Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-21
Southern Io1ua Items

Grove mas not madei an accounting IN
full since 1904, and that he has handled
the book accounts, rentals, tolls, etc,
during the past, five years, until the
Indebtedness to the company reaches
the great sum named in the petition.
Manager and Secretary Grove is one
Of Oxford's leading citizens, and the
institution of the suit has created a
sensation thruout johnson county.
Maquoketa.
The location here OF the overall fac
tory was practically assured Monday
evening by G. w. Comstock of this city
and the controversy of Maquoketa and
Bellevue is practically at an end. Fol-
lowing the message from Dubuque
mass meeting was held under the aus
pices of the Maquoketa Commercial
Club and a committee of three was
appointed to arrange for a canvass of
the town next morning. Six ladies vol
unteered their services as canvassers:
Des Moines.
State Librarian Brigham is congratu-
lattng himself on the completion of the
library's set Of "Hansards Parliament
tary History and Debates" The set
consists of 610 volumes and is a record
ginning down to the year 1908. Mr..
Brigham believes that the number of
sets in this country will not exceed half
Gently saved a trip to Chicago by being
able to consult one of these volumes
here.
Des Moines.
1t has been recently discovered that
the Highland Park sewer which runs
along the east bank of the Des Moines
river was broken at a. point between
Polk and Washington streets, and the
cause of the numerous cases of typhoid
fever in that neighborhood is ascribed
to the unhealthful conditions that exist
Whereabouts. For more than year the
residents in that neighborhood have
been complaining to the city of q nau-
seating odor, but up until the past
week the cause had not been located.
BagIey.
Word was received here of the sud-
den death of Mrs. George Straight Of
! this place at Garden Plain, ILL., Her
death was caused by heart trouble and
was a shock to relatives here. She had
gone to Illinois last week in her US
ually good health to attend the we'd
/ ding of a nephew. Mrs. Patton was the
wife of we'll known citizen of Bag
ley and the mother Of j. w. Thompson,
one Of the leading merchants Of this
town, and Of H. W. and r. w. Thomp-
son, two well known farmers of this
community. She was one OF the old set
tiers OF Guthrie county.
Iowa City.
| When James Selbicky of Iowa City,
| joined the Third coast artillery hand
at Santa Cruz, Cal, four brothers of
the same family, which resides in Iowa
City, had become members Of military
! musical organizations. Two are at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, and recently
marched overland to Fort Des Moines
to take part in the military tourna-
ment. One of the brothers is in the
| Fifty-fourth Iowa band at OttumWa
Considering the high requirements of
entrance to these military musical or
CARNATIONS the Iowa City family is to
| be congratulated upon the record OF
It's sons.
Mt. Pleasant.
Roy Collins is lying in an uncon-
scious condition at his home in Jack
son township and not expected to
live, as result Of an accident which
befell him Friday afternoon. He had
gone to the barn to put away some
seed corn. A short time after his hired
man found him near the barn on the
ground unconscious, in which condition
he has remained since. II. was thought
at first that horse had kicked him
but there were no marks on him to In
dictate this. The only wound on him
was hole at the base OF the brain
about two inches deep. which looks
exactly like a bullet wound. and 1t is
now believed that stray shot from
some hunters rifle struck him.