Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-05
Southern Iolva Items

announced that IL had succeeded IN
securing a fund OF 1902 for concerts
this summer This is not as much as
had been expected but there are still
a great many 10 see and the members
Of the committee are confident that
they will be able to raise sufficient
fund to insure the concerts all summer.
They have been started. three already
having been given.
viilisea. -
Mrs. R ]. Dunn, living seven miles
north of villisca. received burns of a
rather serious nature Monday morning
while in the act of starting fire in
the cook stove. The accident occurred
shortly before s o'clock. II seems the
fire was slow TO burn and Mrs. Dunn
attempted 20 pour coal oil on it from
a can, when i, ignited and exploded in
her hands Her dress caught fire and
her face, her right arm and her right
side were badly burned as was her left
arm from the elbow down. She called
Mr.. Dunn, who threw tablecloth
about her and extinguished the blaze.
That she escaped with her life is al
most miraculous.
Atlantic.
W, Harding Davis, railroad supply
man. who deals in second hand rail-
road equipment, is in the city with a
view of buying as junk the rails and
equipment of the defunct Atlantic
Southern. 1t is said that the price to
be paid If the deal with Mr. Davis is
is made, will be 100000. Included in
the company's right Of way or that
portion OF it which is owned outright
by them. are some 400 acres OF land,
which. at a conservative estimate, Is
worth $4,000. In addition to this Is
the value of the terminals. etc, which
will probably reach $4,000 or $4,000
more, making a total Of about $175,000
that the company will secure for its
property. ~
Montexuma.
SAINT Kirkpatrick occupied the NJ. e.
church pulpit Sunday night and was to
deliver a Memorial sermon. He had
talked but few minutes when he an
nounced that he was growing dizzy.
and that after ne rested for q few
minutes he would be ali right AS he
made the second attempt to speak he
toppled over and but for assistance OF
those near him would have fallen to
l1bOf SOiiit tiiiiC AiS "s>H] ~Sp
parently nfeless, but revived and was
taken to the home of a friend. He de-
livered the address at the Memorial
day exercises at the What Cheer opera
house Monday. but was compelled to
cut short his talk Mr.. Kirkpatrick at
tributes these attacks to gun shot
wound He Is about "a years OF age
and the exertion in making several
81, ~ arrh %h1n
had considerable to do with the sud-
den attack.
Woodward.
The work OF preparing the grounds
at Woodward for the erection OF the
state colony for epleptics is practical
ly completed. says W. J. Dixon, mem
Der Of the state board Of control.
Gangs of men are now at work I'm
proving the roads through the grounds
and grading work preparing the sites
for the buildings. is1 well advanced.
we are farming the ground at Wood
ward" said Mr.. Dixon "a contract
has been let for the sinking OF q, well
capable to giving supply of water
sufficient for our needs We Will re-
quire about as much water as a town
Of 5000 inhabitants. The plans for
the buildings to be erected are prac-
! tically completed The architect has
finished the specifications and we will
j be ready mex: week to begin adveE-
Using for bids. 1t looks now ~ if the
, contractors would be at work on the
buildings before Aug. /. In the cree.
ton of the buildings. the tile and brick
made at the inebriate hospital at
Knoxville will be used 1t Ii now plan
ned to give the contract for all OF the
buildings ITO one contractor. In this
way it is believed that better bids can
be secured. 1t is estimated that the
buildings will cost 100000.