Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-07
Southern Ioua Items

probably came .0OWn IN dn dSdidAShe'
burying the unfortunate man in 1t SO
deeply that he was unable to extrtcate
himself. -rs--rr~e.-s
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The barn on the Thomas Hunt farm
southeast of town in Greene county was
struck by lightning Tuesday evening
and consumed by fire. Mr.. Hunt and
man had come in from the field out Of
the rain and put their team away and
started for the house when they noticed
smoke coming thru the roof. After get
ting their teams out they went to an
other part of the barn. to turn another
horse loose, but found him SO helpless
from the shock thatzthey could not
rescue him. There were 300 bushels OF
corn, 800 bushels Of oats, thirty tons
of hay, a hog and numerous other
things burned with the barn.
Montrose.
Miss Nellie Coyne aged 80, daughter
Of Frank Coyne, died Saturday morning
at II o'clock from strychnine poison
ing. Miss Coyne took the drug an hour
earlier and died in commissions. Medical
aid was summoned both from Mont
rose and Keokuk, but nothing could
save her. Her death occurred at her
fathers home five miles west Of this
city. Miss Coynes death was doubtless
due to her having taken the poison by
accident. The drug was in the form
of crystals and was in a bottle along
with other medicines kept in the house
It is presumed that she made mistake
In getting the bottle, altho she realized
what she had done for she told her ia
ther she had taken strychnine.
Ottumwa.
Patrick Brady, an aged resident OF
Ottumwa, was struck by an auto when
crossing the street at the intersection
| of Washington and Fourth streets
Thursday evening about 6:15 and died
| four hours later at st. Joseph's hos
pital, where he was taken Immediately
following the accident Carl T. Haw,
owner and driver Of the car, was the
! only occupant Of the auto when the
accident occurred and was driving
north on Washington and about to turn
west on Fourth when the car and man
collided Mr.. Brady was on his way
to a grocery store down town to pur-
i chase some butter and was in the act
of crossing in an angling direction from
the northwest to the southeast corner
Of Washington and Fourth streets when
struck by the car. 1t is thought that he
became confused, as Mr.. Haw states
that Mr.. Brady attempting to Cross the
street, upon noticing the car. stopped
as il about to return to the west side OF
Washington street.
5entonsport.
Charles d. Baker, oil expert from
Des Moines, is again in Van Buren,
1 county. and this time to begin work
Il In sinking theS first oil well contem-
plated for nearly one year, Machinery
for the drive will be put off the tra1r
here, altho the two larger towns neal
by Bonaparte and Keosauqua. nave
|contended for the well. Last year in
terest arose to high pitch, when y
seemed likely the sleepy little village Of
tBentonsport would be the center OF Z
new oil field Raker and his associates
however. after suspending operation
for one half year, returned recently
and have raised funds among the citi.
Izens themselves for the expense OF tht
initial undertaking, the drilling Of thu
first well. In the end all the near BY
Towns in the country contributed liber.
ally, without regard to the location d
the we'll. While IT seems now that frs
i work will be done at this point practi
lcalIy within the village. the afriva
OF the engineers from 81. Louis, which
Il viii be this week, may change pvesen
,lintentions. The leases taken ~ Hakel
call for rights to Coal, gas and ~.