Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-19
Southern Io1ua Items
field. The body was brought to Bloom
s field for burial in the I. Q. 0. F. Gene

field. The body was brought to Bloom
field for burial in the I. o. O. F. ceme-
terry.
ottumwa.
THE organization Of district eight of
the Insurance Federation of Iowa, of
which Ottumwa is the headquarters.
was formed here. Officers were elected
and the district, which Is composed of
seven eountiesr,Yill be thoroughly or
ganized with every class Of insurance
among the membership. This follows
up the action taken at Des Moines re-
Gently when the state, organization was
formed. The meeting here was ad-
Edressed by Senator Jameson, presi-
dent OF the state federation, and by
f w. S. Diggs, president Of the Ohio In
surance Federation. The officers are:
President, f. A. Nimocks; vice presi-
lent, G. E. Norton; secretary, Frank
Shane.
Ottumwa.
w. H. Dinkle, us East Main street.
was before Judge Hendershott Tues
day on the charge of larceny to which
he pleaded not guilty. His trial was
set for Friday and may be disposed
I of before that time If Mrs. White, of
Fort Madison, comes to Ottumwa as
she is the party that Dinkle is sup
posed to have taken pocketbook from.
Night Captain Jack Smith is in Fort
Madison to see the woman about the
robbery. The theft of the pocketbook
took place about $3.50 Saturday after
noon at the union depot and w. Heinz
man. of this city. seeing The man take
the purse chased him down :he tracks
and caught him at the corner of Court
and Main streets. The man was ar
rested by Officer Noah and taken to
the city jail. He was placed under $500
bonds by the judge.
Muscatins.
One Of the local merchants was the
loser in another box car robbery which
occurred between here and Chicago,
some time between Saturday and Mon
day. Mcbride & Cope, the local drug
yists, suffered@a loss OF shipment Of
brushes which were stolen en- route the
shipment leaving Chicago Saturday
evening and on arrival at Muscatine,
the car was found to have been robbed.
Council Bluffs.
Lou and Herb, the famous fire de-
partment team belonging to the city of
Council Bluffs, was sold Monday for
$500. The team was bought by o. X.
Larouque, chief Of the Marion. S. c.,
volunteer fire department. The fire
team has had wonderful record. They
hold the worlds championship half
mile hitch race and have won nearly
all the state tournaments for num-
Der OF years.
Mouiton.
Ode CowelI, aged 80 years and en-
ployed as a brakeman for the Wabash
railroad with headquarters at that
place, was found dead In the local
yards Monday night about 1880. He
had been run over by a train and his
body was completely cut In two Earlier
In the evening, when the Wabash
freight arrived from Ottumwa, he was
seen riding on the front of switch
engine and it supposed that he fell!
from the locomotive and that It passed
over his body. The discovery OF his
body was not made until two or three
hours after he had last been seen. Mr..
Cowell was we'll known in railroad cir
cles and leaves host of friends in
this city. A wife and three children
survive The funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'clock
from the residence with burial in
Moulton cemetery.