Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-01
flow Of blood was excessive and the
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little Fellow was terribly weakened.
Davenport.
Within the next year a magnificent
combination auditorium and conserva-
tory of music, q gift of Frederick
Weyerhaeuser, Ut ST. Paul. will rise on
the Augu4tana College property to be
supplemental to the handsome library
that Is nearing completion on the
grounds in the east part of the city.
the latter a memorial to the late +. G.
A. Denkmann. the former the long
time associate of the lumber king. and
contributed by the Denkmann chill
dren. The cost Of the projected
building, plans Of which an architect
has been commissioned to submit. is
$4,000. 1t WIFE be built at Thirty
eighth street and Seventh avenue. the
present site Of the college pharmacy.
Museatine.
Grant Cooley, wins was picked up
on Sunday night while enroute to
some unknown place with grip
containing twenty-four pints of
whisky, was brought before Justice j.
H. Carl. charged with transporting in
toxicating liquors and was fined 500
and costs. and In default of that
amount was sentenced to thirty days
in Jail. The information was filed by
Attorney H. B. Betty. of Davenport.
representing the Law Enforcement
League While being heard Cooley re-
fused to divulge the identity of the
owner of the liquid. and stated that he
was handed the suit case on the train
by a person whom he did not know.
and was just carrying it along with
him
Carson.
AS a result Of q mass meeting held
by the citizens Of Carson a determined
fight will be made against the pro-
posed Nishnab otna drainage ditch from
Oakland to tn. Mills county line. pass
Ing thru Carson. The engineers rec
concentrations call for the condemna-
ton and destruction Of the Carson
mill. This Is the feature which is trou-
bling the people OF the town, because
the Carson mills. besides producing
seyenty-five barrels Of flour daily. also
supplies the power for the Carson cleo
tric light plant and waterworks. The
ditch, rs projected, cuts OFF the water
from the mill and will render the cleo
trio light and water plants useless I'M
til such time as they could he equip
ned with steam power--probably long
while to wait. as Carson is not large
enough TO support costly service The
mill. with Its dam and three large
wheels. has been supplying this power
effectively and cheaply and the Car
sonites do not intend to submit to the
change without fight.
Ottumwa.
The condition Of Mrs. Bessie Pertum.
the negro woman who was shot Satur-
day night by Elijah Miller. her Tilted
lover because she was keeping COM
pany with another negro, IL improv-
ing and the attending physician does
fatal unless hemorrhage should set in
The shooting followed quarrel ac-
cording to Miller's written confession
Miller stated thtat he drew his check
for working at the new post office and
after making purchases down town.
went to Mrs. Perhum's home In Cald-
we'll park, where he was boarding.
They quarreled at the supper table
and Miller asserts that he went to the
drawer in the dresser and took out 81
which he had given Mrs. Pertum. He
then came down town and purchased
a revolver at . second hand store. Re-
turning home he declared that he asked
Mrs. PeStum II she was going to keep
her promise ana marry him. Instead
OF giving him a satisfactory answer.
he declared that she ordered him out
Of the house ana to stay out. He then
pulled ths 'esvoivsr rem his pocket and
sha4 her