Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-20
Oskaloosa.

Oskalo osa.
Hog cholera has made its appear
ance in Jefferson township. Many hog
ra.sers thruout the vicinity are vacci-
mating and hope soon to have the dis
ease under control
Sioux City.
A municipal dance hall in Sioux
city is favored by the city fathers. ana
one is likely TO be Quilted in the near
future. AS one alderman pu. it. ne
believes it Is better TO have a place
where the young can congresate unoer
proper safeguards than have them go
proraiscuously TO every place OF amuse-
rnert conducted without restrictions
whatever.
Davenport.
~ the terms Of the will Of the late
]. z. Lindsay, millionaire lumoerrnan'
me vast estate is divided among one
son. George F. Lindsay, and the sur
yiyo-s of q deceased son, ralph 4.
Lindsay. and a deceased daughter,
Mrs. Fred Wyman. Subject to the
move plan of distribution are special
baouests made to distant relatives
servants and employees, totaiins s'o'-
600
Noun. Pleasant.
Jacob conrad. a wealthy farmer liv-
ing about four miles southeast OF
wa Wand. committed suicide Saturday
morning By blowing off the size % MS
head with a shotgun. Mr.. Conrad had
been worrying for some time about
what ne termed the coming hard times
! However. he did not appear to be any
Z worse Saturday morning. The shoot
ing occurred in his workshop, where
ne cla.nped the gun in wise
Davenport.
\ carpet Of leaves over street car
tracks al Third and Pine streets was
the unique cause Of collision De-
tween Fourth and Third street car
at that corner early Saturday morning.
,as leaves were damp and acted Ike
oil on the rails. The cars slid together
and the Fourth street car was dam
aged. Several windows were broken
and passengers narrowly escaped in
jury.
Des Moines.
James r. Conklin. machinist at
Valley Junction has flied suit in the
federal court against the Rock island
for $4,000 damages alleged to have
been sustained thru negligence OF ms
superiors in sending him All mex
perienced helper, Paul Mccain VINO
with himself was carrying 200 pound
piece of iron which the former lel
drop on the machinist causing him to
become ruptured and incapable OF
labor.
Des Moines.
Negroes Monday morning attempted
TO hold up two government mail
wagons but failed when the horses OF
the first ran away and the second mar
whipped up his horses and escaped
The first attempt occurred at 2:3O al
First and Court avenue. Elmer Car
gill was ordered TO throw up his hands
One of the negroes attempting to hold
the horses scared them and they
broke loose and run away. The second
was against VIII Swanson at go a,
the same place and supposedly by the
same men.
An experiment of unusual interest is
being conducted at the Polk county
juvenile home. Physicians have beer
instructed by Juvenile Judge w. II
McHenry, of Des Moines, to determine
whether an II year old girl is mentally
: responsible for the forgery OF which
) she was found guilty Saturday. Sh'
, was made a ward Of the court and will
be given every attention in the hops
: encies. The girl has made her hom'
e with foster parents. her mother bein,
/ dead and her father listed as
criminal. The father was thief an.
}, has been in prison. The home provides