Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-09
Southern Io1ua Items

in recent years made Kansas City his
headquarters in the lumber and real es-
state business.
Museatine.
H. York and his Juvenile companion.
Glenn Windel. who were arrested at
Blue Island, I'LL, charged with tho theft
Of a team belonging to the Russell liv-
cry at Wilton and have been confined
in the county Jail here for several days.
were taken before Judge Carl to an
swer to the charge of larceny. York
waived preliminary hearing and was
bound over to the grand jury. Windel.
who appears to be under 20 years of
age, asked for a hearing, and petitioned
also for counsel, for his defense.
What Cheer. ~
Clement Boomershine and two broth
ers got mixed up in a runaway recently
when returning to their home IN the
Springfield locality from What Cheer.
Clement was driving when the horse
became unruly and started to run. The
animal whlrled out Of the road, the rig
striking a telephone pole, dragging
Clement over the dash. In the fall the
horse either kicked him, or he struck
some object which cut a big cash and
poked a hole in his forehead over the
right eye. 1t was q close call to instant
death.
keokuk.
Charged with total disregard of his
duties as a husband and that he abus-
ed, beat, struck and choked his wife.
George H. Hennemann, founder and
for several months editor of the Keo-
kuk Truth. a weekly publication, has
been made defendant in a divorce
suit brought in the district court by
his wife. Virginia e.. Floyd, who be-
fore her first marriage was Virginia
F.. Thompson. To the above charges
are added that of adultery and being a
loafer. Five thousand dollars perma-
nent alimony is asked.
Davenport.
The home Of G. H. Ffcke, at 9o6
Perry street, was burglarized Thurs
day afternoon between the hours of u
and 6 O'clock and. the intruder made
good his escape with a gold watch.
several rings among which was one
diamond ring with twenty-eisht small
diamonds, and a large quantity of sill
verware, the total loss OF the goods
being several hundred dollars.A The
burglar affected entrance into the house
thru the kitchen door by using a skele-
ton key after he had ascertained that
no one was at home.
Atlantic.
After having assured its moral and
financial support of the project of the
r~iver-to-rivsr dragged road the resi-
dents of the vicinity OF Atlantic have
followed their promises with a concrete
surety, In the shape of a fund OF &c.
600 for the purpose. This has come
soon after the selection OF the Atlantic
way by the hackers Of the river-to-
river roa in the face of much compe-
tition. Along with this comes the re-
port that another cross-state movement
has been launched, the new idea favor
ing Cedar Rapids, Clinton and other
towns to the north.
HSno.vie.
B. F. Banta, OF Washington town
ship, and several other ex-soldiers OF
that section, are actively engaged in
the laudable effort OF trying to get a
soldiers monument erected in the Con-
cord cemetery. 1t is proposed to erect
a memorial shaft at a cost of from $500
to 500, and inscribe upon it the names
of all the Concord men who went into
the war for the union and were killed
or died while in line OF duty. It is
fact known 60 but few Marion county
people that twenty-six brave men en-
listed from the Concord neighborhood
1871 anu 1865, anu tina.
that number only elk returned. All the
Others lost their lives from shot, shell
aid disease