Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-11
Southern Io1ua Items

home is in the neighboYhoOd where he
| was born and where he has. spent, his
entire life, making many strong
friends. His parents were among the
very early settlers.
keokuk. 81"
Another list Of notables was added
to the already large number of Off
cial visitors to the Mississippi River
Power Company's plant at Keokuk
Monday. when the members of the
royal Russian commission arrived in
Keokuk from ST. Louis and spent the
afternoon here. They. were. greatly
interested in everything, that they
were shown in connection with the big
plant in the Mississippi river at this
point. The royal Russian commission
is in charge of all military matters on
behalf Of the Russian government in
the United States and its personnel
is largely made up of prominent en-
gineers of the cars domains.
Cedar Rapids.
Hotels of Cedar Rapids were taken
| in last week by a dapper appearing
gentleman who flashed 500 bills. The
slick worker gave his name as E.. E.
Simmonds. After registering Sim
monds sought to have one of his big
| bills changed and on the clerk being
unable to- accommodate him borrowed
IS till the banks would open next
morning and then disappeared. Three
hotels were taken in in this manner.
The stung clerks put the hotel sleuths
on the trail of the slick one and he
was arrested in Clinton where he was
| working the same game. He is said
to have dome" every hotel between
| Chicago and Cedar Rapids in the same
manner.
| Muscatine.
William Jennings Bryan, former Sec
rotary Of state. was a visitor in Mus
catine Monday and a guest at the
business mems luncheon at noon at
the Hotel Muscatine, where he gave a
short talk on suffrage. Following the
luncheon he was accompanied to the
First Methodist Episcopal church
where he delivered talk on suffrage
and prohibition. He entirely avoided
his peace propaganda. The noon-day
| session at the hotel was attended by
more than twenty-five women and
NEARLY 100 men. The women's meeting
was arranged by Mrs. r. U. Thompson,
| chairman Of the Muscatine Equal SUR
/ frage League in honor Of Mrs Bryan,
| who accompanied her husband to this
| city. A special table was arranged Tor
and buttons were placed at each plate,
bearing the inscription, Vote Fol
IEquai Suffrage J.:e g" y.
ottumwa.
Miss Rilla Stain, sos East Mclean
street, former deputy clerk Of the
United States court, and Earl Everett
Of Mount Pleasant, narrowly escaped
I death Sunday night at $3.50 O'clock
when taxi cab in which they were
riding collided with an east bound
street car at Court and Main streets
/ Miss Stain was thrown from the tax
in front Of the car, which came to 9
4 stop, and struck the fender. Frank
1 Higdon, driver of the car, was slightly
cut by glass; The front of the street
car WAS smashed and the front OF tbs
taxi was practically demolished. Miss
Stain was thrown from the taxi By
i the force of the collision and tel
4 directly in front Of the car. When Mr.
A Everett picked her up her head wal
living under the fender OF the stree
car The lobe Of Miss Stains left cal
! was nearly severed and eleven stitche.
were taken. Her right arm at TN
4 elbow and wrist is badly bruised ant
a swollen and she has q cut below thu
left knee. Everett and Higdon wer'
slightly cut.