Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-24

However. he received some palnfui
burns that will leave their scar for
some time. n. 900:
That the Davenport and Muscatine
interurban line will extend into this
city over the ground which was grant
ed for railway extension under the
Muscatine North & South franchise. is
out in an unofficial manner. President
Charles Howard of the Muscatine
North & South eRaffway Company. de-
MES this srepGrt;ts however. declaring
that he has heard Of no action which
would give to the Tri-City Railway
Company the right to use that right OF
way. The road can enter Muscatine
in but two ways, however. the one be-
ing over the Citizens Railway & Light
Company property. or over the ground
set aside initthe speciaF franchise. and
the latter cour.se4is considered to be the
most likely. '' ~
Davenport.
An inquest was held over. the body
OF Nick Miller, who was run over and
killed Tuesday afternoon at the quar-
ries of the ,Dolese, Bros, company, on
the Captain w. l.. Clark farm near
Buffalo. Miller was switchrnan on
dump train aud had been employed at
the quarries for the, past four months
It Is claimed that he was riding Oh a
train of empty dump cars between the
fifth and sixth cars. going from the
crusher to the steam shovel. One OF
the workmen saw him attempt to steE
across the intervening space between
the two cars. supposedly to close
latch, when ne slipped and fell. being
run over by several cars, directly
across the stomach. The coroner'S
jury returned verdict Of death from
an accident no blame being attached
colfax.
The other night the town OF ColfaN
was the scene OF another sensation
when one OF her residents committed
suicide in his apartments at the Cen
tropolis hotel. The unfortunate mar
was Harry Given, Of Roswell. New
| Mexico, who had been taking treatment
in COlfax for the last five or sin
weeks. Mr.. Given retired to his room
/ in his usual good spirits, but about
1O:45 pistol shot was heard from
his room, and upon investigation il
was discovered that he had shot him
self with 80 caliber revolver, from
| which self -inhicted injuries he dice
about two hours later. Given was {
saloon keeper and had property inter
ests in New Mexico and in Waterloo
! Iowa. He. has nephew living in Wa
terloo, who was Immediately notified
of his uncle's demise.
Fairfield.
| Tuesday morning Sheriff Shar
Campbell and Marshal Brewer armed
with a search warrant, made an in
vestigation Of a house occupied by J
NJ. HAYNES. just south Of the Catholic
church They found about s1s3 ir
paper. silver, and gold scattered thru
the house. about hundred jars OF
fruit. gloves. hose supporters. neck.
wear. hairpins, lead pencils. etc. most
OF them new and unused. They also
found in Haynes possession probabl,
twenty-five keys OF various kinds. some
of them made especially to pick locks
and set Of iron knuckles. In the
house were also blank checks on banks
at Bloomfield, Red Oak, Des Moines
Humeston, and Corning, Iowa, Mary.
Vile and Bethany. Mo-. as we'll as hote
stationery from some Of these points
! Haynes made no explanation.
nit. Pleasant.
The usually QUIET hospital was tn,
scene Of considerable excitement sat
,,rday evening, when three hospita
employees assaulted another employ,
and badly beat and kicked HIM Durint
the evening the three assaiiant
knocked at the door Of the room o
| a young Italian. who Is employed OF
the hospital farm. The young maj
answered the call at the door and wa!
at once set upon by the other men
who Of course. proved too much To-
the lone Italian. He was knocked dow
and kicked and badly brutsed and hurt
II 1t had not been for Herman Holster
who occupied an adjoining room at tn
Hospital. the Young man might hav'
|been killed. He rescued him from hi
|aesailants and dragged him into hi
troom In safety One Of the assailant
lescaped hut the-others were arrested