Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-29

centerviIie.
The death of John Tibbetts was fol-
lowed by the collapse of his wife, who
died. Tibbetts was an old soldier and
was a member Of the Fifth Kansas
cavalry.
EddyvilIe.
Two men representing themselves as
agents for new hay carrier succeeded
| in passing a number of worthless
checks while in Edyville. At their
boarding house they succeeded in coll
lecting some money on check in adj
dition to their board.
Davenport.
| Twelve-year- odd Mary 4irl, of Lin
coin township won gold medal for the
best speller in Scott county at a con-
test held by the farmers institute at
Eldridge last week. Elmer label. a
13-year-old boy, won the silver medal
and Esther Westendorf, 16 years old.
took third place.
Hedrick.
Burglars broke into the w. B. Allen
store Friday night. getting $3.50 in
money and several notions Also into
| McMahans shoe store getting shoes.
not be told yet. They made their en-
dows.
College Springs.
Friday while Clarence Walkinshaw
was leading his horses out to water, he
had to pass behind pair of mules
when one of them. just for fun, kicked
him on the right leg, little above the
knee, breaking the bone as badly as
could be broken. This will lay him up
for the rest Of the winter and is quite
misfortune for Mr.. Walkinshaw has
lots of stock and world Of work to do.
Sidney.
Henry Johnson. colored. was SEN
fenced to serve twenty-five years in
the penitentiary for the alleged killing
guilty of murder In the second degree
Ross Gibson a 16-year-old boy who
was indicted on charge of killing his
cousin, Alexander Keys, pleaded guilty
to the charge Of assault with intent to
do great bodily injury. Sentence was
suspended during good behavior. My
ron Reeve charged with statutory as
sa tiit. was found not guilty.
keokuk.
Alonzo Phillips, laborer living here
approaching his mental condition. has
asked tho commissioners o: insanity to
commit him to the hospital at Mount
Pleasant. Such cases as this occur oc-
casionally Phillips condition will be
inquired into and evidence taken. He
has threatened to commit suicide and
has threatened to kill his Wife and some
Of his neighbors, and he says that he
fears that he may commit some act OF
violence. For that reason he wants
himself placed under restraint
Iowa City.
Louis Goodman, the Iowa county
farmer who disappeared from home
last summer leaving no trace, has been
found. He is working with railroad
crew near Cylinder, Iowa. in Palo Alto
county. The discovery came with the
return to Millersburg bank Of a GER
ti1cate Of deposit for $1,000 which
Goodman took with him on the day
he set off from his farm home. AS soon
as the certificate came in. telephone
communications were established, and
Goodmans location was determined.
Red Oak.
Two deaths OCcuTTeu within tHEeo
minutes at the Colonial hotel. S. B..
Lowrey, Of Avoca, who was stricken
with apoplexy Sunday. expired. George
/ A. Lowrey, his son. who Is an engineer
on the Rock Island, was sent for. j.
M. King died three minutes later. He
never recovered from an injury sew
eral months ago. He was a resident
/ Of Red Oak. He was the owner Of
many acres Of fine farm lands in Mills,
Pottawattamie and Montgomery coun-
ties.
Yorktown.
Ray Warden and Ona 10y and
Eleazor Freisz and Ella Wehramp
eloped last Tuesday night and were
married in Maryville. Miss Low left
. note saying they were going, but did
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