Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-13
Southern Io1ua Items

At times during the downpour the wind
blew quite hard. There was also con-
siderable lightning but no damage is
Iyet reported. School children and
several grown persons We're taken
home in wagons. The town was in
| darkness Wednesday night on account
Of the light plant being flooded. About
twelve feet of the big belt was soaked
but it is hoped it can be repaired by
tonight. The flood left a thin coat of
mud and slime on all floors.
Davenport.
George NJ. Schmidt, of Davenport, a
brother of the late William o. Schmidt,
died suddenly Friday afternoon while
in a rowboat near the mouth of Rock
river. Heart trouble was the cause.
| His body was found by Charles
Sehnert, Of Rock Island, when the boat
had drifted to the shore Of Big island.
Schmidt had a summer home on the
! island His body was found about 1870
Friday afternoon and death is believed
to have resulted but short time be-
fore. Mr.. Schmidt was between so
and so years Of age. Coroner Meyers
of Rock Island county was notified and
| the body was brought to the Hill
undertaking establishment in this city.
Charlton.
The corner stone of the new Catho-
lie church, which will be a handsome
! $4,000 structure, was laid Thursday
with imposing ceremonies. The name
of the church has been changed from
| ST Mary's' to Sacred Heart" The
bishop from Des Moines, Rt. Rev. Aus
tin Dcu!ing, D. D.. was present. and
had charge of the services. He was
assisted by Dean Hoffman. Revs. Bull
ger, Foley and Nugent, all of Ottumwa;
Rev. Father Walsh, of Abba; and Rev.
Father Murphy, of Georgetown. Rev.
Father James McGilln is the priest In
charge here, and much credit is due
him for his faithful work in getting
I the new church started. The ground
for the church was donated by II. ].
!, Steinbach, as was also the house and
ilot adjoining. which will be used for
the priory.
Davenport.
| Masons Of Davenport have pur-
chased a site for a new Masonic home
| by buying Of Curtis Won koeckrtz the
southwest corner Of Seventh and
Brady streets, the old Trinity cathedral
site, for $4,000. The property ex-
tends 1872 feet on Seventh street and
l15O feet on Brady street. The prop
erty is occupied by the old church and
rectory buildings and is now used as
a chiropractic college. Won koeck-
ritz purchased the property few years
ago for investment purposes. The pur-
chase is made by a committee repre-
senting all of the Masonic orders. The
plans for its future development are
not now completed and do not con-
| template an immediate erection of
new Masonic temple. The site will
iDe retained until the Masonic bodies
find erection Of new temple impera-
tive.
Muscatine.
Deputy Federal Revenue Collector and
| Inspector Hugh McGovern. of Daven-
port, made an unannounced visit to
| almost all of the tobacco dealers,
brokers and commission men, theaters
and pool halls in the city during the
! past day or So and as a result found
several who had thus far not complied
Z with the federal regulations in regard
to the emergency war ta~ These few
We're compelled to pay a :, pen
atty of so per cent Of the tax for
delinquency. When interviewed Mr..
lMcGovern stated that the people sub
ject to this tax in Muscatine were
more prompt in its payment and that
there were fewer cases in which the
revenue had not been paid. than in any
city which he had yet visited. He also
stated that there were less cases than
he had expected. He completed his
work here today.
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Coroner G. w. Hay and Sheriff r. H.
McCarty were summoned to Brighton
Thursday to investigate the finding Of
the lifeless body OF James Farber, Of
4 Brighton, at his home In the east part
Of that town, with bullet wound in
his forehead and revolver lying near
by. It Is probably case of suicide.
Forber was last seen alive Wednesday
morning at o'clock and his body was
found twenty four hours later. He had
been Ill lately and neighbors became
alarmed when the milk which was de-
iivered at his home had not been taken
inside. They tried to gain an entrance
by the doors, but they were all locked
and Mayor Shyrock was summoned to
the scene. Under the mayors direc-
ton one of the doors was battered
down and an entrance affected.
Esa:he.'s body was s!scovered lying on
the floor with a bullet hole in the CEN
ter Of the forehead and revolver with
an empty chamber lying near his hand.
4 The body was removed to the Wood
ford undertaking rooms and the WASH
ttngton officials notified. s: