Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-16

which has just terminated and the de-
fendant being found not guilty. County
Clerk George Elliott has figured out
the total cost Of the case not incIud-
ing the cost Of serving the subpoena
and the amount is $1,1O9.O5. The case
lasted ten days and from these figures
one can get an idea of the cost Of a
case. Many witnesses were brought
mere from Mol1ltOn on the case and the
expense of the witnesses was $5O4 O5.
court reporter $50. bailiff S25. jury on
the case $500 and other jurors 5000
The case was one Of the most expensive
In the county.
Fairfield.
DR.. Orr La wson, one Of the Oldest
and best known Presbyterian pastors
IN this part of the state died Wednes-
day from the inf1rmities Of age. AL
though pas, eighty years Of age he
has only been sick for about week.
Dr. Lawson was born near kittaning.
Pa. in 1881, his great grandfather hav
Ing owned the first iron mill in that
vicinity. the one which furnished the
armour for the famous Monitor" In
1856 he entered Jefferson college where
he had as a roommate the brother Of
the present. Mrs Lawson. He gradu-
ated from the Western Theological
Seminary at Pittsburg in 1859 and took
a pastorate in what Is now West Vir-
ginia. Here he was married in 1860 to
Miss Mary Marshall who died in 1903.
Columbus Junction.
Thomas Lewis. a young man about
20 years Of age, who had been working
at the B. F. Shaun farm west of town,
cny toS i<;I
by hanging himself to a tree with a
piece Of wire. He had gone to the
timber to cut wood and when he didn't
return in the evening to supper Mr..
Shaun went to look for him and found
his lifeless body hanging to tree.
No motives can be assigned for this
rash act. AS he seemed in his usual
good spirits when he left at noon He
has an aunt, Mrs. John Beach. living
west Of town. The remains were
brought to the Malin undertaking es-
Establishment. where the body was pre-
pared for shipment to the home Of his
mother in Waitsburg, y. c.
Davenport.
Rowing bands Of gypslcs have
descended upon Davenport in great
numbers during the past week or so
and have been a constant source Of
trouble to the police. Citizens have
registered numerous complain as to
thefts perpetrated by tho brunette
wanderers. In many instances the
gypsy maidens have appropriated vari-
Gus sums Of money and articles OF
value while in the act of telling for
tunes. and so clever are they that de-
tention has not been made until several
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band was driven out Of the city We'd
nesday morning and shortly after 2
o'clock in the afternoon the police
were notified that still another troupe
had stolen various articles in the west
end Of town. Officers were sent out
to round up the offenders.
Davenport.
The $500 members ~ the Iowa ma
tional guard will be given the typhoid
fever treatment Immediately in order
that the regiments may be sent to Mex
leo without a delay OF three weeks. II
the call for troops il issued by the war
department Adj. Gen. Guy r. Logan
wired to Warrington ordering typhoid
serum sufficient to treat every enlisted
man In Iowa The preparation will be
received in Des Moines In a few days
and Will be sent out to the fifty four
companies making up the Iowa guard.
The action on the part Of the local ofYi
GERS Is due to a request from the gov
eminent. It Is said to he precaution-
airy measure In keeping with the other
steps taken by the war department.
The mediation proceedings may hold
active operations In Mexico in sus-
pense for several weeks and possibly
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said to be putting the army into shape
for instant action II the peace meas
ures fall.