Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
Southern Io1Ua Items

Abba.
I Twenty one indictments for the IL
I legal sale OF whisky were returned by
the grand jury last week. The temper
ance people have been untiring in
searching out and prosecuting the Of
tenders in this line ard hope to drive
the illegal traffic from Monroe county.
Abba.
C. H. Luke. age so. dropped dead at
the apartments Of Mrs. Heaton. while
making a cali. 1t is understood that
Luke and Mrs. Heaton were to be mar
ried. Luke complained of a headache
! and when he sat down in q chair, he
| expired.
| Lost Nation.
! While witnessing a ball game be-
tween Oxford Junction and Lost Ma
ton, Lester Scott, the 12-vear-old son
of Sias Scott. was struck by ball
which crushed his cheek bone and
! injured his eye. He was at once given
surgical attention and no serious re-
suits are feared.
| Ottumwa.
a continuous residence Of forty three
/ years on one farm in Cedar township
came 10 q close Monday morning a,
4 o'clock when Mrs. Lydia Jane .Akers
/ wife Of Anderson Akers. passed away
Mrs. Akers would have reached the age
! of 20 years had she lived until next
! Friday Death resulted from gangrene
! Shenandoah.
t Within very short time. the old
Iowa wagon works building, unoc-
cupied since the removal of that cor
Germ to Sioux City. will again ring with
the blows of hammer on iron. Papers
were signed yesterday to complete the
orga nzation OF manufacturing COM
pany. composed entirely of Shenan-
( doah men, that will begin at once the
manufacture and distribution OF the
street husher invented and patented by
J. l Brorby.
Creston.
| Word has been received here that
| James Ballard better known as Bal
! larG the Bard" of Red Oak, is lying
at the point of death IN Red Oak
| hospital. where he was taken three
weeks ago. 1t is reported that he can
! nor recover. Ballard is one of the
unique chara cters OF southwestern
Iowa and for many years made his ap-
I pcarance in the different towns at
stated intervals where he gave en-
! ,ertainments and sold his collections
of poems and ballads
! Seymour.
william Cain. retired farmer, killed
himself by hanging here Monday
[! Mental arrangement, caused by long
| suffering with neuralgia. is given as
the cause. The ag2d man purchased
| the rope from an Italians store. He
went direct to the barn at his home
He tied the rope to the rafters. Ben
| Walker, who went to the house to see
| Mr.. Cain. discovered the body. He
went to the barn, as directed by Gains
wife, who thought her husband was
engaged in some chore. Cain had been
dead about fifteen minutes.
Perry.
An unusual situation has developed
in Dallas county politics, one that hal
never been heard Of before. 1t finds
the leaders Of the republican part!
! working 70 prevent any one opposing
the democratic candidate for counts
superintendent. Miss Carolyn Forgraye
of this city, was elected superintendent
several years ago and is serving hel
second term She was elected on thu
democratic ticket in a county which l:
strongly republican. When she asked
for the office second time there wa
no opposition.
Ottumwa.
Riding on horseback from Blackfoot
Wyo.. to the white house at Washing
tom D. c., to present petition to con
igress from the ranchmen Of the Rock
lies, Francis Fox James and Robert Il
Master, two wyoming cowboys. passet
Sunday night in Ottumwa They ar
rived from Abba at $3.50 p. m. and LEI
early Monday morning for Fairfield
They left Wyoming March I and ex
pect to reach Washington July 4. TIT
mission on which these men nave beel
sent Is one Of great Importance to thu
iwest. Both are sons OF Wyomini