Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-15
Southern Io1ua Items

Mr. Blackburn has been one OF the 1--we
wires in the association for many years.
and many Of the leading bankers OF
the state feel that he deserves the
honor. II. q. Moore Of Wellman. who
was treasurer Of the association last
year, 10 q particularly active worker
for Mr.. Blackburn.
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant citizens were greatly
shocked Thursday to learn of the sud-
den death Of q highly respected Mount
Pleasant boy. DR.. Fred Kinney. who
passed away at his home at Olds at
8: 50. death due to meningitis brought
on by heat prostration. The young
man was only ~ years Of age, was
born and reared in this city, having
been educated at the high school and
Iowa Wesleyan. For some time he was
the city editor Of the Mount Pleasant
Journal, later on he took up the study
Of medicine at Iowa City and Chicago.
and q few years ago started In prac-
tice at Odds, nine miles north OF this
city. He owned drug store at that
place. had built up a nice little prac-
tice, and passing the civil service ex-
animation, was a few weeks ago ap-
pointed postmaster Of Olds.
Dss Msines.
Ed Thorington, Of Jefferson City. No.,
is In Jail here with charge of kidnap-
Ing against him. Thorington was ar
rested at Ankeny on the complaint OF
family living there that he had
brought a 14-year-old girl, Eva Prath-
er. there The Prather girls home Is
at Dunreath, Iowa, but she has been
staying with her sister. Mrs. Mary
Robinson in Highland Park Mrs. Rob-
inson told the police Thorington came
to her house and took the girl away
with him on the pretext that her
grandmother was Ill. The couple went
to Ankeny. A family there took the
girl in charge. They were suspicious
of Thorington and would not let him
see her. Yesterday afternoon they
telephoned the police, who went to
Ankeny and brought Thorington and
the girl to Des Moines.
Davenport.
| AS the result of being overcome by
! heat Tuesday. August Lenke died
shortly after returning to the fields
| Thursday morning. Tuesday after
! noon Lenke. who was employed on the
! farm of W. J. Hess near Rural. Ill., as
! a farm hand, was working in the fields
| when he was overcome by the heat He
was removed to the house where he
was resuscitated. When revived he
made light Of the affair and Thursday
| insisted on returning to the fields, eff
! forts Of the members of the house,
| hold to keep him out of the sun prov
| ing futile At II o'clock Thursday
| morning he was again overcome by
! the heat and passed away fifteen min
utes later Mr. Lenke was 46 years
| old and had spent most OF his life in
Davenport and surrounding country
He was reared and educated in Dav-
export. having attended the public
schools here.
Winterset.
| George Guiperosn. aged about 30
committed suicide here Friday night
about $50 by drinking the contents
| of a four ounce bottle OF carbolic acid
Before taking the acid he went to the
offices of DR.. L. F.. Powell, and asked
| the doctor If he would die by drinking
! a certain poison. Two brothers OF
| Guiperson committed suicide several
years ago. He had been in trouble sew
| erai times and threatened to follow
| their example. He Is survived by his
mother. Mrs. Samuel Guiperson. who
resides here. Guiperson went to the
home of Miss Kittie Shannon the as :
sistant at the postoffice. and requested
her to write something for him. She
was frightened at the mans actions
] and shut the door in his face. Before
the door closed she heard him say
well here goes" DR.. Powell had fol
lowed the man and arrived just in time
to snatch the tbo:::!c t-e-: h!s hand He
had swallowed the contents however
ana death followed shortly after.