Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-12
Southern Io1ua Items

Des Moines.
In order that Prof. Moorehouse. of
Drake University, may take good pic
ture Of Halley's comet, every light in
! Des Moines will be extinguished
Thursday morning at o'clock.
Mt. Pleasant.
Another important change in bust
ness circles is announced. The we'll
known dry goods firm of j. H. Taft &
Co, have sold their stock to C. II
Weaver, of Ohio. It is presumed that
the business will be carried on as usual
| by Mr.. Weaver.
Guthrie.
Henry Mcclellan, young farmer
living south of town, on the Warren
Hull farm, lost his little finger on the
left hand while hunting Sunday. He,
| with his brother, Elba, were going thru
the tim Der when a piece of brush pull
| ed the trigger of his gun and it went
off, taking the little finger entirely off,
Macedonia.
Some of the exchanges of recent
dates have been telling about the high
prices paid for hogs in their communi-
ties, but it remains for a Macedonia
man, Nit Osler, to pay the top price sc
far for single animal to ship to mar
ket. A few days ago Mr.. Osler pur-
chased Of Val plumb hog for which
he paid the latter $3.50.
Council Bluffs.
Dedication services held Sunday at
the Epworth Methodist Episcopal
church in the western part of the city,
eliminated the series of jubilee services
held last week to raise the $4,000 neces-
sary to pay off the church debt. The
entire amount was subscribed Friday
evening and Sunday and the new
church is now free Of indebtedness.
Slater.
j. j. Carlson, of north of town, who
announced himself as candidate for
the republican nomination for the Of
flee of member Of the board of super
visors some weeks ago, has withdrawn
his name from the contest. Why Mr..
Carlson withdrew is not known, as he
had partly canvassed the county and
had met with encouragement at each
place he went.
Des Moines.
Secretary Sumner Of the state board
Of health has received the certificate
of death of a man whom he believes to
have been the oldest resident of Iowa.
The man was Dennis Record, of Free
man, and the death certificate gives his
ago as 112 years. He was for many
years a sailor before the mast. 1t is
believed that he was the Oldest man in
Iowa at the time of his death.
CenterviIle.
held for the killing of his stepfather,
ip T,,5 Doh
erts' court and was released until
consider the case He was informed
be called Immediately to take up the
case if such was his desire. but waived
an immediate hearing. Bond i'm the
sum of $4,000 was secured.
Defiance.
Monday it was discovered that rob-
berry had been committed here tSatur-
day or Sunday night. Van Arsdol &
Bill had some of the stock left from
the sale of M. H. Fogarty's restaurant,
stored in building on Main street,
and this morning about $50 worth of it
was missing. 1t is thought that some
boys must have taken it, as boards
had been torn from corner Of the
ill OpSIlIHe5 JUST large
enough for boy to get thru.
Valley Junction.
Because Dolly Hunt, his former
sweetheart, cast him aside, Edward
Fable, 80 years of age, swallowed
three grains of morphine and washed
it down with five ounces of chloroform
in the presence Of fifty people on a
street car at Valley Junction Sunday.
fIe was promptly arrested by the city
marshal, who took him to hospital
He is likely to die. A warrant was
out for Fiables arrest for obtaining
money by false pretenses. He worked
in the Rock Island shops, Of Des
Moines.
Council Bluffs.
Annis & Rolling Of this city have
just closed deal for the purchase of
1000 acres Of farm and fruit land near
the town Of Thurman, in Fremont
county, about sixteen miles south Of
Glenwood. The land has been owned
and occupied since 1860 by the father
of DR.. J. III. Cole, of Council Bluffs.
About $40 acres are under GUILTY.. t!c.:,
and the purchase includes three or