Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-24
Southern Iouua Items

+, quantity Of rain this month has AFFECT
ed his health, causing an almost com :
plete nervous breakdown. According
to his application, filed with the office
of the Iowa humane society, there are
; but four potatoes III the house. He is
unable, he says, to work because OF
the effect of the rains upon his entire
nervous system. OF naturally de-
spondent disposition he was made
more respondent by the dark, gloomy
weather and the almost constant rain
The few bright days during the past
week have not been sufficient to repair
the damage to his nervous system. =.
NJ. Young. secretary of the society, ad-
viSed trip south.
Perry.
Mrs. Pearl Emberling. who was bad
ly injured in an automobile accident
here several weeks ago, has started suit
in the district court at Abel against
I. o. Oldstodt and Arthur Foote. a to-
tai of IS, 900 is asked. half for the injur-
les received by herself and half for
those sustained by her minor daughter,
Myrtle The petitions recite that on
July %, the defendant Arthur Foote
was driving a Ford car belonging to
the car, because of the inexperience
and incapacity of the driver was driven
onto the sidewalk, catching the plain
tiffS between the car and a business
building, causing them much injury
Mrs. Emberling alleges that she had
two ribs broken and was otherwise
badly hurt. while her daughter. Myrtle
was also badly injured, she therefore
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PENDANTS.
Fairfield.
The troubles OF Harry rillotson dc
not decrease. TillotSon. former oWnc,
of the Fairfield Tribune. was released
from custody Monday by Justice \. w
Jaques, on the charge of having com
United larceny by embezZlement. II
was shown that he held title to the
Tribune while the large collections
were being made and that he was UNI
; der no contract to report collections e
| the mortgage holders. Two other in.
formations We're sworn. out agains
Tiilotson. One charge obtaining money
: under false pretenses sworn out by
Roscoe p. Thoma. The other charges
Tillotson with disposing of mortgaget
property and is sworn out by f. Il
Smith. Both grow out of Tillotson':
acts during the three n-onths which Ii,
ran the Tribune. just prior to it's fore.
closure on Oct. I. His hearing on tn,
new charges is set for Oct. &c.
Davenport.
A gang of youthful bandits RANGING
/, in age from IA to 20 years held up +
]. McCleary. No. 9 Dorothea flats If
| Washington square Wednesday night
giving their victim a terrific beating
ana securing 1915 and pocket knife
| After the attack the boys boldly follow.
ed McCleary to his own door step. The
affair was reported to the police this
! morning and plain clothes men are ex-
pected to round up the gang before
| twenty-four hours have elapsed Mr.
McCleary came upon the gang a short
distance north of the park shortly after
o'clock. and noticing that two of the
| boys were about to come to blows
stopped to witness the fight. He was
asked his name and destination, and
| replied he was going to Rock Island
The boys asked him to take them along
and followed him to the park There
| one of the bigger boys slugged Nc.
Cleary on the jaw and the remainder
Of the gang closed In. A small boy
! went thru the victims pockets.