Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27

kookuk. ..-.....,..,. ........
The firm of Cameron. McManus &
Joyce Of this city has landed the con-
tract Of building the big North Kansas
City dixie, which, with the revetment
work Of facing the bikes and river bank
with block paving will necessitate an
expenditure Of over half a million.
| Winterset.
Mrs. j. H. winterode died at her
home in this city. She succumbed to
| the grief which came to her with the
death Of her husband year ago under
the most tragic circum stances. After
that event she was seriously Ill for a
long time, and gradually wasted away.
She was Miss Flora Hutchins, daugh
ter Of the president Of the bank, which
her husband owned and managed fol-
lowing her fathers death.
Davenport.
Rudolph Rukert, of Davenport, has
sent out letter addressed to the press
and people of Iowa expressing some
very decided views about the fate of
the men who are to hang Junkin this
week He thinks that when the trap
is sprung on the condemned negro a
second murder in the case will have
been committed, and further declares
that it will be expiated in the Internal
regions in the world to come.
keokuk.
That Joseph A. Proctor man who
left Peoria, ILL.,, last Thursday and is
short in his business accounts over
100000 is In Keokuk, the police here
have no doubt. "A Keokuk man who
went to school with Proctor, stepped
into the police station and told Chief
Schevers that he had seen Proctor and
had spoken to him at o'clock. The po-
lice have not been able to locate Proc
tor but hang to the theory that he is
! in the city and in a deranged state of
mind.
Des Moines.
Joe Brady. an Italian coal miner at
Enterprise, was shot Saturday night
while resisting arrest by Constable Ev-
ans, negro. The wound is not serious.
Evans says that the Italian resisted ar
rest and he was forced to strike his
prisoner over the head with a revolver
the gun exploding, and the bullet plow-
ing furrow along the Italians FORE
head. Sheriff Ben Ness was called to
the scene. Sheriff Ness confirmed Ev-
ans story by other witnesses and made
| no arrests.
Des Moines.
Five minutes after he had quit his
pulpit at the German Lutheran church
at East Ninth and Court avenue Sun
! day noon, the Rev. E. A. Sagabiel fac
ed that same pulpit and listened to the
words that made him and Miss Louise
Trimbler of Dubuque man and wife
| The ceremony was performed by Rev
John J. Heinsh Immediately after the
| conclusion Of the jubilee anniversary
services Of the church. The Rev. Mr.
Sagabiel came to the local church from
Dubuque a year ago.
Des Moines.
| Lon Elmore, a negro, was stabbed in
| tween two Italians. Gilmore saw a
crowd gathering at 306 Southwest Sixth
street and heard the sounds Of fighting
| he secured a position close to the COM
| batants. Suddenly one Of the Italians
stabbed him in the back near the base
| to the police station, where he tainted
from loss Of blood. The wound was
| five inches deep. He will recover.
Red Oak.
Red Oak automobile owners have as
ISOLATED together in a movement to
fmake this DOWN a desirable place for
people to drive to, and to make local
driving more popular. Sign boards,
showing the direction to Red Oak. will
be placed at intervals on all the roads
leading into the city. for distance OF
nearly twenty miles around. To re-
duce the chance Of running tires man
with q team has been hired to gather
up all broken glass on the streets OF