Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31

Silver City. I
After living since list summer with
a broken back, caused when a hayrack
fell upon him, Guy Mills, a farmer of
near here, has succumbed.
Brooks.
N. F. Norcutt who buys grain here
says he bought quantity OF wheat OF
Ira Jackson, residing south of Brooks,
that was harvested, threshed and mar
keted in the month Of December.
keokuk. 81.
Fire Of unknown origin late Tues
day night totally destroyed the Gate
City Seed Company's office and ele-
yator here. The loss is estimated at
$26, 900. Ffremen were handicapped by
zero weather. Two explosions preceded
the blaze. = 81. = +
Oskaloosa. 4attl'.t :sai
F. d. Buckingham, manager OF the
Monroe Mercantile Company, at Bux-
ton, near here. is recovering from a
stab wound over the heart inflicted by
Charles King, a negro. King Is in Jail
at Abba The knife hit a button on
iBuckingham's coat and was DETECTED;
otherwise it is certain that the man
would have been killed.
Perry.
c. Durant Jones, prominent Iowa
prohibitionist and Chautauqua man
ager, who has been seriously i'll at his
home in this city for q number of
weeks, is now considered out Of danger.
He is able to sit up portion Of the
time and as soon as he is able to travel
will leave for Sulphur Springs, Ark,
to spend the remainder of the winter.
North English.
Tuesday night while generating the
lighting system in the general store
of Reed & Luton. Ellsworth Reed was
severely burned by the ignition and
explosion of small can Of wood al
cofol with which he was doing the
generating. The burning alcohol was
blown on him, burning him about the
face and neck. He jerked or his coat
and wrapped it about his neck and
smothered the flames. The burns are
very painful but will not prove
serious.
Keokuk.
Police Commissioner ]. A. M. Collins
says that the newspapers Of the state
are disappearing Keokuk. Recently
certain papers have published articles
about the bad conditions prevalent
here. The dispatches state that In
Keokuk the state police made twenty
seven arrests for bootlegging after the
local police had failed to act. Mr..
Collins says that this is untrue. But
one arrest was made for bookkeeping.
altho many women were arrested for
disorderly living in houses Of ill-fame.
Fort Madison. - ~ y q -
Continued pressure brought to bear
upon Mayor A. p. Brown by influential
citizens eventually succeeded in NOV
Ing him to consent to the withdrawal
Of his letter >of restoration as mayor
as Christmas present to the city of
Fort Madison. And as such the towns
people consider 1t, for the action Of Mr..
Brown In contemplating retiring from
public life had perpetrated the most
general Of movements to have him re-
tain the office, the majority Of citi-
gems expressing the feeling that not
another man In Fort Madison could
quite fill the position SO acceptably at
this time.
,ksolsuk.
Frank Kern, alleged dope vender, Of
Burning ton, " he was arrested last
week Dy deputy united states Mar
shall Crowley In Burlington on a
charge Of peddling heroin. had his day
IN court yesterday. After hearing the
testimony OF several witnesses, United
States Commissioners Archer G. Miller
ordered that he be confined in the
county jail, in default Of 5000 bond, to
await the action Of the federal grand
jury, which meets in February. The
government was represented by AS
sistant District Attorney E. g. Moon,
Of Ottumwa. John e. Craig appeared
for Kern. The prosecution - based on
the new Harrison law. which prohibits
the purchase or sale of habit forming
drugs except on the permit Of physi-
clan. These permits must be returned
to the government.
Wsllman.
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