Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-24
Southern Io,pa Items

Greenfield.
While at school the little 5-year-ol
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Ever
sull, of Harrison township, was quite
seriously burned. It seems that some
Of the children lighted FIRE on the
school ground and the little girls
clothing got on fie. At first 1t was
thought that she could not recover but
later reports are more favorable.
Yorktown.
The large barn that was burned at
the Will Otte farm Wednesday even
ing, took with it one horse, a NOW full
of hay, 500 bushels of oats. some har-
ness and other articles. The cause OF
the fire is unknown. When Mr.. Otte
started after the cows in the evening"
he saw smoke coming from the hay
NOV door. A straw stack near the
barn was also burned. Some insurance
was carried.
ottumwa.
George Myers son of j. A. Myers.
nine miles southwest of the city, was
accidentally shot thru the right leg.
He was taken to the Ottumwa hospital
where he is resting easy. Mr.. Myers
was in the act of putting 32-caliber
revolver in his pocket when it slipped
from his hand, striking the floor with
such force that it was discharged.
The bullet entered the young mans
right leg near the knee.
Des Moines.
The epidemic of robbery continues
here. George F. johnson, of Moberly,
Mo-, was held up and robbed of $40
l. at
9 o'clock Saturday morning. The rob
Der was a white man and wore no
mask. D. B. Marshal! was held up in
the same neighborhool and robbed. j.
j. Smith was badly cut by an unknown
negro who attacked him at East Fifth
and Grand avenue. No cause is given
for the assault.
cIarinda.
William Otte, Jr., who lives on Wall
street, five miles north Of this city, Fri
day evening had the misfortune to lose
his barn by fire. Just what his loss
was have not been learned but Glen
Shum, neighbor who lives east of
Mr.. Otte and who had gone to the Otte
home to help put out the fire, came
near losing an eye by running, in his
excitement, into barbed wire fence.
The wire cut deep cash into the eye
lid and around and under the eye. The
eyeball, fortunately, escaped injury. y
Red Oak.
The new federal building, which has
been erected in this city at cost of
approximately $4,000, will be opened
to the public, according to present
plans, on the morning Of Nov. 30.
Evervfhinp that Ia tO he moved from
the present location into the new
building will be taken over on the
night of Nov %, and it Is planned to
have everything in readiness so that
the front door of the building will be
opened on the following Monday morn
ing.
creston.
Suit was filed in the court of H. C..
Smith by James P. Bledsoe in which
he charges John Anderson with as
sault with intent to do great bodily in
jury. Both Bledsoe and Anderson re-
side on farms near Macksburg. When
arraigned before Justice Smith, the
defendant in the case said that he did
not remember anything about the as
sault. He seemed to be in a nervous
state. His bonds were placed at 5000,
which he was unable to furnish, and
was therefore placed in the county Jail
to await his trial.
Mount Pleasant.
The thirty ninth annual convention
OF the Southeastern Iowa Medical AS
sociation was held in this city Thurs
day and q large number Of delegates
were present. The business sessions