Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-14
Southern Io1ua Items

Lock hart was wounded in the arm. leg
and abdomen He lived for three days.
He was 20 years OF age.
Davenport.
A neighborhood feud staged in Bet
in which a baseball bat played promi-
nent part. eliminated Saturday in civil
action being instituted in the Scott
county district court for damages.
Gustaf Verheme. who claims to have
been struck over the head with base
ball bat in the hands of Remi Duyt-
scnaeyen, receiving injuries which
confined him to his bed for several
weeks, is asking actual damages in the
sum of $4,000 and punitive damages
in the sum Of $1,000 from Huytschae-
ven. Several arrests were made I'M
mediately following the melee and a
number Of the combatants paid fines in
justice court.
Mount Pleasant.
Mrs. James Bresnehan, an aged lady
living south of this city. was founo
Friday evening about S o'clock in
well near her home. She was nearly
80 years of age. 1t is thought she
wandered away from the house, as she
was last seen sitting on the porch. pc
tween and 4 o'clock. Being missed
by the neighbors, search was MADE
and she was located in the well. she
was the mother of Mrs. William OCon-
nor, Butch and James Bresnehan, ano
had been living with Mrs. OConnor'
but had gone to her own home Tor a
short time. She was one Of the OLD
est residents Of the township. having
come here at an early date. and is
well known turnout the county. she
was devout member of the Catholic
church of this city.
Mount Plea SAINT
The Henry county fair, to be held
here this week, promises to be greater
than even. A new amphitheater al
a cost of several thousand dollars mas
been erected and all the stalls for live
stock and horses have been taken. In
addition there promises to be the
| finest exhibition of things agricultural
ever seen in this county, and that is
| "going some" for fair which has the
reputation Henry county has always
enioved. Secretary c. H. Tribby Is
again IN charge VI lHc SpCSo Pi"o
| and he says there will be over lou
| entries. In the free for all race sucn
| noted horses will race as Lillian l.
and Ben Earl and it is believed that the
| fact that the dates of the Tri-State
| fair, at Burlington, will for the second
wear in succession, conflict with the
Henry county dates, will in no manner
| interfere with the attendance.
| Centerviiie.
The big coal pile stored by the Rock
| Island near the old Shawville mine and
| which was found to be on fire several
days ago because the coal has Stacked
| I'D" and had been ignited by the heat
is. still smouIdering down under the pile
and there Is little hope OF extin-
gushing It, The coal is being hauled
away, however, as rapidly as possible
and 80 far there has been but very
little OF 1t lost as there has been no
real fame yet. AS fast az the coal II
| loaded into the big steel coal cars, IL
is taken to the Eighteenth street Cross
ing and is there drenched with water
| TO prevent further combustion. This
| was made possible BY q special hose
| connection onto the city waterworks at
| that Joint. The coal Is then shipped to
| Trenton or Allerton. where It is used
at once to supply the many engines
| stopping there for fuel The big pile
| held about 10000 tons when 1t was
4 found to be on fire and the intentions
were to store about 10000 tons for use
y on the engines here during the winter