Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-02
Southern Ioua Items

Des Moines.
George Swallow. who has been post
master at Bonneville, has been ar
raigned before a federal grand jury on
the charge OF canceling too many
stamps for the business of his office.
he pleaded guilty to the charge be-
fore Justice Wade and will be SEN
fenced soon.
Burlington. ..., -
Eric Stein. bookkeeper at the Mer-
| chants National Bank of this city. has
received the sad news that his nephew
Maj. William Stein. had fallen in Rus
STA, He was wounded while fighting
and died in hospital three weeks
later. He was AZ years Of age and
was a native Muenster.
Scion. s.,. .4 -
Ray W-ickham is the champion hard
luck auto driver. While returning
from a picture show he stripped the
gear on his Buick car. Then, when
attempting to push it out of the road,
the rear axle broke. The next day he
went after it with a team, hitching
them to the car. The horses we're
frightened and jerked Wickham thru
the windshield. He then towed the
car home behind wagon.
Ottumwa.
w. w. Jolley. of Abba. has served
notice on the city council that he is
preparing to start suit against the city
for $1,000 as damages sustained last
October when his auto which he was
driving ran into Il hole in the road at
the corner of Van Buren, and Locust
streets. The notice AYERS that the car
was badly damaged and that members
OF the Jolley family were injured. The
matter was referred to City Solicitor
NJ. C. Gilmore.
Elwood.
Miss Edna WEIGH, II years old, sus-
tanned a fractured skull in fall as
she alighted from a train from Nash
vile. Monday morning. The train had
not come to a full stop, it is said. and
as she stepped down she tripped and
fell on a concrete walk. She was taken
to the home Of Dr. Mckenzie and will
remain there until able to be removed
to her home. She had spent Thanks
giving at home and was returning to
the D. X. Cook home near mere, where
she has been employed.
Greenfield.
J. c. Holt Is having considerable
trouble from injuries sustained from
being run over by a wagon several
days ago. 1t seems that he was haul
ing wood and the team became fright
ened and ran away. He was knocked
down and run over but did not think
at the time that he was hurt to amount
to anything so did not consult doc
tor He became worse and when he
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had several ribs cracked and broken
Oskaloosa.
AS she was enroute to her home or
b avenue east after attending a pic
ture show Monday evening, Margaret
the little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Beadle. of s01 North Tenth street
was followed and attacked by SONS
young man. The child put up stub:
| born resistance and, badly frightened
succeeded In breaking away from tht
assailant Mr.. Beadle returned to thu
city with his girl and laid the matter
before the police. One arrest wal
made but the description Of this party
did not tally with that given by thu
child
Davenport
| Arthur Cory. agsd 1S. and Roy KEEL
Ter. about the same age. were cap
tured in Davenport about o'clocj
Monday night by Detectives John Kin
ney and William Bishop after polic'
1 had received word from Peoria tina
they had run away from that place
The two boys had unceremoniOusll
left their homes Monday morning
They had succeeded I'm getting - ia
as siIvis by riding in freight csrs an
on the bumpers. At Silvfs they wer
ordered of the train. The Cory you'll
was roughly handled and his over
coat was somewhat damaged IN tn
smixup They came to Davenport an.