Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-11
Southern Io1ua Items

I collision threw Mrs. Baker out OF the
vehicle to the ground and she alighted
or her head, sustaining q deep scalp
| wound, she also received injuries about
| the body. DR.. f. II. King was called
and rendered medical aid and stated
that while Mrs Baker did not sustain
! serious injuries. she suffered consider
able pain and was taken to her home
! where she wsl! be confined fer some
little time as the result of the accident.
Fort Madison. I
Prisoners Clifford Wilson from Cal
houn county and William Winter OF
Hardin county. inmates in the state
prison here. have just received a new
musical instrument which will aug
ment the now large varied prison or
chestra. 1t is set Of aluminium
chimes, ranging about two and one
half oCtaves. They are gift of rela-
tives who were touched by the prison
ers' attraction for chimes number
recently given before the prisoners by
| out of town musicians.
Museatine.
Thrown from the seat of farm i'm
plement on which he was riding Bud
Deserhaugh, age % years. farm hant
employed on the Ira Lee place in Sew.
enty-six township received injuries
which are expected to prove fatal A
dislocation Of the spine. the fracture OF
several ribs and severe abrasions
about the head and body were OF a ma
ture to preclude the possibility OF re-
covery 1t was felt by those in attend.
ance. The young man lies between liz
and death at the Hershey hospital.
Marenso.
Mrs. Blanche Sayers Branch. the
business manager Of the Iowa Valley
Canning Company. reports the plan
on the best financial basis in its entir'
history. Almost the entire pack o
sweet corn Of this fall has already beer
shipped to nearly every western state
large quantities OF the Marehgo prod
uct going to Texas and the Pacific
coast. This plant Of the Iowa Vale,
Company has q capacity Of 240 can!
per minute. Much credit for tn
splendid business management Is du
Mrs. Branch. the only woman proprie
tor Of canning factory in the United
States.
Marengo.
Mr.. Heitshusen. cashier OF the ban'
at Conroy. lost $500 in bills out OF hi!
pocket Friday afternoon. He missed l
on his return to Conroy. and immedi
ately started on return trip to Ma
rengo. examining every inch OF tn,
!, road, but couldn't find 1t. He then re
} called stopping in at the Humme
| store at the depot for few minutes
SO fastened to that place to see IL I
had been found there. Nothing hat
; been seen Of it. but they all started
looking around on the floor and 1t wa
soon spied by Mrs. Will Hummer jus
walked over by many people that aft
ernoon. Mr.. Heitshusen presente
Mrs. Hummer with IS bill.
Muscatine.
Mrs. Rosa Funck, residing at 40
East Eighth street resident OF Mus
catine for the past eighty odd years
; passed away at her home Sunda.
shortly before 1 o'clock following al
illness extending over a period o
about one year. Complications ar
given as the cause Of her demise Mrs
Funck was born in Burlington. Iowa
eighty-two years ago this coming De
cember. and came to Muscatine wit
; her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Huber
. when she was an infant. residing her
ever since. She was united in mar
riage to George F.. Funck on May q
, 1857. eight children being born to Thu
union. six Of whom survive. Her hus
band preceded her in death IL Isnra-,
. 1901. She was an active member @
, the Evangelical church. also an activ
, member Of the Ladies' Aid society {
that church. until her sickness pre-
} vented her taking active part.