Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-03
Southern Io1ua Items

be in few days. Mr.. Gray Is a ma
tive Of Iowa, was born in Keokuk coun-
ty, and was at one time clerk OF the
courts Of that county. For a dozen
years he made all the portraits that ap-
peared In the Chicago Record Herald.
Some years ago he made five hundred
portraits for the Des Moines Capital.
He was then doing black and white
work. In recent years he has been
painting portraits and in Washington
is greatly successful Mr.. Gray will
be in the city several days.
Museatine.
The badges, to be worn at the reun-
ion Of the Thirty-fifth Iowa here in
September have been received and are
very neat affairs. Suspended from a
blue ribbon Is picture Of Captain
Henry Blank. the head Of Company A..
Muscatine's member OF the Thirty
fifth. Under the name, Captain
Henry Blank Is inscribed: KILLED at
Pleasant Hill, La, April 8, 1S64r He
never lived to see the fellows triumph
at pleasant Hill. The battle had gone
against the union forces and they were
in retreat. The division Of which the
Thirty fifth was a member was lying
under cover while the rest Of the army
made a movement around its rear.
While lying thus, Captain Blank was
killed and by the same bullet that kill
ed another officer Shortly after his
death, the order to charge was given
and the confederate forces were de-
feated.
Des Moines.
After being given an anaesthetic that
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throat, John Davis. a negro, died in the
office of DR.. Arthur ]. Booker. Satur-
day Coroper Newlen was summoned.
No inquest was held and the body was
taken in charge by Coroner Newlen.
According to DR.. Booker. who is a ne
gro, the man came to him for treat
ment the first of last week. He seem
ed to be suffering from heart trouble.
said the doctor. Also his tonsls were
, swollen until they caused the man
great pain. Saturday morning DR..
Booker removed one tonsil Davis re-
turned in the afternoon to have the
other cut out. A drug was placed in
his throat to deaden the pain of the
knife. Then Davis became blue in the
face. He lost consciousness. Alarmed,
Booker summoned DR.. Lynch to give
assistance. But despite their efforts
the negro died
Burlington.
| A 12-year- old girl giving tine name
OF Ruth Smith. carrying a small pack
age containing some personal effects,
stopped at the Chambers home Mon
day. She said that her father was a
railroad man. but that she had been so
abused at hcme that she resolved to
run away. Mrs. Chambers 'phoned
Police Matron Ransom OF the case, who
made an Investigation, hu. the girl
chung to her story. In the evening the
police department received a telephone
message stating that Lizzie. the 12-
year old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Trautman, had left home ostensibly to
visit Grape park, but had not returned
home. The family was greatly alarm
ed over her absence and the officers
were instructed to look out for the girl
Finally 1t dawned on, the police that
Ruth Smith and tho Trautman girl
might be one and the same person. The
girl was questioned again and charged
with being the Trautman girl, but she
steadfastly denied It. She was finally
taken to the Trautman home and her
mother joyfully Welcomed her, as she
proved to be the lost daughter. Lizzie
was treated well at home, Neither she
nor her parents can advance any rea-
| son for her leaving nuInu unaer O nv-
titious mama