Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
Southern Io,ua Items

I Only three rev cases have been re-
ported. Work 8 t the Pierce school has
been resumed. Davenporters have APP
parently awakened to the seriousness
Of the situation and all doctors report
grand rush in the vaccination de-
partment. For the past week DR..
Middleton has worked day and night,
vaccinating those who We're anxious
to render themselves immune to the
disease.
Des Moines.
The old change graft has been
worked successfully again in Des
Motnes. Tuesday well dressed young
| man secured q room at house on
Pleasant street near the Methodist
hospital. He said he was "Dr. Bell OF
Rush Medical college," had come here
to perform an operation and would
stay ten weeks. He gave his landlady
a dollar to hold his room until he got
his trunk into It. straightaway DR..
Bell called up McNerney's drug store
and ordered SO worth of goods deliv-
cred to his room. He told them to send
change for $50. When the delivery boy
came DR.. Bell gave him worthless
check for $40 and accepted the ST in
real money. He Lett his room at once
and has not been seen since.
keokuk.
| A young man in whom three states
profess vital interest turned up in
Keokuk Wednesday. He was probably
the least concerned Of any Of those
who have been interesting themselves
in his actions. The young man is Ray
lPfanschmidt who has faced jury
three times in the fight for his life.
Pfanschmidt is the Quincy, ILL.,, con-
tractor who was charged with murder
ing his father, mother, sister and
school teacher, Bessie Kaempen, and
then burning their bodies and the
Pfanschmidt home. On the trial Tor
murder of his sister. held in Quincy.
| he was convicted, but later given
new trial and acquitted. He was ac-
Quilted Of the school teachers murder
| two weeks ago. The fourth indictment
was uuaslnsd by the states attorney
ard ptan schmidt allowed to go free.
Des Moinss.
| The Iowa Zee Dealers Association
will hold its annual convention in Des
Moines March 16. II and IL. Among
| the prominent visitors from outside
the state will be H. w. Coe OF New
York. president Of the national assoc
citation. who will deliver an address.
The first days program provides Tor
registration, a visit to the legislature
and theater party at night. On
Wednesday and Thursday the speak
era in addition to Mr.. Coe will be &.
A. Chisin, Of Council Bluffs; Leonard
Miller of waterloo; Ole o. Roe. state
fire marshal E. w. Van Duyn, OF the
| state pure food department.; r. M.
Crawford, Of Indianola, and I. r.
PAYNE, of independence. Arrangn-
ments for the convention are in charge
| Of +. G. Black, Of Des Moines, presi-
dent, and John s. Simpson, Of Water
loo. secretary The sessions will be
held at the Savery hotel.
1 Davenport.
Eighteen licenses have been issued
by the city Of Davenport to operators
i OF ..jltney pus=: lines according TO an
announcement made by City Clerk
Hugo Moeller. The regular license
fee is $40 per year, but those taking
out licenses at the present time are
| being charged $3.50 for the month Of
! sfs and are also required de-
post an additional SO for the COM
ling fiscal year, which begins April !.
] Since the "jitney bus" idea hit Dav-
export less than q week ago there has
been a rapid increase OF the number
1 in operation. There are now ten on
i the bridge line, three on the Third
street line and ono on Brady street.
The greatest harvest has resulted on
! ees!.s Zines operating between Daven-
port. A week ago 1itney busting was
a matter Of fiction In these parts. The
! first one was started when the path
finder Of the business here purchased
fa Ford car and started plying his
trade on the bridge.