Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-22
Southern Io,ua Items

quite easy today and it is hoped that
there will be no further complications
arise from his injury.
Burlington.
Leslie Miller, the young man who
was arrested here recently in COM
pany with 15-year-o Lorene Fogle, OF
Peoria, will be called on to answer
white slave charge according to COM
munication received by the local police
department The letter was written by
Clyde Capron, local white slave officer
Of Peoria. Mr.. Capron stated in the
letter that he had sworn out the war
rant against the young man and that
one of the United States deputy mar
shals would come to Burlington to take
Miller to Peoria.
Museatine.
A robbery which occurred Wednes-
day night was brought to light Thurs
day afternoon, when it was made known
that the garage of the j. II. Grimm
Motor Car Company was entered and
$50 in money was taken from the safe.
A suspect was arrested late Thursday
afternoon and is being held by the po-
lice. That the robber was familiar with
the surroundings of the place is as
sured. The large safe door was left
unlocked and the key to the inner cash
drawer was in the cash register. The
burglar secured this and opened the
drawer, securing the money. Nothing
else in the office was molested.
kcokuk.
Harold Hubinger, II years old, is get
ting war news in advance of the morn
ing papers now. Young Hubinger has
his home here, and Thursday night
picked up some messages which were
being relayed to the coast stations. He
also is able to pick up messages on the
Panama canal, and is in communities
ton with Arlington most of the time.
He is the son of the late John C. Hub
niger, who at one time was one of the
richest men in Keokuk, and who gave
the city it's car system, and who was
the founder of the present thriving j..
c.. Hubinger plant here.
oakville.
The lifeless body of a middleaged
man was found lying three feet from
the railroad track. about three miles
from here, by the train crew on the
well dressed, his left shoulder was
III.
bruised. He supposedly had fallen
from a train. Sheriff Guthrie was
called and made a thorough examine
ton, but found nothing to identify
him by, except the words Lloyd and
Keithsburg" A thorough search is be-
ing conducted for relatives, and in the
meantime the body will be in charge
of the undertaken.
centerville.
George WilcoXen VS.. c. r. I. & P.
Railroad Company, Is the title of a
case now on in district court. Mr.. Will
coxen being the administrator of the
estate. The action is broughht against
the Rock Island by Mr. Wilcoxen for
the death of a 16-year-old boy, caused
by Golden State Limited passenger
train on the night of Aug. %, 1914. The
boy had been to an ice cream social
and on the way home, at crossing two
mile east of Seymour. the buggy in
which he was riding was struck, hurl-
ing the boy ninety feet thru the air and
breaking his neck: he having died
shortly after they reached Seymour
| with him. The horse was crippled only,
but the buggy was torn to pieces. The
plaintiff has sued the Rock Island rail-
road company for the sum of $4,000. 1t
will probably require three or four days
| to try this case yet. This will be the
last jury case this term OF court, the
court having excused all the jurors ex-
\ cept those on this case at the begin
ming Of the trial Of this suit.