Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-05
Southern Io,ua Items

I library did not contain one single vol
ume Of criminologly or peno!ogy. That
really she said, vas not remarkable
since she had ever ;.efore her the very
/, source from which all such books were
written, and could get her Information
at first hand without recourse to view
points of others. Another interesting
bit of news related 70 Cherry Hin peni-
! Tertiary in eastern Pennsylvania
where until very recently men were
never allowed to go out Of their cells.
Mrs. Booth stated that not very long
ago she went there to address them
and was compelled to talk to stone
walls and iron grating, and that even
at one time. when a man was taken out
to be interviewed by the warden, he
was masked and shackled.
Montezuma.
Ike and Phil Varnum, two prominent
stock raisers of Malcolm township were
arrested last week m Information filed
by the county attorney. One count
charges them with failure 20 burn hogs
that died OF disease. Another count
charges them with conveying diseased
hogs along the public highway. The
warrants were issued from the court
OF H. F. Morton. Ike came over Thurs
day and made appearance for both,
Phil stayed at home 20 care for their
big bunch Of livestock. The hearing
was set for March 10 and both were re-
leased on $500 bonds.
Ottumwa.
Charles F. Fisher. alias L. E. Smith.
has been arrested by Deputy United
States Marshal n. l.. Arrison, charged
with the crime Of blackmaiiing. 1t is
alleged that Fisher. alias Smith, has
been writing letters Of threatening
nature to an Avery woman. The man
is now out on bond and will have his
preliminary hearing before United
! States Commissioner A. W. Enoch.
Fisher is aid to have formerly worked
in Abba but later has been employed
| in grocery store at Burlington. Sew
eral out of-town witnesses and coun-
sci will be present at the preliminary
! hearing.
Fort Madison.
There win be new greenhouse built
at the prison. Plans and measurements
for the foundations were started last
! week, and the work is going to be
pushed so that removal from the old
greenhouse inside the prison may be
effected as early as possible. Fred Wall,
| master builder, has charge of the job.
| The new location will be outside the
| walls, between the deputy's and the
| warden's residence. The old green
house between the old cell house and
| the chapel Is Anticipated, and for many
years it has failed Of it's purposeI Its
| demolition is part Of the intention to
/ clear away the entire space between
| the front gate and the hospital. With
| it's removal there will be but 6ne other
small structure remaining.
Des Moines.
| Officials Of the Iowa Telephone Com
pany assert that the storm OF Feb. %
caused the greatest loss in central Iowa
| and was the worst storm in the history
| Of the telephone business in the state.
Never before have Old telephone men
seen such heavy fall Of sleet which
took down poles and. wires for long
! distances. Not even yet have the
gangs of linemen, numbering 500, re-
paired all damage. There are still two
j miles OF Wire down between D-s
Moines and Oskaloosa, one mile be-
tween Grinnell, four miles between
] Ames and Marshalltown and mile
between Boone and Carroll. In many
cases 1t has been necessary to string
! insulated wires on the ground and in
| other cases barb wire fences have been
used. The estimated loss TO the COM
pany is 100000.