Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-31
Southern Io1va Items

the church and was heard with the
closest attention turnout the entire
services. Harold Hudson, ono Of the
Rooney boys." has charge Of tho sing
Ing. e
Grand River. 2 -
A hundred delegates from Wayne.
Decatur. Ringyold and Taylor counties
met here and completed the organi1a.
ton for q Burlington to Nebraska
City corn belt highway. A road will
DO marked to follow the logical route
across southern Iowa The following
officers were elected: Patrick Griffin
Of Grand River. president: F. L. Hall.
Of Weldon. secretary. and DR.. Maxwell.
Of ClearSield, treasurer.
Hsdricts.
Word has been received in Hedrick
Of the sudden death Of Mrs David
Griscom Mt her homo in Ollie. Mrs
Griscom had gone out to do the milk
ing and on failing to return to the
house. the family became alarmed and
went out to the barn, where she was
found lying dead. It is thought death
was due to heart disease. Mrs. Girls
com was a former resident of Hedrick.
the family having recently moved to
Ollie.
ksokuk.
Charles Pitman, q farmer Of Farm
ington. asked the police to find and ar
rest j. n. Snyder. his former farm
hand. who disappeared on Saturday
night with Josephine Stanton, TO-
year-old girl of Davenport. who joined
Snyder the day previous. Pittman had
furnished security for Snyders furni-
ture and household goods at Farming
ton Snyder claiming that he intended
to marry Miss Stanton. Tho young
couple disappeared. leaving the furni-
ture Of the dwelling intact They
boarded Rock Island train and are
supposed to have come to Keokuk
Why they fed is not known.
Corning.
Among other mortgages recorded re-
Gently in the court house is one where
in q man in the south part Of the coun-
ty gave a mortgage of $500 on stack
Of wild hay containing ten tons. In
order to make the hay worth the loan
it should sell for 500 ton. Another
unfortunate or fortunate fellow in the
north part Of the county has succeeded
in mortsaging his automobile. which
ID u 1lOiI1dS OcIIOlI, IOT $0,SVV. Inc
mortgage has filed two mortgages OF
81, 500 each each and assumes one al
ready on the machine, Of 5000. Some
machines cost this amount. bu, ii was
not supposed that there was one In
this county Of that value.
ottumwa.
Enamored by one OF the gypsy
women who are around the city telling
fortunes, William Boerlin OF Hayes
willie, allowed the gaudy dressed girl
to read his palm and during the for
tune telling stunt. the olive complex
toned maiden "gyped" him out OF s.
Roerlin came to Ottumwa to sec the
town and when the gypsy asked to tell
his fortune. he readily assented OF
course TO tell the fortune correctly, the
girl told him no must drop q dollar
in her hand. She kept repeating the
demand until Boerlin had paid her nine
sinoleons whereupon she returned him
four. When he noted his loss he went
to Justice Merry's Office and had .
warrant swosn out against tho fortune
teller charging her with larceny. She
was arrested by Constable Crawley
and gave hee name to Justice Berry
q Mary Buldadoou. That 10 the way
Il sounded 70 the magistrate. The girl
pleadsd guilty. She Was released after
returning tho q to Boeeain and paying
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