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

T, ing. He was born in Germany, coming
to this county when 10 years Of age.
He opened grocery here in 1853 and
remained in the same stand fifty-five
years. only quitting business last Oc-
tober. Some of his customers remained
| with him all the fifty five years he was
| in business. His wife's death three
years ago was severe blow to him.
They were theFparents of thirteen chill
dren, six of whom survive.
Des Moines.
| A fire discovered at $50 Wednesday
morning partially destroyed the Mack
! OleSOn apartment building. Fireman
worked three hours to Subdue the
! flames which originaed between the
plastering and the outer brick wall
Four families occupied the flats and
| fled in their night clothing to the
neighbors. Among them was Miss
Pearle De Jarnette county superin-
! tendent of schools, who lived there
, with her mother; the family of James
Lee. travelling man by the name of
Helsy, and James Hughes. Oleson
places his loss at $4,000.
Eldon.
| Golden State Limited train No Al on
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west of Eldon at an early hour
| Wednesday morning and five persons
were slightly injured None of the
| passengers injuries were of character
| sufficient 10 prevent their continuing
the journey. All were thru passengers
| in the three sleepers that were de-
| rallied. A broken rail is given as the
| cause. One of the sleeping cars that
left the rails turned over and blocked
! the track until past the noon hour all
though the train is due in Eldon at
4 a. m. The injured were hurt by fly
ng glass from the windows which were
| broken when the car turned over.
Those in the other sleeperS were
| shaken up but none was badly hurt.
Extra.
Neils A. Reisgaard, II years of age,
was shot and almost instantly killed
Monday afternoon at the farm of his
uncle, five miles east of here. The dead
lad was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
| Reisgaard, who live near Hamlin, five
miles north of here The young man.
/ with number of other young people
| of the neighborhood, had been hunting.
They sighted dove which alighted
upon the barn and the Ressaard boy
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boy who was going to shoot at the
dove. In the transfer of the gun from
the hands of one boy to the other it
was discharged in some manner, the
contents Of the load striking Reisgaard
4 in the forehead, inflicting a CHASTITY
4 looking wound. None of the young
people are able to describe the exact
/, manner in which the accident occurred
Davenport.
| A "black hand" communication, bear
Ing the sign of the order skull and
cross bones and other cabalistic de-
signs, was unearthed in the mayors
ante-room at the city hall, thru excel
| lent detective work on the part Of Sec
rotary to the Mayor Carl Sommer. The
missive bore the words, Beware
Death-Blood," and other blood curd-
ling terms 1t warned the police COM
mission to acauit Everhardt. the sus-
pended officer up for hearing this
Afternoon, and also to cease criticism
of Chief Schramfn. The letter was
pasted on the huge mirror, and was
plainly visible to the naked eye when
one entered the room. After making
the startling discovery, Secretary Som
mer donned his gum shoes, gathered
up number OF clews, secured drag
net and detailed himself on the case in
regular detective style. After an ex-
haustive and complete investigation
the amateur sleuth announced thai
there were serious doubts in his MIND
as to whether or not the well known
i BLACK Hand Society," had opened q
branch Office In Davenport. He II
lstill working on q number OF clews
but n inclined "a the belief that there
sless Is known, the police have not bee!
i called In 20 assist Mr.. sommer In solv
Il Ing the battling mystery.