Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-27
Southern Io,ua Items

fell and was pounded upon by the fur
ious animal, which -cheWed her race
and arms, tearing large pieces OF flesh
from her body before she could be res
cued by her shusband and John Potion.
who was working in the barn. She was
rendered unconscious for time, but
is now conscious but suffering terribly
from her wounds. Her son, Charles.
who is in the book business, was sent
for from Alton, where he was then
working. and her daughter, Mrs. Lewis
Shelter of Pasadena, CAL. is expected
to arrive soon. She is in critical
condition.
Des Moines.
Because he wanted to take his own
4-year- old boy away with him. George
A. Roberts of Hampton, was placed
under arrest and locked in the city
JAIL Roberts came to this city from
his home after receiving letter from
his wife, who is now waiting to obtain
a divorce. saying that, he could not
! have possession of the child March 2s'
The father was determined to take the
boy away, and was arrested when he
was leading the child along the streets,
and the child was returned to his
exhibited by Roberts to the police he
was to have the child during school va
cations. He was under the impression
that the Easter holidays came under
that head and when he was told differ
emily by his wife, came here to use
force, according to the story told the
officers who made the arrest.
Fairfield.
The members Of the congregation OF
the Methodist Episcopal churches which
comprise the Fairfield circuit have
united in purchasing parsonage home
for their pastor and have secured
most desirable property on East Broad :
way in Fairfield. The property pur-
! chased by them is portion OF the late
| Clarke Van Nostrand estate and Is sit
uated the second door east OF the First
Christian church and the first door
east Of the parsonage OF that church.
The consideration was $500, the heirs
making very reasonable price on the
place owing to the fact that 1t was
wanted for a parsonage home. Rev.
Carson. the present pastor OF the
churches in the Fairfield circuit is well
pleased that his congregations should
use so much thought for pastors
comfort and convenience as the home
will be appreciated very much by him
as well as pastors who will follow.
ksosauqua.
Nearly quarter Of century ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Petit VINO iiveu
at Birmingham, Iowa, decided to bright
en- their childless home by adopting a
little girl whom they named Iva Mr..
Petit was a man of careful business
and succeeded in his mercantile calling.
He was elected siieriH uf Van 9::-sn
county and bought a home in Keosau-
qua. Miss Iva grew to womanhood
and cared for her foster parents as a
dutifuI daughter and in every way
proved herself lovable girl. The moth
def died and the daughter was blessing
in the capacity Of hom daker. Several
years later the father died. By the
terms of Mr.. Pettitt's will, his estate
was bequeathed to the adopted daugh-
| ter, but she was not to come into full
possession Of it until she had an heir
who had arrived at the age OF years.
The daughter became Mrs. Brown, wife
of r. o. Brown, of Emporia, Kan, and
now has 3: little girl aged 5syears. and
she has just returned 20 her old horne
to take possession Of her estate, from
which she has derived the income thru
the past years. hisss