Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-18
Southern Io,ua Items

thrown to the side and his injuries
consisted of bad bruises and COM
pound fracture of hts right leg below
the knee. He was taken to the hos
pital and attended by Dr.. p. A. Ben
dixen. He was confined Tor over a
year. After undergoing several minor
operations the surgeon grated a Sec
ton OF bone to the fractured part,
which made the leg almost as good as
originally. ..a -aE,
Davenport. .ls fssr &
The rooming house OF Mrs. Tuobs,
394h West Third street, was entered
BY thieves Wednesday night. They
took a stickpin with half karat dta-
mond setting. They also secured
watch. two neckties. Union Savings
bank book OF ]. E. Pooler, with entries
showing deposits of sl4S; United
States postal gage, 3s-caliber revolver,
and a gold stickpin from the room OF
a roomer of the name Of Sarkey. The
| intruders got into the house by using
a key which had been left in one OF
the doors. z3
, Davenport.
II. A. Hueck, 623 Gaines street, called
police at s:I0 Wednesday night, mott
| flying them that he had been held up
near the alley on Gaines street be-
! tween Seventh and Eighth. He was
, walking towards his home when three
youthful holdups stepped out and ac-
costed him. One Of the pair showed a
pistol at him and accosted him to hold
I'D his hands. The others searched
/ him. They secured 50 in cash. Hueck
said the boys were about Fl years OF
age. He gave police description OF
the trio.
Davenport.
Fred Lawson. Of Rock Island. aged
Ia, was a normal. healthy boy until q
few days ago. He loved to go coast.
! ing and did SO. On the last coasting
trip he was injured. The boys throat
swelled shut and gases due to the in
jury formed In his body. The gases
continued to form and expand and they
were unable to escape. Breathing was
almost shut Off The boys body sweiled
almost twice his normal size. Thurs
day surgeons found 1t necessary to cu.
/ an opening in his throat In order to
permit the gases to escape and to save
! his life. The boys physicians stated
| that he would recover.
Knoxville.
! Ben Walker. brother of Roy Walker
of the Guaranty bank. and one of Swan
townships most progressive and sue
cessful young farmers. reports that he
secured this year. yield of above five
/ tons TO the acre on a small plot Of
alfalfa. The four cuttings yielded more
than a ton and quarter to the cut
ting The market value 9. SSsa!!saa a.
faifa has been about SIG to the ton
thus this ground showed a gross re.
turn OF more than $50 to the acre. And
Mr.. Walker says this was not a very
fgood year for alfalfa either He is en-.
tnusisstic about it as 4 staple croi
and feels certain that Its growth vii
be greatly Increased IN this COUNTY;
Ise1-.in bdrryvel1c&ar-yd dounfA bb
Council Bluffs.
Harry Williamson, who pleaded guilt,
to robbing Don Carpenter, a ROcl
Island office employee, last FrtAa!
might, Wednesday afternoon was ar
raigned before Judge Wheeler In dis
trict court on true information swor1
out by the county Attorney, pleadel
guilty to the Indictment and wal, q
once sentenced TO ten years In the pen
titentiary The fact that the robDsT,
was committed by threatening Carpen
ter with a piece Of gssr!rs which ~
! sseeiI1s5ied a pistol In appearance, lnsteal
iof with a real pistol. saved Wiis01
from an additional ten years. Willum
sen succeeded in obtaining only 2
cents from his robbery. beside. z.
!. iovercoat Of his victim. who recovere
J the garment at the police station afte
Wiilumsen's arrest. His excuse for tn
crime was that he was cold and hun
j cry and unable to find work.