Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14

Dss Moines.
For the thirtieth time r. NJ. Cole
man was Thursday night elected sec.
rotary Of Home Lodge, No. 800 A. F
& A. NJ, at the annual meeting OF the
lodge.
Davenport.
Monsignor Anton Niermann, SO years
old, pastor of st. Joseph's Catholic
church in Davenport since 1859, died
here Thursday afternoon. He was the
Oldest priest in the Davenport diocese.
Dss Moinss.
Police recovered 800 worth Of we'd
ding presents stolen from the A. G.
Lyon home in Grinnell Saturday night
ard $500 worth Of cutlery goods stolen
two months ago from the G. G. Thomas
supply company Daniel Conkiin, q
well known east Des Moines jeweler. if
under arrest as part Of the goods were
found at his store.
Dee Moines.
Because she loved her husband. John
Lewis, aged 81. SO much she could MOI
surrender him to another woman. his
wife shot him twice at their home ano
then fed to the home of her mother
Mrs N. Gray, where she was arrested
Mrs. Lewis told neighbors her HUSBAND
had not been home for five nights and
she knew he was attentive to another
woman.
Muscatine.
James Arihood, the self confessed
chicken thief, who was arrested b!
Officer Moore several days ago, was
brought before Judge Donegan and
sentenced to two years in the peni-
Tertiary When taken before the
judge, pleading guilty, he asked tina,
he be given sentence, claiming thai
he was drug fiend and thought that
by serving a term he could break the
habit. He was taken to Anamosa Fri
day morning by Sheriff Vanatta.
Council Bluffs.
A Rooseveltian family was discov-
cred in this city by the truant OFFICER
who went to the home to discover why
four children were not at school. Lack
of shoes and proper clothing was the
reason. Besides the father and mother
there are seventeen children in the
family and they have lost four by
death. The mother is hard workins
woman. but the husband is not strone
and makes precarious living Kidding
The truant officer advised the mother
to apply to the overseer Of the poor
for aid.
oakviIie.
Fire of a believed incendiary origin
destroyed a $1,000 automobile. the auto
shed, outbuildings and wood pile on
the farm Of r. r. Siverly, one and one
half miles from Oakville. The man
or men who are believed to have
started the fire made off with one Of
Mr.. Siverly's best horses. Every gate
on the farm was left standing wide
open. No clew to those responsible for
the alleged outrage has been discov-
cred. Mr. Shively says he knows Of
no one who could have reason to WISH
him i'll. Bloodhounds have been SEM
for and will be here this evening and
viii be placed on the trail.
Museatine.
Taking advantage OF the absence o.
the family. burglars entered the home
Of E. W. Smith, los West Third street
Thursday evening and succeeded IN Sc
curing about $3.50 in jewelry and cash
Mr.. Smith and family left their home
about o'clock in the evening Tor tne
shopping district and returned about
a quarter Of 8 to ind that their home
had been thoroughly ransacked. TIT
local police were Immediately notined
Officers Clark and Ryan going on tht
job, but no trace Of the intruder wa.
found. They secured entrance by us
ing Jimmy on 8 rear side window
Jewlry and money was their sole OBJ
ject, they leaving valuable silverwart
and cut glass unmolested. The jewelrJ
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