Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-09
Northern Io1ua Items

I Rock Island. Moline ana Ottawa, Ill.,.
| are expected to Be in attendance at
the twenty-fir annual funniest of the
Upper Mississippi Turnbezirk to be
held at Holstein, this county, June IL
and -. Music will be furnished by
the Cherokee and Holstein bands and
each day there will be two sessions Of
athletic events for ladies and for men.
, The program includes apparatus and
field sports, special drills in calisthe-
MICS, grass mass drills and model eX-
hibitions. The meeting will close with
the awarding of prizes aad a grand
! ball on Saturday night.
Waterloo.
A young alligator fourteen inches in
length and very much alive was taken
captive Sunday by Lawrence Thomas
and j. r. Fitzgerald on the banks of
the Beaver creek near Pa,kersburg.
The alligator was lying on the banks
of the stream enjoying the noon day
sun and basking in the belief that
there midst the wlds of the primeval
jungle he was safe. Thomas and Fitz-
gerald, both residents OF Waterloo.
were camping near Parkersburg and
along the banks of the creek. While
seeking likely fishing place they
CHANGED upon Mr.. Alligator. The rep
tile vas brought to Waterloo and
placed upon exhibition here. The
young alligator resisted the chains Of
captivity and snapped his Jaws in open
definance His antics attracted the at
tention of scores of pedestrians during
the day.
Lake City.
Attracted to the door of her home by
the cries of her little year old son. Ell
ton. Mrs Guy Stout was Mortified to
see the child enenveloped in the folds
of large bull snake. The snake had
encircled it's body around the child's
lower limbs and with it's head poised
in the air. was striking thu haby's left
arm. from which it had drawn blood In
three places. Mrs. Stout seized the
broom and pushed the snakes head
away while her sister. Miss Edith
Woody, dragged the boy from its tolls.
The snake then put up fight with
the women, but was safely held at
bay until one of them secured an ak
and chopped in into bits. The ser
pent was about four feet IN length.
The child would most certcinly have
been killed had he not been playing
near the house so that his cries were
heard. Mrs. Stout brought the baby to
the doctor Immediately and was as
sured that no injury would result.
Sac City.
Tom Fong, who recently had pur-
chas an air gun, was practicing
with It in the garden at the rear of his
laundry, and Councilman j. A.
Anthony. who CHANGED to step outside
the back door of his restaurant in that
locality, in sport picked up piece OF
brick and hurled it at the Chinese
marksman. With no malicious intent.
but acting upon quick impulse. the
Chinaman discharged his weapon in
the direction of the councilman and
BIB shot was lodged almost in the CEN
ter O. his forehead. After the bullet
was removed by surgeon Councilman
Anthony mentioned the matter to
Mayor Gishwiller. who paid a visit to
the marksman and heard his explana-
ton. Later, upon instruction Of the
mayor. the city marshal accompanied
the Chinaman to the mayors Office,
where a fne OF Sc. with 81 costs. was
assessed for disoharsinS hrearm
within the city limits. The Chinaman
did not retaliate by fling information
seainst the councilman for throwing
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