Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-28

was without covering of any kind, and
evidently had been In the water only
q few hours. The condition of the
body indicates that 1t was alive when
thrown into the river, and for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining more definite in
formation as to this feature the infant
was taken to the office of Dr. Jarvis.
who will make an investigation.
Tama.
Mrs. c. p. Seabert was taken vio-
lently sick with ptomaIne poisoning
last Thursday night after partakng
of a dish of soup prepared from a
can of highly advertised soups. For
twenty -four hours her condition was
grave but By Saturday she was re-
earded as out Of danger. 1t is not
definitely settled that tie soup ca"s-
ed her illness as other mc;Tbers of
the family. who had also partaken of it..
experienced no bad effects. Mrs Sea-
bert had but recently recovered from
an attack Of the grip and her system
was in poor condition to ward off pto-
main germs. She is at present conval-
escent.
Tama.
A bootlegger. with large stock of
on the Northwestern road, near o. p.
Beale & Co.'s elevator. last Thursday.
In suit case and gunny sack he had a
gallon or more of whisky. some of it
in gallon Jug and the rest of it in
pint bottles. Two or three dozen emp
ty bottles and funnel completed his
stock in trnde and it seemed evident
that he bought his whiskey In bulk and
then filled the bottles to meet the ee-
mands of his customers. The arrest
was made by Marshall Shively and
Deputy Marshall j. E. Van Horn and
the prisoner was brought before the
mayor. He gave his name as William
jackson and his residence as north OF
Omaha
Rockwell City.
deal has recently been consum-
mated whereby Strong & Noel dispose
Of their lumber and coal business in
Rockwell City. j. W. Dixon Of Sac City
being the purchaser, the style oe the
firm to be the Dixon Lumber and Coal
Company. The actual transfer of the
business will occur November 1s., Mr..
Noel having contracted to remain with
the new firm at least three months to
give the new manager an opportunity
and get acquainted with the trade. The
business was established in 1889. the
firm name at that time being Strong &
Price, d. w. Noel having an interest
in the same. The firm name was later
changed to Strong & Noel. v. n. Noel
associated himself with the COMPANY
In 1887 and upon the death OF D. w.
In 1904 took active charge OF the COM
pany's affairs and has continued i'll
that capacity up 10 the present time
Mr.. Strong has never resided here be-
ing now a resident Of Pacific Grove.
California.
Britt.
While Bert Bailey. with his crew Of
Tiers, was working on a ditch to dram
Mud lake on what used to be known as
the old CaQeron farm. mile east Of
Bailey's GI6e in Twin Lake township,
they unearthed relics Of prehistoric
time in the form OF nine logs and
stumps. At the bottom Of an 11-foot
cut they struck a large pine log in a
good state Of preservation. This one
log was fully 70 feet long. and for a
long distance the ditch runs through
this ancient pine forest, necessitatin2
cutting of innumerable logs and
stumps Not even in the earliest his
tory of this community has there ever
been evidence of any pine timber in
this section Of the country and the
only solution Of the find is that this
tract was covered by growth OF pine
timber in some prehistoric time. A
piece of the wood was brought in TO
Mr.. .Treganza. whose explanation Of its
origin was expressed In words that
were almost as mysterious as the or
igir OF the wood itself.