Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-01
Southern Io1ua Items

than It has been for tho past four or
five years. for very seldom have 50
large shipments Of hides been made
so early in the season. Most Of the
trapping done iii this vicinity is being
done in the river bottoms and little
in the timber lands. In the river bot
toms there are great many sloughs
and ponds which are thickly inhab-
tied by muskrat and as these animals
are more plentiful than any other IN
this vicinity and as fair price is paid
for their hides they are the ones most
sought.
Museatine.
James A. Spriggins is in the county
jail as the result Of domestic affair
which happened at his home Monday
afternoon. A charge Of intoxication
has been lodged against him by his
wife, Eva Spriggins, who claims that
he drove her from home Monday af-
ternoon and threatened her life with a
butcher knife. Mrs. Spriggins called
for aid and Sheriff Vanatta and Deputy
Sheriff Dennis OIeary responded to
the call. They found Spriggins
asleep in bed guarded by two faithful
dogs. Mrs. Spriggins claims that the
trouble resulted from the fact that her
daughter, Ida Prophet, an employe In
q local button factory, failed to get
her check cashed Saturday night and
as result was not able to pay her
board as she usually did.
Ft. Madison.
A sad death occurred on Santa Fee
No. shortly before it pulled In Chill
icothe Monday. Mrs. Verne Swaisgood.
the young Il year old wife Of Verne
Swaisgood, peacefully passed into eter-
nal sleep, while enroute from La Junta,
Colo, to Bradner. Ohio. where she was
going to be, among her relatives and
friends during her last days. Mrs.
Swaisgood had been sufferer of tu-
berculosis and had gone to La Junta
with her husband about three months
ago for the benefit Of her health. Upon
DOCTORS advice, that she could not live
long, she wanted to return to her for
mer home in Bradner, Ohio. to spend
her last days with her relatives, and
50 the young husband was carrying
out her wishes. She rested well the
arst day but during the night she
began to grow weaker.
Davenport.
Little Ethel Taylor, 13 years old, her
hair hanging In two short braids down
her back, her skirts reaching half way
between the Knees and ankles. is now
married woman. Mrs. Roy Skaggs.
living at the Sherman house on the
corner Of Second and Gaines street.
When little Ethel was wished a Merry
Christmas" BY her teacher. Miss Louise
Peterson Of the seventh grade at Har-
rison school before the holiday, vaca-
tion. neither her teacher or any Of her
little playmates would have dreamed
that she, was 70 be married. For that
matter; neither her monther or her
father, Mr.sand Mrs. Samuel Taylor.
who run the boarding house in Sher-
man hotel. expected that their child
was shortly to say goodbye to her dolls
ana playthings and grow up and get
married all Of Q sudden. Tho day be-
fore Christmas little Ethel and Roy
Skaggs, who II "a years, old. q laborer
at the Bettendorf shops and boards
with Ethers mother boarded. q bridge
line trolley yan6 located tho office OF
County Clerk Hubbard in tho Rock
Island court house. Ethel gave her
ago - IS. the license was issued and
Skaggs ana the child hunted up JUS
,tice Of the peaee Office In Rock Island.
Tho Justice married them and they
came hack home to break the news to
E$hsys father and mother.
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