Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09

Fairfield. sw
w. H. Guyer. Of Cavalier. N. D., has
been elected assistant cashier OF the
Iowa State Savings Bank to take the
place OF Frank NJ. Spiers, who has re-
signed. Mr.. Guyer was formerly In the
banking business in Malvern and has
an experience of fourteen years.
Fairfield.
Mr.. F. ]. L. Black, who was formerly
county treasurer, has accepted a po-
sition as assistant cashier of the Fair
field National Bank, taking the place
! Of Frank West, who resigned the lat
ter part of December. Mr.. Black held
the same position nine years ago, be-
fore being elected county treasurer.
Defiance.
William Wheatleyc met with an ac-
cident Sunday that will disable him
for some time. A horse which he was
riding slipped and he was thrown Off,
bone in his left ankle being broken.
He will leave some time this week
for Marine to remain until he is able
to work again. G. NJ. Bonesteel is
taking his place in the butcher shop.
Shenandoah.
Shenandoah lawyers have been TAX
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witnesses in the case Of David Foun-
tain. who is imprisoned in Sacramento,
Call for the confessed murder of a
1O-year-old school girl in the church
of which he was janitor. Fountain has
an Iowa prison record and formerly
lived here. His attorneys will enter
a plea of insanity and the testimony
of persons who knew him is being
taken.
Bloomfield.
Fire destroyed the residence OF
Thomas Kinkade northeast of Bloom
field Wednesday night with almost the
entire contents 1t was discovered
about o'clock in the morning and was
under Roadway so far when the neigh
bors arrived on the ground that not
very much of the contents could be
saved. All wearing apparel was hang
ing upstairs and could not be reached.
| The loss is estimated at about $1,000,
with about 500 insurance.
Des Moines.
A remarkable gang Of youthful ban
dts has landed in the net of the law
here after months OF activity. Herschel
lCrusenberry. aged 20, student at
Drake University, is the last OF the SIX
members of the band to be arrested.
The police believe they have been COM
hitting most of the robberies and burg
laries which have been pulled off here
the past four months. All six are the
sons of respectable parents, and range
in age from II to 20 years. When
placed in the brain room at the po-
lice station they put up bold front
after admitting many crimes
Museatine.
Milford Benham, 80 East Second
street, one of Muscatines pioneer bus
mess men passed away at his home
Wednesday night at 9:2p o'clock after
a short illness OF ten days, pneumonia
being the cause of the demise. Mr..
Benham was born in Versailles, Ind,
Nov. 5, 1885, being 70 years old at the
time Of his death. He came to Musca-
tine in 1851 and was for short time
| engaged In the grain business bur later
entered the implement business, in
which he was engaged for more than
forty years, being located in the same
building In which he lived at the time
OF his death. He retired from active
business some FIVE years ago.
| OttumWa. Z
Despite the fact that ottumwa has
but seven police officers, including the
chief, night captain, sanitary officer
and patrol driver, the department made
| a large number Of arrests. The fact
that one patrolman in the day time
land two lat night suffices to police the
city and has led to the department be-
ing made the butt OF stage comedians
has not apparently diminished the
number of law breakers from being
taken into custody. for the report OF
Chief Gallagher shows 1854 arrests
! made In the year Of 1914. The city !