Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-02
Southern Io1ua Items

common closing date for entries also
was adopted, Saturday. July Is, this to
| govern over the entire CIRCUIT. These
events. particularly the 2:1O pace. as
sure tho patrons OF the district some
| thing good In the racing line. Such a
race as the 2:10 pacing event seldom
is found outside the big circuits. BY
| the plan adopted, 1t will be possible for
the owner to enter clear through the
circuit and, as the dates follow week
after week, owners can journey from
| place to place by easy stages and a
low cost Of shipment.
Muscatine.
Henry larsen, sentenced for life to
Fort Madison penitentiary on March
IA, 1912. has had his sentence COM
! muted by Governor Clarke according to
word received here. to five years jan
sen was charged with rape. With the
! time allowed for good behavior Jansen
Will be out of prison in three years and
nine months, on Dec. IA, 1915. The
board Of parole recommended the &C
ton Of the government. Popular SEN
| timent in Muscatine was strongly for
Jansen. Petitions numbering thou
sands Of signatures were sent to the
governor.
Marengo.
Ed Taylor. who lives on Mrs. Por-
ter's farm on the Colony road. was the
victim Of an accident Monday. While ne
and two other men were at work drill l.
ing a we'll some Of the tackle slipped
and one OF the men lost his hold or
the machinery. which in its rebound
struck Mr. Taylor squarely in the fore
head Telling him to the ground anc
inficting long deep cash which re-
uuired several stitches to close. 1t was
|, fortunate that no bones were broker
as the force Of the blow seemed to 81
sufficient to crush the skull. TIT
!. wound, though painful, is not especial!
dangerous.
} Prescott.
Mahe! Abraham. daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs" J. W. Abraham, swallowed
spoonful Of liniment which contained
, considerable poison. Miss Abraham hat
been suffering with a severe cold 10
, several days and intended taking cougl
medicine which was in bottle OF slml
lar size and was on the same snei
, with the liniment. She discovered ne
mistake as soon as the poison wa
!, swallowed. A physician was I'm
. mediately summoned AMI home rene
dies for poisoning applied. For tim
her case was most serious The docto
used a stomach pump and the great
t er portion was removed from her sSs
! tenn.
Ottumwa.
Three checks aggregating s122 wer
" passed on local merchants by Charlie
Rudd and afterward refused paymen
, by the Citizens Savings bank on whtc
8 they were drawn. Rudd made pur
{ chases in the Schultz meat market, tn
Iowa Clothing Company and the Gioo
Tea Company. giving checks for -
and $40 respectively. At the Schult
= market he stated that his lodge wa
n providing for poor family and tha
!, he was to furnish ham,. He told tn
d Globe Tea Company that the mother
8 a fellow member Of his club was III an
d purchased strawberries for her. =
,. bought shirts and neckwear at tn
5 Iowa Clothing Company. The purchas
: IN each case was small. Rudd wa
: charged with obtaining money ,unde
6 false pretenses by George. Schultz !
!, the Justice court Of H. c. .Nosler, bu
d has not been apprehended. A balanc
d Of 80 was left in the bank on whic
d the checks were drawn, the create
5, part .; his account being !"-!sha-s! ~
4 from the bank Saturday afternoon.