Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-13
Southern Io,ua Items

Felsh, Of Defiance, O. Rev. Reineu-
mund made a report of the entire in
stitution which proved most compl-
mentary to the superintendent of the
home. Rev. ]. OGDEN, of Wilton closed
the services with prayer and benedic-
ton.
Knoxville.
Charles Roebuck, 10-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Robuck, sustained
a skull fracture and other serious in
juries when pony ran away with him
! in pasture at the home farm, five and
one-half miles south of town. The
boys skull was broken in on the right
side of the head for a space of about
three and one-half inches, and he re-
manned unconscious for several hours.
trepannins operation was performed
in which the shattered pieces of the
skull were lifted off the brain. Two
of the doctors are of the opinion that
the child will die. The boy was riding
the pony without bride when the
accident occurred. 1t is thought that
he was thrown against a fence post,
but there is nothing upon which to
base that opinion except that the boy
was found near the fence.
Atlantic.
The contracting firm of P. c. Hansen
& Sons which has had the contract for
laying the paving being done in At
lantc this year and also the contracts
for that which was done during the
last few years. Wednesday completed
the 1915 contract when they finished
the paving on West Sixth street.
There were in all thirty-two blocks
of paving laid this year at cost of
s1.14 a yard including twenty-one
blocks of streets and eleven blocks OF
alleys, and twenty-one blocks of curb
ings at AZ cents foot. The paving is
of concrete, which has been used in
most of the paving laid here during the
last several years. With the paving
put down this year, Atlantic has
eighteen miles of paved streets and al
leys, by far more paving than any
other city of its size in the west. The
people desire the paving to go on next
year and it is likely that three or four
miles more will be laid in 1916.
Davenport.
Writing letter to himself brought
an indictment against Frank H. Young,
of Cedar Rapids in the federal court
here on the charge Of using the mails
to defraud. Young says he fell off a
trolley car and hurt his shoulder
Physicians say he is a double jointed
man and can throw his shoulder out
of joint whenever he wishes to. While
in the hospital he produced a letter
which he said he had just received. 1t
was from a man by the name Of Robin
son who said he had seen Young's ac-
cdent and would be willing to testify
in his behalf. The hospital authorities
believe he wrote it himself. as the
mysterious Robinson can not be found
The grand jury Of the district court
failed to indict him for obtaining
money under false pretenses when he
received 800 from the Tri-City Rail-
way Company here for the accident to
his shoulder.
West Liberty.
A date to be chosen at the latter end
of this month. will witness West
Liberty's celebration over the COM
pletion of her paved streets and the
installation Of a new boulevard light
ing system More than $1,000 has been
subscribed with which to entertain
the visitors anticipated for the day of
festival, which will continue day and
night A barbecue probably will be
one of the big features, and an il
Illuminated parade is planned for the
evening, when the current will be
shot into the new system for the first
time. The two miles OF brick paving
is nearing completion, and as soon as
it can be definitely known when this
work will be done, the date will he
decided upon. 1t is expected that
Senator Kenyon, Lieutenant Governor
Harding and other prominent men of
the state will be here for addresses,
and besides these features there will be
a football game and many other free
entertainments.