Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-11
Southern Io,ua Items
WILLIAMSBURG.

williamsburg.
David Yearian. young farmer living
six miles west Of town. was brought TO
the Moon hospital Thursday afternoon
badly burned from the waist down. n"
was thawing a easelene engine when
the explosion Of q can Of ga solene sew
era! feet away covered him with the
burning fluid.
John Williams. employed at Ander-
son. received painful injury TO the
left eye while at work in the mine. HIS
pick struck sulphur ball" Cpyrites
Of iron correction in the coaO the re-
suit being that either piece OF the
pyrites metal or the steel from the
pick few into his eye, almost destroy
ing the sight
PeiIa.
John Boswell, has purchased the Ole
Scholte church property on West First
street and expects to build residence
on the site This church was built by
the founder Of the city OF Pelia sixty
wears ago II was later used by the
Holland Presbyterian church. which
became the Fourth Reformed church
and was then disbanded- The building
mas gst- p~LcI It l44S
estate the PAST few years and has beer:
used g part Of the time as skating
rink.
Ottuns~a.
The establishment of a laboratory
here 10 take charge of all cases COM
ing under the Jurisdiction of the coun-
" IS being considered. by the board OF
supervisors. The Tspe!ic County Aedi-
cal Association. which all doctors are
mem be-s, would look after matters
which have heretofore been in the
hands Of the county physician. The ap-
continent OF county physician for
another term is being withheld pend
ing further investigation OF the plan
under consideration.
M alcom.
The community was startled to learn
/ OF an accident which resulted in the
death Of William Whitsett. who In an
attempt 10 descend an outside stair
, way from his room IN the Suiser block
in some manner lost his balance and
fell over the banister TO the frozer
ground about eighteen feet below
| breaking his neck. Mr.. Whitsett wa:
about IS years of age and has been q
resident of Malcolm and vicinity FOL
over thirty years. His mother anf
stepfather are both residents OF thi:
| place.
| Thurman.
The home of Roy Hathaway wal
/ totally destroyed by fire Thursda!
] morning about $50 o'clock. The fir
/ was started from defective flue. Yer,
J few articles of furniture were saveS
and no clothing at all The loss wal
partially covered by insurance. Mr.
| L. Stephenson, the proprietor of sunni!
/ Slope farm. north Of town. suffere'
quite a loss when one of mis- iars'
| barns caught FIRE on Thursday evenin.
! and was consumed with about thirty
four tons of alfalfa hay. The Origin
of the fire was unknown, but was sup
posedly started by spontaneous com
| bustion-
Ottumwa.
| People arrested for intoxicatIon an
haled into police court in the futur
viii not ind It as easy to escape tn
law by paying fine as they have Il
the past. Police Judge r. r. Ramse
made the statement that in the futur
all people arrested for drunkenness
would be made to tell where they pur
cha sed the liquor or suffer jai, sen
tence Dug Riley and Red VII
| iians were in court Saturday mornin
charged with intoxicatiion. The me
could not tell where they purchase
the liquor and Judge Ramsell sentence
.tera To thirty days in the county ia
SO that they could Improve their mem
DRY.
Mzfenae.
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for the past two years pastor OF II
! First Presbyterian church Of this eli.
has accepted cali to the Westmins