Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11

SiOhSy.
Wayne Polk received check for SIS
paid him for - ears OF corn. II was
purchased by the man in charge of the
ing at the Panama exposition in Sar
Francisco.
! Des Moines.
/ Mrs. E. B.Edmonds wife of a farmer
living near here. was badly injured
| Wednesday morning in an auto acct
dent. Mrs. Edwards vas thrown from,
buggy in which, she was riding and
/ her back was badly wrenched- The
buggy which was demolished was
.struck by an auto driven by Dan
Young of Newton.
Des Moines.
More than fifty Of the young Italians
of this city have already taken counsel
in regard 10 prospective return TO ltaiy
10 engage in the war because Of the re-
ceipt here OF an order from the Italian
consul at Milwaukee. virtually calling
TO the colors all Italians who are sub
ject to military duty. 1t is believed
large body of the younger men will
leave soon.
r. Madison.
James E Law. the self confessed
forger. who was apprehended by the
local police Monday afternoon while
trying to pass the check with the
bogus endorsement pleaded guilty to
the charge brought against him in JUS
tice Buckler,s court The man was
bound over TO the district court and his
case may be considered at this term
now in session.
Shenandoah.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Peck. at whose
home relatives gathered last Monday
to observe the golden wedding ami
versary. were married at Maquoketa,
Iowa, May IS. 1855, and came to Locust
Grove township. in this county, in 1874
MI. Peck is So years old and quite
| feeble. There are four children living
and one grandchild who was raised by
Mr.. and Mrs Peck. All Of them at
! s1aSed the celebration which was held
| several days late because Of the rains
There were 80 guests.
/ Knoxville.
! Knoxville local No. 1858, U. NJ. ". A
/ which includes nearly 800 miners EN-.
ployed in this vicinity is making ar
| arrangements for monster Labor Day
celebration to take place in Knoxville
| on Sept. S. The county includes three
locals that have over 1000 mine work
ers in radius Of twenty-five miles o.
Knoxville and every one will be urged
! to participate The boys who are work
ing up the celebration confidently ex-
/ pect to have over 5000 miners in thu
/ parade on that date.
Defiance.
Mrs John Peterson Of Eagle. Neb.
1 spent few hours here with relative.
and friends, driving over from Irwin
Her visit at this time was very unex
pected and the result of cruel hoax
She was called to Irwin by pecuIia
mistake or pretended error. She re
ceiyed a message stating that he
father who lives at Irwin, was dead
and when she arrived there 2
overjoyed to meet him on the street
The message has not yet been &C
counted for.
Washington,
Early Tuesday afternoon John Moore
said to be from Kansas City, was kille'
and an unknown man seriously injure'
in the Rock Island yards when lum
Der in the box car in which they wer
riding slid, crushing the men agains
the wall of the car. The men wer
tramps and were stealing a ride on q
east bound extra freight The inture
man has a relative in Kansas City b.
the name OF Mrs. Carrie Newell. win
was notified of his injury. The trair
after sn-itching about the yards her
some time, was just ready to pull gu
! of the yards. when passers-by saw tn
injured man with HIS head out Of tn
car door, feebly summoning help. H
had just strength enough TO say tina
there was another man In the cal
! Moore .sas discovered standing uprigh