Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-09
Southern Io1ua Items

keota.
The Keota public library was opened
Saturday. Nearly 600 volumes have
been placed in the town hall for pub
lie use. The library Is being supported
by the Town Improvement Club. which
held a public reception at the library
room the opening day.
ottumwa.
The first night Of Ottumwa having
only one police officer resulted IN a
robbery in the heart of the business
district, lust two blocks from the po-
lice station Some one kicked in a win
dow Of the Ottumwa hardware store
and carried away rifles, shot guns anu
ammunition There Is no cleW.
Fairfield.
This city will entertain the peace
oratorical contest. in which nine COL
leges Of the state will engage. They
are Morningside of Sioux City. Coe OF
Cedar RAPIDS, Carson Of Fairfield. Le-
ander Clark Of Toledo, Central Univer-
sity of Pella, Penn College Of Oskaloosa.
Luther College Of DEBORAH, and Iowa
WESLEYAN of Mt Pleasant.
Knoxville.
Prof John A. Roberts. one OF the
most prominent and weli-known cltl-
zens Of Knoxville, and a resident OF
the community for the past forty
years. was suddenly stricken with ap-
oplexy while attending meeting AT
: the Presbyterian church and died al
most before those composing the little
assemblage knew that anything really
serious had occurred.
Shenandoah.
Willard Perkins met with quite Sc
we're accident ut was standing on
the platform at the @. depot waiting
for the K. & w train to come to
standstilL The trucks were too close
to the tracks and were loaded with
heavy trunks. when the car struck the
corner Of one OF the trucks and
knocked one Of the heavy trunks onto
Mr.. Perkins ankle and foot. MASKING
the bone. The accident was very
painful one.
Davenport.
In Saturdays municipal election
Mayor Alfred Mueller, republican, was
elected over DR.. DeArmand, democrat
hy majority of 297. Outside OF mayor
the democrats had clean sweep. elect
ing the rest Of the city ticket and all
eight aldermen. There were no special
issues at stake. 1t was generally con-
coded Mayor Mueller had given the city
a GOOD administration during the past
two years, and the voters expressed
their satisfaction with 1t by electing
him to the office for another two years
Des Moinss.
Charles n Gilmore. 20 years old. one
Of the best known railroad men IN the
4St to- o(at NJ
service, Is dead at his home here. MT
Gilmore retired in 1903 from the office
OF division Superintendent Of the Chi
cago Rock Island & Pacific railroad
after nifty years OF railroad service. Mr.
Gilmore was q member Of the crew on
the Illinois Central railroad which car
ried Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A
Douglas from Decatur to Freeport
where they gave their memorable de-
bate.
Cedar Rapids.
George Ward. an Indian who year
ago brought a grip Of whisky
from Council Bluffs to the Tama
Indian reservation and got every one
drunk. including most of the squaws.
drew 500 and tho costs and sixty days
| in the Jones county jail before Judge
Henry T. Reed in federal court. Satur-
| day About year ago Ward was a
witness at Council Bluffs Tama
!s dry community. especially in the
vicinity Of the reservation, where a
bottle of whisky is as welcome as a
, bundle bundle &C CID elnthe~ to an orphan
asylum. Ward was the most popular
man on the reservation the day he
landed from Council Bluffs, espee-