Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-07

to several million dollars. An eastern
firm, which has the contract for the
shrapnel, wrote to the industrial assoc
citation asking for a list of the foun-
dries and manufactures equipped with
metal lathes. Inquiry by the associa-
ton revealed the fact that all of the
concerns here would be glad to get
portion of the big order The eastern
company did not state whether the
shrapnel was for the allies or their
enemies, This is the first munition or
der which has come to Keokuk. There
have been several horse buyers with
In the last, month working thru Lee
county with headquarters here
Knoxville.
Charles Sheer, wireless telegraph
operator known here mainly on ac-
count of the fact that he was the hus-
band Of Ruth Rolfe. a former well
known Knoxville girl, was drowned in
the Pacific ocean, July g. About all
that is certainly known about the mat.
ter here rs contained in a brief letter
which was received here by Mrs.
Sheer's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
Rolfe on Saturday Of last week Mr.
Rolfe says that his son-in-law was
employed by the government to handle
the wireless apparatus oil oiie Oh c:e
vessels plying between San Francisco
and Honolulu and that it IS supposed
that he met his death while in the dis
charge Of his regular duties-probably
by being thrown overheard from his
tower on the vessel. The body was not
recovered.
Abba.
Monday evening the big fill just west
Of the station on the main line OF the
Burlington began to slip when No. 3
passed over the track, and it is for
tunate that the train got over in safety.
No. 4 that was due in a few minutes
was tagged before striking the slide
and thus avoided an accident. The
train was backed to the tower and de-
toured over the south track to Manson.
The track was put in shape and No. 4
was the first train to use the north
track TUESDAY evening. All trains
Monday night and Tuesday until No.
were met at Maxon with shuttle
train running between the station and
Maxon. The recent excessive rains
have made the railroad tracks in bad
shape and 1T is extremely fortunate
that so few accidents have occurred.
All trains have been running late for
some time.
Fort Madison.
Henry Rempe, a Fort Madison man
employed by the Santa F'e here, was
tho target for a stray rifle bullet when
at work at the local shop yards wed
nesday afternoon. He was one OF sew
eral workmen engaged at repairing
tracks a short distance from the west
1x.hoy ~
ing and with the party who fired the
shot nowhere in sight, the missile
entered his right thigh. lodging in the
adfluctor longus muscle. He walked
TO the depot unassisted, but the exer-
else caused him such pain that he
awaited an ambulance which took him
to the company hospital. The wound
was probed and the man dismissed
from the hospital, the physicians not
considering the injury serious. Police
have vainly endeavored to locate the
party who fired the shot. Residents
along the railroad tracks leading into
the c!ty state that the roadway is fire.
uuented by men and boys out with
small firearms, shooting at birds and
targets along the way.
Davenport.
Davenport police nad an exception
ally active month during July, accord
ing to the report issued by Chief OF
Police Schramm. The report shows
that 296 arrests were made and that
a total Of 1O,5O5 reports were received
from patrolmen. The excessive mum
Der Of reports made to the chief was
due to the orders for reports on con-
ditions Of sidewalks. alleys and the
growth of weeds on the various beats
in the city. 1t is shown by the report
that twenty-one persons were ar
rested for assault and battery, ten for
larceny, 81 for vagrancy seven as fugi-
tives, one for obtaining money under
false pretenses. thirty-six for intoxtca-
ton, four for larceny by embezzlement,
three for jumping trains. one for per-
jury, seventy for disturbing the peace.
three for violating the peddling ordi-
nance, six for disturbing. nine for i'm
moral life. ten for keeping unmuzzled
dogs, seventeen for violating the auto
speed law and three for violating the
motorcycle speed law.