Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-08

Logan.
| Charles W. Miller, of Logan. has
filed a petition in bankruptcy. He
claims his liabilities are s5,O4S.9O and
his assets naught.
Council Bluffs.
| The grand Jury examined the Pot
tawattamie county Jail last week ana
in a report to Judge Green condemned
| the structure as unsafe, unsanitary,
poorly lighted and Injurious to those
who are so unfortunate as to be COM
PEELED to stay there
Washington.
| Much excitement was occasioned
here when a blind team, left standing
on the street, clambered over the SIDE
walk and ,tumbled in the areaway lead
ing into the Globe barber shop. Neith-
err horse was badly hurt, despite the
fact they fell six feet.
Anamosa.
James Gardiner, known as convict
No. CATS. who was transferred from the
penitentiary at Fort Madison. to the
state reformatory at Anamosa. died in
the reformatory hospital after an ex-
tended illness from tuberculosis. He
was in under a tWenty-year sentence
sentence, from Council Bluffs, and had
served only about four years Of his
term.
Dss Moines.
The Iowa Holiness convention will
be held at the Gospel temple at Four
teenth and University avenue for ten
days. beginning next Saturday. Rev.
A. S. Cochran, president Of the asso-
citation, will have charge OF the SER
vices. DR.. D. I. Bruce of Des Moincs.
and other state workers will assist.
Miss Blanche Shaffen will have charge
| Of the music. The meetings Will be
devotional in character
centerviiIs.
| An accident occurred at Sunshine
mine when Archie Martin. the 1S-year-
old son Of Mrs. Windy Ledford, was
injured by a fall Of coal He was taken
in an auto to the home of his mother,
who lives two and a half miles south
west OF town. 1t was thought that no
bones were broken but that Internal
| injuries might be serious. The lad has
been working to help support his moth
| er.
Newton.
| Work on finishing the new court
house has been going on somewhat
slowly Of late, owing to the delayed
arrival of the marble used in the IN
terror finishing work. So much build
ing has been done this season that the
demand for marble far exceeds the ca
pacity for output at the quarries. and
the workmen at the new buildings are
unable to do a great amount Of other
| work until the marble arrives.
Elliott.
| The Village Improvement Society,
which was mentioned in these dis
patches as being in process OF organi-
cation recently, has been formed with
good charter membership and pros
poets Of AN increased membership in
the near future. The officers OF the
society are as follows: President, Mrs.
William Human: vice president. Mrs.
William Hully; secretary. Mrs. Fred
ottumvva.
For the second time this year. the
city Jail was empty Saturday after
noon. Ottumwa has been SO quiet OF
late that during the past few days no
arrests were made by the patrolmer
and as a result no police court was
held and no offenders sentenced to
serve out time in Jail. Three negroes
and two white men who have been
serving out their time, finished their
sentences at noon Saturday.
Davenport.
Jesse L. Armil. Scott county pi-
oneer and prominent retired farmer
died Saturday afternoon At h!s home
after an illness or long duration. lie
had lived in this county over g years