Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-08
Southern Io,ua Items

his life between the hours of and IL
Thursday morning. When found he was
lying on his back on the floor with the
! gun nearby. He apparently died with
out a struggle.
Fort Madison.
Inmates of the state penitentiary
here INDUCED in a safe and sane cele-
bration of independence day. The day
witnessed great departure from the
| old time customs and il was turned
over to the men COR all old fashioned
| field meet. There was not even ball
! game. The program included foot races,
free for all fat mans race, e-for-aii
guards race. sack race and wheelbar-
Irow race. In the burlesque line there
were three Legged races, relay potato
race, hop-step and jump race, broad
jump and high kick.
Davenport.
The waving Of friendly greeting
may cost r. F. Ryals. Rock lsiano
road brakeman, his life. Ryals was
seated on the cupola Of the caboose
when the train, freight NO. 81 passed
the Davenport end of the government
bridge Saturday morning. A friend on
the street below shouted up, Hello.
Bob" Ryals turned around and waved
his hand. AS he did so. the caooose
passed under a signal. which struck
him on the back of the head. He was
knocked off the car. He is stu un-
conscious and his recovery is not ex-
pected.
Woodbine.
James Hawk. prominent farmer
living close to this city, had very
narrow escape from serious injury ana
possible death last Friday. He hao
lust lately sunk new we'll and Install
ed a pump which was not WORKING
right. and 1t seems he had gone down
into the opening about five feet to nix
a valve when his foot slipped OF OF the
protection on which he was standing.
letting him drop distance OF seventy
feet into deep water. He came up ana
went down the second time. and upon
coming to the top of the water the
second time he was able 20 grasp the
pipe from the pump and hold to it un :
! ri wire was let down to him and he
was drawn up.
Davenport.
Struck in the face by daylight fire-
works bomb while watching the lnde-
pendence day celebration at FeoerVarS
park Monday afternoon at 81: 10 O'CLOCK.
Mrs, Leo Schebler. 4151s Warren street
vas so seriously injured that she was
taken to Mercy hospital. Reports CT
| the injured woman's condition lndlcate
that she is on-the road to recovery ana
will be taken home from the hospital
within a few days. Mrs. Schebler was
cut about the mouth and face. There
were two deep cuts on her upper up
; and numerous bruises about the read
The bomb, which was shot into the ar
from a mortar failed to explode and
struck the woman as It dropped to tne
earth. The victim was picked up by
!, bystanders and rushed to Mercy nos
nital in the city ambulance, and attend
ed by Dr. T. w. kemmecer.
Griswold.
The last few days has brought about
the appearance Of millions upon MIL
lions of what Is known as the army
worm in several fields around Girls
void. They have infested the wheat
fields OF John Baughman. George Sen
holtz who live north and east OF
town. r. G. Mackrill also reports that
they are In his fields. Other fields
down toward Elliott are also being de-
tvastated by this plague. Their gen.
eral direction is south. Very little is
left Of the wheat when they have pass
ed over. Some Of them work in the
heads of the wheat. others on the
stalks. Several corn fields have been
passed over in their march. The stalks
are practically cleaned when they get
thru. Some even are severed at the
base, and fall over. This has also been
the case Of many OF the heads of the
wheat. Several Of the farmers whose
fields are thus infected have expressed
the opinion that the grain would not be
! worth cutting.