Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-15
Southern Io1ua Items

Red Oak.
The A. L. Taylor farm of 220 acres,
one mile west of here, was sold to
August Carlson for $4,000, or 5000 on
acre.
PelIa.
| The announcement has been made
that $40 acres Of land situated near
Denver, Colo, has been given to Cen
trail College.
Upton.
Edgar McLain has been indicted by
the Cedar county grand jury for pass
ing forged checks. McLain was arrest
ed at Emmetsburg.
Iowa City.
An alleged attempt was made to as
sassinate Clarence Carroll, son Of the
editor Of the Iowa City Daily Press.
the other night, two shots being fired
at him.
Mt. Vernon.
Rev. Mr.. Bickenbach, who has been
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Mount Vernon for some time. has ten
dered his resignation to take effect
March l.
Winterset.
Professor Monroe, who for many
years has taught school, first at Dexter
and then at Earlham, will quit teach
ing at the end of the year and go In
business at Colfax.
Council Bluffs.
Jacob Resented, aged 6S years, a res
ident and we'll known business man Of
Council Bluffs for about twenty-five
years, died unexpectedly Of heart fall
ure late Friday night at his home here.
He leaves besides his wife, six chill
dren.
keokuk.
A meeting Of the trustees of Jack
son township was held at Hickory
Grove for the purpose of getting in
shape to receive bids and open con-
tracts for extensive road work. The
matter of opening several new roads
was freely discussed.
Shelby.
The Presbyterian church Of Shelby
has rendered a call to the Rev. Mr..
Lamp of Omaha, who finishes his the
illogical course in Omaha this spring.
Mr.. Lamp does not commence his
services before Sept. l. The salary is
fixed at $1,000 and a parsonage.
Des Moines.
Mary McCutcheon, aged % years, at
tempted to take her own life Saturday
night by swallowing six morphine tab
lets in her room at the Woollett Hotel
after a quarrel with her lover, Clifford
Winters. She was saved by the prompt
action of Assistant City Physician DR..
Galloway.
Davenport.
Uni nf 1nrr
who tried to commit suicide by walking
into the Mississippi river and was res
cued by several men, pleaded next day
to be sent to an asylum for treatment.
He says he has fits Of temporary in
sanity, resulting from a sunstroke. He
has been working as a section hand
and has accumulated about $4,000 in
property.
Des Moines.
More than $50 men are expected to
come to Des tMoines for the annual
convention of the Iowa State Veter-
inarians' Association which convenes
in the Slavery Hotel today for a three
days session. The first annual oon-c;.-
ton of the Iowa Hotelkeepers Associa-
23 and "a. The delegates will go to
Colfax in a special car.
Des Moines.
Mrs. Minnie Potter. whose husband
was murdered by a negro and white
man while the former was driving a
team between Sioux Falls, S. D., and
Sioux City, was taken before the in
sanity committion and probably will be
sent to the Clarinda hospital. Con-
slant brooding over her husbands
tragic death was the cause Of her de-
rangement.
Cedar Rapids.
Linn county has filed a claim for
81, 400 against the estate OF Jacob Will
liams, who was confined in the county
home and at the Independence asylum
for nine years before he died. A coun-
ter claim has been filed against the
county by Williams heirs for $4,000,
who allege that Williams earned $25 a
month above his board and care dur
ing the period.
Columbus junction.
vern Banta, a young carpenter Of this
place, has chiseled out a correct Out.
line of the state of Iowa In black wall
nut. Small blocks of wood represent
ing the various counties were cut out
of native and foreign woods. and care
fully glued into a solid mass which has
been polished and vanished. Each