Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-04

corydon.
{. f. LeCompte sold his sixty acres
of uninnproved land near here for $500
per acre. He bought it about ten years
ago for s65 per acre.
New Market.
Arnold Hartman Of this place was
electrocuted while repairing an iron in
his laundry. His hand came in con-
tact with a live wire and he was in
stantly killed.
otturwa.
Congressman c. w. Ramsayer Of the
Sixth Iowa district was married
Wednesday to Miss Ruby Marie
Phillips at her home in Bloomfield.
| The couple will spend their honeymoon
| on the coast.
| erosion.
/ One of the workmen in the local rail-
road yards discovered live armadillo
/ in an empty stock car. This animal
/ was full grown. 1t is not known how
it could have gotten into the car. but
il is thought possible that it might
| have escaped from the Hugo Bros.
show, which was at Charlton. The
little animal is being kept in captivity.
Bloomfield.
/. Sanford L. Recess, prominent far
mer. accidently shot and killed himself
at his home. He was found by his
wife in the chicken yard where he
| had gone to hunt some animals bother
7! ing the chickens. In some manner the
! gun was discharged. tearing deep
wound in the left side Of his abdomen
! from which he bled to death. Burial
will be at Blakesburg.
! Iowa City.
| No more canoes on the Iowa river
| within the corporate limits OF Iowa
i City. That is the ordinance which is
/ being seriously considered by mem
bers Of the city council and will prob
bly, be introduced at the next meet
ing Friday night. The two drownings
within a short time of each other this
spring as we'll as most Of the former
accidents Of this kind, have happened
to persons in canoes-generally those
inexperienced in handling that sort OF
craft. In view of this, many are in
favor Of prohibiting the use of canoes
entirely. They argue that it is i'm
possible to make enforceable regula-
tions limiting their use to skilful hands
Fairfield.
Ed j. Anderson. formerly OF Daven-
port, was electrocuted while repairing
an arc light in the Anderson Auto
matte works, manufacturing plant
owned by Mr.. Anderson and his
brother A. Anderson, according to
dispatch to the Times. Mr.. Anderson
was standing on damp platform
while holding onto the light. He fel
and the light went down on top o.
him, the wires touching his lips. HI
was rushed to a hospital but dice
within an hour. Mr.. Anderson ant
/, his brother formed the Anderson Auto
matte Works Company, year ago
leaving Davenport for Fairfield a
that time, says the dispatch. He wal
&c years old and has a wife and sew
eral small children.
Des Moines.
Attorney ]. D. Wallingford hled .
petition in probate court contestihi
the second will of the late Lucinda
Granger, drawn ny in 1914, Mailing
ford who represents Frank ". Press
nephew by marriage of the deceased
and sole heir by the first will writer
in 1908, charges that the woman a
. the age of SO, was too old to knoy
what she was doing when she drew
up the second will favoring othe
nephews and nieces and grandchildrel
and charges that the latter used un
due influence in framing the instru
ment. big legal fight il promise
before the estate valued at $4,000 j
settled. A dozen attorneys hav
been retained by the different rela
tives
. Des Meinss.
John K Murphy. 50 years old, on
Of the owners Of the Savoy hotel q
West Fifth and Walnut streets and f.
more than thir.:c' years a resident 9
! Des MONIES. was found dead In hi
r room on the third floor Of the hot
at s:25 O'clock yesterday morninl
, His death Is believed TO nave nee
8 caused either by apopiexy or asphyxia
( ton. One Of the gas burners on Il