Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-02

merchants. Perrigo is charged with the
theft of book of cigars from the drug
store of A. O. Weaver, East Thirtieth
and Walnut streets. Perrigo was for
number of years an engineer for the
NJ. & st. L. railway company and was
considered one Of the finest enginemen
in the employ of the road, but the ex-
cess!ve use of Intoxicating liquors
brought about his downfall. He will
be given hearing on the larceny
charge June 2.
creston.
A. E. Nickel, of the firm of Mick
el-McGregor. is at Cottage hospital
receiving treatment for blood poison
ing. This terrible infection resulted
from a hang nail on one of his ting-
ers, and before he realized that
blood poisoning had set in his arm
from the wrist to the shoulder began
to swell and color. He was hastily
taken to the hospital, and kept in a
dark room and the proper medicines
administered. Reports come from his
bedside that his physicians believe they
have the disease checked, and hopes
are now quite bright for his recoy-
cry.
Alba.
A pouch containing large number
| of valuable letters was stolen from
| the c. B. & O. platform about IL O'Clock
| Wednesday night and taken to Byers
pasture northwest of town, where ii
was rif1ed of its contents. A great
many Of the letters were opened and
their contents scattered over the
ground. Only letters of business firms
in Des Moines and other towns along
the A. K. D. line were opened Some
of the checks and postoffice orders were
taken while others were left on the
ground. The size Of the drafts ranged
from SIS to $500, the total being abou
about $1,000 Postmaster Robb, In.
spector Delmar, Detective James Har.
rison and Chief of Police Vanschoiat
have been working on the case.
Durant.
While going at high rate Of speed
an auto driven by Arthur Schiele o.
Durant and carrying two travelling
representatives Of the Moline Plov
Company was thrown into a ditch at {
point three miles northwest of Duran
and while the Moline men had mi.
|raculous escape from injury Mr.. Schie;.
was painfully hurt. While going at {
good pace the car struck rut, and tn.
operator, in an endeavor to steer tn,
automobile onto a better part of tin
troad gave the Steering wheel a suddei
turn which caused the car to jump t.
the side Of the road and pitch down !;
slight embankment. Every member c
the party was interested in the imple
ment business and they were enrour
to farm near Durant where a new
corn planter was being demonstrated.
Burlington.
Book agents who recently did
thriving business in Burlington hay
aroused the ire Of several scores Q
persons who bought sets of the vol
umes upon the representation OF tn
agents that the books were needed b
the children iii addition to their reg
ular school work. In several in
stances the purchasers were told tina
q certain school principal had recon
mended that the books be bought, bu
the principal in question has denie
ever having seen the smooth agen
who used this method Of making sale
The volumes were sold in sets of 81
land the price was $18, to be paid $2.5
at the time of delivery OF the set an
the balance at the rate Of 5 cents
, day until the entire amount was pai'
|. Many OF those who signed contract
have refused absolutely TO accept tn
sets OF books, holding that as II,
names OF principals and teachers wer
!. used in securing the contracts that til
. same are void. owing to the misrsT
, 'resentation.