Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-04


almost every day this fall
keoI<uk. ----~---------.----------
Fire for time threatened the de-
struction Of the Hotel keokuk Nom
aay. hut the flames were confined TO
the second and third stories by lively
work Of the iremen- AS II was the
loss amounted to $500.
Westheld.
Rsr Roife 9 farm hand employed on
the c C. Maynard place NEAR here. SUI
<ered the loss % his right hand which
ne caught in a corn husker. Eight
years before he was paralyzed on one
side and had been a cripple.
Des Meines.
MIS-. Z. l.. Eabcoca, police marion for
sixteen years, retired Tuesday from her
position al the police station Mrs
Rabcock applied sur q pension and was
granted $3.50 month Chief Craw-
ford issued a Statement Saving that in
the future tbs rsafroo uIust accompany
all women prisoners ID the roUnty jail.
railroad station or wherever taken.
Women prisoners VIII not be forced 10
ride IL the same vehicle as men.
keokuk.
Enoch Breach, . dude negro who
makes his living by acting as porter
at & vet goods emporium. Is IN Jail
awaiting the action Of the grand jury
on q charge 0: assault with intent TO
DO great bodily injury He attacked
his former sweetheart, Hester Bennett,
with knife cutting Jagged wound in
her abdomen. Jealousy Of yellow
; mar was the trouble. Enoch says
Hester trihed with him and that a
bright world was transformed into a
cruel one.
Council Bluffs
months Of being 7s years old. claims to
be one Of the oldest men in the state
actively engaged In the raising OF corn
and he isn't engaged in any "acre
! corr contests" either. Despite his years
he has this summer done every bit Of
the work OF thirty-seven acres OF fine
eorn land just at the edge OF the city.
As result Of his work ard the care
and time ant thought he devoted to his
5sid. he now has 1,450 bushels Of sound
corn. He planted in April. and his field
nlarpred before Inc frost
MUsestine.
| Amateurish but successful burglars
made q rich haul in a broad dAyligh hi
robbery AT the William Prles1er resi-.
6erce. ses West Third street, wednes-
day afternoon. Clothing. jeweiry and
ether articles valued at several hun
6red dollars were included in the loot
CT the thieves. That they were anna
| teurs is the belief OF the authorities
and the members OF the Priester fam
IL, this theory being advanced thru
the fact that various articles Of value
| which had been in plain view were left
| untouched while others Of a lessee,
value were taken.
Columbus Junction.
/ Mr.. Lena Lowe living near Let's
naS 80 Ear recovered from an accident
isappeniDg here Thanksgiving day. tina,
she WAC able to be taken home Tues.
day sshe had the misfortune TO breal
her collar bone and was otherwise
badly bruised 80 a runaway accident
She and Der three dausnters. who hat
spent the day with her son, Cecil LOVE-
a1a wife were preparing TO return
home. and in driving out OF the barr
lot, attempted 80 make too short I
turn. and IL go doing the vehicle wa.
Overturned. and this frightened tn
,horse and be started to run The tw'
younger girls received minor bruises
iurss escaD5Eg entirely sisi6urt.
Elicit.
The millinery sa..er> Ard STICK 6
Reuian HujlS WAS badly damage
Taes6ay morning by catching hre fror
e44s@>...c Sc =. s=..5r =: e..ts
stock WAS damaged either by fire o
water. The stoeK was worth abou
s1.sgs. she viii have about one-thir