Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-05
les ONES.

oes Moines.
A we'll dressed young woman left
Saby in the care NJ the natron OF the
pnion station while she Went up town
To do some shopping. She did not re-
711rn and the ,natron stu mas the baby
Police are now searching for the
mother.
Des Moines.
Sherif kronkhite. of Knoxville. Sat
u-dav captured Carl c. Carter. cashier
al private banks at Percy and Hart
ford. who disappeared when the banks
failed over year ago. Carter Was ar
rested on Wabash train when ne
came here To see his wife. He IS under
Indictment for accepting deposits after
the banks became insolvent.
Ottumwa.
The petition 10 repeal the jtney hus
ordinance has been filed. The litneE
bus men claim 10 have l.502 signatures
on the instrument and a canvass OF
the names will be started this after
noon. The names Will be typewriter
alphabetically and checked with the
poll books Of the last city election. IL
VIII be necessary 10 have l,SQl tor ,ne
petition 10 carry.
Davenport.
The hie plant OF tffi1 ost-andnrf conf
many at Bettendorf. is now working a
.orce of 1900 men The foundry en-
blowing 500 men. is operating both day
and night shifts The company IS now
t,,r9ing our twenty-five finished box
cars daily for the Rock Island road on
tba big contract recently announced.
Thav have many other orders on the
tinued activity at the plant
keokuk.
p. 7. Flynn, the Duncombe banker,
killed recently in an automobile accl-
dent near Humboldt, was worth APP
proximately half million dollars. This
IS shown by an inventory made by
Daniel Rhodes, administrator of Mr..
Firms estate Fifteen hundred acres
Of land in Webster county form part
of the estate. Mr. Flynn also was
heavily insured. One company paid
his widow $4,000 shortly after his
death.
| Ottumwa.
! photo play, written. acted and
/ photographed by local talent will De
! shown in Ottumwa some time THIS
winter. The picture IS partly COM
! pleted now and is under the direction
| IF Ben B. Westerhof and is being
photographed by Guy y. Reed. The
characters are all local people and the
scenes are being taken in OttumWa
and vicinity. Mr.. Westernon does 10;
know as yet whether he will make the
picture two-reel affair or not.
Council Bluffs.
| Edward Woodin, of Sioux City. anc
| William Feeney presented themselves
before Judge Wade in the federal cour'
here for sentence for the theft OF
suitcace from an express car on th'
Northwestern railroad. Judge Wade
sentenced Feeney to four months in the
Pottawattamie county jail, and gave
Woodin a fine of $500, Woodn to stant
committed until paid. The fine viii
be paid il was stated. Woodin al
ready had given cash bond OF $1,000
Charlton.
Ed F. Mccullough, aged 10, of Chart
ton, was instantly killed Saturda!
night three miles west of here whel
the automobile 4; which he was rid
ing struck a concrete cuiyert ane
turned turtle. Fred Culbertson. also o
charlton, who accompanied Mr.. Nc
C.ulIough sustained a broken cola
rome and was also internally injured
Rudy Sandahl. of this place. received
minor hurts about the head. Mr.. Nc
Cullough is survived by wife ant
-Four children.
Davenport.
The discovery Of new diseas
which has appeared for the first tim
in Scott county has been made on tn
farm Of Gustav Rusch and at othe
places thruought the country, G. j
Bliss. the county agriculturist, esti
mates that it will kill ) per cent Of tn
crop As the crop is Conservative
estimated at $4,000, 900 this year. tn
disease is costing the farmers OF tn
county 100000. Altho the damage
comparatively small this season 1t
feared that in the future years 1t ma
. increase greatly and play havoc wit
the main agricultural output of thi