Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-19

from the train and alighted on her feet.
retaining her balance. An effort il be-
ing made to learn of friends or rela-
tives who will care for the aged charge
kaiona.
Miss Grace Chapel committed sui
eide at the home Of her father. Frank
Chapel. three miles west of this place.
She had been ealing at neighbours
and soon after coming home at
o'clock went to her room. The other
members of the family heard a cry
from her room and hurriedly investi-
gated. The relatives were horrifed to
find that she had taken carbolic acid.
and was then in a speechless condi-
ton. She became unconscious and died
at about o'clock without regaining
consciousness. Why the young woman
should take her own life is not known
She was 20 years OF age. and there was
no apparent reason for the rash act.
Atlantic.
A. Luzader has brought suit for
$1,000 against William Power for alien
alton Of his wifes affections. The Pc
tition rectes that the LEADERS were
married and living happily together
Until Power appeared upon the scene
and stole the love and affection OF the
wife. Maud. from her husband and
caused the wife to isay1sthe, plaintiff
and live unlawfully with Power. Power
is now under bond upon two charges
growing out Of his alleged association
with the Luzader woman and Mrs. Luz
zader has just finished serving out
sentence in the county Jail. An at
tachment has been issued against Pow
ers' property.
Davenport.
The board Of supervisors OF Scott
county was treated to series Of sur
prises when the thirteen bids on the
construction OF the new Juvenile home
were opened. At the bids were opened
and the figures read 1t was plainly evil
dent that the thirteen contractors had
found after considerable figuring that
the building could not be constructed
for $4,000. as originally intended. The
lowest bid was for $4,000 ana the
highest $4,000. The board IL now con-
fronted by a peculiar situation. The
voters Of Scott county voted for the
construction Of a juvenile home to cost
$500. Would these same voters want
/, $4,000 spent in the construction Of the
home? That IL the question confront
ing the board.
Fairport.
The town Of Fairport was the scene
Of some excitement when one of the
residents Of that village started out to
shoot up the peaceable hamlet. Sheriff
vanatta and deputy were called to
q6ell the insurrection and when they
arrived at the place found the residents
greatly perturbed. Upon Investigation
the county officers learned that the
uprising was confined to one lone in
dtvidual who it would seem had been
imbtbing q bit too freely. Il 10 claimed
| that he started out IN quest OF his
! mortal enemy and was located by the
police sitting outside Of the domiciie
Of the man, with shot gun in hand,
| daring the occupant to come out. The
man was relieved Of his shot gun and
a revolver by the sheriff and with the
removal of the arsenal 1t was no longer
believed he was dangerous.
Davenport. - II
The many Davenport and Scott
| county friends and relatives Of Capt.
Stephen B. Hanks. OF Albany, Ill. have
been sending him congratulat0ry mes
sages upon the celebration OF his goth
birthday. Stephen b. Hanks. second
son Of Thomas and Katherine Beck
Hanks. was born near rFankfort. Ken.
moving with his parents to southern
Illinois. when but a lad. In 1883 he
removed to Albany with the village
pioneers and became Interested In the
numbering and rafting bsiness Of that
early Say. Captain Hanks work az
q river pilot dates from the time the
drst raft was guided down the Aissfs-
sipU by steamboat, over the Year,
when the great packets. sae!eas ana
War Eagle. responded to his control Of
the wheel, to his latest work on the
fafter Artemus Lamb when long past
three score and ten years Of lfe.