Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-25

seymour.
stewart Peters. son Of J.0I Peters.
former resident of Seymour. shot
himself to death at Whittier. CAL,
according to relatives here. He was
IS years old.
Dee Msinss.
Joe Braba, an Indian. who has been
working on the Great Western section
out Of hero. was attacked In his shack
in the north part Of the city by two
Mexican fellow woFkmen and badly
stabbed. Tho couple got away with
SIS Of Braba's money and have not yet
been located.
ciarinda.
The new Linderman hotel at Clar-
india 10 nearing completion, and will
be occupied January I. Fred Clark.
an experienced hotel man from Mary
vile. Mo-. has leased the building.
The new hotel has s'xty -four rooms
ana all are well equipped with bath
and heat.
Seymour.
George E'erren picked up an old mail
pouch lock that was lost in 1865 when
the James boys robbed tho stage coach
driven by Verne johnson Of Seymour.
The lock was taken to tho Centerville
postonice, from there to be sent to
Washington, where 1t will be stored
away with other valuable relics.
Floris.
James, the 3-year-old son Of Ross
Harvard. narrowly escaped fatal in
jury when he fell on a knife which cut
into his mouth and down the throat
missing the jugular vein by q quarter
Of an inch. The little fellow suffered
from the loss of blood and complica-
ton Of Group, but is recovering.
Davenport.
The McGregor Mercantile company
1926 West Second street In bankrupt
and the petition in bankruptcy before
the United States federal court has
been filed with II. J. Mcfarland,
deputy clerk. The liabilities Of the
concern amount Of $5,026, according to
the schedule and the assets are esti-
mated at $4,000.
ksokuk.
Small pox has broken out among the
school children Of the city according
to the report made by the city health
authorities. DR.. c. A.. Diamond, city
physician said that the children who
have the disease in mild form have
been allowed to 60 to school, and that
their p1aymates have been exposed to
the disease.
keokuI<.
Pleading ignorance Of the use to
which their property was being put.
twenty-six property holders in Keokuk
were excused from paying the mulct
tax Of $3.50 quarter which had been
assessed. The board of supervisors
cancelled the assessments on the
grounds that the owners did not know
to what use their property was being
put.
Stockport.
The car Of hogs that J. w. Rhynas
bought and shipped in last week came
from Benton Campbell of the Harris
burg neighborhood. There were ~ head
Of these and they averaged 1913 1-3
pounds. selling at $7,55; there were
also IS head from Mrs. Robert Miller
Of the Same neighborhood that aver
aged 49, pounds and sold at $7.S5,
small ones and all. These hogs were
raised and fed by . woman and they
were IS Of the incest, cleanest hogs
on the market this year.
csnesrvilIe.
-Four fines Of $500 each. two dismis-
sails and three continuances are the
results Of the hearing Of the nine con-
tempt cases that have been tried be-
fore Judge G. W. vermilion Of Center
Vile. In the small court room. The
trials concluded Friday evening about
6:15 and Judge vermilion was able
to leave the city later in the night.
The mon fined were Larry Glynn
T. II. OBE1en. ". Greeley and w. ].
Blemmons, all Of whom were assessed
$500 each. J. w. Thompson, w. ].
Harry J., and Hayden Leonard, against
whom the contempt charges were nled