Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-15
Southern Io1ua Items

Gus to get there for treatment and
could hardly wait for vacancy. Final
ly he got word that they were ready to
receive him at Oakdale and he went
over. He only stayed there five days
The manner of living over there was
so different from what he had accus-
toned himself to that he tired of SAM
tary living and came home The town
board of health then took the matter
under Amusement and by committee
informed Mr.. Mcfarland that if he did
not change his mind and return to
Oakdale he must isolate himself with
in his home and not mix with the citi
zens, expectorating on the walks or
loaf In the stores. Later he went west
on the trainsand it is stated that he is
stopping in Washington.
Council Bluffs. III
General Grenville NJ Dodge cele
bratew his s1st birthday as the guest
of honor at several functions. Hale
and hearty at this advanced age. the
noted soldier and citizen is more ac-
tive and energetic than many persons
years his Junior. Saturday noon Gen
eral Dodge was the guest of the Sat
,lrday MONDAY Club at luncheon at
euc vi ohO dIlu vi HcuiiudS nIS. ~. L.
Dodge. Of Omaha, entertained in his
honor. at which time a number Of his
old Omaha friends were present
keokuk.
James O'Hara a carpenter. was in
stantly killed Saturday by being run
over by a train while lodging another
train on another track at the site of
the new lock Seeing a train coming
on the track on which he was walking
he stepped out of the way but instead
Of stepping between the tracks he kept
on between the rails OF an adjoining
track. An approaching train on this
second track hit him and altho it was
stopped within a short distance the
man was knocked under and killed. He
was dead when the body was taken out
from under the wheels.
Davenport.
An original motion was filed by Mrs
Nellie Finger. thru her attorneys
against Mrs. Lena Anken. executrix Of
the estate Of David Anken. asking for
$4,000 and the establishment of a
trust In her favor Of all property and
assets Of the estate Of David Anken.
The claim includes all real estate. Mrs.
Finger was adopted by the Ankens, but
the claim Is made that owing to the
fact that the adoption was verbal only.
it was invalid The case was carried
to the supreme court, which sustained
the district court in the decision
against Mrs Finger. The motion for a
rehearing In the supreme court was
denied.
Washington.
A bogus check operator made Wash
ington merchants lose some coin the
past several days. He passed himself
off on local merchants as John s. Rus
sell and was smooth enough to get rid
Of three forged checks on the Farmers
and Merchants State Bank Of this
place He cashed his first check in the
Windsor grocery. It was first drawn
for $3.50 and was endorsed by j. W.
Johnson He cashed another at the
Orr & Patton grocery for the same
amount drawn in the same manner.
The next place visited was the NOEL
Kinney furniture store. where he Sc
cured like amount In each place he
stated that he had been working for
Mr.. johnson out west Of the city. He
tried to cash checks in several of the
business houses but was not accom-
modated. When the checks were turned
in to the bank. 1t was at once discov.
cred that they were bogus. but the
operator had decamped for ''greener
pastures ahead OF the game some
$3.50.