Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-29
Southern Io,ua Items

Tor out into the country 10 make a
demonstration. AT the scene OF the ac-
cident ,he roadway has been newly
filled and the earth has not fully set
tied. When the engine. weighing sew
eral tons, struck theosoft earth. it ca
reened to one side and was plunged
into the ravine, landing a, :he bottom
of the cut. Porter was extricated from
beneath the mechanism oflcr consider
able difficulty.
Davenport.
Mrs Annie Horn Of Centerville, IS
now occupying cell in sha house OF
detention because she kidnapped her
own son from the Iowa Soldiers Or
phans Home. She was arraigned in
police court on a charge OF 'entic!ns
away a child" and her case was con-
tinued. Last April Mrs. Horn came ~
Davenport and placed her 6-year- old
son, Doris, in the orphans home. She
signed the necessary papers. but with
the Understandings she claims
that the boy was to be turned over 10
her at such time as she wished. Sat
urday she visited the home and asked
Superin tendent Sessions 20 surrender
her child but the request was refused.
Returning Sunday afternoon, while the
boy was playing about the grounds,
she induced him 10 accompany her,
taking him to ner place OF residence on
Brady street. Superintendent Sessions
notified the police OF the kidnapping
and Detective Phelan placed the wom-
an under arrest.
Davenport.
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rate Of sixty-five miles an hour in an
automobile Of which they mad lost con-
troll. rriyaculously escaping pedes-
trians, street cars, automobiles and
wagons, and headed direc; for tbs
river, Miss Mary MacPhaI. her aged
father, James MacPhail, and ]. G.
Finney had a sensa tionaf jo.' ride at
S:15 Wednesday morning, which term
mated when their big seven-passen-
ger touring car ran into the curb at
Front and Perry streets No one was
injured. AS the party began the de-
scent OF the Brady street hill in the
car, which was owned and driven by
Mr.. Fiuney. an attempt was made to
reduce the speed by applying the
brakes. Their brakes refused to work.
The car, which had already gained
considerabl BILE momentum fron the en-
CINE was Immediately given added I'M
petus by the steep decline Of the hill
and terrific speed was soon de-
veloped.
Tabor.
, An exciting dog fight occurred in the
State bank Saturday during which
Rev. G. c. Jewell was severely bitten
and 9TH rwise injured Mr.. Jewell en-
| tered the bank on business. his big
| brown dog, Rover, following when
Tim, the bulldog that watches the
| w. r. Harris clothing store next door
| intercepted Rover and Immediately al
were in the throes Of an instruction
Rev. Mr.. Jewell, seeking to avoic
| bIoodshed, grabbed Rovers collar, get
| ting his left hand or wrist twisted fas'
In the collar, thereby also choking the
Infatuated animal now biting and night
ing flercely for liberty to get at the
bulldog. The combined strength Of
two men finally broke the bulldogs
hold, but not until Mr.. Jewell wa'
| dragged to the floor and beneath the
j dogs, has hands and arms dripping rec
with blood from the bites that were
severest on his right hand and lei
arm, which was extricated only BY
Cashier Hall cutting the dogs collar II
! two. The injured man was helped u
DR.. Dietz's office near by, where MI
| wounds were cautrized and antisep
tically treated and IT Is hoped no NOR
serious results will follow