six months. He
would have graduated at the high
school in Red Oak this year had he
been able to continue his school work.
For. Madison.
10, Of oil
elated over the outcome Of visit 70
eminent river-engineering corps yes
terday Plans had been perfected for
the construction Of launch harbor
inclosing 100000 square feet, when 1t
was learned that the placing Of per-
manent obstacles In the Mississippi
such as the contemplated breakwater
could be done only with permission OF
the war department and congress and
that the securing Of such permission
would take probably a year or two.
Major .Meigs declared that the pro-
posed harbor does not encroach upon
the present government levee lines
nor the shore line present before the
raising OF the water by the Keokuk
dam and hence no permission of the
government is necessary. AS re-
suit there will be a joint meeting Of
the launch club with the city council
this evening to formulate plans for
the immediate construction Of the
harbor.
Abba.
1t had betn definitely settled that all
first aid teams OF district No. IL will
hold an opening meeting in Abba on
June I. There will .be prizes offered
for the best team and suitable prizes
for different classes Of work. a Won
derful interest is taken in the first aid
work among the miners and about all
the coal camps in the county either
have teams OF the kind or are organic
ing them. The meeting will be held at
the ball park and tho competition will
he open to all teams in the district.
The officers Of the United Mine Work
ers ask the cooperation of the Bust
ness Mems association, and all people
are welcome at the meetings. 1t will
he we'll worth attending for the first
aid work will be shown from every
standpoint. The government car will
he in the city and the para phernal;a
will be taken to the park. Every min
a. and every citizen in the county
should attend and see what wonder
ful work is being done in the advance
u,ent OF the miners along this line.