Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-27
Southern Io,ua Items

about 500 on one game. This time
the stranger, did not miss a shot. He
ran a string of fifty and took the mon
ey. He was being searched for after
wards by other sports itching for
chance to-play another man against
him. But evidently he thought that was
a fair Christmas haul and left.
Upton.
L. Collins and w. ]. Moore have con-
tracted for the purchase of stone
crushing plant and will install the same
on their property on Rock Creek near
! the Stone min. The plant will have
capacity of sixty to seventy-hve tons
a day. It will be installed early In the
coming year. They have an abundant
supply of limestone of the right quality
ard their investigation of the subject
convinces them that the local demand
will be sufficient to keep the plant IN
steady operation. In addition to crush
ing stone for concrete they expect 10
grind limestone to supply demand for
fertilizer.
Bingham. al
While the Wabash agent at Bingham
was out of the office checking up a
freight train. 8 thief sneaked into the
office and stole $3.50 out Of the post
office cash drawer, which is kept in the
station. The thug was seen to board
the freight bound for Shenandoah in
company with another man before the
theft was found out, and the authori-
ties here notified, but not in time to in
tercept them when they got Off the
train. They We're traced up town.
where they went to the Burlington de-
pot and started down the tracks south
to the Five Corners, where they
bracnhed off into the fields and all trace
of them has been lost.
Davenport.
All records in the history of Iowa
short courses were shattered saturday
afternoon, when ten single ears of corn
were sold for the fancy price OF $3.50
a cost of 1905 for each ear or about
two thirds of a cent for each grain. AT
the rate of $3.50 per ten ears. a BUSH
ell would sell for $500. The total amount
secured for the sale of all seed corn
was $247.75. For thirty ears OF corn
Bruce Seaman paid s25. Emil kroger
paid SIS for the same number ana
Fred Hauer paid 81, the highest price
for a single ear. In addition TO the
sums paid for corn, 1885 was paid for
the wheat, oats and barley, making
total or $Z0I.lU LOT tHe prizes. oHe PeSn
of oats was sold for 81.
Davenport.
| One of the most pathetic cases that
has ever come up before the authori-
ties is that of Charles Wegner, sem
fenced to six months in the county JAIL
for the killing of Henry Claussen. Ac-
ccmpanied by deputy, Wegner was
taken to the hospital Thursday morn
ling to see his mother for the last time
but found her unconscious and unable
to recognize him. She had been greatly
worried over the fate liable to be meted
out to her son, and the strain proved
too much for her. probably being the
cause of her death, which occurred
Thursday afternoon. Wegner was re-
leased to attend the funeral. after
which he was again taken to the Jail
10 serve tho remainder Of his sentence.
Dee Moines.
i Mary j. Coggeshall, q prominent fig
ure both nationally and locally In the
woman suffrage movement, died Fri
day at her home, of pneumonia. Mrs
/ Coggeshall had been prominent as q
philanthropist and contributor to local
charity organizations. The greater part
tof her life was devoted to the fight for
woman suffrage. She gave the best
years OF her life for the good OF this
movement, serving on boards. national
committees. editing papers and con-
itributing articles for the good OF the
cause. Mrs. Coggeshall had the dis
tinction OF being the only Iowa woman
to be elected to the executive commit
tee Of the national woman suffrage
board. For many years she was the
Ionly woman living west Of the Mis-.
Isiasippf who was . member OF thu
ljboard.