Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-11
Southern Io,ua Items

Donegan was unable TO pronounce
lighter sentence but he. announced
tina, in view of the circumstances sur
rounding the conviction ne would rec
ornnend to the state parole board 'hal
the young offender be released after
period OF one year.
Logan.
Kirby G. Ashcraft. aged "a. struck
and killed by passing train near
Lakeville. MINI. and inferred there
By friends proved to be a resident OK
Harrison county. After the body was
discovered beside the railroad track
The BODY vas inferred and then search
was made thru the papers to md the
aIat!ves Of ". Ashcaft. After seeing
tie account Of the accident and de-
script!on of the young man. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ashcraft and Mrs. Copple, SIS
ter went to Lakevilie and had the
BODY exhumed. Ii was identified by
them and the body was brought back
and inferred in the Calhoun cemetery
northwest OF Missouri Valley.
{ Keokuk.
| Miss Bridget Ellen Brerton. aged
So, was struck by an automobile at
thu corner of Fifth and Main streets
shortly before 100 Sunday night ana
died q few minutes later at the era
IA m hospital 10 which she was re-
moved in Mr.. Moseleys car immedi-
atelg after the accident. The car ran
over her body and rolled her for a
( distance o. about twenty feet before
lit could De stopped, altho MI Nose
lev had been driving at a SLOW rate
of speed before the accident happened.
The co-oner's jury Monday afternoon
returned verdict that Bridget Ellen
Brerton came to her death by oelns
struck by an automobile driven by U.
y. Moseiey.
Perry.
what is believed 10 be the finest
BUNCH OF hogs ever brought to Perry.
was that delivered to Kelley & Kelley
TUESDAY morning by Con Graney, fof
which the well known Perry farmer
received a check which will keep him IN
spending money for several weeks al
least. There were thirty-seven hogs
IN ,ue lot. and Dave Kelley, who
bought them. says they are the greates'
drove Of porkers he ever purchased
The hogs were Poland Chinas, part
/. of them registered. and all OF them
, nigh grade. and they ranged in size
from 400 TO SIS pounds. The average
was trife over 500 pounds. Aftel
, the hogs were delivered at the stock
, yards Mr.. Graney was given CHECK
: for si1s424.
! Knoxville.
Mrs John Bieis. aged "a, wife OF ar
Austrian miner residing at the Hawk
3eye coal eemp, two miles east o.
Knoxville, was burned to death Tues
: day morning b. the explosion OF
Kerosene lamp. All Of the clothes Wer'
burned from her body and even ne
shoes were burned to crisp. The &C
: e,6ent happened when Mrs. Biei
: knocked the lamp from pracke
e holder while putting a shawl over he
d head to 20 out to milk. The burn
e INK oil ran down thru her hair owe
}. her body, burning the flesh Of he
arms. shoulders and chest so severe
e ~ that the flesh dropped from tn
Y bones. ghe lived four hours. She
g survived by her husband, mother an
y three small children.
Newton.
word was received by Isaac Benne,
. u this city, that his brother. Sam, ha
: died Tuesday evening at Portiano, ore
= after about three weeks OF sunerin
- With erysipelas. He had been remove
= from his home at Lexington, WASH,
y Portland for special treatment II wa
- necessary TO amputate q finger on n
: left hand last week but the diseai
!. cOuId NOT ne checked ana dsatn reSuIts
y Tuesday. The deceased was born ~
y" reared in Jasper county, being son
J: isaac and Mrs. Bennett, who lived =
70 many years FIVE miles south
Newton on what In known as the
an f.cnueft horne, He had lived In q
A. wsx. several years. He leaves a wi
az ana five children. Mrs. Cora Livin
.ts iston OF Adamson Grove and NJ
he Pearl Palmer OF uear Laurel.
80 daughters.