Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-24
Southern Io1un Items

business here about twenty years and
his place became so notorious that the
authorities finally closed him up for
good Then he went to Chicago and
engaged in the hotel and saloon bust
ness on street where it was dusky
all the time 1t is sincerely hoped that
in booking his revivals, Mr.. Martin will
put Burlington on his list. There are
many who would enjoy one OF his SER
mons.
Valley Junction.
Trial has been commenced in dis
trict court of the suit of Rev. l.. f.
McCray of Valley Junction against c.
wv. Burt and Others of the Valley juno
| tion Christian church, for $4,000 al
legged damages on account of con-
! spracy ito ruin the reputation of said
pastor. The suit grows out of a contro-
versy from years ago over who should
profit most by the Valley junction
restaurant at the state fair. church
members claiming that the pastor was
pocketing most of THE proceeds. A set
element was effected and the pastor
withdrew from the ministry
Creston.
| A neat confidence game has been
worked by a woman here, giving her
name as Nellie Barnard, who pretended
to be soliciting funds for Coakley hos
pita in this city. 1t seems she had met
with some success, but Dr. Coakley
was finally Informed of her work, and
promptly warned the public against
giving to her. However, she persisted
in begging for the institution and was
.toly int 1Cfn nIonRd
under 5000 bonds to appear Friday for
a hearing. She also promised faithfully
to refund every cent that had been
given her.
Corning.
Will Hull, of this city, recently Sc
cured a position as brakeman on the
Burlington road Sunday morning he
went to Creston to begin work. He
was on freight train No. 81. coming
west, and at Prescott was examining
zone of the wheels when train No.
eastbound passenger, struck him, frac-
turing his skull and breaking one arm
in two places. He was t.@,n up fol
dead, but physicians at the Crestor
hospital, to which he was taken, have
l hope of his recovery Hull's father
Saturday might tried to dissuade him
from taking the position, even Offering
him a large sum of money if he would
give it up. He is about % years old
. Davenport.
Henry West alias H. N. Ordway, the
man accused of passing forged
check on the Iowa National Bank, ant
who is alleged'to be the chief of a bis
gang of bank forgers. lis locked up r
the Scott county Jail and is being helt
under $4,000 bond Ordway wa!
brought into court and stated that i
. was immaterial whether he was called
West or Ordway that he had nothins
to say. did not care about a prelimin
airy and would leave matters to his at
! torneys, who he stated were comm:
) from Chicago. The magistrate fixed hi
y bond at $4,000 and he was takel
. back to the county Jail manaced t.
i Detective Quinn and with the sheriff
: before and the deputy sheriff behint
: him.
Council Bluffs.
:, In the happiness of a reunion whicl
;, took place Sunday afternoon in Chey
= enne, Wyo., there was no thought o
. the motive which led Jason Mott t.
. suddenly disappear from this city oil
Aug. 81 last There was only JOY 70
the woman who has all along main
L. tanned that she would find her hus
g band and there was delight for tn
n little boy who for so many months ha
S missed his papa and whose night
i prayer of God bless and watch owe
g papa and bring him safely hack It
% mamma and me-" has been answered
e About ten days ago, just after rela
Ut tives had failed to identify bod
n found at Pueblo, Colo, as that of Mot
a a railway postal clerk, whose run is t
y Cheyenne. brought word that he ma
n seen Mott IN the Wyoming capital an
n that he was working in the Gilchrls
n lumber yard there.