Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-11
Southern Io1ua Items
Marenso,

Marenso.
E. L Seiders jeweiry store Is now
ing into II or Wednesday. The car
penrers have been working on this
building for the past five months
keokuk.
Mrs. S. ". Moorehead, wife of DR..
Moorehead, postmaster OF the city and
editor Of the Gate City, passed away
Wednesday afternoon after lingering
Illness. She is survived by three chill
dren.
Davenport.
Fire OF an unknown origin damaged
the rear room Of the Salvation Army
eadouarters a, 1881 East Third
street "Wednesday night, shortly before
5 o'clock. with a loss estimated at near
" 500.
Newton.
Mrs. Harry Smith fell at her home
on South Olive street last Friday
ana broke her collar bone. She does
not know just how it happened for she
tainted when she fell She is staying
since the accident, at the home of her
y. ,.
Paelcwood.
Rollo Brown was painfully burned at
Linby. He is employed at the eleva-
tor there and when he went to the Of
flee in the morning the fire was not
! burning very we'll and he took up a
can OF coal oil and poured some OF It
On the fire, and instantly there was an
explosion. The can burst and the oil
| spilled over Browns legs, and before
help arrived the young man was Sc
verely burned One hand was also
covered by the burning oil.
| oskaloesa.
There will be no chance hereafter
for criminals to escape the authori
ties in Mahaska county. as Sheriff Ike
Reed received two bloodhounds Thurs
day morning, and they will be kept
here and came direct from West vir-
ginia. where they have been in use.
There have been several cases in the
past few years where bloodhounds
!! could have been used successfully in
running down criminals, and it was for
| this reason that the hounds were Sc
uured.
| OskaIooss.
| John Peters. who was charged with
robbery, was given his freedom We'd
nesday when the jury returned a YER
| dict of not guilty 1t took only one hour
and fifteen minutes for the jury to de-
eide the case, leaving the court room
az 1875 o'clock and returning at 1880
o'clock. 1t was alleged that on the
eighteenth day Of October 1911, Peters
took from the person of Frank Golden
the sum of $3.50. He was tried in
one of the justices court and bound
over to the grand jury and later in
dicted
oskaIeesa.
Lettie Davis. colored, who was tried
Wednesday for robbery, was found
not guilty by the jury Wednesday at
ternoon. 1t was alleged that she rob-
bed a man by the name OF Iker. on
! North c street, some time ago. She
was indicted by the grand jury on the
charge on Oct. 2S. 1911. It took the
jury only twenty minutes to decide the
case. They left the court room at S: 10
Wednesday afternoon and returned al
$50 with the following verdict: I'VE
the jury. find the defendant, Lettie
Davis, not guilty"
Fairfield.
John Kennedy, who died in this city
Thursday, came to Fairfield in 1876;
and had been continuously in the en-.
ploy Of the c., B. 4 Q. Railway Com
pany since that time. He was q labor.
er on the section. q foreman for many
years and. since age compelled him t.
.easo s.aa;usosa;s ::oM!! had served as flag.
man. He was honest and Industrious
faithful to his employers, provided
for his family and bore the esteem
of all who had known him thru hi
long life in this city. Mr.. Kenned!
was born in County Limerick. Ireland
June 2. 1897.
Ames.
An accident occurred Monday AZ
ternoon in the chemical laborator
when Miss Emma Wilson. q freshma-
student from Seymour. stopping q
Margaret Hall, was badly burned sbou
the face. after q sulphurie acid explo
sion. She was TAKEN To- Tia hospital an
win be obliEsd 70 sf6saaih there sseers
days Aitho the accident was . yer