Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-27
knoxville.

Knoxville
AL the election held here Friday the
citizens of Knoxville defeated the pIop-
osition to change TO the commission
form of government by vote OF 3V3
against 10 IS for the new plan. 1t had
been figured tina. the change to the new
plan would cost the city nearly $3,oVo
more per year than the present.
Calhoun.
The 5-ysar-o!d son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Nintun met with what might have
been a fatal accident. Mr.. Mintun was
riding a horse and leading another one
when the little fellow ran up too close
TO the horse his father was leading an
il kicked with both feet and hit the boy
in the stomach, knocking the breath out
of him. No permanent injury 1t is De-
lieved will follow.
Council Bluffs.
Lee Harrington, prominent FARMER
of Magnolia, is in dangerous condition
from blood poisoning resulting from an
injury sustained while riding in his
automobile He was thrown against the
top OF his car Oct. while driving to
Council Bluffs and a bad cut made in
MS chin. which became injected. Rela :
tives called to his home from Council
Bluffs were told Mr.. Harrington's life
was despaired Of.
Des Moines.
Word was received in Des Moines
of the death in ST. Louis Sunday OF w
H. Rockefeller former assistant gen
erai secretary of the Iowa Sunda!
school Association. Death was due tc
heart failure. Mr. Rockefeller concluded
his work here last July and went to 81
Louis as superintendent Of the SUNDAY
school work In the Presbyterian SYNOD
! of ST. Louis He is survived by hi!
wife, two daughters and son.
Malvern.
Harry Pace, night operator at tn
Wabash station. was held up the othel
night By two men al the point of a re
volver. The bandits failed to get an!
cash in the money drawer, but found )!
on the person Of Pace. After searchins
! Pace the robbers faded away in tn
dark. Pace gave the officers soot
description OF the robbers. but there il
small chance OF the miscreants bein:
! captured.
Denisen.
During the past year an Insurance
| company in Des Moines wrote about 5O'
policies on losses by hall in Crawfori
and Shelby counties. On receipt OF as
sessments for losses the policy holder
are contending that they are beinl
asked to pay more than Is needed. The.
claim that there was a guarantee OF no
over SIS per thousand. The policy hold
lers about Denison are organizing to re
sist payments and compel the compan
to make q court showing.
Hamburg.
4 But for the opportune arrival Of hell
c. McKissick, who. with Frank Drieve
met with an automobile accident, woul
have lost his life as he was caught in
way that threatened his decapitatiol
McKissick and DTiever were drivin
, some distance north Of town when thel
! car became unmanageable and wer
over an embankment. When 1t stoppe'
the car and its occupants were piled
, in a barb wire fence, and 1t Is reporte
, that McKissick was caught in such
manner that the wire was slowly cut
ting into his neck. Driever was unabl
l to aid his companion.
Dss Moirss.
Dr. J. I. Gibson, state veterinaria
has received notice that the Herefol
5 breeders Association has withdraw
r $500 and the Angus association $50.
: in prizes offered for stock at the Pant
i ma Pacific exposition at San Frai
g cisco. The Shorthorn association w
p prorate it's purse, the message said. tt
t Red Polled Breeders make their OH
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