Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-23
Southern Iowa Items
Fort N adison.

Fort Madison.
Because he used Warden Sanders
name as reference to secure employ
ment at Indianapolis, Peter Gotten was
arrested in the Indiana capital. Gotten
was paroled from the state prison her { |
some time ago to the warden. He broke |
his parole in Des Moines and disap-
peared. He will he brought back to
Iowa to serve the remainder of his sen.
tence. While in prison Gotten became |
we'll known as a writer for newspapers !
Alba.
z. W. Gibbons, baker at Kreger's
bakery had the misfortune to have
his right hand so badly torn in bread
mixer which he was cleaning that it
was necessary to amputate IT.. The ac-
cident occurred at about $50 -on Sat
urday morning and Gibbons was
rushed tpsthe Cottage hospital where
everything is being done for his COM
fort. Mr.. Gibbons has been en- employee
at this bakery for many years and ali
are sorry to hear of his misfortune.
Let's.
Eleven hundred farmers and their
families spent Saturday at the Gran
ston woods at the sixth annual outing
Of Cedar township residents. One of
the chief features of the outing was
the OK roast in the afternoon, and pic
mic supper at 5 o'clock. An athletic
program and speaking furnished the
entertainment for the day. Herbert G.
Thompson, of Musca tine, was the prin-
cipal speaker. E. D. Bradley, superin-
tendent of the Muscatne county
schools, delivered an address on the
county's school system.
Eldon.
J. E. Houghland, of Eldon. is the in
ventor of a power producer, which is
now in the patent office. He intends to
| incorporate company at Eldon for the
manufacture of the machines. 1t con-
sists of two flat boats sixteen feet wide
and forty feet long with the front ends
Of each with an angle from the outside
front end back for ten feet, which viii
be anchored in river, with a water
| wheel in between them, that catches
| the water as it flows between the
boats. There are several wheels be-
| hind the front and there is between
them sufficient power to generate cleo
tricity to light the whole country, even
it's roads out from the plant, Mr.
Houghland claims. He says, Farms
can be lighted and at small cost as
the great expense of big houses. TO
store boiler engine and other machin-
cry, with thousands of tons of coal is
eliminated" The inventor states the
test proved that four mile current
will make $50 horse power which will
make electricity sufficient for 5000
electric lamps. Then he has on the
rear of each boat screw. which will
be run by the power when it Is re-
quired to run the boats up stream.
making a self operating boat which
can be used for flat boats to transfer
merchandise very cheaply.
Muscatine.
Only the presence Of mind on part 81
o. c. Phillips, residing at 1921 Kansas
street, prevented injuries to the mem.
befs Of his family. when kerosene
lamp, which they had left burning. tx
ploded and set fire to the furnishings IN
the :our rooms Of the house. Accord
ing to statement made by Mr.. Philllos.
they had left the lamp burning on ac-
| count Of the illness Of their little child.
and both he and his wife had retired
for the night. In some unexplainable
ma nner, the lamp exploded, but none CT
the family were aware OF their danger
until Mr.. Phillips woke up to find the
furnishings of his little home on fire.
GU elk work on his part in rushing his
wife and child out OF the home pre-
vented them being burned. Albert Figg,
who resides next door to the Phillips
lhome, turned in the alarm at Central
station at 2:0S o'clock and trucks No.
1 and No. 3 responded quickly. On ar
rival, the two forty-gallon chemical
tanks, provided by the two trucks,
were used on the fire. also three gals
Ion chemical tank, no water being used
In extinguishing the flames. The fur
nishings Of the house, with the excep-
ton Of the piano in the front room,
and ali of the wood work around the
windows were badly burned. The loss
Is estimated around $500 and same is
covered by insurance. The flames were
confined to the interior of the home.