Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-06
Southern Io1ua Items

tho every effort was made TO save the
girls life her death occurred Saturday
morning.
cresten
Kenneth whitner a Young man re-
siding at Red Oak, was arrested D.
Deputy United states Marshal E1iine'
OF this city, on charge OF sonding Cd
scene matter thru the mails me
charge was brought by Postofive IN
spec,or Harry Shriver, Of Shenanuoa n.
The Young fellow was taken before
Commissioner Blackstone; OF Red Oak.
where he pleaded guilty to the charge.
He was bound over to await the meet
ing of the grand jury in the fall term OF
court. The letter was sent to young
woman a. Corning and was discovered
by her father, who notified the post
office inspector.
Agency.
Agency is to have anew postoHice
building built exclusively for use o.
that office as result 81 TIE appoint
ment of Blanche Fouike a. pos'mis-
tress of that place. The "thef cano
date to take the civil service examina-
ton was Miss Lulu Enyart presen!
deputy postmistress. who mad intehoeu
If successful to maintain the office IN
the present headquarters In the
Agency bank. Friends OF MISS fou!ke
advised the department that IN inc
event of the appointment tney "oui"
build a new building and tease !. "
the government at the same rshtai as
was paid for the old quarters.
Museatine.
Joseph Wilhelm. perhaps the Oldest
! resident of Muscatine county. passed
away shortly after o'clock SUNDAY
afternoon at the home Of his daughter
Mrs. Margaret Weaver. 407 East Sixth
street Mr. Wilhelm reached the un-
usually advanced afe of 80 years, d
months and Is days. Mr. Wilhelm was
! q well known resident of Nuscatine
and was especially well known to the
older residents. He had resided in the
! city since 1884 and for long time pre-
yjous TO that year. had engaged IN
| farming about three miles north Oh
| Muscatine near the Kalo-ama school
lhouse. During the later years OF his
life. he has engaged in no business &C
tivities but had spent his declining
years in a most retired way.
Davenport.
A pitiful state of affairs was re-
vealed when the police were called 70
i2i2 East Sixth street to arrest David
Evans. accused of beating and mis-
treating his wife. There were only
three small crusts Of dried rye bread IN
the house, according to testimony. and
the woman was suffering from munger.
The police learned that she had only
been kept alive thru the Kindness OF
neighborh who brough. her food from
| time to time. Neighbors testified IN
ipolice court that Evans has refused
to work for some time past and that
when he did land job. he Immediately
spent the money for booze. Neiehoors
called the police, after the husband
had chased his wife out Of the house
Evans was given ten-daJ sentence to
the county jail.
ottumwa.
One of the largest crowds that has
lever attended funeral in this part OF
the state was present at the services
held Sunday afternoon at Fredrie
when Harvey and Ralph Worley were
buried. The young men were drowned
Friday morning while fishing neSr the
Chiiiicothe bridge. The cider brother
Harvey attempted to save Ralph wher
the latter slipped from the dixie into
the river. The funeral party LETT tht
4 Worley home at 1890 and reached tho
Baptist church at Pleasant Corner a.
II o'clock. The crowd wAs so dense
that the service was conducted In ths
grove outside the church. A count
OF the vehicles and persons presen
showed 293 teoms, 173 automobiles ant
1884 persons. The funeral reached
|. from the church to the cemetery twt
miles away.