Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-09
Southern Io,ua Items

saloonless but apparently not dry, for
of the forty different charges upon
which arrests were made intoxication
leads with 436 cases. The number OF
persons given nights lodging during
the colder months Of the year was
1870.
Keokuk. bt7a
The cases of Miss NJ. e. Num- and
Miss Alma Davidson, the two milliners
who elected to contest the informations
filed against them by Henry Barmeier.
federal game inspector. charging them
with selling aigrettes in violation OF
the state law, were heard before James
S. Burrows, justice of the peace Wed
nesday. Deputy Federal Inspector Bar
meier was here to prosecute the cases
The two milliners were represented by
counsel The defense Of the parties
against whom informations were filed,
are that they had no aigrettes for sale,
and those they showed belonged to
clerk and to another customer. Miss
Num- in response to questions asked
her by the federal Inspector, stated
that she did not offer the aigrettes for
sale. She said he asked to see the
aigrettes and she showed them. She
because of the Shay BILL in response to
O question asking il she did not so
state On the showing made by Miss
Num- that the aigrettes shown the fed
eral warden belonged to another party,
she was declared not guilty of the
charge. Miss Davidson's case was dis
missed when she paid the costs. She
did not make defense to the charges
Davenport.
When Matt Thompson, proprietor Of
a saloon at Sixth and Vine streets,
stepped out of his place of business
at o'clock at night and prepared to
lock the door he was confronted by
three masked bandits. who relieved
him of $40 and gold watch. Two
Of the foo.pads covered the victim
with revolvers while third man went
thru his pockets. After warning
Thompson against making an cutlery.
the criminals took to their heels. The
robbery was reported to the police and
plain clothes men detailed on the case.
Mr.. Thompson had closed his saloon
for the day, and in accordance with
his usual custom, removed the cor
tents of the cash register, trans
ferring same to canvas bag. which
he placed in his pocket. He stepped
outside and had just locked the door.
when he looked into the mnZzles of
two revolvers. The bandits had placed
handkerchiefs over their faces. There
were practically no pedestrians on the
street at the time, and the holdup men
were permitted to work unmolested.
The police have been furnished ac-
curate descriptions of the men.
Cttumwa.
Hereafter all cases OF common
drunkenness occurring in the city are
to be handled as state actions, accord
ing to an opinion handed down to the
police department and the department
Of public safety by City Solicitor l..
l.. Duke. The city official in making
this decision calls attention to sec
ton No. 2402 of the revised code of
the state OF Iowa which says that ANY
person found in tine state or intoXica :
ton, is guilty of misdemeanor and may
be arrested by any peace officer in
the county. If found guilty may be
fined not less than SIS or more than
$25 and imprisoned for not more than
thirty days in the county jail. Another
portion reads, ''the penalty or any
part Of 1t. may be RENTED by the
magistrate. before whom the trial is
heard and the accused discharged from
custody, upon his giving information,
in writing and under oath, stating
when, where and of whom he pur-
chased or received the liquor which
produced the intoxfcation and the kind
and character OF the liquor: and in adj
dition giving bail for his appearance
before any court to give. evidence in
any action or complaint to be COM
.nenced or preferred against such party
for furnishing the liquor"