Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

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was the adopted son of Peter Mouw,
hogs.
Sioux City. ~.
Word has been received by members
of the faculty of Morning Side Col
lege from Battle Creek. Mich, to the
effect that Miss Gay Dolliver. sister Of
the late Senator Dolliver is rapidly
recovering from an operation. Miss
Dolliver left Sioux City Dec 10 to take
treatment for rheumatism. After talk
ing the treatments for about month
! another physical trouble, which neces-
| Stated an operation. was located by
| her physicians Mrs. E. r. Graham, of
| Chicago. who has been with her SIS
|ster.,sleft Battle Greek for her home
Thursday. 1t is not known when Miss
Dolliver will be able to return to Sioux
City and take up her duties as dean Of
women at Morning Side.
Sioux City.
-Four persons in the family OF Mr..
and Mrs. Adam SCHNEIDER, south Sioux
CITY. are III of ptomaine poisoning,
winch resulted from eating sausages in
castings for supper. Mrs. SCHNEIDER and
her 6-year-oid son, Lawrence, Irene.
aged 4, and Willie. aged 8. were sick all
night. but were out Of danger the nexe
morning. Lawrence is considered to be
critically Ill. having eaten larger
portion than other members, and his
lie IS IN danger. Supper was served
IN the SCHNEIDER home at O'Clock and
early in the evening the four members
were taken Ill. DR.. l.. DeVore, South
Sioux City's health OFFICE, was called
and gave the patients prompt atten-
ton. The father did not eat OF the
sausage and was the only one to es-
cape sickness.
Storm Lake.
The strange disappearance of 1nhwal
F'onley. well-known business man of
Linn Grove, Is causing much specula-
tion IN the county. Thursday morning,
F'ep. 1t. he hired liveryman to drive
MN to Rembrandt, small town near
mere. on the Minneapolis & St. Louis
railway. and that was the last seen Of
MIN. A couple Of weeks ago he traded
his stock OF general merchandise in
Linn Grove to Sioux City firm. with
which ID. B. Stevens. formerly Of Mara
thon, Is connected, for tract of land
IN wyoming. 1t is claimed his financial
standing Is good and that he would
have been able to pay the Sioux City
nrm sunicient amount to complete
the transaction. There are rumors to
the effect that the approaching mar
rage OF Linn Grove young woman
who had rejected his attentions is the
real cause Of his strange conduct.
Waterloo.
At the conclusion Of a trial replete
with dramatic scenes and sensational
testimony. in which more than a score
OF unwilling witnesses testified IN the
stand. Mrs. Ella Speicher. who was
charged with operating q dssorderly
house. was discharged and the case
dismissed. Following the public state
ments made by Rev. j. e. johnson and
the activities Of the police department
which followed the criticisms against
them for allowing what was said to
have been houses Of Ill repute to exist
In the city, the defendant was arrested
and arraigned for trial. MANY women
living in the neighborhood were sub
phoenaed to tell what they knew of the
woman under arrest and the house she
lived in. When the examination Of
witnesses for the city was concluded
counsel for the defendant made a mo-
ton that the case be dismissed for lack
of evidence. which was sustained. The
court then said: There Is no evidence
here to show that this defendant is
guilty Of the crime Of which she Is
charged, with the exception Of the tes-
timony Of Mrs. Mamie Jackson. She Is
already a self confessed harlot and
should not be allowed to besmirch the
charactar az other women In the man.
ner she has evidently attempted to do
here Her testimony Is worthless in
this case, and I would not believe her
under oath. Her manner and demeanor
in this court today are sufficient to
show the character OF woman she II.
Her answers to the questions put by
the attorneys show that she deliberate
b led