Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-07
BRIEF MATTERS IN
THE DAYS NEWS


the state of Iowa to the supreme
court asking for reversal of Judge
Theophilus' decision in the Scott
county district court, declaring that
the Moon law regulating the number
of saloons does not apply to special
charter cities was sent to Des
Moines for filing today. The lower
court held that the Moon law dld
not apply to Davenport, a special
charter city. a....
CHICAGO.-The National Packing Co.,
which figured largely in the recent
trial of the Chicago meat packers,
contemplates an amicable d1ssolu'
ton, according to report In the
federal building today, after a con-
ference between Ralph Crews, chief
counsel for the company, and United
States District Attorney James II.
Wilkerson.
LOO.-Following the overruE
ing of a motion for new trial, Judge
F.C. Platt of the Blackhawk district
court today sentenced J. T. NC
Craskill for term of not to exceed
eight years in the penitentiary at
Fort Madison. McCraskil, a sewing
machine agent, was convicted OF tne
killing of Henry Phillips. wealthy
farmer, last November. ....
ATHENS, O.-President Taft entered
his third primary fight today with
Ohio's fortyeight delegates to- the
republican national convention to be
elected May 81, as the prize. Mr.
Taft will make speeches In several
southern Ohio towns.
HALIFAX, N. S.-The cable steamer
Nina which relieved the Mackay-
Bennett in the work of searching for
the Titanic's dead, returned to port
this morning with flags at half mast.
Among the bodies brought ashore
was that Of Charles M. Hays, presi'
dent of the Grand Trunk railway.
DES MOINES.-Theodo Kuehle, 81
years old, of Davenport, was arrest
ed in the office of Gov. Carroll today.
Oficials at the state house told the
sheriff the man had been acting
queerly He is being investigated
d as to his sanity. @
CHICAGO.-Julius Christianson, 60
years old, sentenced to fourteen
years in the state penitentlary for
the murder of his landlady, Irene
u Watson, committed suicide today ,by
hanging himself from his cell bars
with strips torn froma bed sheet. He
was to have been taken to Joliet TO-
morrow.
ST. LOUIs-Mrs. Alma Palmer James.
carrying baby, went to trial today
on a second degree murder charge,
for killing her husband, Leo James,
April 26, 1911. The baby was born
four months after Mrs. James killed
her husband and her trial has been
postponed three times.
ILL.-The man killed
in the wreck Of the Chicago and
Alton fast passenger train at Knapp
near here yesterday, was today 1den-
titled as that Of Stuart Cherry of this
city. 80 49, ..F
CHICAGO-George Bernstein, 80 years
old. tailor who was found wound
ed at his home last Saturday, died
today. Bernstein when taken to
hospital accused his wife of having
fired five shots at home during
quarrel. The wife asserted the
revolver was accidently discharged.
NEW ORLEANS.-Four trainmen and
three passengers were killed and
number of passengers were hurt In
the wreck of a special train carry.
ing confederate veterans from Texas
to the reunion at Macon, Ca, today
on the New Orleans and Northeast
ern railroad near Hattiesburg, Miss.
Roberts, aged 80
years, weather observer in Clinton
for thirty years and the oldest Good
Templar in the United States died
this morning. ..s -.
IIL-The body of George
Yates, Savannah fisherman, who
was drowned in the river two weeks
ago, was found by some boys ten
miles below this city yesterday az
ternOon.