Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-06
Southern Io1Ua Items

, came to this country in 1851 and To-
Gated at New Orleans. There he con
tinued in practice and was a physician
in the charity hospital in 1853 at the
| time the yellow fever was so severe
in that city. Later he was made city
physician Of New Orleans. For num-
Der of years DR.. Bertram was a mem
Der Of the Iowa State Medical Soci-
ETY..
keokuk.
Engineer Hugh Cooper. Of the Mis-
sissippi River Power Company. In
charge Of the construction of the big
dam to span the Mississippi river at
keokuk, says that no comparison
could be made between the Austin dam
and the big structure that is to span
the Mississippi river at Keokuk. Mr.
Cooper stated that no provision haG
been made for foundation in the
building OF the Austin dam, the con-
crete work being set on the bed OF
the stream instead Of going down tc
solid rock.
Sigourney.
A burglary wave seems to be sweep
ing over Reokuk county. Some
months ago. burglars were rif1ine
several homes Of Sigourney. getting
| valuables from the Yerger, Schipfel
and other homes. About the same
time. they operated out near Ollie
entering a number Of homes in the
country. The other evening they
broke into the Elliott & Pancoas,
hardware store and took valuables
and no clue has yet been heard OF
them. At Delta they got some valu-
ables out Of one of the stores and Ke-
ota had siege, but these men were
captured and sent over the road.
Cedar Rapids.
4 Republicans special from Winni-
peg says the desperadoes. Frank Jones
and Harry Kelly. known in Iowa as
the Mecum brothers, acted like wild
men in the Winnipeg Jail Monday
Kelly destroyed his bed and bedding
while Jones tore down the iron strips
that form one side of the corridor
where he exercises Guards, hearing
the confusion. rushed in and a terrible
struggle ensued before the prisoners
were overpowered and finally knocked
| insensible. The guards are taking nc
chances with this pair of thugs. The
two are handcuffed night and day and
much severer measures are prom
Used.
Oskaloosa.
Sheriff Ike Reed has been looking for
a couple OF men who played a new
scheme on local merchants and Sc
cured couple Of shot guns. A few
, days ago couple Of men came tc
town. registered at hotel. said they
We're going hunting, but would be in
at night They went to the Frank
, Waters livery barn and hired q rig
representing themselves as CONNER
cial travellers etc. and wanted the
rig for the day. They drove to the
Hamilton & Hamilton hardware store,
represented themselves as above and
rented shot gun for the day. HUI
Der & kalbach were next visited and
another gun was secured on repre-
sensations made. Neither guns nor
! men have turned up here since and
the rig was found in a livery stable
at New Sharon where 1t had been
left. The sheriff has no clue to the
| parties.
Belfast.
| The oldes; resident Of Lee county
Mrs. Anna Parson. in point of time
spent here died Saturday night at heI
home. three miles from Belfast, at the
| advanced age of 50 years, and after {
| residence In Lee county of eighty.
| three years. In the same house II
| Which she had lived for more than &
! half century, Mrs. Parson, who wal
twice married, reared her family and
the homestead is one Of the oldest ir
! this middle western section The frs
husband Of Mrs. Parson was JOSEPH
Moody, who went west to California
in the early days when the gold fever
was at It's height and the days of 40
were passing. Joseph Moody died IL
California and was buried there. II
]. ParsOn. the late husband Of the
elderly woman. Is deceased q number
! &C yea-s. Mrs. paSsou ne An:
Thrush. was born In Germany. ant
when an infant was brought to THU
country. Anna Thrush and H. j. Par
son were married fifty-seve years