Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
Southern Io1ua Items

EainSt the y ali OF iSs CO: s.is4 ihS
life crushed out OF his body by the
heavy planks which had lodged against
him. An unusually violent jerk OF the
car had disIodged the lumber and the
men we're unable to ger out of its way
as il said. The extent of the living
mans hurts is no. known. but 1t Is
believed that his condition is danger
ous
Musea.ine.
AS result Of the reiakias OF the city
census by the Commercial Club. Min
is;eriaI association and other organiza-
tions. the report given out yesterday
by John Breen. chairman OF the ac-
counting committee. shows an increase
OF 1898. making the total census of the
city Of Muscatina 1852. as against H.
STA as originally reported. The increase
by wards is as follows; First ward.
2s5: Second ward 407; Third ward.
So: and the Fourth ward. AL, making
total increase Of 1893. The shortage
Of the original taking is accounted Tor
owing to many people not being at
home al the time the enumeraters PAID
their first visit to the homes. but the
thorough canvass by the above parties
melted the above results.
HiIIsbero.
The funeral of Mrs Paul Ferree. who
passed away at her home west OF town
Sunday night. was held at the Baptist
church Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
Rev. c. S. Carroll conducting the ser
vice. Mrs Ferree had not been feeling
well for several days and Sunday
morning remarked she guessed she
would take dose OF salts. She went
to the kitchen and took the supposed
salts, which proved to be poison that
had been put by mistake :atc g salts
bottle. Drs. Howe and MARI were
summoned and hurried to the stricken
woman, her husband in the meantime
giving her milk She became easier
and by evening the pains in her stom-
ach had apparently ceased. but about
II o'clock she rapidly grew worse and
passed away about 12 o'clock.
crsston.
Sheriff Evans and County Attorney
George Johnston have returned from
| Minneapolis, MINI, bringing back Earl
| Madden who was recently found guilty
| Of conspiracy to burn certain buildings
| in this city and Cromwell several years
ago. His case was tried before jury
| in the Union county district court
+! Madden, through his attorney. took his
case to the supreme court, which sus-
| tanned the verdict A rehearing was
asked for but refused only short
time ago When Madden learned thai
| there was no way clear for him to es-
cape the penalty Of his crime. he sud
denly disappeared and was located
| only the latter part Of the week, after
| circulars and descriptions were sen,
out all over the country by Sherin
Evans The prisoner was captured by
detectives. at Minneapolis. who mott
fed the Creston officials.
Museatins.
/ That the foremen Of the various loca
fire companies were notified by city
! 0ss::SiaiS CT several occasions in late
years to discontinue the distributor
OF hquor in the hose houses was stated
by several witnesses who testified II
1.-THE injunction proceedings broush'
against the Excelsior Hose Company
The details of the seizure Of some ter
kegs OF beer were told by Constable
4 William Cooper and Sheriff Wiley. whs
(; were parties to the raid on the Cherr,
street fire station Attorney Betty triee
to elicit from Former Mayor Koehjer
statement to effect that he knew den
nitely that liquor was distributed II
the hose houses but questions to Thu
end were without success. ~ hen ask
ed as to the reputation of the hos
4 companies the witness declared tina
4 reputation Is be good. Flow does tn
4 reputation OF the Excelsiors COMPARE
with that OF other companiesT further
asked the Law Enforcement Leagu'
I attorney. 4 do not think their repu
tation Ii any worse than that of ths
others" replied the ex-mAyof.