Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-14
Southern Iowa Items

Alba.
John Jackson. of Abba, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree for
the killing of Andrew Bleakley in a
fight Owe a woman.
Festina.
Glenn Letchenbere, a Festina farmer
invented a hay loader the past season
that worked so we'll that the Rock Is
land Pillow Company paid him $1,000
for the patent.
Ledyard.
Banker e. G. Rich has received word
from the secretary of the National lay
Association that he had been made a
member of the advisory board of the
national conservation congress.
GrirnelI.
Thomas Blakely. a we'll known resi-
dent of Poweshiek county, died at his
home after an illness extending over
the last eleven months. His health had
been precarious and his life DIES paired
of at several different times during
these recent months.
ottumwa.
Senator E. G. Moon received a mes
sage informing him Of the death of his
mother. Mrs. c. P. Moon, at her home
in Montrose. She was 70 years Of age
and had resided in Iowa for the past
ffty-fve years. having come to this
state from New York.
Dss Moines.
In a duel with hatchets for twenty
minutes Wednesday. L. r. Arney. a con
tractor, and William Lane, an employee,
,-n~ both, I>o1J>, -- To o-a-
sary for both OF them to be taken
home. They We're taken before the
police court and Arney was arraigned
lily harm. He is out on 5000 bonds and
the trial will be held Monday.
Montezun1a.
The Weber hotel was burElarized
Saturday evening shortly before 9
O'clock and Landlord Weber is minus
$50. He had made some change over
the counter and laid his pocketbook,
containing five $40 bills and a few re-
ceipts. on the register. Shortly after
the Bundle Bee passenger came in
Mr.. Weber went up on the third floor
to assign two men to their rooms when
the petty thief got in his work.
Belle PLANE.
Rev. F. L. Henry has accepted a call
to the Congregational church at Sib-
ley, in northwest Iowa. 1t has a mem
bership OF 200 and a modern building
that seats 800, with a parsonage and
$1,000 salary annexed. Both Rev. and
Mrs. Henry have been active in the
affairs Of this city during the three
years of their residence. Rev. Henry
besides caring for his ministerial du-
ties too active part in the CONNER
cial Club and was a persistent booster.
Newton.
w. o. Henney came over from Metz
to have 4 physician dress his hand,
which was badly lacerated in an en-
silage machine recently while he was
engaged in cutting fodder for the silo.
Altho all of his fingers. except the
thumb on his left hand, were prac-
tically severed at the k%nuckle. NJ sur
geon succeeded in saving the first two,
so that they may be of some use to
him. The third n fourth fingers were
amputated.
Creston.
About 5000 game FISH were saved to
afford sport and pleasure to the Cres-
ton anglers next spring by a party of
SieStOi 'ISH WIZ "eul W StIllIllll
Lake and seined about that number OF
the finny tribe from the holes in the
he'd of the lake north of the dam. Since
the waters have receded these young
sters were unable to get back to the
main body of the water and these en-
thusiastic anglers thought that 1t would
be a shame to allow the fish to freeze
this winter.
Davenport.
n of the corner stones which
marked the limits Of the city IN the
excavation for the new three-story
building OF the Iowa Telephone Com
pany at the southwest corner Of Sixth
and Main streets. The stone was
identified by Contractor Arnould as
the one which was set there half cen
fury ago to mark the northern bound
! airy Of the then small city. 1t is oblong
in shape, Of good size and was found
just within the sidewalk line at the
corner.
Newton.
Trial of the suit Mrs. Nla Miller OF
Des Moires against John Lane Of Col
fax, asking $685. 900 damages, started in
the district court here. Mrs. Miller
lives in East Des Moines. The plaintiff
asks $4,000 for breach Of promise and
$4,000 for seduction. The plaintiff
charges that h believed herself to DO
the fiance Of Mr.. Lane for a number Of
years, that under the promise Of mar
riage he debauched her and that a
year & he declared that he would not
marry her.
Boone.
! The old Chinese laundry building
on Keller street. long a landmark and
All eyesore to the city, IL no more
Work was started on the building
Tuesday morning and 1t was not long
! before it vas demolished. s. p. EN-