Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-08

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| Rev. Lewis Bradford, aged 60. the
Methodist minister at Kellerton, died
Saturday night Of pneumonia. Mrs.
disease. Mr.. Bradford moved to KEEL
lerton from Shannon City last Sep
TENDER.
Lenox.
Clyde stoner's infant daughter,
Gwendoline, walked backward against
the hot stove while at the home of her
grandfather, ]. H. Fitch. The back of
her head and neck was burned quite
badly. The little one had CONFUSION
but is doing well tho some scars will
be left from the burns.
Iowa City.
The question Of annexation Of new
territory contiguous to Iowa City will
be voted upon by the people of the
district affected on March 81. three
weeks before the government census
which will decide whether Iowa City
is in the 10000 class. The city coun-
Gil, at a special meeting, passed reso-
luton charging the limits, subject to
the approval Of the citizens.
Burlington.
| Between eleven and twelve thousand
tons Of ice are today reposing in the
ice houses of Burlington, the largest
crop Of the CONCEALED fluid which has
been harvested for many years. Not
since the winter Of 1904-05 have the
houses been filled to their capacity,
and the crop in that season was har-
vested only with considerable difficulty.
This winter everything has been ideal
for the ice men.
Davenport.
For being implicated in the theft OF
twenty pounds Of butter from the Ar
mour Conpany's plant a few nights
ago. Ed Slavin, an employee Of the fac
tory. was given a sentence OF fifteen
DAYS in the county Jail and his asso-
ciate in the theft, Jim Hasson, was
given thirty days. From the testimony
given at the hearing it seems that Has
son purloined the butter from the plant
with Slavin's knowledge.
Des Moines.
Indicted by the grand jury short
time ago on charge OF obtaining
money by false pretenses, d. +. SAVIOR
was taken into custody by Sheriff Ben
Ness. 1t is charged that Saylor, who is
a. local coal dealer, defrauded the coun-
ty out of several tons of coal by short
weights when delivering the coal to
! manners. He had the contract for FUR
nishing the coal to the wards OF the
county and it is alleged that some OF
the tons he delivered were short from
500 to 800 pounds.
Guthrie Center.
Sheriff Delahoyde, of this city, car
tured a horse thief who had stolen
livery team at Earlham. The man gay
his name as J. H. Walton and claimed
TO be from Richmond, Va. He secured
the team Tuesday morning, stating he
i was a, telephone man. The owner be-
coming suspicious spread the news to
neiehboring sheriffs, resulting In Mr.
Delahoyde locating the man as he wa
driving into this city. Walton admit.
ted that he intended to dispose of tn
outfit and use the proceeds in order te
skip the country.
Burlington.
This evening the ''Hoo-Hoos" o
southeastern Iowa to the number o.
several hundred, will gather In Bur
lington for their annual concentration
This will be the preliminary socia
function always introducing the an
nual meeting Of the lumber dealer
whose members compose the society o.
lHoo-Hoos The delegates will repre-
sent the Southeastern Iowa Lumoe'
Dealers Association, and 1T include
! among its representatives some OF tn
best known lumber dealers in the up
per Mississippi valley.
cIarinda.
Ralph iMeads, of Clarfnda, was killed
by falling from his wagon while or
! the way home from a saw mill. He haf
ibeen there early in the day and wen
back In the evening and got his loac
4 and started hoaaA His non-appear-
! ance caused his wife to give an alarm
and a search for him was started. Ht
was found lying on ee roadside face
down, dead and his team some little
distance away. AS there were no marks
of violence upon him 1t is supposed
his death wss purely accidental and
the verdict 10y the coroHers :s.s' =Sf;
made accordingly.
Davenport.
I Two iurie.s in the district cour'
within the past two weeks nave beer
t..hunE. by the same man AMI ia easzss
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