Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-09
Southern Io1ua Items,

from Iowa. Evan Ernal, Cecil EIillman,
Lorraine Forby. Clark Whitney, Bers
Cutler, Howard Cox and Newell Orm-
iston are the boys from here who have
4 offered their services to The United
States.
DsImar.
Frank Hutchins, 81 years old, Of
Marion, was instantly killed at 7:A0
o'clock Friday night at the Milwaukee,
station In Delmar. He crossed the
track just as the train, which he was
about to board. pulled in and the en-
CINE struck him. His daughter Mrs.
Florence Barber, Of Marion, WAS only
a few feet away when the accident
happened. Mr.. Hutchins formerly re-
sided here. He moved to Marion three
years ago. During the week he HAD
| been laying tile in this vicinity His
| widow and three children. Mrs. Barber,
Arthur, Of Morley, Iowa, and Hazel at
home, survive.
Davenport.
Miss Ruby Schutter, daughter Of
Frank Schutter. onion king of Pleas
ant Valley, and we'll known in Dayen-
ports younger, social circles. has been
appointed station agent of the d. II. !.
& ~. w. Ry. at Shaffton. Iowa Miss
Schutter has already taken up her new
duties She has already mastered the
general duties of a station agent and
Is now learning biography. Miss
Schutter lis the first young woman
agent OF any railway line in this part
Of the country. She has charge of tho
business Of the Milwaukee and Bur
! lington roads In addition to that Of the
D. II. !. Miss Schutter succeeds hcr
brother in the position.
Davenport.
Splitting out the words, "Cawnt any
| one OF yah swim?" Lloyd Stickler
slipped his coat of and dove into the
cold waters OF the Mississippi at the
Rock Island ferry landing at 3 o'clock
Saturday night and saved G. A. Peter
son, Of Aledo. ILL.,. from drowning,
Peterson was intoxicated. Young Stick
ler, about IS years Of ago, lives at East
Moline, A large crowd was at the
landing. Peterson either jumped into
the Mississippi or fell from the landing.
He went down twice before Sticklcr
came upl Tho crowd appeared dazed,
no one going to tho rescue. Peterson
was taken to st. Anthony's hospital.
He Will recover.
ksekuk.
With the finding Of a shrlveled right
arm Of a woman in q clump Of weeds
rev yards west OF tho Hal! II;sww;:ssssys Pearl
Button factory Saturday afternoon.
Keokuk was given new uaystery to
ponder over. The arm was uncovered
by some boys, and after they had
apread the news the police station was
notified, DR.. Cohy and officer Bron-
nan went down to look over the srue-
some find and after they had made an
examination, the arm was turned over
to an undertaken for burial 1t the re-
quest of the board Of health. The arm
had been lying where It was found for
about two months. It In believed. It
appeared as II 1t had been At one time
buried In ashes for Il was dn . good
state Of preservation, altho the flesh
was shrunk. but not entirely dried. Tho
most peculiar thing about the arm u
that II includes 4 portion OF the shoul-
der blade. According to DR.. Cofty. q
surgeon amputating an arm would
never make the cut In the place whore
this one was made. The bone appeared
to have been sawed OF but the opera
ton had evidently not been performed
by SURGEON. WI issss M II