Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09
Southern Io1ua Items

Cedar Rapids.
Mary McCauley tried to get a divorce
from James W. McCauley, but failed
to secure it. She lived with him only
twelve days and claimed that he was
drunk twice in that time. They were
married June /. 1911, at Cedar Rapids.
Dewitt.
Fire broke out here Saturday in the
council room and resulted in damage
amounting TO several hundred dollars
A fire had been built in the stove in
the room below to dry out the fire de-
partment equipment and from this the
confagration started.
Iowa City.
Mile. Mathilde Leigle, OF Paris.
France, has been elected assistant pro-
fessor of French at the Iowa State
University and will sail for America
some time during this month. She was
a former student of the University of
Paris, Radcliffe, Harvard and Column
bia
Abba.
Rev. T. r. Akin has resigned the
pastorate of the United Presbyterian
church here and accepted call to
preach for the Clearfeld church. He
has been in Abba for seven and a half
years and during his stay a new church
has been erected and the congregation
enlarged m membership.
Adair.
Rev. Oscar s. Shaw, pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. fell dead
late Saturday afternoon while seated
in a chair at his home. Heart failure
is supposed to have been the cause
Rev. Mr. Shaw had been down town
shortly before and seemed to be in
his usual good health. He is sur
yived by his wife and three children.
ottumwa.
A petition for general consent to sell
Intoxicating liquors in Ottumwa for q
period of about FIVE years vii
be circulated. beginning about Jan
is. An effort on the part of the
censed saloons will be concentrated OF
securing 2.233 or more valid SIGNATURE
of electors before thirty days from thu
date OF the beginning have elapsed
4 Des Moines.
/ Governor Carroll has offered reward
as follows: For conviction OF person
who committed assault on DIR. Matti
Bowman at Winfield, $500: for per
sons who dynanited opera house a
Bedford, $3.50; for each Of the person
convicted of arson on the farm OF +
John Adams at Scion. 5000. The latte
reward will be paid for persons no
now under arrest.
: Keokuk.
The Kcokuk. Nauvoo and Fort Mad
ison Electric Railway Company ne
been INCORPORATED to construct a RAJ!
road from Keokuk thru Hancoc
county. Illinois, to Fort Madison. WIZ
: branch lines to the towns Of NauVo
and Carthage, Iii. The capital stock
!. $3.50. 900. and the incorporators are
n Fisher. c. H. Petsch, F. N. Cattii
:, r 7 Meier and w. P. Candy.
:. Logan.
Herman Bluedorn, Of Logan. has
watch of unusual construction ana OF
that has been handed down in II
i Rluedorn family for more than II
{ vears Tho the outer case is ~or
Il thru and dented badly. the work
which are engraved attractively, al
5 preserved we'll The posts and pinlol
are turned and finished beautifully az
e tho the works consist of rumero'
n wheels. there are also endless chan
used in the construction.
o Marion.
Dr F. W. Gessner has commence
= an action against the c. r & r.
= account OF injuries TO his wife. Ell
. Gessner. who, 1t Is alleged in the Pc
&c +,on IN Nov. %, 1911. purchased
:. ttcket ct Traer for transportation
= . certain point on the defendan
une While che was on the plauol
% e1deayoring to take passage on
train. using due care, a heav! 'ru
- loaded on a truck drawn by the
~ fendant's agents, fell on her and !
. fured her 1T Is claimed.
Des Moines.
It was reported to the police Sumo
that the 1s-year-old son OF Rev. p.
Bennett, 1924 East Ninth stree!
died at the state asylum for the inss
at Clarinda as the result Of injuries
y nicted by several boys nearly = mo-
. ara a:Tf1e matter was reported 70
noitce. Suffday for the first time, v
r1arK telling Of the case when
/ 81 learned the Bennett boy had c.sa'
! E detective department was put TO -
o RI on the case IN an effort 20 learn
{ 81 naues. of. the guilty boys, but no ne
ri =sx, .uee nnade. and not an arrest
- lbeen made a. vet CHIEF Jackson ]
l.. it il probable that II The soffendefs.
y, caught they will be chaxSed With q
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