Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-08

union army, but there was such pro-
test made that he desisted. He was
told there would be no one left to run
the mill and they could not survive
without it. SO the miller stayed. In
those years and for many years after
the MIN GROUNDS were made the rem
devious Of people from far and near
and every possible subject was de-
bated and settled there. Carson people
sigh and say they have been betrayed
and mistreated s.
Davenport. 'e -
for the sum OF s1,131.74 alleged to be
due byssrsason, of the flooding of the
warehouse of!sthe, Abel Lime & Ce-
meny Company has been fled in the
district court The plaintiff asks the
is claimed was done in the heavy rain
storm of Aug. 5. The city recently
Voted down the claims Of several cit
and the suit$is the result of this ac-
ton on the part of the city. The plain
tiff company alleges that. it is now in
danger Of sustaining other losses
which may result from subsequent
the city in not providing ample drain
age facilities.
Guthrie Center
Clark Reed is having dam con-
structed at his mill in Guthrie Center
to replace the old dam that washed
out the past year. The Lane Bridge
Company of Harlan. has the contract
for it's construction. 1t is to be Of
steel reinforced with cement. and will
be indestructible. Flat bars of steel.
about eighteen inches wide one inch
thick thick and twenty feet long are
driven down into the river bed with
a pile driver. the bars extending down
nine feet below the level of the bed of
the stream. The barriers are inter-
locked so that it makes solid barrier
of; steel. This Is incased with cement
with an apron Of the same material.
These steel bars extended out in each
bank of the stream far enough to
safely anchor the dam to its place.
keokuk. Z y
-, There was a severe cutting affray at
1 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the c. j.
Letting & Son painting establishment
at NO 9O5 Main street. Charles Beck
storm severely cut "Guffey" GetZ. The
former was arrested and taken to the
police station. where the simple charge
of disturbing the peace was entered
on the police blotter. Geltz was re-
moved to St Joseph's hospital. where
Dr. Hogle was summoned to attend
him Upon examination he discovered
that there were two scalp wounds. a
cut under the chin and one on the left
ear These wounds were inflicted by
such as is ordinarily carried by paint
ers. The attending physician is of the
opinion that the wounds of the patient
are not dangerous and that there are
not likely to he serious complications
unless blood poisoning should manifest
itself.
Perry.
No cause but dependency can be
found to explain the suicide Of Martin
Stevenson. an old soldier and we'll
known local character, who Friday eve
ring placed a stick of dynamite into his
mouth and lighted the fuse. His head
was blown off. No one saw the deed,
but the finding of the body. with pieces
Of his brain and flesh scattered over
the ground told the story plainly. Stew
snson had been living a sort Of hermit
lie dEOulU SoCduu1tAv sSIlO ~ 10 SuppOSeu
that brooding over his affairs during
the time when he was keeping away
from other people. made him insane.
He formerly was employed In the mines
at Scandal, but recently quit work and
announced his intention Of going to the
soldiers home at Marshalltown. Friday
evening he was around the company
store, and left town without telling
anyone Of his destination. He went
about quarter OF q mile east, sat
down near the roadside and fired the
dynamite. Death was instantaneous
Coroner Mershon. of Abel, was sum-
moned and the case pronounced one OF
clear suicide. Stevenson had no rela-
tives in the vicinity ,rd little Ia known
Of him ..A1a III *.