Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-27
Southern Io1ua Items

I lilies at about half the usual price
When questioned by Detective Chief
Johnston the organizer could not sat-
| isfactorily explain how the groceries
We're to be supplied. Kent was bound
over to the district court. Kent has
worked the scheme in several other
places.
Council Bluffs.
George S. Wright and N. "A. Craw-
ford will go to Oklahoma next week
to take further dispositions in the suits
of Joseph Leisen and George T.. Castle
against j. G. Mabray, and local men to
recover sums Leisen and Castle claim
to have lost on 'Mabray fakes. These
cases are assigned for trial in the dis
trict court on Monday, Feb. Z. Mr..
Crawford thinks lit will be impossible
to have the evidence in shape for trial
| ON that date, and that a postponement
for a week., or possibly two weeks, was
| likely.
Council Bluffs.
Lucretia Rockfeld, the little daugh-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Rock
| field, narrowly escaped being bitten by
mad dog. The dog it is supposed
wandered in on the porch from off the
street and the first the family knew
| of its presence was when it rushed at
| the little girl as she stepped out. The
dog kept the family indoors for about
fortyfive minutes and finally the police
were asked for assistance. Officer AL
len was sent to the rescue. He found
the animal still on duty in the front
yard and when it attempted to rush
him he shot it.
Des Moines.
AN opium joint fitted in all the SPLEEN
dor of the Orient was raided in rooms
near the corner of East Third and
Walnut streets by detail of officers
and Madison Avis said to operate the
''den," were taken into custody They
will probably go before the grand jury.
A complete layout of pipes and lamps
were found by the police. The pipes
alone are valued at several hundred
dollars apiece, as they are inlaid with
solid gold and mother-of- pearl "Squil-
lers," "yenhooks" and cleaners" all
made of silver were included in the
rich outfit.
Muscatine.
William Allbrecht, of Seventy-six
township bought a gold brick when
he purchased wood choppers cabin
about a mile from his home. together
with several axes and woodchoppine
implements. which were destroyed by
flames before he had an opportunity to
visit the scene of his purchase. Mr.
Allbrecht bought the place from two
woodchoppers, paying cash for the
same, and 1T burned down only a
short time afterward. 1t is understood
MT. AAiibrecht views tine circumstance:
\ with more or less suspicion, but
whether or not he will take any actor
can not be stated.
Des Moines.
Police Officer Steve" Howard, one OF
the traffic officers at the corner OF
Sixth and Walnut street, made a thrill
ing stop of madly galloping runaway
; team. The horses We're hitched to ar
Iowa dairy wagon and had becom.
frightened at a street car when lef
standing near Eighth street. Gallon.
ing at top speed, the terrorized horse.
Ibore down upon Officer Howard at tn,
corner. Seeing that loss of life nigh
; result IL the animals were allowed t.
! continue their course, Officer Howard
/ threw aside his club and leaped for thu
bits. He clung on and was dragged fol
. almost half block before the horses
could be stopped. The brave act o
Officer Howard was witnessed b,
J hundreds of people on the streets
| Aside from injury to his clothing an,
several bruises Howard was unin
. jured.