Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-16
Southern Io1ua Items

tiff The case was the elimination OF
stabbing ARRAY. sGosnell and jack
son are both welhto do farmers in
Mahaska County. Jackson was tried
last fail upon charge Of assault with
intent to commit murder and found not
guilty. Gosnell claims he has lost the
use of his left arm as result OF
wound inflicted by Jackson's knife
The defense put up was that jackson
had been rendered temporarily insane
| just before he committed the deed,
hearing certain remarks repeated that
Gosnell was said to have uttered con-
corning him.. -,
Fort Madison.
| The operations of thieves In the
smaller towns in the vicinity OF Fort
| Madison again continues after lull OF
several weeks. The more recent APP
pearances Of thieves occurring Thurs
day evening when the burglars broke
| into the Burlington depots at both
Houghton and Salem. The thieves
gained an entrance to the Houghton
depot by prying open one Of the VIM
dows of the building. Although they
rifed the office from one end to the
other, their efforts succeeded in gain
ing them only a razor and small
also made an unsuccessful attempt to
break into the general store at Hough-
ton. They could not gain an entrance
for some reason, it being thought that
they were probably frightened away.
At the Salem station the money drawer
was torn open and ri1ed, but only 20
cents was secured Several other small
articles were taken.
Mount Pleasant.
The $4,000 pipe organ, the gift OF
ST. James Methodist church, of Chi
cago, is rapidly being installed in the
Iowa Wesleyan college chapel and the
date for the formal dedication has been
set for April 13, at which time an or
gan recital will be given on the in
strument. The organ, although it has
been used for a number OF years in
Chicago, is still in excellent condition
and is said to have been one OF the
sweetest toned instruments in that
city. 1t will be the largest and best
in Mount Pleasant, and the utmost care
is being used to preserve it original
tone Tbs ac5:catc-J:' recital ts &c &c
given by Arthur Durham, WELL
known and skilled organist OF Chlcago
who will be assisted by Miss Naomi
Major, soprano. Mr.. Durham has an
enviable reputation in Chicago musical
circles and an artistic recital Is as
sured Miss Major is the soprano
soloist at st. James church and has
; won her way upward almost unatded
She is considered one Of the best in the
, city and will add materially to the
pleasure Of the opening program.
Museatine.
Once more the tragic results Of
F,ate's grim caprices have been revealed
in this city. The mistake OF q tele'
: gram, wrongly sent, has resulted II
sending one man to suicides grave
and his wife to an insane asylum. Thi!
information was received in lette
to County Coroner Dr. II. n. hiiis. Il
: letter is one sent in reply to q notice
published in a New Orleans newspape
by Dr.. King, inquiring the whereabouts
Of relatives of Thomas J. Roth, a car
penter who committed suicide IN I
Front street boarding house Jan. u
Last summer, it is said, Roth received
2 a telegram notifying him OF the deas'
J. of his wife in New Orleans, his forme
4 home. Roth was at that time an EN-
ploye at the Louisa county pumpin'
;. station His dependency over tn
8 message resulted in his complete col
Y lapse and finally suicide. Saturday d
r King received a letter from Hoth
:. brother-in-law,J John r. Lacroix, Q
. New Orleans, informing him that IN
Y telegram sent Roth was concernln
: another woman Of the same name wa
: had died and it was supposed that sh
a was Roth's wife. The letter declare
that Mrs. Roth's failure to near lroi
her husband for months had resulte
:, in her becoming morbid and nnal
: mentally deranged. Shells nov III
0 detention hospital at New orleans
:, Ralatjyes have boon forbidden p
d physicians to break to her, the news 9
/. her husbands act it is said.