Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-02
Southern Io1ua Items

Andrews.
Mrs. G. McCarron broke her arm and
was otherwise injured Wednesday
when a gasolene engine which she was
cranking at her home southeast Of here,
backfired.
Gravity.
Four-year-old George sprigg. son OF
Mt. and Mrs. veda Sprigg, of this
tanned in the gum from peach tree.
| which the child ate.
Soldier.
Wednesday morning about o'clock
the little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs j.
w. Thoreson passed away. On Mon
day Mrs. Thoreson was getting the
family washing ready when the little
girl tumbled into a bucket full of hot
water which scalded her very severely
over the right shoulder. The child did
not suffer much from Its burns.
Treynor.
Edward Hammer, son Of Charles r..
Hammer met with painful accident
while playing ball. He failed to catch
ball and it struck him on the nose
infiicting a very painful injury. He
was carried to the office Of DR..
Stephens and received medical atten-
ton. At present he is getting along
as well as can be expected.
Des Moines.
Robbers during Friday night forced
an entrance to the office of the Woods
Bros. Thrashing Machine Company.
blew the safe with nitro-glycerine and
got away with $50. They were after
the weekly payroll of $500. but the
cashier had taken the money home
with him, fearing the safe would not
withstand an attempt by robbers.
Mystic.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Dickey was rescued from wa
terry grave. The little one was watch
ing her mother deposit butter and milk
in buckets down the we'll when she
lest her balance and fell headlong.
Harry Pearson. neighbor was called
and succeeded in reaching the child
in time to save her from drowning.
Charlton.
Arle Curtis. 80 years old. was prob
ably fatally hurt at Ridgway. Mo-,
when Burlington train on which he
was brakeman broke in two He was
about to set brake when the cars
parted He fell to the ground. His back
was broken and it was believed he sus
tanned internal injuries. He was
was brough, to hospital in the city,
and is in critical condition.
Shenandoah.
Raymond Haley who had been miss
ing since last October. when he dropped
out of sight in Council Bluffs after dis
posing of carload OF apples, returned
MI a Ia IN Cd hn
had been in California where he went
after he had been robbed OF $500. the
proceeds from the sale Of the apples.
He says that when he awakened after
the robbery he was in a box car in the
railroad yards in Lincoln and he kept
on going. He was ashamed to come
back. he said, fearing he would not be
believed His mother and young wife
live here.
Coin.
A great many OF the farmers in this
section are blowing up their wheat
fields and planting them in corn on ac-
count of the Hessian fly, which Is de-
stroying the wheat crop. Others will
not plow up the wheat, but will leave 1t
stand for the grass which they have
sown with it, although they do not ex-
pect to harvest the wheat. It has been
very dry here and we are In need of
a good rain. The grass and small grain
are not what they should be at this
time OF the year. The Strawberries
will be very short unless there is rain
very s0on and the prospect for an APP
pie crop Is not promising. There will
be plenty Of cherries and raspberries.
Clarified.
The winter wheat in Taylor and
Rinsgold counties has been greatly