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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
Wife of David Jennings, of Sioux
City, Twice Widowed by
Tragic Deaths
BOTH HUSBANDS WENT WRONG
Because of Intimacy With Other Wom-
en- Who Were Married They Fall
Victims to Wronged Husbands Bull
Iets-Jennines Buried in Sioux City
News of the State.
Special to Times-Republican.

Sioux City. Jan S0-Twice married
similar manner-each having been
found in the company of another man S
wife and killed by an irate husband
are the misfortunes which have over
taken Mrs. David Jennings, VINO
reached Sioux City from Chicago TO
attend the funeral OF her husband,
who was shot and killed by Edward
Morris at Wasta, S. D.. about Tues
day.
David Jennings. we'll known in Sioux
City and property owner, was clerk
ing in Morris store at Wasta, and the
husband, suspecting intimacy between
his clerk and his wife, laid a trap and
caught them, the result beang that
seriously injured.
Late Monday afternoon Morris an
nounced his intention of going to Rapid
City on the O'Clock train. Bidding his
wife goodbye, he went to the depot, but
failed to board the train when it rolled
into the station.
Instead he secreted himself near the
depot until near the midnight hour and
then went to his home, located about
a quarter of mile east of his general
store.
Raising one of the kitchen windows,
Morris quietly entered the house and
crept upstairs to his wife's bedroom.
carrying in his hand Il 81 calibe- auto
matte revolver.
Soundly sleeping in the bed were
Jennings and Mrs. Morris. and, with
out awakening them, Morris is alleged
to have opened fire, one bullet striking
Jennings in the thigh, severing the
Gemoral artery, the second bullet pass
Ing thru the fleshy portion of Mrs.
Morris right thigh. Norris then sum
Dr. McKechnie. but when he
arrived Jennings was unconscious from
loss of blood and died soon after.
carried Mrs. Morris into an
room, where her injuries
were dressed after her paramour had
breathed his last.
Sister Lives Here.
Jennings, who was a brother of Mrs.
Ernest Whitcher, wife of a merchant
Of North Riverside, was 3S years of age
and separated from his wife over
year ago because of a disagreement.
No divorce had been secured, but an
agreement had been reached and a set
clement of the difficulties was pending
when he met his death
Mrs. Jennings former husband was
doc" Mclean, and he was killed by
the husband of the woman with whom
he was occupying room in a hotel in
a small Montana town several years
ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
MISSING SON RETURNS.

Milo Novak MysteriousIy Absent From
Cedar Rapids Home Five Years.
Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, Jan. 30.-After being
five years absent from home. and hav-
ing been looked for by the police in
every city of any Importance in the
United States. Milo Novak son of Mrs.
Frank A. Novall. of this city, has writ
ten from Cheyenne, Wyo., stating that
he is prospecting finely and is married.
He gives no adequate reason for his
disappearance or his failure to write
his mother.
Young Novak's father. Frank A.
Novak. is now in the penitentiary at
Ft. Madison, his life sentence having
been committed by Governor Cummins,
to expire within few months.
1t is supposed that the boy was
driven to disappear by the childish
taunts of some of his young friends in
oity
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
MOTHER ROBBED BY SON.
Two Davenport Boys Up in Police
Court, Punished as Migrants.

Two Davenport Boys Up in Police
Court, Punished as Migrants.
Special to Times Repubiican
Davenport. Jan. 30.-Peter Christian
sen and Charles Liener, Davenport
boys. were in police court as Migrants,
yesterday. christensen, it was shown,
had stolen half dozen silver knives
and forks from his mother and pawned
them at local second hand store The
money supposedly was spent over the
saloon bars In providing drink for
Christensen and his friend Liener
When Mrs. Christensen was notified
that her son was in Jail. the mother
instinct triumphed, and she refused to
prosecute. The young men had been
sleeping in barns, the money from the
sale of the silver having been squand-
cred. The magistrate thought that they
should receive some punishment. and
thereupen a charge of vagrancy was
filed against them. and each was sent
enced to serve ten days in the county
Jail
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30

he decided to satisfy this longing and
ran away. In 1883, soon after leaving
home, he went to Winnipeg, Canada,
during the excitement and opening up
of the northwest. He did not write
home, his interest in home having been
lost in the excitement of his new sur
roundings and experiences. He finally
drifted to the west and later to Alaska
when the hunt for gold took so many
people there Some time after having
been away from home he heard indi
rectly that his mother was dead, hav-
ing been killed in a cyclone that swept
over a part of the city of st. Louis.
For the past seventeen or eighteen
wears he mourned his mother as dead.
From Alaska he returned to the
states and finally drifted to the town
of Alden. Iowa. Here came the turn
ing point of his life, Cupid stepping in
to shape the future course of his life.
At this place he was married to Miss
Pearl Thomas, the marriage taking
place Nov IA. 1907. Mr.. Thomas. ia
Their of Mrs. Gilmore, is now living in
Marshalltown. a retired and pensioned
railroad engineer. In April, 1908, Mr..
and Mrs. Gilmore came to LaPorte
City, where they have since resided.
Sons Wife Accomplishes Reunion.
The reuniting of the Gilmore family
is due to Mrs. Gilmore She knew the
story of her husbands life and with
womans feeling, thought of the mo-
Their AS the report of her death had
never been verified to the son. the wife
thought that there might be POSSIBLE
,l, ,.,t liy-ip
this thought she sent an advertisement
to the St. Louis PostDispatch. This
advertisement was noticed by a sister
with whom the mother is living. and
the results as above noted followed.
Mr.. Gilmore left here for st. Louis
and found a sister and his aged
mother. When Mr.. Gilmore entered
the room the mother looked at him
steadily for moment and then fell
fainting into the arms of her son.
Mr.. Gilmore says his mother is about
20 years of age and that the sister tells
him that there has hardly been day
that she did not get the paper the first
thing in the morning to look for news
of her boy The mother and younger
son have travelled extensively in
search of the son and brother. Mr..
Gilmore says his brother was in Alaska
the same time he was there, but they
never met. or if they did, did not rec
ognize each other. He says that he
has nieces that have been born since
he left home who are now married and
have children. He does not think thai
he would have recognized his mother.
the twenty-five years having brought
SIIch q rh3nye
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

body. -. NJ. Z. Mathews, while
walking home Tuesday accidentally
slipped and fell on the sidewalk and
broke his left leg near the ankle. re
is living at the home of his son-in-
law Frank Cottrell. He had been down
town and in going aling on a slippery
walk one of his crutches slipped which
caused him to fall.
McGregor.
McGregor lost one of its pioneer res
idents last week in the person Of Mrs
John Bass, who taught the first school
in McGregor in room 10x12 feet with
McGuffy's reader and speller. There
was but one other school in Iowa north
of Turkey river, at Gutenberg, at the
time. It was also Mrs. Bass who re-
solved at an early day that McGregor
should have a flag and in company
with Mrs. Maria Miller and Mrs. Teets
she sewed strips of red and white cloth
together, cut out stars and thus fash
ioned starry banner which was
hoisted on the top Of a hill north Of
town, where 1t could plainly be seen
for considerable distance up and down
the river.
Fairfield.
The Cottage hotel, near the c., B. &
@. passenger, station, was badly dam
aged by fire and water Saturday aft
ernoon between and o'clock. The
flames started from a kitchen f1ue and
We're confined to the upper portion OF
the tWo-story structure The roof was
ruined, plastering damaged and other
injury wrought The loss will amount
to several hundred dollars. The build
ing belongs to E. r. Smith, who is
away from home at this time, and Is
protected by insurance to the amount
of $1,625. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rid
ley were operating the hotel. They
were compelled to remove their furni-
ture and it suffered considerable dam
age from hurried handling and water.
They had no insurance. This building
was partially destroyed by fire April
1, 1908.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
CoNTRABAND WHISKY SEIZED.
$4,000 Worth Hauled to onawa, County
Seat, From Whiting.

special W IL.
Onawa, Jan. 30.-Sheriff Rawlings
seized and hauled to this place, the
county seat, $4,000 worth of contraband
whisky, eleven barrels, which are now
stored in the county Jail. The sheriff
gained his search warrant by an in
formation led by John F. Joseph of
Sioux City, who is an attorney for the
anti-saloon league of that city. This
is the property of Pat Wise. of Whit
ing. whose saloon was closed in July
by order of the town council. The
seizure consisted of eleven barrels and
over fifty cases of the best Bourbon
whisky. Altho Wise claims he Just
had it stored in his saloon building,
the temperance people say he was
bootlegging it out. The haul amounted
to four wagon loads, which completely
filled the county Jail. If the charge is
sustained. it will all be dumped into
the gutter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30

the hotel. The fire caught this build
ing and was rapidly going towards the
main part of the hotel by way of a
bridge which connects the twd when
the department arrived and after sew
eral minutes of lively work succeeded
in eXtinguishing the blaze. The total
damage will be in the neighborhood of
5000
Manager Barrett, Night Clerk Rus
sell and Jim Lewis. the janitor, did
some very efficient work in getting the
guests aroused and out of their rooms
before there was any real danger even
if the main building had caught on
fire. The guests We're assembled in the
office after they had all been given
an opportunity to get their clothes on,
and stayed UP the remainder of the
night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30

The big door of the safe was not
locked and the thieves forced the inner
door and took out the money drawer
which they carried away with them.
1t contained some checks. The burg
lars obtained entrance to the office by
prying open the door with a spade.
They also made descent on the saloon
of Mandlekow & Weiss, where they
obtained some whisky and cigars. a
revolver and so cents in change. The
robberies We're not discovered until
after daylight when people were go
ing to their work and offices.
Fairfield.
w. E. Armstrong of Des Moines
township, is sufferer from cancer of
the face. He went to Chicago last fall
and submitted to an operation which
gave much relief. A few weeks ago he
suddenly became worse, suffered great
pain and returned to Chicago for an
other operation. When the surgeons
made an examination this time they
found bit Of gauze sewed up in the
old wound. 1t was removed and Mr..
Armstrong Immediately experienced
great relief. 1t is only a few months
since another Jefferson county man
went thru like experience. He sued
Keokuk surgeon for damages and
was given a verdict.
Iowa Falls.
Barney Kelley met with a very pain
full accident while saving wood for
Robert Wilkinson, southeast Of town
Thursday afternoon. In some manner
the glove on his right had was caught
by the rapidly revolving saw which
pulled his hand against the saw
teeth and in an instant the second and
third fingers on his right hand were
ground off to the knuckle. Kelley
tainted and the engine was stopped
by an assistant. He was at once
brought ito the hospital in this city
where the two stubs We're amputated
above the knuckle Joints. This is
bad accident, because 1t practically
renders useless the best arm on his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
CEDAR RAPIDS HOTEL FIRE.
Damage to the Globe Not Great, But
Guests Routed Out.
Special to rimes-Rerublican.

Special to Times -Rerublican
Cedar Rapids, Jan. 30.-About sixty
guests and employees at the Globe ho-
tel were unceremoniously hustled out
of their warm beds at o'clock yester-
day morning and "herded" in the CT
flee, while the city ; fremen eXtin-
guished a blaze in the rear part of the
building, and which for a time looked
exceedingly dangerous. The damage,
however, was not very great, consist
ing mainly of scorching which the
frame building in the rear of the hotel
proper received and some slight dam
age from smoke which filed the rooms
in the upper floors.
The blaze started shortly after 3
o'clock lin a box of rubbish which was
near the frame building in the rear of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30

Monroe.
The Robert Roush farm has been
sold to Mr.. Abe Sellers for SGT per
acre. James Nimmo bought seventy
acres of the old Minnick farm in Mar
ion county at SOS per acre.
Alta.
Parker & Tincknell, who have been
conducting private bank at Alta for
the past tWenty-six years, have tncor-
porated as a state bank with a capital
of $4,000, and the new institution will
be known as the State Bank Of Alta.
Huxley.
Mrs. o. o. Heggen was stricken with
paralysis Sunday morning while get
ting breakfast Mr.! and Mrs. Heggen
returned the day before from a visit
at Story City and apparently Mrs.
Heggen was in usual health.
Danbury.
Oregon express on the Union Pa
citic went into ditch near Diana,
killing one passenger and injuring sew
is not yet known. The dead Miss
Emma Clingenpul Danbury, Iowa. en-
route to Caldwell Idaho.
Nevada.
Preparations have been made by the
public schools of the city to properly
observe the anniversary Of the birth Of
Abraham Lincoln, on Feb. IL. A fine
program is in preparation and will be
rendered at the opera house on the aft
ernoon of that day. The public is in-
vited to attend the services.
Farragut.
The electric lights for the street
were turned on Saturday night for the
first time and the citizens are all de-
lighted with them. There are thirty
five of the new Tungsten lights from
forty to sixty candle power each and
the entire town is well lighted = the
best system in southwest Iowa.
Carroll.
Daniel Rohan, one Of the pioneer
farmers of Sheridan township, died at
his home last Thursday of pneumonia.
He was one of the first railroad sec
ton foremen in the county, coming to
Glidden in the seventies. While there
he purchased the land on which he
lived since and was for many years a
prosperous farmer.
RaIston.
G. Gregory's big sale, near Ralston
yesterday, brought out a, crowd of not
less than 500 buyers The sale was IN
charge of the Luther Auction COM
pany, and final figures showed the eat
sum Of between $4,000 and $4,000.
Horses went higher than a cats
back the best team going for $3.50,
another for s42S. In fact everything
sold we'll.
Newton.
Mrs. James Eastman, ST., had an
ugly fall on Tuesday morning Of last
week. She had started down stairs to
breakfast, going but a couple of steps
when she lost her balance and fell the
entire distance to the floor below. For
tunately no bones We're broken but she
has suffered a great deal from injuries
to her shoulders and chest. Her friends
sympathiZe with her, and are thank
full that her injuries were not more
serious.
Struble.
On Thursday night burglars effected
an entrance into the office Of the
Struble Lumber company and went
thru the safe. Fortunately there was
nothing In the safe but some papers
which could not do burglar any good
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
SILVER PLATE OVER BRAINS.
Leonard PortIock, Aged is, Of New
London, in Serious Condition.

Leonard PortIock, Aged IS, Of New
London, in Serious Condition.
Special 10 Tim eS-R epublican.
New London, Jan. 3O.-While num-
Der Of boys, some from the high school
and others from the town, the latter
being older boys, were snowballing, one
of the older ones threw a piece Of
brick, hitting Leonard Portlock, a bog
about Is years of age, in the right side
of the head above the ear. A portion
of the brains oozed out, and he was at
once put under the care of doctor,
who attended to the wound and sent
for specialist from Ottumwa. A
silver plate has been placed in the
boys head, and at the present time
he is doing well. 1t is said that the
boy who threw the brick, whose iden-
tity is unknown, was enraged that the
smaller boys were getting the better
of the fight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
Farmer Succumbs to Cold,
While on His Way Home
From Odebolt
NOT FOUND UNTIL MORNING
Joseph Jacobsen's Dead Body Is Dis
covered Only Quarter of Mile
From His Home, BY Neighbors-Had
Made Trip to Town-one of Worst
Billiards in Years Raging.
Special to Times-RepublIcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Odebolt. Jan 3O.-Joseph Jacobson
farmer living southeast of this city
lost his life by freezing to death
Thursday night. while going home from
town. The unfortunate man was found
quarter of mile from his home, by
the neighbors, yesterday morning.
One of the worst Billiards in many
years was raging in this section Of the
country yesterday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
FALL KILLS S. S. ARNOLD.
Father of Mrs. E. R. Croker Dies +;


Charlton.
Special to mes-Republican.
Charlton, Jan. 30.-Capt. S. S. Arnold,
father of Mrs. Frank r. Crocker. died
at his home on South Grand street
soon after - o'clock. His death came
after a week of suffering with a frac-
tured hip, the result Of a fall from a
ladder in his barn last Thursday, from
which shock to his system already in
the grasp of that dread trouble. Bright S
disease, he was unable to recover. He
was in the eightieth year Of his age.
He came to Lucas county about the
year 1880 from farm in Marion coun-
ty His widow is the only surviving
relative in Charlton. A daughter, Mrs.
j. G. Shannon, of Chicago. came today.
Mrs. r. r. Crocker. the other daughter,
is now living in Minneapolis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
TOWN LOSES IN CASE.
Nancy Norris Allowed Damages of $3.50
AGAINST EIdon

Special to Times Republican.
Ottumwa, Jan. 3O.-Damages in the
sum of $3.50 were allowed Nancy Nor
ris against the town of Eldon, by the
jury before which the trial has been in
progress the past four days. The
plaintiff sued for $4,000 for a fracture
to her right arm. due to an injury
caused by falling on defective side
walk. During the progress of the trial,
over ten witnesses from Eldon were
heard, testimony having been given for
both the city and the complainant.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
5oo-PoUND WEDDING CAKE.
Presented to Iowa Man and Bride, at
Hamilton, Ont.

Special to Tir- Republican.
.Muscatine, Jan. 3O.-A 5OO-pound
wedding cake. the gift of Chicago
friends and made in that city under
direction of Frank Gotta. steward of
the Grand Pacic hotel, was the fea-
ture of marriage which took place at
Hamilton. Ont. Thursday
The parties to the marriage were
Miss Aileen Davis. daughter of W. r.
Davis of the customs department. and
Charles P. McColm, of this city, son Of
a prominent manufacturer
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30

Many little lives have been saved by
Foley's Honey and Tar. for coughs,
colds. Group and whooping cough. 1t
is the only safe remedy for infants
and children as it contains no opiates
or other narcotic drugs, and children
like Foley's Honey and Tar. Careful
mothers keep bottle in the house. Re-
fuse substitutes. Mcbride & Will Drug
cOmpany
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
Weddings Of Iowa Interest.

Special to Times-Republican.
Omaha, Jan 3O-Arthur c. Johnson,
of Windsor, n. D., and Rebecca Nor
com, of Charles City, Iowa, were mar
ried in this city.
Special to mes-Republican.
Council Bluffs, Jan. 30.-Leroy Sells
and Edith Garrison, both of Logan,
were married here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-30
SURETY BONDS

issue bonds for Administrators, Ex-
ecutors. Guardians, Curators. Contrac-
tors, County and Township Officials.
Druggists. Liquor Dealers and all
classes of Fidelity bonds. Fire. Light
ming and Tornado Insurance written.
w. NJ. CLARK,
q South First Ave. MarshalItown, II.
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