Evening times-Republican., 1913-12-19
Southern Io,ua Items

Des Moinss.
G. A. Dial. a farmer from Kansas.
Tuesday night reported to the police
that he had been robbed Of 500 by a
colored woman while standing near the
! Seventh street viaduct.
Lamont.
An elder Of the Latter Day Saints
church in Lamont has presented his
church with an automobile to be used
by the officers Of the church in maxi
ing missionary trips IN the near by
country.
csntsrvilis.
The grand jury has indicted Joda
Mosly, railroad brakeman on a
charge of murder in the first degree,
alleging the killing Of John Schrumm.
Mrs Iva Riley Moulton was indicted on
a charge of assault with intenet to
murder the daughter of Joe Bridal.
Sisournsy.
At recent meeting of the executive
committee of the farmers institute 1t
was decided to hold the next farmers
institute for Keokuk county on Jan.
Is, 1s and II. 1914. Arrangements are
being made for a good program and it
is anticipated that the institute meet
ing will prove OF unusual interest.
Des Moines.
| Laura A. Peck was robbed Tuesday
evening OF a handbag containing "a In
money. She reported to the police that
while walking east on Locust street
near Tenth. two men approached her.
One of them. she said, snatched the
handbag which she was carrying. She
held fast to the handle which was torn
from the bag. :
Mount Pleasant.
Orin Linder, OF New London. is in
jail charged with stealing the automo-
bile belonging to Fred Wellington OF
the same place. It is charged that
Linder drove the machine to Mediapo-
lis where It was wrecked. The hear
ing will be before Justice Mills here to-
morrow . and the county attorney
thinks Linder will be bound over TO
the grand jury.
Abba.
In the district court Bud Williams
plead guilty TO the charge OF carrying
concealed weapons and was fined Sl0O
and costs. and Lee Cmbella was fined
1925 and costs on the same charge
iGale Garland, who was indicted Tor
assault with intenet to commit murder
was allowed to plead guilty 10 assault
with intent to do great bodily injury
and was sentenced to one year In the
penitentiary at Anamosa.
Charlton.
Accidents occurred at the Central
iowa Fuel Company nina IIc::2y
Stanley Roberts, young man who
was driving, accidentally fell and wal
run over by the car, in5uring his leg
quite badly. James Webb, aged 81
years, had d foe: crushed by tal
Of slate and will be laid up for some
time Irving Parmenter slipped and
fell from the boiler and was shaken
up and badly bruised.
Mount Pleasant.
Two large, full grown timber wolves
, were killed by Harry BurnauSh. color
, ed, at Hickory Grove, three miles north
of here. The farmers Of that vicinity
, have reported a number Of sheep killed
( Il by the wolves, but all previous efforts
! TO kill or capture the animals had beer
. frurless. BurnauEh purchased hunt
. er's license for the only purpose OF kill
. ing the animals. He had scarcely en-
} tered the grove when he scared up two
large wolves.
oskaIoosa.
Oskaloosa is on the map in new
way-the old town has become a sta
ton in the world of wireless commun
: ication. George Clark. Ealery Alexan
der and Ralph Deck have been expert
menting with the wireless" their worl
: covering many weeks study. The!
, have mastered the principles involv
|. ed and have been successful in erect
ing their own apparatus and makinl
their own equipment, and it works
Their plant is capable Of both receiving
and sending messages thru the air.
{ Perry.
. Pros -perry-ty" is the slogan adopt
E led by the Perry bureau Of commerc'
, after . contest which has been car
D ried on for several weeks. It was OF
? lcially adopted by the directors at thst
Z. meeting yesterday and VIII Se ssaaf a