Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-30

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Miss Nina L. Colville, who has at
, tended East Center school in Spring
Creek township since she was years
old, has never missed day at school.
She will be graduated this spring. She
lives mile from the school,
Dss Moinss.
John Bartaletti, aged 40. from Seev-
ers, is believed by the police to have
attempted suicide by taking gas at the
Three Star Hotel here, where ne was
found unconscious. Doctors at Mercy
hospital announced that he will re-
cover
Davenport.
| In fit of jealous rage Edward
Warnken. aged 40, prominent in Turn
er circles, fired three shots at his wife
and then turned the revolver on him
self, sending buffet thru his brain and
died instantly. Mrs. Warnken was shot
thru the left shoulder but IL is not a
serious wound and she will recover.
Dss Meinss.
DR.. G. N. Ryan, Of Des Moines, with
DR.. D. S. Fairchild, ST., of Clinton, are
the two Iowa representatives Of the
State Medical Association, who will;
leave on July for a trip thru Europe
before attending the medical congress
of physicians. to be held In London
Aug. II to 16. About sixty doctors
from different. parts Of the United
States have been selected Tor the trip.
Davenport.
The assessors have completed, re-
port to County Auditor Edward Col
Inns on the number of forest and fruit
tree properties In Scott. county which
come under the 81 per acre assessment.
In cases where no less than two or
more than five acres of land are de-
voted to growing forests orifruit trees
this low rate applies. There must.
however be no less than seventy fruit
trees in an acre.
Dss Moinss.
The Rock Island railroad will start
local passenger and freight service on
the new strip of sixty-tw two miles be-
tween Carlisle and Allerton, July 1, the
last link in the Kansas City and Min
neapolis and ST. Paul short line. 1t ia
forty-two miles shorter than Compel
ing roads. Fast thru service will not
be attempted for at least six months
until the roadbed has been brought up
to standard condition. This is the big
gest Job of railroad building in Iowa
for several years.
Marsnee.
The station agent has refused to de-
liver the wet goods and as a result
forty cases. seven barrels and four
kegs of beer are held up. Iowa county
is a prohibition county and the .citi-
zehs have ordered from local whole
sale houses east Of here. The decision
OF the carriers not to deliver wet
goods here is in conformance with the
Webb Kenyon law. Under that act the
shipment of liquor into dry" territory
is prohibited. The only way for the
Marengoite to get his beer in the fut-
ure is to take q suitcase to Iowa City.
pss Meinss.
Albert Stevenson, aged "a, was
struck over the head with a heavy iron
fork by Thomas Stewart, a negro. while
at work for James Horrabin, paving
contractor, at Forty-hrst street and
University avenue Wednesday morn
ing, and received q skull fracture.
Stewart escaped. Stevenson 10 at the
Methodist hospital in critical condi-
ton. Both men were employed as Ia.
borers. They were laying bitulithic.
The negro told Stevenson to do the
work in certain manner and Steven
son told him. to Jump in the lake. -
The negro had fork used in spreading
the bitulithic. He struck Stevenson
and then ran away.
ceHax.
The Methodist church people Of Col
fax are making the preliminary move
toward raising money for the erection
LOT new church building TO cost ap-
proximately 10000 when completed, II
Il to be Of concrete with white sand