Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-24

found TO be success aEaecond company
will doubtless be started from Chi
cago. Miss Williams left Davenport
less than year ago ito take up the
study of dramatic art WITH Prot. Peter
| j. Ridge. founder and owner of the
Western Stage sehot9l a. and the West
! Marengo.
The Amazon Vinegar & Pickle
Works OF Cedar Rapids Nin establish a
branch at Marengo thiE summer" said
NJ. A. Raney after returning from a
trip to Davenport last week "They
will receive cucumbers raised by local
| farmers, salt them down in thirty TO
sixty tanks which will be installed here
then pack them in barrels and shin
them to Davenport FOR bottling. This
new branch is an experiment for the
pickle works this year, and IL SUCCESS
full they will establish a plant here to
do bottling and picking"
Perry.
| The suicide OF Frank johnson, an
aged farmer living at Waukee. about
one year ago. was the cause of an in
teresting trial in the Dallas county dis
| trict court. The trial has lust been
finished. johnson had been married
about Year when he killed himself
Before marrying the second time he
| had decided a fine farm near Dallas
Cented to his son. John johnson. In
his will he left $500 to his widow, but
She sought to claim her third interest
! in the entire estate, including the
farm. Judge Hays instructed the Jury
to bring in verdict against the
woman, claiming that she had no
right wha tever to the real estate.
Fairfield.
| AS sequel to the Morrison case
which created so much excitement in
the last term of court, Mrs. Bessie
Morrison has filed a petition for d.
vorce from William Morrison on the
ground OF cruel and inhunan treat
ment and drunkenness The petition
will come up for hearing at the April
term Of court. Morrison, who was
found guilty of the charge of assault
ing Fay ClaEridge, the 15-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Clar-
ridge, prominent citizens Of Liberty
vile, will completed his sentence in thu
county Jail Wednesday noon.
ksokuk.
In a partial report the grand jury re-
luTHSu Inducements against JO6SpI
Samuels and John Brown, colored
Samuels is indicted for murder In the
first degree. the crime ioT which he 1.
held being the killing of his wife, Essfe
on the Seventh street bridge on the
evening Of March g. The facts In thu
murder. as far as brought out In thu
lcoroner's inquiry. are fresh In minds
Of the public, and little has beer
learned since. Brown is indicted 3ol
assault with intent to commit murder
the act being attempted In a Soutf
Third street restaurant, and the victim
was Mrs Ella Coon He struck Nlrs
Coon with q meat cleaver. Subsequent.
~ he attempted to commit suicide By
cutting his throat
Davenport.
Eric Carlson was arrested on tn,
charxe OF having sold diseased meat &
a Moline butcher It appears from tn
reports that have reached the polic'
that Carlson. who Is dairyman, had I
sick COW which he took to a butcher 4
, have slaughtered. 1t was discovere'
by the butcher that the animal was D
diaeased that the meat was not. At &
eat, and he notified the otlser butcl1ee
? 10 hook out for Carlson II he offered u
, meat for sale. It IL claimed ono ma,
! bought tho CARCASS. Later Health Com
} missioner Arp made an examination
ssss, meat and found the animal WAS 4
} badly diseased the meat was not goo,
J Tor food. The arrest followed