Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-09

Burlington.
Robert -Burres, a prominent business
man Of this city, was held up at $50
o'clock Monday evening in the fashion
able residence district Of North hill by
two footpads. A large amount of money
and his gold watch were taken.
Burlington.
The gale from the west Sunday
proved disastrous to the owners OF
! launches who have not as yet taken
their craft from the water. Four motor
boats were blown from their moorings
and picked up next morning about six
miles down the river.
Davenport.
In the case of D. j. Harfst against
the Paramount Cemetery Association
the jury brought in verdict in favor
of the association. The jury was in Sc
cret session about five hours. Mr..
Harfst sued for $50 alleged to be due
him for plans drawn for a memorial
the cemetery grounds.
Council Bluffs.
| Continued cold weather and rough
roads are having an elevating effect
on the price of eggs. Real, sure enough
fresh eggs are mighty hard to get these
days, even at SO cents a dozen. Furth
er-more, the grocers predict that if
the thermometer continues to go down
the price of eggs will go still higher
and worse than that, there may not be
any countryq eggs at all. Cold storage
eggs, in a fair state of preservation
may be had for SO cents a dozen.
Mt. Pleasant.
Quite sensation was caused in
business circles where it was learned
| that Charles M. Jerrel, formerly q
well known attorney Of Mt. Pleasant
had been found dead in bed at his
home north of the city. Mr.. Terrell
who is a brother of DR.. Terrell, the well
known dentist, retired from the prac-
tice of law some ten or twelve years
ago and since that time has been farm
ing north of the city.
G!enwood.
H. S. Fleming. of the dry goods firm
Of Carey & Fleming, was assaulted by
an unknown man in front of Greenlee's
hall about 10 o'clock at night and rem.
dered unconscious for an hour. George
Stubs was arrested and identified as
the assailant by Clay Dalton ant
placed in Jail. 1t is rumored thai
Stubs mistook Fleming for Specia
Officer c. A. Dalton, against whom he
might have had an old grudge.
New London.
4 There is talk around New Londor
tiuat al effffor. !-@s,tii! be made to secure
the location of the court house and tt
secure an appropriation of $25,000 tt
apply on new court house provided
the board of supervisors will call al
election for a $4,000 building OF
more. New London has just voted TO-
a new $4,000 high school building and
now is figuring on reaching out fol
larger things of which the most needed
is new court house.
Muscatine.
After enjoying or suffering from {
rampage extending over period o
more than week, in which the driv
ing of his father and four children
from the house. causing the -four lat
ter to sleep several night in the cor,
crib were only Incidents. Charlie ,Koh
was arrested by Sheriff Benham am
Deputy Sherberger and brought to tn,
county jail He appeared before Judg,
Jackson on the charge of being an in
ebriate and was sentenced to thre,
months at the state hospital at Knox
VILE.
Cedar Rapids.
' One measure of the magnitude O
the recent revival was the number O
cards Of those who came forward l..
take Mr.. Sunday by the hand. II
round numbers there were $1,000 O.
these there were nearly 1000 at tn,
various children's. meetings. Severa
hundred were people from outsid,