Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-30
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Des Moinss.
The coming trial Of Ed Wegener, ex-
saloonkeeper of Valley Junction. on
charge Of Matching plot to kidnap
Charles Ashworth some time ago. was
featured by the return to the city OF
Frank Lavelle, who is undergoing
twenty-year sentence at Fort Madison
for completely in the crime. Lavelle
will act as a witness for the state
against Wegener. Wegener's trial
started Wednesday.
EddyvilIe.
Quite a number OF Monroe and Wa
pello comfy officials, together with
the chief engineer Of the state high
way commission, were in town study
ing the project of making such i'm
provements on the west side OF the
Des Moines river as to hold the river
in its proper channel and prevent Its
sweeping across the bottom lands west
Of town, as it is felt that the old Des
Moines will sooner or later take q
short cut thru the bottoms between
here and Bridgeport and cause new
bridges to be built.
Madrid.
A small daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Reinertson met with peculiar
experience and one which might have
proven very serious. While playing
with toy watch, the child swallowed
it. The mother, noticing that the child
was choking, was unable to locate the
trouble for some time. but then missed
the watch and suspicioneG the trouble.
A physician was called and the child
taken to Des Moines where an A-ray
esophagus just below the pharynx. The
esophagus just below he pharynx. The
obstacle was forced thru into the stom-
ach and was later passed thru che
body.
Des Moines.
Phil Dewitt, aged IL. Of Cummings
was shot and seriously wounded by
Jake Callison on the latter's farm.
Dewitt is in the Mercy hospital and
NAV recover. Dewitt was chasing a
turkey which refused to be cornered
and ran onto the Callison farm and
flew up tree. Dewitt climbed up the
tree after it. Callison heard a noise
and lately being bothered with chicken
thieves grabbed his gun and went out.
He saw the boy and the bird In the
tree and fired The boy dropped to
the ground and he saw his mistake.
Doctors were called and ordered the
boy removed to the Dies Moines hos
pital.
Boone.
The Boone County Cummins Club
was formed in this city Friday, at
tended by an enthusiastic gathering OF
republicans all interested in the can
didacy of the senior Iowa senator for
president. The informal gathering was
called to order in the rooms OF the
Boone Commercial Association by J..
q. Lucas, chairman Of the republican
county central committee. Messrs. w.
w. Goodykoontz and 8. G. Goldthwatte
respectively were asked to serve as
chairman and secretary of the meet
ing. Mr. Lucas in calling the meeting
to order said that the object OF the
gathering was to take up the candi-
dacy of Senator Albert B. Cummins. Of
Iowa, for president and in Boone cour,-
ty to crystalize the sentiment for
cummins. which IL known to exist
here.
Davenport.
Hon. John NJ. Lyter, former mayor
OF this city. celebrated the Goth ami
versary OF his birth Sunday. Friends.
former business associates. and prom
inent men Of the city with whom he
was connected in the early days. unit
ed in assisting him to f1ttingly cele-
brate the day. He r. one of Daven-
ports oldest inhabitants and he has
seen the city undergo. many changes
since he first arrived here. A dinner
was rendered him Saturday noon by
the Fejervary Home. where he IS a
ra3ident. and he has been the reciD-