Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-07
Southern Io1ua Items

supposed to- DO fast, gave way with
MIN, and he fell to the floor. Examina-
ton showed the collar bono fractured.
The accident happened Thursday even.
Ing. just at the beginning Of the new
year.
centerville.
BY an almost unanimous vote Of a
mass meeting Saturday afternoon 1t
was decided to proceed with plans for
a county fair. ,Centerville has not had
a county fair for almost fifteen years
Since the farmers institute has at
tanned largo proportions and popu-
larity the demand for q revival of the
fair has grown till the mass meeting
was called. Committees were ap-
pointed to secure options on sites, Of
which three are available. and draft
Ing rules for the government of the
new association.
Knoxville.
The story of the sufferings Of a
wounded Marion county hunter in the
Big Horn basin of Wyoming reached
Knoxville relatives. John Miley, born
and reared near Knoxville. has a claim
in the basin. Last Friday ne accident
ally shot himself thru the thigh.
splintering the bone. Helpless and
fearing that he would be eaten by
wolves, he laid alone in the deep snow
for eighteen hours-from 2:30 Friday
afternoon until discovered by search
ers at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. He
had kept himself from bleeding to
death by barring the wounded limb and
packing it with snow which froze to
the edges Of the jagged wound. The
limb was so badly injured from the
wound and the freezing that amputa-
ton was resorted to as soon as the
services of a surgeon could be Sc
cured.
Muscatine.
Death closed the eyes of John w.
Miller, inventor of the automatic but
ton machine Monday morning at
o'clock. A nervous breakdown brought
about his death and according to his
wife he died of a broken heart induced
by worry over his inventions on which
he never realized what he expected in
the way. of monetary recompense. The
career of Mr.. Miller has been one of
Disappointment. He perfected many OF
the machines used in the manufacture
Of pearl buttons but died poor man.
During his delirium he talked inces-
sanity of his work. He was working
on an automobile engine when death
called him which. had it geen per-
fected, would have added greatly to his
fame as an inventor The deceased
was born in Germany in 1856 but had
made Muscatine his home for many
years. He Is survived by his wife and
one daughter. Margaret Miller, at
home. Death occurred at the family
residence on East Ninth street.
Council Bluffs.
AS the result Of finding the dirty and
bedraggled feathers which are sup
posed to have once belonged to a
Chinese pheasant, Deputy Game Ward
en- w. A. Groneweg has filed informa-
ton thru Assistant County Attorney
Ware against Ralph Stewart, Of Nicola,
charging him with violating the state
game laws. He will be given hearing
before Justice Of the Peace RILEY Clark
at Nicola on Jan. 10. Mr.. Groneweg
recently received tip that one of the
beautiful Chinese pheasants turned
loose in this section couple Of. years
ago had been shot, ana went to work
on the case. He discovered that the
feathers had been buried, and dug them
up. He found the different feathers
for the entire bird, OF the varied hues
and character. that 90 to make UP the
bird that attracts 10 much at
tention. The head and the tail
feathers were missing. but prac-
tically all the others were found.
Il was the result OF finding these
feathers and Of some other evidence
that seemed to connect Stewart with
the offense that the warrant against
him was issued.