Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-31
Southern Io1ua Items

Immediately. set Mrs Ross clothing
on fire and scattered fire over the IN
side OF the room. Miss Lois Ross,
daughter about is Syears old, was met
by the flames as sshe came down the
stairs, and was burned some.T but she
and an older sister, Dorothy. succeeded
in dragging their mother out of doors
to safety, went back and extinguished
the fire. The three youngest girls re-
ceived burns. but not dangerous Mrs.
Ross had her hair. all singed of. was
burned badly about the face. Three
doctors worked with her. most Of the
day and IT is feared that she will not
recover. The inside of the house was
badly damaged, and the family is az
the home Of a neighbor.
Red Oak. '-.'!s
= Elya Patton, of villisca, who has
been in the county Jail here since his
arrest two months ago for attempting
to burn his home, was sentenced in the
district court by Judge ]. B. Rock
afellow to six months in the county
jail and to pay a fine Of $40. Patton
carried heavy insurance on his house.
and he stated after hts arrest that ow-
ing to financial embarrassment he
planned to burn his home, collect the
insurance and go to some other town,
where he could make new start In
life. But the attempt TO burn the
home was too crude a job. and he was
soon caught After Patton's wife had
gone to church in the evening he COW
cred the windows in the home with
quilts, gathered up the most valuable
"A r1y1n
in the garden, and then set fire to the
house Neighbors soon discovered the
blaze and extlnguisled it before it had
done great amount Of damage. When
Patton was found ne claimed that he
had been out fishing at the time the
fire occurred.
Missouri Valley.
Lawrence Jones, the 12-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones. living
on Ninth street, fell into ninety-foot
we'll late Friday and was rescued alive,
altho severely injured. He and some
other boys were playing on the Hill
lard property at the head of Ninth
street, and when running thru the
grass he fell into the well, which the
neighbors say was unprotected. The
a crowd Of women and by tying all
their clothes lines together>they reach
ed him and he was still conscious
enough to wrap the rope around his
body. There was about six feet Of
water in the we'll but he kept his head
above water BY kicking frantically and
clinging as best ne could to the sides
OF the well. DR.. Konigmacher was
called and found the little fellow had
broken his nose in the fall, dislocated
his right shoulder and injured his
chest severely, altho it is thought no
ribs were broken or internal injuries.
He was taken into one OF the neighbor-
Ing homes. where he will be kept for a
few days pending the, outcome Of his
injuries.
Ottunnwa.
Two amendments to the original pc
tition of July II, 1916, have been filed
with the clerk Of the district court by
Margaret Adams Of the AHtygraben
farm near Pontardulias, Wales, in sup
port Of her applications, as an illegiti-
mate child, to be declared sole heir OF
Evan Jones, the Ottumwa coal miner,
who went down with the Lusitania on
May 7, 1915. She maintains that
Jones paternity was declared during
his life by the Court off, Petty SEES
sions at Llausawel. Wales, that he
recognized her as his .child and paid
twenty pounds Approximately 1900 to
John Jenkins Of Pontardulias, who
adopted and raised her. She alleges
that he told several people that he was
her father and even told one person
that he had succeeded in getting, out OF
his trouble for twenty pounds. The
petitioner says that she Is now en-
ployed as domestic on the Alttygra-
ben Farm. ard has heen for the pas.
ten years. Her niotshsI' nader: .ssn. :
she resided for ons.tyear prior to Mar
awel, being employed a domsstie
there.