Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-06
Southern Io,ua Items

balance of the purchase price Of the
horse. With $112.5O in his pockets, Pitt
went to Hull's home. No. 10 North
Eleventh street. He was informed
that Hull was at Kahoka, Mo-, on bust
ness and would not return for some
time. On the evening Of Aug. 20 Pitt
went to the barn intending to give
Jim Jeffries'' his supper. The horse
was not there. Pitt investigated and
found that Hull had taken the animal
from the barn. He called upon Hull
and explained the situation. Hull was
"peeved" and said he would keep the
horse.
Jefferson. z%N
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Perkins Friday
celebrated their sixtieth wedding ami
versary at their home near this city. In
many ways this old couple are the most
remarkable couple in Iowa. Mr.. Per-
kins has been raised in this vicinity.
and Mrs. Perkins has resided here al
most as long, and the couple have lived
in the same home for more than fifty
years. Perkins has never ridden on a
train. nor in an automobile. He has
never shaved. was never out of the
state and has never seen q moving pic
ture play.
Council Bluffs.
Yeggmen got $40 in cash and s25 in
stamps when they drilled away the lock
and robbed the safe of the Standard
Oil Company, Sixteenth avenue and
Main street, late last Wednesday night
or early Thursday morning. The police
have no clues on which to base their
search for the burglars. and the Off
Gals OF the oil company are unable
to give them any information on the
matter. Emergency Officer Smith, who
investigated the burglary, declares the
work is that Of professionals, and he
is Of the opinion that there were a
number Of men in the gang.
Creston.
Kenneth, the 3-year-old son of T. +.
Miller of this city, while playing in the
street in front Of his home. with sew
eral other boys his age, dropped a
lighted match into his pocket. In a
moment his clothes were all ablaze
and he ran screaming down the street.
veritable living torch. Walter Jones,
one Of the lads with whom Kenneth
was playing, ran after him and finally
caught him. A bystander took a horse
blanket from an animal standing near
and in a few moments had the blaze
extinguished. The lad was taken to q
physicians office where his wounds
were cauterized. 1t is thought his life
may be saved.
Knoxville.
Charles Portugal and Thomas Wal
ton, the first named driver and the
latter miner at the No. 8 mine, were
each seriously injured. the two acct
ho~
apart. Mr.. Portugal was kicked by a
mule. He has bad cash cut over the
left eye. one which exposed the skull
in long, jagged wound. Mr. Walton
the miner, was caught by fall OF slate
and has a badly injured hand. The
slab from the roof caught his right
thumb and almost tore it Off at the
hand connection. The attending sur
geon says that it will probably unite
with the torn flesh OF the hand, but
will always be stiff and practically USE
less.
1ussey.
Little Mary Way. the s-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Way,
met with very serious and almost
fatal accident, while playing with
matches. Mary and her older sister
were rolling two iron gasolene barrels:
one was empty, while the other con-
tanned about ten gallons of gasolene.
After trying in vain to tip this one over
Mary decided to get some matches to
see how much gasolene was there She
went to the house, secured the matches,
and when some distance from the bar
rel lighted one, which caught her
clothing on fire almost Instantly. The
children ran to the house. fighting the
frames eagerly, but the little one was
burned severely about the hands,
shoulders, neck face and one arm. AL
tho burned severely she will recover.
Tho sister escaped with only her eye
lashes and hair being singed.