Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-05
Southern Io1va Items

in late one night he ranimed farmers
rig, and the irate son. OF the soil arose
and caused Woodley's arrest and de-
tention of the. car. The original num-
Der was sent to the Ford factory; the
sale thru a local garage discovered.
and the rest was easy. Marshal John
Smith brought Woodiey to West Lib
erty. leaving Richards and chauffeur
to come hime in the prodigal car.
Leon.
c. W. Hoffman and Ed H. Sharp
made application to the state game
warden to secure some wild ducks and
last Friday they received crate con-
tanning six mallards, almost full grown.
The ducks have been taken to Mr..
Huffman.s pond Just north Of Leon,
and after having the tip Joint of their
wings removed will be turned loose in
the pond. Cal says each duck will be
decorated with yellow ribbon around
It's neck, and hunters and boys are
cautioned against shooting these ducks.
They want to keep them at the pond,
domesticate them and raise wild ducks
next spring.
Brooks. I'D
Bruce Marsh came near choking to
death Saturday. He stepped to show
case in his store and picked out two
jelly beans and tossed them into his
mouth. No sooner had he done this
| when he began TO strangle and rs
| started for an outside door, He had
| walked about ten feet when he fell.
He got onto his feet and finally sue
ceed.d in reaching the outside He ac-
cidentally walked off the step and the
JOLT loosened the candy. He had
gasped for breath a number OF times
and he kept repeatedly striking himself
on the chest with his hand, each time
thinking the candy would loosen. He
was about all in when the bean finally
became dislodsed and he was able to
breathe freely again.
Fort Madison.
| That the operations of building the
great pipe line of the Sinclair Oil and
| Refining Company, which will link
| Fort Madison with the Gushing oil
fields would start Oct. !, is stated in an
article appearing in the Thursday is
sue of the Kansas City Times. The
work on the big refinery Will be
started here early next spring accord
ing to advices given out here. It Is ex-
pected that the pipe line will reacf
| Fort Madison early next year and tina,
the big refinery here will be completed
and in operation before the line anc
stations are completed. It Is planned
to have the entire system In full oper'
| alton as early in 1917 as possible
The location for the big plant In For
Madison has been laid out.
Tabor.
Dean Nelson W. Wehrhan was in
augnrated president Of Tabor Colleg'
here Sunday. The Congregations
church was filed to capacity and Their
were visitors from the entire state, thu
being the last meeting OF the Coun'
ell Bluffe association of Congregations
churches. The Rev. J. T. Jones, o
Council Bluffs, was the presiding off
GER One Of the principal addresse'
was by the Rev. Henry s. Milligan. o
Dubuque, moderator Of the Congrega
tional churches Of the state. The Rev
Gustavius A. Mulbert, pastor OF 3:
Mary's Avenue Congregational churcl
Of Omaha, delivered the installation
address. A feature OF the program
was the installation prayer by the Rev
G.. G. Rice of Council Bluffs, who ha
just recently ceiebrated his eth Birth
day anniversary. A banquet followed
addresses being delivered by Pro-
Charles Noble, OF Grinneli; PresldeIi
w. o. Allen, Of Doane College. and IN
newly elected president, \;