Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-05
Southern Io1ua Items

section of the state. just IS the hog
cholera epidemics have made serious
inroads on the livestock industry.
Stalks are affected at the joints by
the disease and easily snap. The ears
fail TO fill out and even the roots are
affected. The only exterior appear
ances of the sickness is a shriveling of
the stalk. 1t honeycombs the interior
OF the stock. The1new corn sickness
has been taken up with the plant
pathology department Of the state agri-
cultural college at Ames and samples
of diseased stocks from the farm of
Gustav Rusch have been sent there
for test.
Fort Madison.
Miss Louise Wolters. residing at 1920
Third street. was the victim of terrible
/ injuries sustained by her when she
plunged headlong down the stairway in
her home 10 the first floor striking on
her face in the failseand nearly tear
ing her nose from her face in the
violent contact with the floor. The
fall rendered the young woman uncon-
scious and as she was alone in the
house she lay where she had fallen for
nearly an hour before she revived and
was able to go TO the home of a neigh
Dor for assistance. She was removed
10 ;ts ssss Sacred Heart hospital.
Bloomfield.
Davis county now. faces a sI0.0eO
damage suit recently instituted by Earl
Paris, aged -, residing in Fox River
township. He alleges he ard his horse
were thrown into the creek below the
bridge over which he was riding. The
alleged injury was received on July 10
at which time it is stated that the
county board of supervisors were in
actual and constructive knowledge of
the dangerous and unsafe condition of
the said bridge, and neglected TO have
the bridge either repaired or recon-
| structed. II is stated shat the plain
/ tiff and his horse fell distnce of
| fifteen feet thru the bridge when it
collapsed under them. AS a conse
quence. II is alleged ;aa. Mr. Paris
has sustained a painful and permanent
! injury to his back, hips and spine. dis
aiding him for his regular work, as
! previous TO the injury he was sound
| bodily vigor and earning daily wage.
Abba.
! In the case of Bedford against the
| Western Telegraph Company in the
district court here. Judge Hunter made
| a ruling Of considerable Importance to
telegraph companies and also to send
ers of messages. He held that the
| Iowa law could not make invalid the
| contracts on the back of kilograms
/ limiting the Habit: Of telegraph COM
! panies for negligence. The court
| stated that the interstate commerce
law covered the subject, and the state
Legislature had nothing TO do with 1t.
Ex- Congressman Kendall of this city
was attorney for the plaintiff. and
George II. Fearsons, Of New York. and
H. E. Valentine, of Centerville, repre-
sented the defendant. A peculiar thing
in connection with the litigation is that
Mr.. Kendall was in congress and spoke
for the bill which is now brought for
ward to beat his client. The case will
be appealed.
Davenport.
With his hope faded, apparently re-
morseless, cool and deliberate, George
J Johnson, of Davenport faced Judge
William T. Church Of the Rock Island
circuit court Saturday, declined legal
counsel and listened TO mis- sentence ct
twenty years in the state penitentiary
at Joliet, for his part in the murder
of John D. Schoessel, the Rock Island
CuOlf SIhSeI. JOIlISOH HdO pLcNiOuohS
made complete confession in which
he admitted that he was implicated in
the murder. which occurred on the
night of Nov. I, 1918. The prisoner had
been brought to Rock Island from the
Iowa state reformatory at Anamosa
where he had been serving sentence
Of seven years on the charge 81
; burglary. He had been sentenced
from Davenport more than year ago
The confession of Johnson followed
that Of Verne Madden. He had beer
told that Madden had made com
, plete statement in which he had beer
, implicated. johnson then made
statement in which the important de-
tails Of tina. Of Madden were corrobor-
, ated. He was brought back to Roci
j Island by police and the county at
; torney.