Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-12
Southern Io1ua Items

Lisbon.
Orville Daubenmier shot the finger
| from his left hand Wednesday. He was
shooting pigeons and in crawling thru
a fence the gun was accidently dis
! charged.
! osceoia.
! One hundred and twenty -four tsper-
sons professed conversion at revival
meetings, just concluded, conducted by
! the Rev. w. c.. Cole, minister Of the
Christian church. During the Rev. Mr.,
Coles pastorate the membership Of the
| church has been nearly doubled.
Fort Madison.
The little 3-year- old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Perry. 1907 Division
street. was the victim of peculiar ac-
cident. She fell from stool to the
floor, and in alighting had her tongue
between her teeth. The force Of the fall
almost caused the severing Of the end
of the tongue, and as it was made an
injury so painful that physician was
summoned.
Fort Madison.
Fred Snack is laid up at his home
with fractured leg and bruises as a
! result Of being struck by tree which
he was Telling on the Hotop farm near
town. Snack must have laid on the
ground unconscious for an hour or
| more before discovered and cared for
His father-in-law, Peter Knight, who
was also chopping wood in the tim
Der, was one Of the first to come to the
rescue. !.
keokuk.
Just recovered from kidnapers, Alice
nj ha orrivo IN,
kuk. She was shipped to her father
by parcel post. she told the officers at
the police station. The little girl was
sent from Lakonta to. Keokuk via
Cedar Rapids and Burlington. She
wore tag with the following inscrip-
ton. This is Alice Shipe. She is go
ing to Keokuk where her father viii
meet her. If he should miss her notify
him so he can get her back from beins
kidnapped. This is by order of her
mother"
North Liberty.
North Liberty has concluded com
munity institute" arranged by local peo-
pie, and it proved such a success tina:
permanent organization was formed,
with Ernest Myers, president; I. B..
Myers, vice president; Jacob George,
Prof. o. E. Klingamon of the Univer-
sity of Iowa extension department
spoke on Social Centers." North Lib
erty is in the center of rich farming
community, and the institute was made
of interest to- farmers by addresses by
Professors Fitch and Hauser Of Ames
on agricultural subjects. The improve
ment Of village life and the problem Of
making farm life attractive were the
principal themes. Community insti-
tutes will be held yearly hereafter.
Davenport.
When 1t comes to real healthy kick
ing, there's COW in Scott county
that has got Mrs. O'IIeary's bovine of
Chicago fire fame beat fourteen city
blocks 1t is the property Of Jack Kp-
ditzke, who resides two miles west Of
Davenport on telegraph road. When
Mr.. Kuditzke entered the barn he
stepped into the stall back Of the old
brindle COW. and in order to show there
were no hard feelings, said: Sock.
Bossy," the while placing his hand
gently on the animals flank. The COW
felt peevish and strenuously objected
to any caresses. By way Of giving ex-
preston to her sentiments, she unfurled
q hind leg with such force as to break
Mr.. Kuditzkes right leg. A physician
was summoned, the ambulance was
called, and the victim was taken to
Mercy hospital. ~
pes Moines.
]. C. Howard. aged 20, Milwaukee
brakeman, was killed at Madrid Mon
day night between two cars which he
had uncoupled. The train which. leaves
Des Moines at 9 o'clock with the east