Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-27
Southern Io,ua Items

owned by the Pearson estate and car
ried $1,000 insurance. The hotel build
ing was owned by Jesse Mari and was
insured for $500, only a small part of
its value. 1t was occupied by Il. b.
Drake and he had no insurance on his
household goods. The opera house was
owned by Mr.. Drake and it is a total
loss.
Museatine.
! Charges made some time ago that
young men and boys in this city, and
particularly in south Muscatine. were
substantiated when Harold Kuech-
mann, the 1s-year-old son of Thco-
dare keuchmann, an East Section
street druggist, confessed to the au-
thorities that he has been selling the
drug to Vernon Byers, Ed Painter and
others for some weeks. The cocaine,
keuchmann admitted, was taken with
out fis fathers knowledge from the
drug store and sold by the ounce to
Byers and Painter as we'll as other
youths The drug is usually retailed at
between $40 and s24 an ounce but
kueohmann sold it at 50 an ounce and
usually received but 81 and a promise
of like amount, he says.
Newton.
With grist of damage suits already
on file against her in the district court
another damage suit was filed by Dali
las Hanke who claims that the city nas
damaged his business to the extent Of
$1,000. Mr.. Hanke operates q dairy just
west Of the city. Last spring the city
forbade MIR. Hanks to sell milk within
the limits of the city for period of
time and 1t Is alleged in the petition
that irreparable damage was done by
this ruling and that many OF the GUS
toners that were alienated at this time
have never returned. 1t Is further all
legged in the petition on file that the
city empties sewage so that the same
flows across Mr. Hankes farm and
thereby makes it almost impossible for
him to operate his dairy In conformity
with the state laws regarding SANTA
ton and dairying.
Winfield.
The Winfield water system has been
tested by the contractors, the mains
and elevated tank having been filed
with water after twenty seven hours
OF continuous pumping at the rate of
nearly twenty-five gallons per hour
The first test was made at the school
house, where two streams We're turned
on and threw the water over the build
ing and thoroughly drenched it. Then
they went to the NJ. & ST. T.. grain
elevator, which Is seventy-two feet
high. and water was thrown to the top
OF that these being the highest build
ings In town. This test was considered
to be very satisfactory, as the water
was thrown by strong pressure in suf-
ficlent quantities to quench fire. The
water is OF good. pure quality OF
soft water and is being used by q num-
Der OF patrons already. and many
others will put 1t in as soon as the
connections can be made.
Des Moines.
Dependency, brought about by his
dismissal from the Dies Moines police
force, is thought to have been respon-
sible for the suicide Saturday of Will
liam Thomas Maitland. He ended his
life by shooting in shed in the rear
OF 1928 Sampson street. His home was
next door. 1926 Sampson street. After
fourteen years service as a patrolman
Maitland was dropped rom. the force
Dec. 10, In company with ten other po-
licemen. His dismissal was on q ruling
OF the civil service commission that he
had not come up to the physical re-
quirements at an examination held sew
eral days before. After his discharge
he was unable to secure employment.
His wife secured work as q nurse in the
home OF Clarence Hayes, 800 West
Tenth street. His inability 10 find en-
ployment caused Maitland to become
very gloomy. and he talked consider
ably OF making application TO the civil
servics board for reinstatement.