Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-29
Southern Io,ua Items

be over In the morning there viii be
three fine free attractions given on the
street and concert by the Wapellu
band In the afternoon at the fair
grounds there will be a ball game 2no
horse races The game will be between
Wapello and Oakville and good, Fast
game is assured. The horse races VII
consist of: Farmers trot, one half
mile, first SO. second IS. one heat.
Farmers running race, one-quarter
mile. first $40 second IS. No entry fee
and race horses barred. An admission
of only 25 cents will be charged for
all these attractions at the fair grounds
in the afternoon.
keokuk.
John Haron, an engineer, who re-
sides at a boarding house conducted by
James Trimble, at 217 South Third
street. was robbed of SO in money and
valuable gold watch some time Fri
day night by unknown thieves-one OF
the most audaciouS robberies that has
been reported to the police in long
time. To make the haul, the robber or
robbers had to abstract Haron's
trousers from under the pillow on
which he was sleeping, a task to try
any mans nerve Saturday morning
the trousers were found in the alley
following a search that was instituted
when Haron discovered his loss. The
front door of the boarding house is
never locked. and neither is the door
to Harons apartment, so that the
thieves had an easy access to the
plumber The police are inclined to be-
lieve that some one familiar with the
household was responsible for the rob-
berry.
Muscatine.
An attempt to catch a hog which
escaped from the hog lot on his farm
west of this city brought about injuries
to Elmer Chapman, residing eight miles
west of this city, which threatened the
loss of an arm. The accident is one
of the most unusual ever recorded in
the county. Chapman is chasing the
hog. slipped and fell. and as he
plunged forward made frantic effort
to strike the animal in such a manner
as to turn him back toward the lot
In doing so his hand struck the mouth
of the escaping porker and his hand
was lacerated by one of the sharp
teeth. Blood poison at once set in. and
as his hand and arm swelled and the
pain increased he came to the city
Thursday afternoon. DR.. T. f. Bever-
idge attended the injury. which was
declared to be serious. Despite the
medical aid the swelling continued I'M
til. it is said, that The hand and arm
increased to several times the normal
size and the lancing of the injured
member became necessary. AS result
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that the man is slowly improving and
it is believed that he will escape Sc
rious consequences.
Mount Pleasant.
A serious accident occurred Friday
afternoon at the farm owned by Clyde
Dutton, four miles north of the city
NJ. S. Smith the we'll known cement
man of this city, was building silc
for Mr.. Dutton. Shortly after 3 o'ciock
in the afternoon Mr.. Dutton, Mr.. Smith
Sherman Dougherty and Gene Rainey
were working on the scaffold inside the
silo. The scaffolding had been used
before and large number of men hat
been working on it so it was thought
to be perfectly safe. All Of a sudder
and apparently without any cause il
collapsed and the men were hurled t.
the ground! Messrs. Dutton and RaineS
We're near the doors and taking hole
did not fall. Smith and Dougherty
were not so fortunate, however. They
were thrown to the bottom of the silo
a distance Of some fifteen feet while
the heavy timber at the top of the
scoffolding was thrown distance OF
forty feet upon them. The unfortunate
men were completely buried underneath
the timber. Dougherty, while he is
badly bruised about the back and has
to keep perfectly still, will get along ali
right, but Smiths case is much more
serious. A timber struck him on the
side Of the head as we'll as on the
back and he has been unconscious ever
since. The attending physician gives
1t as his opinion that he is suffering
from both compression and concussion
Of the brain.