Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-21
Southern Io,ua Items
tho grand Jury. Bond was fixed at
600 and being unable to deposit this
sum Duckworth is lying in jail.

tho grand Jury. Bond was fixed at
600 and being unable to deposit this
sum Duckworth is lying in jail.
Cumberland.
Tho little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. q. Coffey caused her mother and
the neighbors in that neighborhood no
small amount of worry In very short
time Tuesday afternoon. A ladder had
been placed against the house In the
morning. ana tho little tot climbed up
tho ladder and got hold Of the spout
ing. possibly fifteen feet from the
ground. Without warning. the ladder
fell away, and she was left hanging
onto the spouting with both hands.
Mrs. CofRey ran out and called to some
Of the neighbours. who Immediately
went over and helped set the ladder
up and the child descended none the
worse for her experience.
Essex.
In few days work will begin on the
and some extensive improvements will
be made. The outside will be finished
in stucco and the work will be done
by the same contractor who did the
stucco work on the First National
Bank and the Delmonico hotel in
Shenandoah. The interior will be i'm
proved by new wainscoting and finish
ing and a new set Of fixtures and ev-
erything will be in keeping with the
most modern ideas. The directors have
ordered thoro renovating for the
building and when the changes are al!
made it will present very handsome
appearance.
| Abba.
Taylor Wilson has been made the
| defendant in case which developed
| the past week in which he is charged
with the crime Of assault with intent
| to commit rape upon young girl
named May Gibson. The assault is al
legged to nave been committed OH the
! 9Th Of this month and the information
was sworn out by a relative of the
girl. Preliminary trial was to have
been held before Justice OF the Peace
| Lambertson, but the physician who
no condition to appear and it would
probably be two weeks before she
i would be able to testify before the
court. Young Wilson was given his
liberty on bonds Of 5000.
Fairfield.
A mob Of pickpockets is followine
up the Buffalo Bill show, which was
in this city Thursday. G. A. Monsoon
Of Salina lost his pocketbook contain
ing about $35 while in line at the tick
ct wagon on the show grounds. j. F.
i voorheis whose home Ii in Lucas
! county, was robbed Of about 34s In
I the c. B. & Q passenger station while
waiting to take train No. . in the aft
ernoon. Samuel Salts Of Locust
Grove township. had his bank and
i check books, a meal ticket and other
articles Of little value taken from his
pocket at the same place in tho eve.
ming. These are about all the victims
who reported their losses to the au.
thorities. but there were others.
Missouri Valley.
Agent Morton had lively time with
two negroes Thursday. When No. {
came in he noticed two men get OF thu
blind baggage ana followed them be.
tween tho cars. A he Jumped dowr
from between two boz cars and accost.
Cd them. one Of the negroes pulled {
gun and 1red three shots at Close
range. Mr. Morton grabbed the Other
!. fellow and using him - . shield. hret
4 three times at the running negro. bu
% far a. u known. mono Of the shotl
took effect. the fellow escaping In tn.
tan weeds south Of the depot. This Il
! the eeeand time Mr.. Morton has beer
shot q this week. and he eays hs u
eotting little ifritated at such PER.
lfoenaacoG. Tho negro that Norton uee<
- shield. when questioned eatd b,
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