Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-31
Bloomfield.

Bloomfield.
Lee Alfred Carlisle committed sui
eide late Saturday night by drinking
carbolic acid No cause is known for
the act and it is supposed the young
man was temporarily insane. He was
% years old and a son of Mrs. Eva
Hickman, Of Ottumwa.
Dcs Moinss.
Dick Palmer. living on the South
Des Moines levee, was arraigned in po-
lice court charged with stealing five
chickens Sunday night from H. N
Mau. Palmer was arrested after De-
tective McKircher had trailed the lost
poultry by blood spots from Mau's
| chicken house to Palmer's home.
Des Moinss.
The convention committee Of the
Des Moines Commercial Club has Sc
cured the 1912 annual convention OF
the Iowa Master Painters Association
to be held in July. The selection of Des
Moines as the next meeting place for
the association was made at a. meet
ing of the painters executive commit
tee held at Waterloo recently.
Washington.
The Rock Island railroad yards In
Washington, as we'll as railroad yards
in other places and on other lines, are
still abnormally filled with freight
cars. During the severe cold period
the railroads. unable to operate their
freight trains satisfactorily. set out
cars at sidings along the line until
they could be moved on again.
Dcs Moines.
Moses Slack. coal miner, sat in a
jury box in Judge McHenry's court
room, leaned over the railing so that
his face was close to that Of his sons,
who was testifying, and told the boy
he was lying. The father was the de-
PENDANT in a divorce action brought by
his wife, and the son was testifying in
behalf of his mother.
Ames.
Since their return to school sweaters
have been given to the football and
cross country men. Those receiving
their varsity AS are: Burge, Chapel,
Harte, Hurst, Juhl. Hunt Lattimer,
Wall and weyrauch. Cross country:
Anderson. Collins, Dyer, Farquhar,
Josslyn and Ward Sub-varsity: Aren-
ston, Cunningham. Moad. Taylor,
Thompson, Watson, Wright and Sloss.
Scion.
No livestock has been shipped out Of
here for over week as the Rock Island
will not furnish cars Reports from
Hills. station south of here. states
there has been no shipment from there
for over two weeks. The condition is
getting SO serious here that complaint
will be made to the railroad commits
sioners very soon If relief is not in
sight. From five to ten cars OF stock
are sent out Of here a week In normal
times.
Manning.
Northeast Of Manning, one Of Frank
Roth's horses was accidentlly shot in
a peculiar manner It was nearly dark
and a friend attempted to shoot a Jack
rabbit near the barn. While making a
sneak on the rabbit he accidentally
caught his toe and stumbled, his gun
going off and striking a horse stand
ing near in the flank DR.. G. b. Miller
was called and succeeded in stopping
the flow Of blood and saving the life
Of the horse.
Boone.
Adam Agar, OF Council Bluffs, who
was in the city to attend the funeral
Of Miss Kate Shelley. has returned to
his home. Mr.. Agar was one OF the
men on the pusher that went down into
Honey creek on the night Of July 6.
1881, and he was saved by catching on
the branches OF tree. It was Miss
Shelley who brought the men who
rescued him, and to her he was indebt.
ed for his life. Mr.. Agar ID still In
the employ Of the Chicago q North
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pes Meiass.
Governor Carroll issued . proclama-
ton Monday asking the people Of Iowa
90 contribute. to the Red Cross funA
that h being raised at the spGgeet1cn
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