Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-14
Dss Moinss.

Des Moinss.
Baftled. in their efforts to prove that
the explosion In the yard OF former
Governor B. r. Carroll at midnight.
Sunday was q dynamite bomb. detec-
tives are giving ear to the theory that
it was not a bomb at all. but q meteor.
Neighbors say they saw q binding
light before the explosion. A hole two
feet in diameter and foot deep was
made in the lawn.
Washington. !.
District court has adjourned until
next Monday to allow Judge Wilcock-
son to sit upon a case in Sigourney.
The grand jury has returned one in
dictment, that charging Oscar Fetters
with murder in the first degree. He
shot and killed Hugh Dougall. ST., in
September. and has been incarcerated
in the county Jail since that time. The
grand Jury is still in session and Will
make it's full report upon court conven-
ing next Monday.
Carson.
Eighteen members Of the Twentieth
Century Women's Club husked the
acre Of corn given. to them by Richard
Tanner. AS they were finishing the
work s. Killinger happened to pass
and he told the women he had an acre
of corn they could have also II they
would husk it, which they proceeded
to do. James Fender. local dealer,
paid the women one dollar bushel for
the corn. The funds are to be used
for the public library.
Knoxville.
Diphtheria made its appearance IN
the F'lagler coal camp. four miles east
of Knoxville, the latter part OF last
week, and has been spreading at rate
that is alarming. Three homes are
now uuarantined, and other suspicious
cases are being closely watched by the
health authorities. The disease first
appeared in the Thomas Pace family.
At the Will Davis home two OF the
children and Mrs. Davis have contract
ed the malady. Antitoxin has been
administered to all patients known to
have the genuine t.iphtheria infection.
Davenport.
Mrs. Mary Burns. s. years old,
member Of family OF famous Irish
athletes, and mother Of Farmer
Burns, formerly heavyweight catch
as-catch-can wrestler Of the world.
died Sunday ut her home In Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burns departed
for Chicago to attend the funeral which
was held Thursday. Besides Farmer
Burns. who now lives in San Diego
and Thomas Burns. Mrs. Burns Is sur
vived by FIVE children. all daughters,
who live in Chicago. Mrs. Burns was
pioneer OF Iowa. She lived at Big
Rock. Scott county, for sixty years.
Davenport.
The price Of fresh squirrel meat In
Davenport was boosted sky high when
Police Magistrate Roddewig set the
quotations at $685. per squirrel. The
record price was paid by Steve Frank.
216 East Second street. Frank was
arrested yesterday noon for Staying a
squirrel in the 1900 block on Farnam
street. The boom Of his shotgun
alarmed residents who turned In cali
to the police. Frank was arraigned
yesterday afternoon and fined 1855 on
charge OF "discharging firearms In
the city limits" He told the court ne
had just secured hunting license and
thought it permitted him to shoot any
where in the city or surrounding coun-
try.
Muse tins.
Petitions are being circulated among
the residents residing along Mad creek
In which an appeal IL to be made to
the state board Of health. also the To-
cal board of health, regarding tho con-
ditions existing along Mad crock II
appears that sanitary sewers, also re-
fuse from various places are being
dumped In this creek and owing to the
low stages Of water, II not being car