Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-02
Southern Io,ua Items

face, mouth and throat was the result.
Miss Teter had been attending school
at Fairfield and was at home for the
holiday vacation.
Baxter. ~
That George .Diehl, the Baxter sui
eide, had premeditated suicide was ev-
idenced at the! coronors inquest when
two notesone addressed to his wife
and son and the fother to the *. p.
lodge--mere exhibited THE former read:
Dear Minnie and Harlan: Goodbye.
can't stand it any longer" The latter
read: *. p. lodge: Please do not think
hard of me. G. D." These were found In
his overcoat. 1t was brought out In the
inquest that the Baxter Implement
Company has on its books now about
S., 900 of accounts which Mr.. Diehl had
failed to collect. The fact that the di-
rectors were soon to meet and that
some obligations were falling due and
some report would have to be made on
them, probably sis responsible for the
young mans decision to end all by
death.
Council Bluffs.
Suit was brought in the district court
on behalf of Pottawattamie county
againsnt the Koochiching company and
it's officials for the sum Of $10,407.S1.
together with the legal penalty Of half
that amount. interest and costs, as tax
es due on the shares of the capital
stock of that concern for the years
1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910. The suit
comes as result Of the efforts Of Ben
Mccoy, the tax ferret. The suit Is
brought against the Koochiching COM
pany as corporation, the company as
trustee for the shareholders. and f. w.
Backus as presidenr and c. j. Rock
wood as secretary. 1t Is alleged the
company's stock is worth 100000. with
a taxable value CT $4,000. over and
above the value of any real estate 1t
may own. 1t Is therefore sought to as
sess the stock on that basis.
fontaneIle.
"IIncle Jimmie" I4ieschman, who died
at the county home last week from In
firmities Of age, would have been SO
wears old had he lived until next March.
! "Uncle Jimmie had been known to the
people Of Fontanelle for something like
forty years. He came to this locality
from Scotland with DR.. McDermid, Sr.,
whose faithful companion and friend he
remained during the doctors life time.
! He remained with the family after the
doctors death until some two years
ago, when Mrs. McDermid went to CAL
ifornia and the home was closed. At
| that time he was induced to remove to
the county home. In the early days ne
was associated with those who pros
pected for coal in the east part OF
! town. and became thoroughly con-
WINGED that all this territory is under
laid with coal and was always an en-
thusiastic advocate Of organizing some
means Of development.
| keokuk.
Keokuk Is the first city in Iowa to
take advantage of the publicity bill in
troduced in the state legislature at Its
last session empowering cities to ex-
pend money for publicity purposes. The
city council has passed an ordinance
creating a department as provided In
the measure, which was introduced and
passed thru the efforts o! the Keokuk
| Industrial Association. Six thousand
| dollars per annum Is the amount of
4 money that may be expended for pub
licity purposes and three years Is the
lepgth of time such bureau may con-
ttnue in existence. II 10 expected that
| the city council by the establishment
of the new department Will cooperate
] with the Keokuk Industrial Association
in carrying on the great campaign
which is now being waged by the city
! 10 bring factories here TO use the nearly
100000 horsepower generated by the
great hydro-electric plant. The Indus
trial association has fund OF $4,000
which will be expended during the
.s..ee se.-s ne cemDaigning.