Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
Southern Io,ua Items

Young Knepper win be discharged
from the Iowa eanatorium next week
ana will be taken to his home. His ia
Their, DR.. WV. Knspper, who has been
in Des MONIES since the affair. return
ed to Collins Tuesday. Il am confident
my son was attacked" he said. land
thru mistaken identity. He told me 1t
was foolish for people to think he
would attempt to commit suicide. He
said he would have taken an easier
way than cutting his body to ribbons
| II he wanted to die"
Prescott.
A big wolf hunt will be started In
this locality next Saturday. The east
line will extend from the Swindler cor
ner south to the state road: the south
line runs west to Corning, then north
to where it joins the line straight west
from the Swinller corner. John Reese
will be captain Of the south line. Lewis
Reese captain of the east line. William
Cruise captain Of the north line and
James Fowler and Rev. Jay Kirkendall
captains Of the west line. The drive
will start at 10 o'clock. There will be
no rifles allowed in the line and no shot
guns can be loaded with buck shot.
The hunt has been organized because
there have been a number Of wolves
seen in this vicinity.
ottumwa.
Not to be outdone in the possession OF
old books by Mrs. Black. of Kirkville,
who catalogued an almost endless va
riety OF antique literary specimens in
a recent issue of a local paper. Mrs. T.
p. Baker. $50 West Second street, says
hat she too, has some old timers. She
made good on her assertion by the dis
play OF a pair Of old works Of the days
Immediately following revolutionary
times. One OF these was a history OF
the war of 1872. published in 1919 in
England. while the other was the life
Of Andrew jackson. published in 1917.
She also has a piece OF script OF the
shinplaster variety, bearing date OF Dec.
l, 1915. on the bank OF Ontario. The
note called for so cents.
Iowa City.
A decision which If sustained will
have an important bearing on liquor
sales in Iowa, was made by Justice
F. ]. Horak in an action brought by
c. B. Kane. OF Muscatine. to collect
commission on the sale of $50 gallons OF
whisky In Muscatine since prohibition
went into effect. The defendant was
Frank McInnerny, resident of this
city. who owns q liquor house in Rock
Island. from which the shipments were
| made to Muscatine. Justice Horak
| threw the case out Of court on the
ground that 1t IL contrary to public poll
icy to solicit the sale of liquor in pro-
llihition territory. It was admitted that
Kane held contract and that the liq-
uor was sold The contract was held
invalid.
Carroll.
At the regular meeting Of the city
council it was unanimously decided to
pave. The work will be done during
the coming summer. The resolution
necessary to complete the work Of the
council was passed, an engineer em-
ployed and all that could be done
looking to speedy installation Of the
paving was done. Paving will DO.
done on Fifth street from the Windsor
hotel to the G. 4 n. W. depot. on Main
from Burke's hotel south to the e. 4 n.
W. tracks and on Adams from tho Ma.
sonic Temple south to e. q. W. tracks.
Quite a large delegation OF business
men appointed by the Citizens Club
appeared before the council and strong
ly urged the necessity Of having the
contemplated paving done during the
coming aeAa0P