Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-18
Southern Iowa Items

and Theodore +. Baldwin from the
Fourteenth regiment. Major ]. D.
Glasgow welcomed the veterans.
Davenport.
One thousand dollars to he Daven-
sum to the Y. NJ. c. A. are to be paid
at ono to the two institutions by the
trustees Of the James Monroe Parker
estate. Reports Of the trustees of the
estate was filed yesterday. These two
requests which Mr.. Parker made were
to become payable not less than FIVE
Years after his death out. of the in
come from the trust fund. For the
first time there was a net income on
the trust estate this year. Formerly
all of the2income has gone to the
maintenance of the property included
in the estate. The requests are to be
paid Immediately by the trustees, j..
r. Richardson and William H. Huer,
Of Davenport and J. B. Brisbin, Of
Omaha.
Let's.
Attacked by a vicious hog, Dennis
Paine. the 3-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Paine. narrowly escaped
death Wednesday morning. The ami
NAL was beaten with a club by tho
child's father until it was subdued,
thereby probably saving the en-
dangered child's life. A, bone near the
wrist of the boys right arm was
broken, having been snapped in I'VE
by the teeth OF the hog. The in
furiated hog also bit the child in the
forehead above the right eye and in
ficted various other bruises. Accom-
panied by his grandfather. James
Johnson. the. boy was walking thru
the feeding lot when attacked by the
hog. The grandfather ineffectively
sought to beat off the animal. The
cries Of both the boy and the aged
man attracted the father Of the child
who went to the rescue.
Muscatine.
The towDoat "Thelma Lee" owned by
Henry Kath, q prominent local shell
dealer. was practically destroyed by
fire, shortly before II O'clock. opposite
the Rock Island roundhoure, where it
was lying at bank. The origin Of the
fire is unknown. but the fire was dis
covered by switchmen working in the
Rock Island yards, who Immediately
turned in an alarm and trucks No. l
and No. 3 responded. A line Of hose
was laid. but on the arrival of the
trucks. the entire cabin OF the boat
was on fire. It Is stated that several
light explosions were heard by per-
sons prior to the boat being found In
flames. The hull vas not destroyed
but the extent of the damage to same
could not be learned at this time. The
loss incurred is placed around $4,000.
The towboat was used by Mr.. Kath in
towing barges Of shells from various
points up and down the river.
Clinton.
Believing that he was being led to
East Lynne. where work awaited him..
a farmer giving his home as Earlville.
Ill. Wednesday night was held up and
robbed Of all his possessions. Sc. He
had registered at the Tenth avenue
hotel for the night, according to those
reporting the robbery. Being de-
pressed on account OF lack Of a Job
and money, he told his troubles to W
unknown men and asked them II they
knew where he could lind employment.
They replied that they had had work
at East Lynne, and would conduct him
to the place II he so desired, which he
did. At about II o'clock they started
across the Clinton illinois high bridge,
and when a third OF the way across
the two friends" of the Earlville man
displayed a revolver to stick up his
hands, This he promptly did, and
parted with Sc. all the lore In hts
possession. The holdup men con-
tinued across to Illinois. il is thon"ht,
while the yicti,ryized man reported the
occurrence at@the toll office