Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-10
Southern, Io,ua Items

tho farmland had secured some other
blank checks and forged Mr.. Smith
sons name to ut least three of them.
One was cashed at the Golden Rule,
one at the Leader and ono by Miss
Juanita Reynolds. The first two were
for $3.50 each and the last for IS.
Museatins. i,
Cabbage wilt and cucumber lice will
be the objects the coming summer.
The campaign inaugurated by County
Crop Expert Kirkpatrick against these
two pests Of the truck gardener will
be started in full blast as soon as the
first pickles commence chirping in the
early spring. The department Of
horticulture Of the Iowa State College
will cooperate with the Muscatine
farmers who care to take the matter
UP and will endeavor to wipe out these
two pests. The Heinz farms will be
the scene Of a party Of the demonstra-
lions.
Dss Moines.
Isaac c.. Arvold. contractor of
Wendell, MINI. Is the victim of a
badger game In which he lost $3.50 and
at the same time made himself liable
to charge Of violating the Mann
white slave law. thru the efforts of Mr..
and Mrs. L. B. Stone, John Miller and
other members Of gang which 1t is
believed has been working the city for
some time. These have been arrested.
Frank Wilson. another member, is still
at liberty In police court change
of venue was granted by Police Judge
Sims to the justice court Of d. c..
Rrowning
Dee Moines.
Burglars early Monday morning
broke show window in the s. Bern
stein jewelry store at 3O4 West Fifth
street, and made away with $4,000
worth of diamonds. They broke three
holes in the window with small rocks
before they made sufficient entrance
to get at the Jewels. Police discovered
the robbery shortly after o'clock In
the morning. No trace has been found
Of the men except that a messenger
boy told of seeing two men going
down an alley about that time. The
diamonds were placed In the window
Saturday night for Christmas display
and left over Sunday. About Il year
axo the entire window at this same
store was broken and several hundred
dollars worth Of jewelry taken.
.Avoea.
with the paying Of $4,000 to the
prosecuting witness the indictment
against Harry Hector. member of
prominent Walnut family. has been
dismissed, The action was taken upon
the motion of Assistant County At
torney Ware. Hector was indicted sew
eral years ago on q statutory charge
rrowing out Of his alleged relations
with Minnie Peterson. daughter Of a
well known farmer In the eastern end
Of the county. When the indictmen
was returned the young man could not
be located and for three years the
search was conducted for him. Finally
Hector returned voluntarily and gave
himself up. When :As case was ::!ed
before Judge Woodruff in April. 1911.
Hector was convicted by the jury and
was sentenced by the court to serve
three years In the state reformatory.
He appealed tho case. and the supreme
court reversed the Judgment Of the
lower court. It was planned to try the
case a second time, but Miss Peterson
declined to further prosecute the case.
She told the assistant county attorney
Saturday that she had been paid $4,000
and that this would recompense her
Tor all damages. She j. soon to be
married 1t u said.