Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-19
Southern Io1ua Items

i, OttumWa to keep for him until ne
could get located, He called at the
house where Mrs. Davila and son were
/ living with her mother. Mrs. Eva
Bond. Saturday. afternoon ana accord
ing to the woman was lyirg on bed
in ono OF the two rooms the family
occupied. playing with the baby. The
4. husband of Mrs. Davila made his first
appearance for two months. and as he
entered the rear door of the house he
caught sight of Rangel. drew a pis-
toll and fired three times ut him. He
! Immediately fled. \ search is being
made for the slayer.
Brooks.
! The Bank Of Brooks, private In
stitution Differed and owned largely
by the same men interested IN the First
National Bank of Corning, which
closed it's doors Friday, has been
closed also. The closing Of the bank
| here caused considerable excitement
| but It did not last long. The Bank
! of Brooks is believed to ne in an eE-
cellent condition. altho nothing is
known publicly of the character of it's
assets. 1t has capital of 10000. de-
posts OF about 100000 AMI has sur
| plus OF $500. The officers are: Pres-
dent Ralph Newcomb: vice president.
| g. NeWccmb cashier, y. j. Heaton;
assistant cashier, A. A. Heaton.
| OakviIIe.
George Ream. farmer residing six
miles south of Oakville. found an UNI
known man lying in the road near his
farm unconscious and with a broken
| arm. Four men. Bert and Lyman Will
I
| Dyke. took the unconscious man to the
| Burlington hospital. Friday morning
! the stranger recovered consciousness
long enough to declare that he had
| been on his way to Muscatine from
which place he intended going to Wis
! consin to seek for relatives. He then
! lapsed into Inconsistencies again
without giving his name. Or telling how
! he had been injured. The Burlington
physicians have little hope for his re-
covery.
keokuk.
Jewelry valued at s5oe was stolen
| Friday evening from the home Of l..
| Carroll Taber. treasurer Of the Taber
| Lumber Company. at 500 Grand ave-
! nue.. The robbery occurred some time
in the evening between s and 10: 30
o'clock. while Mr.. and Mrs, Taber were
absent from the house. None Of the
| servants were supposed to have been
in the house at that time. The jewel
~ that was taken had all been con-
tanned In two small jewel boxes that
were always kept by Mrs. Taber in
the bottom Of a laundry bag in her
room. Other valuable Jewels in the
dresser or in jewel boxes on top OF
the dresser were left untouched by
the thief.
Dss Moines.
The sixteenth annual convention of
the Iowa Osteopathic Association will
be held at the Des Moines Stin hospi-
! tai Wednesday and Thursday. Dr. j.
A. Deason. head of the research de-
partment of the national association,
will be one Of the principal conven-
| ton speakers. DR.. A. c. Hi!dreth, Of
Macon. Mo-. gives the opening address
Wednesday morning. Following the
morning program a surgical clinic will
be held at the Des NIoines General
, hospital. Papers written upon sub
jects pertaining to the profession will
he read by osteopathic physicians Of
the state during the afternoon. A
banquet for the convention delegates
will be served in Younkers' tea room
Wednesday evening. The discussion Of
subjects relating to disease and pre-
svcntion will continue thru ThuTsday.