Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-13
Southern Io1ua Items
Council Bluffs.

Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Edwin J. Abbott, leader in
charitable work in Council Bluffs died
Thursday, aged "A years. Mrs. Abbott
was the first matron of the Womans
Christian Association hospital in this
city thirty years ago.
Burlington.
Mrs. w. G. Neiman, wife of one of
the proprietors Of the Jewel theater
at Burlington, was found dead in the
kitchen of her home, death resulting
from asphyXiation. The jets of the
filed with gas.
Ottumwa.
Adam Schaefer Of Blakesburg, a
Wapello county pioneer, died at his
home Wednesday. Mr.. Schoefer was
born in Germany in 1922, coming to
this country and Wapello county half
century ago. Eight children survive
him.
Bloomfield.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs John
Overturf in West Bloomfield passed
away Thursday night after only few
days illness of what the doctors call
spinal meningitis. The funeral was
held from the home Saturday with
burial in the I. o. o. F. cemetery.
Sidney.
Charles Otto claims the honor OF
| saving the first white pine lumber at
his sawmill east of Sidney that has
ever been sawed in Fremont county
when he sawed about 1000 feet OF pine
! logs into lumber for Ben Mitchell. who
4 80 nd "a h
The trees also grew in Fremont county
One log ten feet long made 12O feet o.
lumber one inch thick and twelve
inches wide, besides number OF six
inch boards. All the logs were ten fee
long and up to fourteen feet.
Mount Pleasant.
Several Of the high school boys hav'
expressed their desire to start wire
less club. 1t has therefore been de
sired to organize an Amateur Wireless
Club, which will have it's station on tn
second floor of the Y. NJ. G. A. build
ing, and which will have instrument
Of sufficient power to receive message
from Burlington, Springfield. ILL.,, an
Atlantic coast points, as washington
Id. c., etc. The club will afford
splendid opportunity for the study Q
the wireless system and electricity il
general
keokuk. IT,
| Printed dockets were issued Satur
day for the April term Of the fedora
court which will be convened by Judg
Wade at 10 o'clock today. Trial notice
have been served in three cases. On
Of these is the criminal case OF tn
| {,,ct canrQa
IMalley, of Galesburg, accused OF VIC
Hating the Mann white slave act. An
other is the law case of Edward Hawl
against DR.. F.. M. Tombaugh ct al. %
Burlington, Hawk is a ball pitcher
who fell out OF a hotel window, brok
his leg and is suing the doctors TO
SIS, 900 damages for setting it in a
improper way.
Davenport.
Frances Duvall, who claims Ma
quoketa as her home, and 10 years Q
4 age, is being held at the house OF de
|, tention, as a. result OF an escapade j
which the Slevin Taxicab Compan
was made the victim. Miss Duva'
chartered a taxi on Friday and mad
the trip to Maquoketa and return. Sh
: then intimated that a trip to C1into
would strike her favorably. The drive
suggested she pay the 325. due for tn
last jaunt before embarking On me-
t one.S She was unable to liquidate an
y Twas escorted to police headquarters b
! tMr. Slevin. Her parents in Maquoket
nave been communicated ~ TN an
. state they can not make good, tn
: amount Of the bill. 1t is likely that tn
ljoyrider will be sent back home at tn