Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-20

colfax.
Gen. ]. B. Weaver. has. been invited
to attend the Oklahoma state festival
at Oklahoma City, Aug. 20 to %. He
introduced the bill in congress which
opened Oklahoma as a territory,
|lDes .,Moines. no.
Frank o. Evans, heading a delega-
ton OF Shriners from Iowa, who we're
on their way home from New Orleans
telegraplled that they were in the IL
illinois Central wreck at Jackson, Miss,
Monday. but that all the Iowa people
escaped without injuries.
WapelIo. &.
Herman Bells, aged 20, son 81 Grant
Bells, a prosperous farmer of this city,
was found almost dying from shot gun
wounds at his home and unable, owing
to paralysis resulting from his wounds.
to explain his injuries. 1t is believed
that his intention was suicide. He will
recover.
Davenport.
The congregation Of Trinity Luth-
eron church issued a call to Rev. O.
Horn Of Germantown, Iowa, to come
to Davenport and take charge Of the
local German church to succeed Rev. A
D. Greif as pastor. Germantown is a
small community located about three
miles south of Paulina, in O'Brien
county.
West Bend.
Richard Blake found railroad tor
pedo, and with a hammer proceeded
at once to see If the thing was loaded
but to his sorrow he found it to be in
a very active condition, for it exploded
tearing his hand badly and knocking
the hammer out of his hand. which
struck his forehead, cutting bad
cash over his eye.
Des Moines.
In the anticipated "shake-up" of the
rank and file of the police department,
which was announced to take effect
Monday, the office of humane officer
was abolished, two desk sergeants were
deposed and placed in minor positions,
roundsmen became a thing of the past,
a change was made in the position Of
assistant secretary to the chief and
two wagon men were changed.
Muscatine.
Charles Hafeigh of Muscatine, was
given a hearing before United States
Commissioner A. G.. Bush, at Daven-
port, on the charge of bootlegging, and
was bound over to the federal grand
jury under $1,000 bonds. Being un-
able to furnish the bonds he was sent
to the Scott county JAIL awaiting ac-
ton by the grand jury. He is charged
with having sold liquor without paying
the government tax in Muscatine ON or
about March %.
Council Bluffs.
Fifteen freight cars were destroyed
by fire in the north end Of the Chicago
e Northwestern yards shortly before
noon Sunday The cars were standing
on a switch track near Gilbert's lake
and were nearly half mile from the
nearest fire iiydirant. Til TIE flames
spread so rapidly from car to car and
the heat became SO intense that it was
impossible to hitch switch engine to
them in order to get them within pro-
lection of the nearest fire l1ydrant. The
cars were burned to the trucks.
Ottumwa.
In raid on a, gambling house over
316 East Main street Saturday after
noon, Chief Peter Gallagher and Pa
Itrolmen Beeman and Prevulsky ar
rested three men who were found in
the room and secured two poker tables
and 200 poker chips. The men found in
the room and the gambling parapher-
MALTA were taken to the police station.
The inmates of the place put up bonds
for their appearance, while the poker
tables and chips were destroyed Fines
ranging from SIS to $50 were imposed.
Davenport.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Haner have
made up again and the woman has
promised to go back home and live
with her husband. Steve Metlock, the
other man in the case, has also prom
Used to stay away from Mrs. Haner
and let husband and wife live in peace.
With this promise all prosecution IL
to be dropped and there is to be no
sentence for any one Of them. Meslock
is the man whom Haner claims has