Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-28

Colo.
Northwestern officials state that our
old depot is TO be remodeled along
modern lines. A new waiting room put
+ on the west for ladies and an aisle
built between the one now on the east
which will be used by gentlemen. The
building will be reinished inside.
Monroe.
| Charles Way. of Knoxville, recent
lily shipped hog Weighing $50 pounds.
claiming to have been the largest hog
| ever shipped from Iowa. Ex-Supervis-
| or, J. H Hise, of Jasper county, dis
putes the claim and contends that he
SO pounds.
jefferson.
In spite of the trouble with num-
I Der of pupils, members Of the leading
/ families of the city whom he was
compelled to suspend from school, Su-
perintendent Leslie L Reed has been
Reelected by the Jefferson school
board and his salary has been in
creased to $1,000 per year.
! Burlington.
! The beautiful home on West avenue,
where Mr.. and Mrs j. W. Blythe 50
long entertained their friends, has be-
come the property of Col. H. B. Scott,
an old and valued friend of the fam
lily Colonel Scott stated that he had
/ become the owner of the property, but
| declined to say anything about the
purchase price, but it is understood to
! have been about $4,000.
| keokuk.
IT., -,
! the case of the killing of Grant Jones
by John Alexander. aged 9, at Keokuk
is that the boy did not know the gun
was loaded and absolves him from all
blame. The testimonies given by the
various witnesses clearly showed that
the shooting had been entirely acct
dental and that no quarrel had occur
red between the Alexander family an6
1 Grant w. Jones, which would hint al
1.-THE affair.
colfax.
BY method all his own, Hugh Kelly
a bright young high school lad here
has trained his dog in a way to circula-
vent the efforts of the dog poisoner
Many dogs have been poisoned here
lately, and this boy has trained his
dog not to pick up stray bits of meat
and other delicacies, and to take ne
food except that given him by his
master. To accomplish this a bit Of
meat is connected to small electric
generator that the boy carries. WheI
the meat is thrown on the ground an6
the dog notices it, he is given {
slight electric shock With tru
canine wisdom he has quickly learned
to let all stray morsels of food alone
and take his meals only in the regu.
lar manner.
Des Moines.
; Following a threat of suicide mad,
after a quarrel with his wife, Peter n
Miller, a iaborer living at 629 Lyo,
street, slipped quietly from his bed an
l before any of the members of tn
family were aware of his intentions o
; could interfere, drained the content
of a four ounce bottle Of carbolic acid
, His wife and his children, of wilor
there are fourteen, ranging in age from
2 to 2e years, attempted first to secur
aid from the neighbors, but owing t
e the early hour Of the morning the
= were unable to arouse any one. Polio
a headquarters were notified later and III
r patrol wagon with Officers Skinne
e and Rabbit and DR.. Morse, iurrie
:. rapidly to the house. He died, how
: ever, while being carried into the build
ing.
, Fairfield.
Miss Anne sappenfield, of this cit
: was the victim of fiendish attampt ;
5 assault made at the railroad station ;
, Bernhart by a supposed Russian Il
: borer. Miss sappenfield has charge Of
: school near Bernhart, and was await
!: ing train for Fairfield. The man q
: tempted toymake friends with her. al
kwhen unsudosssful endiaNorsd,