Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-08
Southern Io,ua Items

as she completes the rock dredging
she is now engaged on at Keokuk, pro-
vided, Of course, we receive a goou
portion from the late river and har-
Dor appropriation. Just how soon the
Ajax will be available, l cannot say,
but probably the latter part of April.
The Ajax is now in use in the Keokuk
harbor, completing rock dredging. The
Fort Madison Improvement appears to
depend on whether or not the new riv-
ers and harbors appropriations are
available
Council Bluffs.
Brooding over the recent death of
fellow veteran of the civil war In On
| aha, and In the belief that his falling
eyesight was a forerunner OF total
| blindness, William Bishop took his own
| life Sunday afternoon by severing the
artery in his left arm with razor
| His body. propped up against = tree
near Woodbury. avenue. was found
Tuesday morning by two boys who
were trapping gophers. Mr.. Bishop
was 81 years old and had never mar
ried. He had made his home most OF
the time for the past ten years with
nephew, John Bishop. on Twenty
ninth avenue, near South avenue. but
had gone last Friday to the home of
niece, Mrs. George Sprague, at 1888
Franklin street, Omaha. He started to
return to his nephew's home in this
city Sunday afternoon about o'clock,
but never reached the house.
West Liberty.
Ward Chase. young son of r. H.
| Chase, local grocer had narrow es-
cape from drowning in the Wapsie creek
when thrown down g. steep bank ana
pinned in the water beneath monster
log. The boy was one Of patrol OF
Boy Scouts on an excursion in charge
of S. H. Archibald, cashier OF the Peo-
pies Bank The crowd was crossing
the stream and Chase and playmate
| were attempting to roll the log down
! the bank in order to form a bridge for
the others Of the party. They finally
were successful and as it rolled 1t
caught In Chase's clothing and carried
him with it, pinning him under the wa
ter as it rested on his chest. Mr. Arch
ibald was near and plunged into the
water waist deep, and succeeded in
lifting the log while the other boys
pulled Chase from his perilous position
The boy was partially unconscious. and
blinded by mud but recovered, althc
his face will bear scars Tor q time as
result Of his fall.
Council Bluffs.
1t is a long-lived family in Vernon
; Of which Rev. G. G. Rice, Of this city
; himself 95 years, is member. Mr.
Rice is in receipt OF paper published
at Enosburg. VT, giving an accoun
. of party IN celebration Of the 100tl
: birthday anniversary Of his sister
Mrs. Harriet Abel, who makes he
home with her son at that place. Mrs
!. Abel received. over $50 birthday cards
letters and messages Of congratulatioT
A program for the day had been ar
ranged by the family Mrs. Abel
: whose mind Is as keen as when sh
was girl, recited birthday Poem
!, sent her recently from California wii!c
: she had committed 20 memory Tor tn
occasion. OF the family Of eleven CHI
dren, Mrs. Abel and Rev. Rice OF tn
Z city are the only survivors,. Ten year
: ago, when Mrs. Abeii celebrated ne
r goth birthday. three others were hy
8 ing-Hopkins Rice Of Enosburg,
ri years; Mrs. W. c.; Baker. Of Bakers
= ville VT. 81. and Dr., John Rice
n Pomona, Cal, IS. 81 II "