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

Bedford.
r. r. Cromwell, the Red Oak travel
ing man on trial in the district court
here for bigamy, pleaded guilty. Judge
Evans sentenced Cromwell 10 serve one
day in Jail and to pay fine of $500.
Davenport.
Rev. O. C. Geisler. Of Lane, S. D.,
has accepted the call extended him by
the Holy Cross Lutheran church OF
Davenport and will arrive here with his
| family this week. He will be Installed
March 81 Rev. Mr.. Geisler is a=former
Dayenporter and will receive warm
welcome on his return to this city.
South English.
John B. State while feeding the wood
saw at South English was unfortunate
enough to have his hand come in con-
tact with the saw. The second finger
| of the right hand was destroyed to the
second joint, the first and third myers
We're badly cut but not seriously IN
iured. The wounds are doing nicely
at the present time.
Montezuma.
Frank Wells. son of Ed Wells of
Ewart. was kicked in the small OF the
back Friday evening and sustained
some painful injuries. Frank had been
assisting his brother Earl to move on
the Charles Gorsuch farm. He was
leading the horses into the barn when
one kicked at another animal, missed
and hit Frank, who turned in time 10
avoid taking the blow in the stomach.
Newton.
Twenty-Five or thirty of the local
hunters ard .narksmen met with l.. B.
Maytag at the F. L. Maytag
home and organized the New
ton Gun Club with thirty charter mem
bers. One hundred and fifty dollars
were raised to cover the expenses OF
a club house, a trap and birds. Inc
club has rented an acre of ground IN
the Hartwig property on Greencastle
avenue, and there will erect club
house.
Centerville.
The school board is preparing tc
follow out the mandates OF the voters
in the election and install free tex
books at the first opportunity. II Is
thought probable now that this can no.
be done the coming year, however q
the contingent fund will not be suhi'
GENTLY large. OF the two directors
elected one was supported by the 1ree
text book element, the other by those
opposed. The free text books carried
432 to 49, being only IA majority.
OakviIIe.
William Suites was bound over unit
the April term of court his bond belnt
fixed at $4,000. Mr.. Suites is being trlee
, for arson. being accused of burning tn
garage, auto woodpiles and outbulld'
. ings on the R. r. Sierly farm here II
December. For some time detective!
have been working on the case, ant
, last Saturday Suites was arrested an(
given his hearing. He protests his IN
, nocence and seems unconcerned. AT
toYney Fred Courts Of Morning Sun il
defending him and Sam Edwin prose
: cutting. The case IS attracting WioS
: spread interest, and will be hotly con
tested by both sides. Suites has VIII
and 19-yer-old daughter, who hav
been summoned.
, centsrviIIe.
The Centerviiie Lisiit & Tractio,
Company, operating the Abba an
t Mystic interurban lines, has made som
important additions to it's official force
John M. Beer, present Burlingto
, agent, became general freight agent
the traction lines March 10. j. +
Boyle continues with the company a
q traffic manager. G. E. Peck recentl
= came here from the Mason City & Clea
Z Lake line to be auditor Of the company
e Traffic arrangements have been mad
by which Chicago freight comes D
q thru train every day over the Mil
a waukee and is brought to the inter
r urban lines to the freight depot
f block from the public square.
OskaIoosa.
: After being out since Friday after
: noon the jury in the case Of Tom Cos
l. nell VS.. Philemon Jackson, $500
{ damage suit, disasrr-ti. ii stood eleTe
n to one favoring verdict for $4,000 an
lone held to $1,000 damages for plain