Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-18
Southern Io,un Items

Davenport.
The Miller Hotel Company. builder,
Of the New Blackhawk hotel, mar
awarded the contract for the furnish.
ing to local concern, the Iowa F'urni-
Iture and Carpet Company and which Is
said to be the largest single contract
for house furnishing ever let in the
city.
Davenport
During the past year Food Inspector
Wright has condemned 6.311 pounds OF
rotten meat and ordered it destroyed
351 gallons of over-ripe oysters were
banished; also one barrel Of decayed
fish: 325 dozen embalmed eggs; rs
pounds OF aged poultry: 100 bottles OF
bad milk.
Abba.
With the returns from half Of the
miners locals in the state received
the proposition to accept the old wage
scale Of last year and to settle local
questions by sub district conference, is
ahead 2,023 votes. 1t is expected that
it will carry by about 1000 votes with
at least 10000 voting. The vote is clos
err than was expected by the officials OF
the union.
West Liberty.
The board OF education has e-elect-
ed J.. L. Packer as superintendent of
the West Liberty schools, and at the
same time, Prof. Ray A. Bell was re-
elected the head of the popular agri-
culture department. Of the high school.
Mr.. Packer is serving in his first term,
and Mr.. Bell his second.
ksokuk.
Drawing room full Of choking
smoking. Mrs. John Starr rescued her
lin onths- child from death in a
fire which practically Quilted the inter-
Tor of the house. The baby was in the
house alone and the first intmation
Mrs. Starr had Of the danger to her
child was when a passerby yelled fire.
She ran from the yard into the house
and dra gged the child from the room.
Dss Moines.
Miss Pearl Thompson of Ninth and
Fillmore streets. is at her home recov-
ering from the effects of painful injur-
les sustained while at work in local
tailoring establishment. Miss Thomp-
sons right hand became wedged in the
machinery Of a power sewing machine
and three fingers were sewed together.
Sine walked TO the office of a surgean
following the accident.
Davenport.
Because her husband habitually re-
turned home late for supper. Mrs. Anna
Sohl, % years of age. bride of but a
few months, committed suicide by
swallowing carbolic acid. She had an
argument with her husband because
he returned late as usual. Ending the
argument she went to the pantry shelf,
took down a bottle of carbolic acid and
swallowed the contents, dying ten min
utes later.
West Point.
celebrated at Pasadena. Cal, recently.
Warren L. PerdeW and Miss Josephine
Newcomb Of West Point. were the
couple. They were married at Athens.
Mo-, April s. 1854. The marriage was
made against opposition of the parents
OF the couple but they ran away and
were united by an Athens minister.
Last week they celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary.
Dee Mo;nss.
John Week, % years old. was found
dead In his bed In the annex OF the
Iowa hotel, 421 Fourth street, at
o'clock Thursday morning. Death was
due to gas asphyxiation. Papers found
IN young Weeks clothing indicate that
his home was In Maryville. Ill. He was
q miner. According to the clerk at the
hotel Week was asked Wednesday
night IL he understood the gas IN the
rooms. "i5ure I understand II" he 70