Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-15
Fort Madison.

! Fort Madison.
Arthur Little. aged so years. a promi-
nent and well do farmer living about
two miles south of Pontoosuc, COM
mitted suicide Friday by shooting him
self thru the neck with a 32-caliber
revolver.
Sciola.
The barn on the farm owned by Ar
| thur Chase was struck by lightning
and burned TO the ground Saturday.
One horse persisted in the flames and
considerable quantity Of hay anc
grain were destroyed.
Davenport.
Despondent because he had been laid
off for a week after working steadily
for fourteen years, Carl Carlson, aged
45, killed himself by eating Paris
green Monday night, He was an ex-
| pert machinist.
kirkman.
The 11-year-o son of John Gorsche,
who lives near. Kirkman, while oiling a
gasolcne engine the other day had his
clothes caught in the machine and witt
the exception Of his shoes. entirely
stripped off His body was much
bruised, but no bones were broken.
Council Bluffs.
The memorial portrait Of Mrs. Jen-
ME Edmundson, which has been IN
progress of execution for more than
one year has been hung in the rotunda
Of the Jennie Edmundson Memorial
hospital in the niche that was pro-
vided for it when the splendid build
ing was erected to her memory Years
ago, the gift of Mr. Edmundson.
Washington.
Forest l.. Robinson, aged A. OF
Brighton and Miss Martha Jane Hin
shaw, aged 4S, Of the same place, came
here from their home Friday and were
| married at the Methodist parsonage.
Returning home Robinson showed signs
| Of insanity and grew rapidly worse un-
| til his bride was forced to appeal TO
| the insanity commission who sent him
to the Mount Pleasant asylum.
Fort Madison.
Charles Wetzel, guard at the prison,
who has been apprehensive for the
safety Of his son, Joseph A. Wetzel,
lately transferred from the battleship
Vermont to the submersible branch OF
the navy, has received message from
the navy department saying that his
son was not on submarine F-4 which
| was lost in the harbor at Honolulu,
| but that he is on F-2, resting safely at
that port.
Riverside.
Miss Lottie Horack had her shoulder
dislocated and her arm broken In an
auto and buggy collision Sunday even
ing. George Kos and family were driv.-
| ing home in their automobile, and the
electric light failing to work, they were
| Obliged to borrow a lantern. When
nearing the Joseph Shradel farm, they
overlook Charles and Lottie Horack in
! a buggy, who gave as much OF the
right of-way as possible. But the
road being narrow, the horse became
frightened; upsetting the buggy and
the occupants were thrown out.
Davenport.
| William Schmitz, Of Harlan, stu
dent of ST. Ambrose College, sustained
a fracture Of the leg in practice
game of baseball after school Monday
night. A physician was summoned
and he was removed to Mercy hospital
where he is at present confined.
Schmitz was playing second base for
one of the picked teams in the prac-
ttce melee. A base runner tried TO
steal second and the ball was thrown
to Schmitz. The runner attempted to
slide into the base to prevent Schmitz
from tagging him. In sliding his feet
struck Schmitz and the latter fell, his
leg swapping as he did so. Both bones
in the leg were broken.
Fairfield.
! George E. Bower, the self confessed
forger, was indicted Monday afternoon
by the Jefferson county grand jury or
two distinct counts. one charging him
with uttering forged instrument Al
the First National Bank and the othel
with passing forged instrument al
the Fairfield National Bank. Tuesday
morning when Bower was to have
pleaded to the charges, he waived tim'
and asked the court to impose sentence
upon him Immediately. Bower appeared
TO have seen the folly Of his ways ant
made short speech in court anriounc'
ing regret for his actions and said tina
he realized now what he had done ant
was sorry for it. He stated that in al