Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-10

Iowa City. i.
Lee Ward. wanted on the charge Of
wife deserton at Pierce. Neb.. has
been taken back to Pierce. He had
been employed in a local restaurant at
Iowa City for some time. A sheriff or
Pierce came to take him back to race
the charges.
Fairfield.
There will be dairy short course In
Fairfield next week, beginning Monday
and ending Saturday. The date has
lust been arranged with the state au-
thorities and Prof. Hugh G. Van Pelt,
state dairy expert, of Waterloo. will be
in Fairfield to take charge of the work.
Des Moines.
The youngest mother ever seen in
the Polk county courts appeared in the
criminal division when Blanche Black
with, IS years old, took the witness
stand to testify against David Hester.
twice her age, whom she charges with
a statutory offense.
Ottumwa.
Thru the efforts of Representative
n. E. Kendall. J. w. Millisack. who re-
sides north of Ottumwa. now has the
honor Of shaking hands with every oc-
cupant of the White House since the
war. Mr.. Millisack began with calling
upon Lincoln, and this week he was
! presented to President Taft by Mr..
Kendall.
WapeIlo.
Eleven head of hogs were stolen
from the farm of r. 3. Brady. residing
west of this city, on the night OF Nov.
H. Mr.. Brady located the hogs We'd
nesday on the farm Of Fred Durham,
who had purchased them from young
man residing near Cairo on the morn
ing Of Nov. % 4 warrant for the
young man is now in the hands of the
sheriff. but as yet he has not been To-
Gated.
Newton.
The 1-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hennigan suffered painful in
jury when he fell against the stove at
the home Of his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Goforth. The child had been
placed in Il high chair near the stove.
and in some unaccountable manner the
chair became overbalanced and toppled
over toward the stove. carrying the
child with it. The little one was very
severely and deeply burned upon the
hand and face and sustained other seri-
Gus hurts.
Fairfield.
This community was greatly shocked
by the death of Miss Mary Kendall.
one of the best known nurses of this
section Of the state. nearly all her life
having been spent in caring for others.
She was born in this county in 1864
Three weeks ago she was attacked with
typhoid fever, which later developed in
n Che trjo ,,,;%l,
the same disease three years ago and it
is thought that her illness at that time
weakened her system. as she had not
been strong since.
Des Moines.
c. p. Browning head OF the Brown
Ing detective agency OF Des Moines,
was placed on trial in district court
charged with threats to extort from
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Cassellman He was
arrested during the trial of charges
against Chief OF Police Yeager recently.
Casselman testified on the stand that
Browning and three other detectives
representing the anti-saloon league, Of
fered himself and his wife liberty after
placing them under arrest. II the pris-
oners would pay them 81. The arrest
! was made to serve as evidence that Des
Moines at that time was wide open"
eradyville.
With a quarantine SO stringent that
the people OF the town are cirtually
prisoners in their own homes. the
threatened spread Of the smallpox cpl
demfc in Braddyville, has been prac-
tically overcome by the prompt and
effective action Of the state boards Of
health OF Iowa and Missouri. The rules
laid down by the health boards are so
rigid that the railroad running thru
Braddyville has refused to sell tickets
here or to take on passengers The
to~c authorities have grown FESTIVE