Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-05
Southern Io1ua Items

were brought out tnere were SO iidii!
exienuating circumstances in the case
that the verdict was manslaughter.
He was sentenced to Fort Madison but
never left the county Jail when new
legal steps were taken. He was par
oiled BY the board of pardons on Sept.
S. 1919. and this was followed by his
complete discharge yesterday. The
killing OF Jim Kane was partly the re-
suit of an accident. Kane. with other
Young men, had frequented the cabin
of the aged man on the Lindsay and
Phelps property in East Davenport. 1t
was charged by the defense that they
had pestered the aged man until one
evening ne became angered, and, GO
| ing into the cabiH ne procured his
22-caliber rifle and nret' at Kane. who
was standing considerable distance
away. The shot inflicted a flesh
wound and later complications de-
reloped. and Kane died from wound
that was apparently not serious at
first. owen had served in the civil
war.
Shenandoah.
! cross country journey to Oklahoma
with a stolen horse and buggy was
| brought to sudden end at Sidney,
when Gene Somners, a 9-year-old boy
and William Tharpe, II years old. were
/ detained by the authorities. The young
| sters, after attending a picture show
here. stole the gray family horse OF
Martin Fender and big fur robe from
! a nearby buggy. and started on the
| long trip. The family OF Tharpe re-
Gently moved here from Oklahoma and
| II is thought that he influenced the lad
of 9 TO start with him by stories Of ad-
venture
! Knoxville.
1 The unique social event OF the sea-
son in Marion county was celebrated
Monday In Bussey when the children,
! grandchildren and great grandchildren
gathered 10 celebrate the ninety-sixt
birthday anniversary of Uncle Rob-
.rtt wharton. M- Whor.nn WAS born
Nov. 80, 1918, and has been resident
of the vicinity of Bussey since 1851.
sixty three years ago, when he took a
government homestead at the regular
price Of Sips per acre. That land Ii
now worth more than 100 times the
4 original cost, and has been held in Mr.
Wharton's name ever since the original
entry, no part Of II having ever been
transferred. He has been Mason
! nearly sixty years. and only recently
Ioaiciated at the grave at the death Of a
brother lodge member.
;Wsieott.
Hurting thru space at terrific speed,
Claus Sick aged 43, plunged to his
death at the Stockdale and Mack
grain elevator Wednesday afternoon.
4 Falling an estimated distance Of forty
FIVE feet, he struck the bottom floor
head first. HI; skull was completely
lcrushed and his brains were scattered
about He was removed to his home
and died at 4:55 Thursday morning.
never ragaining consciousness. The
exact manner in which the accident
occurred Is a complete mystery. %
there was no eye witnesses. The ele-
yator in question, which has been in
loperation only week, is ninety feet In
iheight When last seen. Sick was work
ing about forty-five feet above the
ground. He evidently lost his balance
and his body turned over during the
. descent.
iss.s M.s;ec.-
After few weeks Of work the local
chapter OF the D. A. r. has succeeded
in locating the grave OF soldier OF
the revolutionary war, located about
: seven miles north OF here in Lost Greek
cemetery near Green Bay. The D. A. h
org anization OF this city were told Of
this grave some time ago and efforts
TO locate 1t definitely were immediate
~ begun with the result that after
, week or two Of hunting the RESTING
, place OF the fighter of rs WAS discov.
, cred Mrs. ]. NJ. Casey put herself
; into communication with the war de-
. partment in Washington and from
, tina. Office discovered the record OF fh'