Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-15

Smith, of this city, from Frederick
Meyer, of Bisbane, Australia, who asks
details of the death Of one w. s. Col
Inns here. Mrs. Collins received word
! that her husband died IN hospital
here. No record of the death can be
found and it is bei;eved that the
I cablegram to the woman was part of a
scheme to swindle the woman. An in
vestigation has been undertaken by the
local police.
oneide.
| At an election held here last Satur-
day to determine the question of is
using $4,000 in bonds for the purpose
of constructing school house and to
purchase site. 65 votes were cast by
women and 95 votes by men. The
women gave the proposition a MAJOR
| ity Of 20 ard the men gave it ma :
jority of Is. total of So votes. It Is
planned to have the new building
ready for occupancy by Sept. l, 1916.
The newly organized consolidated dis
trict takes in twenty sections of rich
| farm land ard derives a considera BILE
outside tax. Three lines OF railroad
! traverse the district.
Sioux City.
| Two policemen were so severely in
jured it was necessary to convey them
to hospital when motorcycle they
were riding in answer 10 a burglary
call, crashed into a delivery team. The
injured men are Neil Anderson, motor
cyle policeman, and Robert Carraher.
detective. They were taken to st.
Vincent's hospital where Anderson was
found 70 have deep cut in the back
Of the head. A cash several inches
| long in Carraher's head was closed
with stitches Both men were palm
fully bruised and lacerated about the
shoulders and hips. The wagon was
stationary when the collision occurred.
The two officers were lying in the
street unconscious near the wrecked
machine when Louis Benton driver of
the team, came from house where he
had just left a parcel.
Monticello.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Hubbard, OF this
city, took their son Clarence aged IL
amined by DIR. Murphy, Of that city,
to see il an operation can be per-
formed, and Ii 1t will enable him to re =
gain the use Of his body. Nearly two
years ago Clarence was thrown from
an automobile. and since that time has
been paralyzed from the head down.
Only few cases such as this have
been known to have lived under like
circumstances. Word has reached
Monticello that the doctors are taking
pictures by means of the X-rays and
1t will be known by the last OF the
week whether anything can be done
| for the lad. The parents have tried
every means known to medical science
to help the boy During this time
Clarence has grown mentally and ply
sically as rapidly as normal child.
Sioux City.
Otto Mowitz, groceryman, who died
here last week, leaves all Of his $4,000
estate except a few minor requests
amounting TO less than 5000 to Charles
Grubel, an employe who. Mowitz al
legged in the will, had served him faith
fully as clerk for six years and was
kind to the decedent and his aged wife.
The property goes to Grubel after the
death Of Mrs. Mowitz who is left life
estate in the property. Carl Mowitz, q
foster son, Is cut OF with 800 because
he has been wanderer and has COM
mitted sundry offenses that have cast
shame upon the family name, Mpwitz
asserted in the will. A codicil provides
that il the foster son decides to con-
test the will he is to receive nothing.
Because Carl. Bertha and Frieda
Zarges enphew and nieces Of the de-
cedent, proved inattentive in falling to
wife, they are cut on with IS each.