Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-05
Southern Ioua Items

u1ent and "a trade getter. The cars
were parked on side streets and the
main thoroughfares given over to the
crowds. They swept up and down the
streets as the change 81 place Of show
ering the coupons was made. The
touch Of wholesome fun made the
whole crowd kin.
Runnels.
a total of !, gS5 rabbits We're killed in
the vicinity Of Runnells in one day by
a Pink army and Red army Of hunters.
The Pink. under command OF ". ].
Jones. killed 1905 cottonta!ls. while the
Red. captained by William Miller. kill
ed $50. There were twenty-five hunt
ers on each side. Thursday night the
losers banque-ed the winners. The
families Of both sides attended and
more than $50 were present. The din
ner vas served in Erskin hail. After
being chosen on one side the only in
junction TO the hunters was that they
might not begin before o'clock in the
morning and must be done by o'clock
In the evening. W. L. Town and
Charles Priest were judges OF the con-
test.
let's.
James Edgiuston. d prominent farm
er living several miles west Of Let's,
and his son Dams wife. had narrow
escape Thursday morning, just about
\ daybreak. when driving out in their
car TO go 10 the home Of Henry Mason l.
holder They suddenly and without
warning run up against a barrier
which was nothing more nor less than
a barb wire which some flend had
| drawn across the road purposely, to
| wreck the car partially succeeding IT
his purpose. as the lamps were switch
ed off. the wind shield demolished, the
curtains torn, and the occupants cut Or,
the hand and face. Mr. Edgington de-
| clares they meant TO catch us Or XII
US If ne had been driving at high
rate of speed. ii no doubt would have
been the latter.
Fort Madison.
| Ii is probable that the beginning Of
next month the men OF the chair ~.
dustry at the state penitentiary hers
will be put on a straight wage scale
| This means the elimination OF over
ltime and that the men viii work from
bell TO bell. Behind this action. II IT bt
really SHAoEcSb, 10 tSoi ASo~oNNA' -
all shop work where the output OF on
department can be held up by dllator,
action in another department there II
q substantial loss when one department
Tags. That is what is.happening in th'
new chair industry. Many OF the mel
who can finish their task in rev
hours refuse to do more work, and wit.
an established task 1t is the custom Z
Iiet the individual decide for himsei
whether he shall increase his earning
Iby doing overwork or bonus work.
cisarfsId.
Harold Peters, 7-year-old son OF MI
Sherman Peters, Of Leon, fell under
. heavily loaded truck Friday and wa
seriously injured. breaking his righ
leg between the hip and knee. an
tearing apart the muscles Of his lei
arm, probably Gripping him for LIE
The large freight truck OF the Leo
Bus and Transfer Company WAS goin
Up town from the depot carrying aloa'
OF about $500 pounds and driven
( Roy Wood. Harold climbed on, bu
Wood didn't see him. In moving aroun
j on the load. Harold fell of and tn
lack wheels passed over his right hi
land left arm. Another boy who wa
| there, too. told Mr.. Wood that Harol
, had been run over, and the driver stop
!, lped and went back Doctors were call
! led. and he was well cared for, but 1t
!, nr,s,,..ln- he not kiliad az