Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-02
Southern Ioua Items

during the noon hour while number
OF boys were scunling and wrestling.
In some manner young Scott was
kicked in the temple by Charles Kerr,
son of Samuel Kerr. Young Scott Was
- years old while the Kerr boy was
Is years old. At the time nothing was
thought OF the accident and the boys
continued their playing. but soon the
Scott boy was taken sick and by mid
night death claimed him. Both the
Scott and Kerr families are heart
broken over the sad accident.
Fairfield.
J. W. Thompson and George Murphy,
claiming to be restaurant owners in
Ottumwa. were arrested here about
o'clock Saturday morning by Sheriff
Shan Campbell and Ten cases Of whisky
seized from the automobile in which
they were riding. The men were en-
route from Burlington TO Ottumwa
when nabbed here and claim the
whisky was for their personal use. The
men were nabbed after Chief of Police
Gallagher OF Ottumwa. had notified
Sheriff Campbell that whisky and beer
was being transported from Burlington
| to Ottumwa via the automobile route.
The ten cases, consisting OF two hum
| dred and forty pints were being carried
| in the tonneau of the car. The men
were placed in Jail but allowed to go
to Ottumwa this morning. They will
return to Fairfield for trial.
Marenso.
| DR.. II. S. Detchon. the Victor phys
ician. is again in trouble. An infor-
nation charging that he was keeping
intoxicants in connection with his Of
| fee in the town of Victor was sworn
out in the court of Justice OF the Peace
j. c. Engelbert OF this city recently by
Dr.. G. F. Bot. mayor of Detchons
town. Sheriff Ira J. Reed. armed with
a search warrant, found the Victor
physician and surgeon well stocked
with medicine and brought back to
Marengo with him five gallons OF
whisky, five gallons of brandy and Ave
gallons of alcohol. Detchons case will
come on for trial as soon as the cases
in the district court have been I'm.
isned Popham and Havner, who are
appearing for the state Of Iowa in the
case. being engaged in the trial OF
cases in the district court.
Ottumwa.
Luel Dali Montgomery. the Swear
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mont
gomery, 1928 Milwaukee avenue, died at
the Ottumwa hospital Friday evening
at 5:45 o'clock from blood poisoning.
The little chap is believed to have
stepped on nail or scratched his foot
on wire. while playing about his
|, home some three weeks ago. Since
that time he has been in the Ottumwa
!. hospital where every effort has been
; made to counterfeit the danger from
the wound but without effect. The
hoy was born in Polk county, Mo.
April IA, 1907, and has spent six years
in Wapello county, Iowa. He is sur
vived by his father Samuel, his mother
Eliza and eleven brothers and sisters.
Charles E., Rosco Lora, Iva, Nora.
Pauline. Buell.. John, Enaich, Nellie. all
Of Ottumwa, and Andy H., of Excelsior
Springs. Mo.
Murray.
! Messrs. j. B. Edwards. ". H. Roberts,
!, 3. F. Scott and ]. H. Jeffers probably
iheld the record of the county In the
matter of gathering honey from the
trees. Mr.. Scott was wandering about
? the timber land on the Carter farm
I northeast of Murray when he sat down
:. on log to rest: but his composure was
suddenly and rudely disturbed when he
I discovered the presence Of bees in and
:. ato.. the log. Examination revealed &c
him that he was disturbing the peace
1 and happiness of a well established and
plentifully provisioned home in Bee.
8 tyille. Ben called Mr.. Carter and they
: Immediately held council of war, bu
: concluded that the fort was too strone
:. and the assault was postponed until the
next morning when he was accompa-
MED by the above named men. After
Il - -.
y that the enemy had Ave other fortresses
In that immediate neck Of the woods.
but the men with axes. saws, matches
n buckets, tubs. etc. opened battle. ant
g when the smoke had cleared away, they
: found themselves in possession o
n about $50 pounds Of good honey-prob
It ably the greatest amount ever secured
ID at one time in the county.