Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-15
Southern Io,Ua Items

COW that Arterhurn sold Whistler.
The weigh, was disputed and the mat
ter brought into court. Heated re-
marks about the testimony brought on
the scrap after the trial.
, Upton.
Judge Motif in district court here
last week granted citizenship papers
to nine residents of Cedar county.
They all represent type of men that
a state wants 10 get and hold. One.
Jens Peter Jacobsen. Young Dane
from West Branch said that re came
to the country seven years ago his
sole possessions consisting Of tho
clothes on his hack and one dollar in
money. He got work right away on O
farm and after two or three years with
help of friends was able to rent a
farm. He now owns twenty horses,
Nifty five cattle. hogs machinery. etc.
and this year has 2i1 acres c! land
rented.
keota. ...s
Lieutenant Louis Avelineg OF the
French army was in keota visiting
hts friends OF Maeau Victor vercheval
and the Singmasters. He u an in
spector OF the horses for his country.
LdU OSS!I at bcs -AcALi@S oAi ohoA-
ness and took advantage OF brief
breathing spell to come and see his
friends. He had been here once be-
FORE about twelve years ago. because
his father. NJ. Charles Aveline. was
president Of the Percheron Society Of
France and came in contact with the
importers every year. Lieutenant
Aveline is a nice appearing and intel
no
feeling much troubled when he was
here because his father died a few
days ago and he could not go back
TO France just now.
Silver City.
z. G. Rock met with a serious and
what might have been a fatal, accident
while working at the bottom OF q six
ty-ftve foot well on the w. A. Bond
farm. While engaged In uncoupling
the cylinder Of the pump. in some
manner a piece OF two-inch plank
slipped into the well. and before he
could get out Of the way II struck him
with terrific force on the left arm be-
low the elbow. AS soon az possible he
was rushed to town and an examina :
ton Of the arm made, when, on ac-
count of the crushed condition OF the
bones. it was deemed best to take him
TO Council Bluffs for an X-ray exam
nation. This was accordingly done
and the injured member dressed. He
was later brought home but will be
badly crippled for some time.
Fort Madison.
The state board Of control is not
rushing the plans for a change in the
sewage plant at the Fort Madison
peritentiary owing TO the agitation for
removal Of the institution to loca-
ton in the central part Of the state.
The trouble between the Fort Madi-
son city council and the owners OF the
keokuk power dam, over the Fort
Madison sewers also makes It difficult
for a settlement OF the prison sewage
problem. When the Keokuk dam was
| built, II formed big lake extending
north from Keokuk. This put most Of
the Fort Madison sewers out or Suss-
ness. According to reports certain
factions Of Fort Madison are anxious
to get rid OF the prison and are willing
| TO buy the pI<spn property from the
state, II the institution is moved, at
a figure which will let the state out
! without loss.
Fairfield.
Miss Lucille Roberts. of Lawrence,
Kan. who Is visiting at the home OF
her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. James
VI. Canterbury. on West Stone street
is mourning the death Of her fiance,
Francis Lawrence, of Pittsburg. NO,
who was killed a few days ago by
| falling from his horse, a pediGreed
racing animal OF which he was very
proud. Miss Roberts. who was a
student in the Kansas State Untver-
sity until the first Of the year, had set
June IA for their wedding and had
| come to Fairfield for visit with her
! grandparents before going to her home
| to prepare for the event. MT. Law
renee was wealthy and II is said .efs
the girl he loved two very fine estates
known az Woodland" and Hurk
shire" and valued at t160.0O0. Be-
cause Of the high waters Miss Roberts
was persuaded moi 10 :: ]: ...tesnnf TO reach
Pittsburgh in time for the funeraA.
Her parents are well known here, hay
ling made Fairfield their home until
item ve4ra am wfov. moved To