Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-18
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
The Doings of Your Friends in Iowa Towns
Your Old Home.

been engaged in the hotel business il
Iowa City and has a wide experience
in the line. The hotel itself is large
three-story structure, all modern. first
class hotel in every respect, and en-
joys good patronage. Since starting
the hotel Mr.. Schumacher has beer
highly successful, but the condition OF
his wife's health compels him to retire
from business. Mrs. Schumacher in
tends to take treatment of some large
institution at Chicago.
Atlantic.
Wallace William Walton, q respected
pioneer of Cass county, passed peace
fully and quietly away Tuesday morn
ling after brief illness at his home In
this city. Mr.. Walton had Just passed
the S5th milestone of life. For several
months he has been growing physical
ly weaker, altho he had gained his sec
ond eyesight and was able to read the
daily paper and write his letters with
out the use of spectacles. Deceased
came to this country in an early day
and was prominent among the pro-
moters of the early days.
IEudubon.
p. A. Worthing, of Winterset, with
two or three assistants, came in on the
C. & N W., put up at the City Hotel
and commenced canvassing the town
for enlarging pictures. Mr.. Worthing
was not feeling we'll and complained to
| Or. Fulton, who told him he had the
smallpox. The board of health acted at
once and in a few hours he was set up
in the pest house. or city hospital, or
whatever 1T is called, south OF town,
Walter Jump caring for him. The no.
| tel is also quarantined, and will remain
until further danger from there is past.
Sioux City.
| While the Industrious burglar who
has been giving the police of the city
much trouble the past five days was
going thru the residence of c. A.
Knapp, Mrs. Knapp, who was awak-
ened by his football, watched him as he
took from her husbands vest gold
watch and a number of small articles
of jewelry from the dresser. Fearing
il she awakened Mr. Knapp, who slept
lpeacefully while the robbery was going
on. that he might attempt to stop the
burglar, Mrs. Knapp lay quietly in bed
while the thief moved about down
stairs.
Muscatine.
Abraham Smalley. one of the oldest
and most respected citizens of Musca-
tine, Went to his reward recently. He
was native of New Jersey, coming to
Muscatine in 1898. when Iowa was a
TERRITORY. He laid out the lower part of
the city, the Fourth ward. and Musser-
vile. He died in his S7th year. leaving
La son and daughter. Indie
Bros, while hunting at lake at their
farm at Cedar bottom, west of this
city. shot rare and handsome bird,
pure white swan, measuring seven feet
from tip to tip of the wings and weigh
ing fifteen pounds. 1t will be mounted.
Perry.
John Maroney, of Christ & Maroney's
cigar store. was found dead b. his wife
Tuesday afternoon about 3 O'Clock. He
had been i'll for a week or more and
was unable to sleep. He had lain down
for little rest and his wife on going
TO awaken him found him unconscious
Medical aid was summoned, but he was
past help. An empty laudanum bottle
was found on the dresser beside the
bed II is supposed he took the dose to
induce sleep and got too much. Marc
ney leaves Wife and child less than
year old. Besides HIS interest In the
cigar store. he received $4,000 from his
fathers estate a year ago and was in
comfortable circumstances. Maroney
was member OF the Ancient Order of
United Worllmen, in which he had sa,-
600 insurance.
Sioux City.
At o'clock last Friday evening as
Fay Booth. aged is years. of 1901 Chi
cage street. was leaving his work at
the Cudahy packing house he met a
horrible death. He was crossing the
tracks of the Union Terminal Company
when he was knocked down by
freight engine, and three heavy cars
passed over him. His head was severed
from the body and mashed to a pulp.
The trunk was torn to shreds and
dragged along the track. The rails We're
smeared with blood, and when the re-
mains of young Booth were picked up
they bore only the semblance of the
tody of man. Booth came to Sioux
City from the farm of his father. Frank
Booth. seven miles southeast of EN-
metsburg. He went to work for the