Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-13
Southern Io,ua Items

vile, Clinton county; Aug. ~, Anita.
Cass county: Aug. s. Redfield, Dallas
county; Aug. IA, Davis City, Decatur
county; Sept. IA, Rhodes. Marshall
county. He soon will open headquar-
tiers here and also in Des Moines. Mr..
Hamilton will make an aggressive
campaign for election
keokuk.
Mrs. Jennie McQuity. Of Oklahoma
City. Okla, was probably fatally in
jured and Mrs Victor Manassuer. and
William Barnaby, of Basco. and two
companions were badly bruised when
an automobile driven by Mr.. Barnaby
fell into a twelve-foot ditch on the east
side of the L. B. Clark bridge midway
between Carthage and Elvaston last
night about 9 o'clock. Mr.. Barnaby
was blinded by the lights of an auto
mobile approaching him just after
leaving the bridge and guided his car
too far to the left, into a gully. The
car turned completely over and Mrs.
McQuity, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Manassuer was pinned beneath
the automobile. All OF the ribs on the
right side of her body and her collar
bone were broken and she suffered
many other injuries besides.
Adair.
Ruth Rynerson, aged ID. youngest
daughter of j. n. Rynerson, disap-
peared from home here Saturday Of
last week after she had retired to her
room and her absence was not discov-
cred until the next morning, when
members Of her family called her to
breakfast A careful search by the
family was instituted Immediately and
later the assistance Of the city and
county officials was secured Up to
this morning, however, nothing had
been found to indicate her whereabouts
nor the motive for her disappearance.
Sunday forenoon 1t was discovered that
she had purchased a ticket at the
local Rock Island office for Omaha.
She was alone when she boarded the
train and 1t is thought she had con-
siderable money. No one has been
found who has seen her since she left
the depot. The sheriff Of Adair county
accompanied by the city marshal, went
to Omaha and spent two days in
searching for the girl They are OF
, the opinion that she is not in Omaha
Miss Ryerson has not been bold in her
conduct and has never been considered
a flirt. AT home practically every wish
was gratifled.
Knoxville.
A remarkable accident, and one that
will long oe remembered in the neigh
,, borhood of the East Ward school. oc-
| Cured last Thursday when Baby
Phillips Stanley. the 16-months' old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stanley
was caught and held with it's foot and
leg in a water pipe and rema ined in
| the trap until the father dug up the
tube and sawed and chiseled until the
foot was released. The pipe is what
is known as a service "box"-a cor
| rugated iron tube three or three and
| one half inches in diameter, which was
| buried with the upper. opened end ex-
posed on the Stanley lawn. The child
stepped into the tube and slipped down
| almost to the hip The inside cor
| rugations made it impossible for the
| women folks to release the child on
account of the toes and heel catch
/ ing in the intentions. Mr.. Stanley was
| called from the electric light works
| and one Of the Bellamys soon hurried
| to the scene with doctor in an auto
| mobile. The neighbors gathered and
! everybody. except the child and Its
father was excited almost to the hand
wringing pitch. When the child COM
menced to fret. Mr.. Stanley ordered a
| cookie and a glass of water for his lit
tie offspring and then coolly COM
menced the task Of digging out the
tube with u spade. Two feet down he
! found the connection and lifted II out
and deposited the baby and the "tron
| leggin'" on the grass. He then COM
menced to work on the pipe with q
chisel and hack saw, and In the
!, course Of half an hour succeeded In re-
i leasing the young hopeful, much to the
relisf OF the crowd that had gathered
ito Witness the peculiar proceedings.