Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-18
Southern Io1Ua Items

vessels and a bone plate was trans :
planted. II was necessary 10 expose a
place OF about two inches in diameter
Of his brain s-dpsraiIoa was SINH
lar 20 the one performed on the late
Ole johnson at the Mayo Brothers hos
pital IN Minnesota. Mr.. Pickett Is get
ting along nicely and his physicians
stated that there are hopes Of his re-
covery He is 81 years old and has
been employed at the Shenandoah
Nurseries for several years. His son,
Gail Pickett, who is a member Of the
United States navy. was on his way
home from Philadelphia on an eleven
day furiough' when he heard Of the ac-
c!dent
Cedar Rapids. ..f
Lott J. Spry. Of Vinton arrived in the
city to spend Sunday with his brother,
Robert Spry, just in time to see an
ambulance draw up in front Of the
home Of n. 6. Dukes and carry away
the lifeless body of his intended host.
His brother had committed suicide by
hanging few hours before. II is he
lieyed that brooding over an injury
to his spine. suffered in a fall in the
which incapacitated him for work.
brought about deranged state Of
mind and led to his rash act.
Lisbon.
On Monday afternoon while return
ing home from a sale at Williamsburg
George Fink -Gc ;HS.antiv killed . !=:
his automobile turned over a short
distance out Of Williamsburg He was
driving at rapid speed when the auto
struck buggy which caused the acci-
dent The other occupants Of the car
were his son Nelson, who suffered A
crushed hand and Charles Stearns and
his son Raymond, who escaped unin-
tured. The body was taken 70 the
home north Of Lisbon Tuesday. Mr..
Fink Is survived by MS VIII, his SON.
and mother.
| MeehanicsviIIe.
| Ray Puffer was dangerously injured
| in a runaway accident while engaged In
hauling ties to Lisbon Friday. He suf-
fered two breaks in one of his arms
ard four breaks in one Of his legs. He
! was removed to Mercy hospital. Cedar
/ Rapids, and his condition is considered
critical Another accident happened
| jIst east of Mechanicsville Sunday
| evening, when four men riding IN a
Buick, which belonged to Homer Parks
ran Into the cement culvcrt and
| smashed 1t literally to pieces. o. Lund
Clyde Onstett, James Smithberger and
Foster Spry were in the car. None
were seriously injured. Mr.. Lund suf-
| fered broken wrist and other Injuries,
the rest practically escaped but with a
| few bruises and cuts.
Fort Madison.
local prison Friday night after serving
a sentence for larceny committed in
| Davenport. The crime was a bold one,
having been committed in the day
time, and Miller was given a maxi
| mum sentence Of five years. At the
time Of his conviction he was known
as one OF the smoothest thieves in the
who in the old days was also known as
john Henry, made big haul in a
Davenport store In broad daylight and
came very nearly geeting away with
his booty. Miller Is said to have a
record from the Pacific to the Atlantic
coasts as a thief, pickpocket and con-
fdence man. Among his associates he
Is known as a Cleaner and smart
crook" The negro is "a years OF age,
but looks to be only about %. Dia-
monds seem to be his hobby or were,
at least until he fell victim to tho
laws forces.