Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-15
Milford.

| Milford.
| The wife and three children of Hedge
Ashland were severely poisoned by
eating rat poison left by former ten
ant at the place where Ashland moved
to the first of March. The children
found it and ate some of it, and their
mother, not able to read English, ate
some of it ito see what it was. While
all are expected to recover, two of the
family are still very sick. Y
Daven port.
Miss Susan Glaspel, the Davenport
authoress, was nominated as a candi-
date for the position of school direc-
tor i'll the election to be held Monday
at a meeting held at the Labor lyceum
by the Davenport socialists and next
morning made a statement that her
name was used without he- knowledge
or consent, and that she declined to ac-
cept the nomination.
Marengo.
Paul Herman, one of the most ex-
tensive land owners of Iowa county
and also one of it's most public spirited
citizens dropped dead at his home at
Koszta Friday morning. He was about
Is years of age and is survived by
three sons, Albert, Paul and Lewis, and
by. two daughters, Mrs. Gates, of
Koszta, and Cornelia, who is teaching
in the Dakota normal school.
oskaloosa.
The number of hunters licenses is
sued in this county is steadily increas-
ing and the number will no doubt ex-
coed 1900. Up to Saturday noon the
number issued was 1895. During jan
uary twenty-five were issued and dur
ing February sixteen were issued. So
far in the present month twenty five
have been issued. making the total
number issued during the present year
sixty-three.
Harlan.
Gussie Sewing and w. A. Sewing
have each brought personal damage
suits against Harrison county, and the
suits have been brought to the dis
trict court of Shelby county to~be tried
on a change of venue from Harrison
county. Each asks for $1,000 for in
juries caused by fall from a buggy
in a runaway caused by loose planks
on a bridge over the Boyer river in
Harrison county.
Cedar Rapids.
Z After a preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner j. o..
Stewart, Joseph George, king of the
Syrians," was held to the grand jury
under bond of $4,000, which was fur
nished by his friends. The witnesses
at the hearing were the judges at the
precinct at which George voted at the
last election, and who is charged with
using naturalization papers that were
taken out by julius Nassif, now de-
ceased.
keokuk.
The pay of common laborerS on the
water power dam has been increased
from $3.50 to s1.G5 per day and the
wages of the rock drillers have. been
increased from SITS to $50 per day.
Two of the four DUMP cars recently
ordered have arrived and the two big
delricks purchased of a st. Paul firm
have put in appearance at Hamilton.
On the last pay day $3.50 in money or
ders was sent from the Hamilton post
office to foreign countries.
Belle Piaine.
Miss Nellie Boyer. and Guy Alice,
both of Chelsea, We're married recently.
This announcement carries with it
quite a romance. for these young peo-
pie were two years ago in a Fourth of
July accident near Chelsea, caused by
the explosion of a key Of powder in a
bus in which they with others were
seated. Several of them were injured
severely. among them being the son Of
Editor Bosley, OF the Chelsea Inde-
pendent. 1t was supposed that Alice
vase fatally injured. and he received
most of his burns rescuing Miss Boyer