Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-12
Southern Io1ua Items

and since the young mans disappear
ance he, with friends and officials has
been working on the case for about
two weeks, but up to this time no
trace Of the boy has been found. 1t is
feared he met with foul play.
Davenport
Hurting thru space at an estimated
speed OF fifty miles an hour in a sixty
horse power machine, two Davenport
joy riders narrowly escaped death
Tuesday afternoon when the car skid
ded, plunged over five foot railroad
embankment and crashed into clump
Of trees on the road a short distance
this side Of Buffalo The machine was
partially wrecked and both occupants
Of the car were injured. Minnie Num-
necke. employed as cigar girl at the
Davenport hotel. was removed from the
scene Of the accident to Mercy hos
pital and was later taken to her home.
1t was at first believed that her hip
was fractured, but DIR. Barewald, the
attending physician stated this morn
ing that her condition was not serious.
Clyde Cox, the chauffeur was badly
shaken up and sustained minor bruises,
but did not require medical attention.
Davenport.
In police court Wednesday morning
the case of Psyche" or w. II. Palmer,
the man accused of attempting crirni-
nal assault on the person OF Ruby
Ensley, was continued until next Mon
day morning at o'clock. a bond OF
81. 900 being imposed. The professor
was unable to furnish security. 1ro
Palmer. who is "Psycho's" wife. Elsie
10
Tyler, a colored roustabout with the
trick. !" were released Attorney Ben
Schriver is defending the crystal gazer
and it has been limited that habeus cor
pus proceedings may be instituted TO
secure the mans liberty. County At
torney Fred vollmer has taken personal
charge Of the case and is gathering a
mass of evidence which it rs believed
will he sufficient for conviction. The
county attorney favored the imposing
Of a $4,000 bond today, but The court
held that $1,000 was sufficient.
Fort Madison.
! Fifteen little scholars of ST Josephs
! Catholic schoo! Of this city have brave
" given close to 100 pieces OF skin 70
! graft upon the leg OF one OF then
schoolmates. Clarence kemper, while
! distributing papers on street car
! either fell OF was thrown of He rel
| in such manner that the step cut the
| calf of one leg. The wound was sewec
! up but the skin had to be removed
| When a physician announced that ne"
skin was necessary there was no hesl'
fancy on the part OF his schoolmaees
| Most Of those who volunteered Were
! girls about the age OF IA. me pnysi
clan says not one emitted wnlmper
though one tainted as the razor nippet
her flesh. Many. including the girl ina
! tainted. have gone back and had
third slice taken from them. one Ettl
GIRL when told that skin from sixt!
5irerent persons would be used, asked
seriously. when one Of them ttche
7 wonder who will scratch"
Newton.
I devastating fire occurred Tuesda!
afternoon at the Jake Orms place nortl
of town destroying all the farm oulld
ines. The two children had been play
ing in the hay NOW and the boy II
i q match which set fire to the hay. In
blaze spread so rapidly that the en-
tire barn was in flames before 1t wa
discovered by the older people. IN
children got out OF the barn safeiy ant
the horses were gotten out but severa
hogs persisted in the conf1asration Tn
harm was completely destroyed as wa
! also a double corn crib and the oil
house which had been moved bac
when the rev home was built in 1t
stead. Besides all the hay there wa
500 bushels Of corn and 500 bushels O
!, oats burned. The loss Of the barn wa
between $4,000 and $4,000 and ther
{ was $1,000 Insurance. The loss b
t grain amounted to $500 which was In
sured for $500.