Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-08
Perry

Ferry.
While working on q barn at Perry
Friday j. H. jenkins fell quite as
lance 10 the ground and had 10 be
taken 10 the Kings Daughters nos
pital Ii is feared that broken rios
nave penetrated the lungs
Davenport.
search is being made for the body OF
one OF The crew of the United states
steamship Grace. which suddenly sank
in the Mississippi al LeGlaire. seven
of the crew swan Il shore. watch-
man. thought TO nave been on board
IS missing.
Des Moines.
The mine wo,n=rs % !c..a have pur-
chased the building formerly used as
the Drake University medical schooi
as a hospital for sick and injured
miners and also as headquarters for
safety hrst teams. The building cost
$4,000
Charlton.
Coroner Dave Storie held an inquest
Tuesday afternoon over the body OF
Dick Rees who was shot and killed al
Tipperary mining camp. Tuesday eve
ming the jury returned a verdict TO the
effect that Rees came to his death
from a gunshot inflicted by revolver
in the hands of Albert Yates. VINO Is
new in Jail charged with the crime.
keosauqua. :,
The i,i,iin: zion school Was closed
this week on account of diphtheria,
three homes. Arch Williams. william
Ewing and Milt Cox, being placed un-
der quarantine Monday. The school
wilI be closed for one week or perhaps
longer. The teachers, Miss Gladys
Dick. Of Bonaparre, and Miss Lucia
I.insley. have returned to their respec-
tive homes.
Otturwa.
Morris Williams reported to the po-
lice department that four head OF
horses valued at $1,000 were missing
from his farm. south of the city. He
stated that The animals we're probably
+ stolen as they we're quiet and that no
/ way vas found by which they could
! have got out of the pasture. The
! horses are very god animals and Mr..
| Williams had purchaser coming this
| week for them. He has wired the
| towns in this vicinity to be on the
/ lookout for the horses
Davenport.
| Scott county has sued the Chicago
! Rock Island & Pacific road for $780,
/ 0G0 back taxes in a suit filed in the
district court. alleging that the taxes
/ for the years 1910. 1911. 1912 and 1913
| have not been paid. 1t is claimed that
the defendant in 1910 failed TO list its
shares of stock with the assessor or
! the city of Davenport and at that time
| that the actual value Of the company
! property within the county limits was
s4nnnnnn and the taxable value ST.
| 0O0.0 oO. The plaintiffs contend that
the principal place Of business of the
road is and has always been Daven-
port while the defendants claim Chi
cago is the headquarters.
Museatine.
The overflow Of the Cedar River and
the resultant humiliation Of the county
roads in that vicinity for the fourth
time this year has brought the Musca-
tine county board of supervisors face
to face with the necessity of elevat-
ing all the highways which traverse
that part of the county in order to in.
sure protection from foods and safe
guard travel in the future. Hundreds
of dollars have been expended with
every inundation and the necessity OIL
raising the roads above the hood stage
has now become imperative. Musca
tine has been cut off from road con-
nections with the west part Of the
county for a week and 1t is to pre-
vent recurrence that an improve
ment costing thousands Of dollars j:
now being given consideration.
Fort Madison.
A case pathetic in it's features a::s
involving the plight Of the younl