Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09


the direct result of the stones thrown |
by the boys. According TO Mr.. Clark, !!
young Bennett was riding. up Eass
Ninth street on his bicycle about a
month ago. When he reached Fremont
street four boys, who are said by Mr.. |
Clark to be the sons of we'll known Des
Moines families, threw stones at young
Bennett and one large rock struck him
| on the head The lad managed to reach
/ his hirne, but was in a daze when he
told his parents what had happened,
according to the detectives informant.
The father arrived here with the boys
| body Monday.
Keokuk.
| 1t was officially intimated and has
| been known and talked of for several
weeks, that with the building Of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-
raod Company's yards below Bank
street here the switching equipment
| and crews Of that road viii. handle
the freight cars and all Of the switch
ing end of the Rock Island and Wa
bash railroads. This move has not yet
been definitely determined by the rep
resentatives OF the three railroads
mentioned, but 1t is more than prob
able that plans will eliminate thus.
| Harlan.
W. D. Meek. formerly associated
with the Wallace Pubifshing Company
at Des Moines, who has Been the junior
partner in tho FIRM of Brown & Meek,
publishers of the Shelby County Re
publican here, has sold his interest in
the paper to his partner and retired
from the business. Mr. Brown will
act st tha ma
and will associate his son, David. and
daughter, Miss Bessie Brown. in the
business. Mr.. Meek has mt decided
where he will locate in thesfuture. but
at present is in Des Noines looking
| after business. interests.
Des Moines.
;. Fearing another typhoid fever cpl
demic as the result Of impure water,
me Polk County Medical Society, mas
adopted resolutions declaring that the
!. health of Des Moines citizens Is
ieopardized by poor sewage system.
Secretary Thomas Duhigg has sent
copy of the resolutions TO Mayor Han
ma. informing him of the city's alleged
. neglect in properly protecting the
water supply. Water, physicians say,
IS contaminated by sewage disposal
< II
from the septic tank at the foot OF
r Thirty-seventh street
t Davenport.
Rose Smith who has on previous
| occasions caused the police annoy
ance, played in an entirely new roie
8 | the other morning. Rose was parao-
. ing in Nahant in a switchmans gafn
XII Unaccustoned to such sarb the glr
h became badly chilled. Deputy sherin
o Marinan went to Nahant and a11e'
s returning to Davenport with her wen
? | before Justice w. r. Names. tei
!. day jai! sentence was suspended ant
Rose given enough money to leav'
town. A bridge line car took hef q
Rock Island and back. She was picket
~ by police detectives and Ii now II
iau serving ten days on an old charge
% Belle PIaine.
nj Bigamy is the charge brough
s. against w. West in a divorce suit com
'e rnenced by Amelia c. Livingston in tn
IS Linn county district court. She al
ID Ieges that he married her under tn
Is assumed name Of Arthur w. Living
IS ston, when his real name is Arthur W
West. Their marriage occurred at Win
ton in September and they have bee
ID living near Fairfax. Mrs. Lvtngsto
IN states that West at the time OF hi
eel marriage to her went under an az
T. surned name and that he had anothe
a wife living by the name Of Nellie Yves
to Mrs Livingston asks for annulment {
IS her marriage and for the restoration
m her maiden name, Amelia c. Klar.
~ Harlan.
"a BY the death Of William wylan
sr., at the age of 81 years, Shelf
county has lost one of its earliest p
oneer citizens. In 1855 he came
Shelby county with his father by ".
aS Of railroad to Dubuque. then by stai
r. to Council Bluffs, and entered q
ad acres of land in what is now Harris
ne township. In 1855 he was felected cou1
m ty treasurer and recorder sof Shell
TIN county, which office he held two yea,
the From 1852 until 1884 he was engas
J. In the mercantile business IN Harl'
he with various drms and then moved
she farm near Harlan. where he :
Drk NAMED until his health forced him
the give up farm work. He was poa
ad- master OF Harlan Tor some years q
has was q charter member Of Parian n
sonic :o1sssss I'D el.c e o!sv sse. chan
are LOT Royal Arch Masons. He vas
an frst mayor OF Harlan