Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-29
Southern Io1ua Items

for Judge Smith Mcpherson. whose
death occurred last winter. Members
of the bar from all parts of the federal
court district of southern Iowa are eA-
pected to attend and some speakers OF
nationwide and statewide reputation
are to eulogize the dead 1urlst. Inc
committee in charge of arrangements
consists of Ralph Pringle. attorney ana
district chairman of the republican
party: 2. w, Richards and Wright
Clark. of the Montgomery County bar
Association. The clerk Sof the court is
asked to advise all members OF the local
bar that they are urged to attend TINS
memorial service and he will endeaNor
TO get the notice to all lawyers OF the
county 1t is thought that speciai
train may be made up for the memorial
as was done for the Mcpherson funeral
Muscatine.
Fire caused $4,000 damage in the
old McClung button factory on East
Second street near Mad creek at ~
o'clock Monday night. general
alarm was sent in. Tie fire had sue
ceeded in getting a good start pe1ore
the truck arrived. but after hard hght
was confined to the southeast corner OF
the structure. The building was orig
inally used by Mr.. McClung as a but
ton factory. but recently he moved 10
another building and was using this
portion as warehouse and lauhch
storehouse. One of the launches. the
Columbia" had been completed ana
was considered to be one of the fastest
boats on the river this spring. 1t was
destroyed also the hull of the P. D. o.
which was in for repairs. Neaiy sew
enty five button machines were badly
damaged, and considerable amount OF
lumber. which had been stored there,
was also destroyed. The origin OF the
fire is unknown as it appears from the
ruins that the fire started underneath
the building.
, Des Moines.
| Assistant Attorney General John
Fletcher Tuesday filed the states argu-
| ment in Matthias O'Donnell case. which
| has been appealed to the supreme
court. ODonnell was convicted of the
! murder of his wife. Jan. 10. 1914, ana
! sentenced to be hanged Sept. 8. of this
wear. He is the first man to receive
| the death sentence since Paul Junkln
| six wears ago. Fletcher said that no
serious errors were made by the lower
court in the admission of testimony
and in instructions to the jury. He
thinks there is no doubt but that the
conviction will stand and that O'Don-
nell will be hanged unless clemency is
granted An attempt was made while
| the legislature was in session to abol-
fish capital punishment. The BILL which
was by Senator Guy Gillette. of Cher
| okee, however, was killed in the senate
| on a report for indefinite postpone
| ment. AS the law now is a jury must
say whether a man convicted OF murder
| in the first degree shall be hanged or
sent to prison for life.
| Avoca.
Henry Karstens was seriously injured
Saturday while discing on his farm
five miles north of town. He had just
stopped work to go to the house for
dinner and in tying the lines, one OF
them touched a young colt he was driv-
ing, frightening 1t and causing all OF
the horses to run away. Mr.. karstens
was thrown on the back part of the
fdisc. The field in which he was work
ing was in sight Of the house, and
knowing that something had happened
to her father when she saw the horses
running, Lillian, the 15-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Karstens, jumped into the
auto and drove down to where he was
Lying With the aid of a man who waa
helping in the field, and her mother
who ran down to the place after phon-
ling for a doctor, she got her father int
the auto and home. The sharp edge o.
the disc had cut deeply into number
of places on Mr.. Karsten's back, ana
fright leg, it taking the doctor three
ihours to sew and dress the wounds. Tn
two most serious cuts were one which
| laid open his right hip for seven inches
!, and one which all but cut in two tn
| tendon near the right ankle. only
mere thread remaining uncut.