Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-22
Southern Io1ua Items

, then was $500 and he escaped Just be-
fore trial. He was located at Bow
balls, April /. 1915, and placed under
! a new bond Of $1,000. Postoffice clerks
| who went his bond are offering the
reward money.
CenterviIls. ,
The Daily Citizen plant OF this city
has been purchased by J. H. Beck and
J. r. Needham, publishers of the semi
weekly Iowegian and the two papers
will be consolidated about June l. The
Citizen was owned by George w.
Needels. It was founded in 1864 as the
Loyal Citizen, by D. L. Stricken. was
the property of Lieutenant Governor
| NJ. NJ. Walden In the early seventies,
and became the property OF Mr..
, Needles in 1886, who started the daily
| in 1894. The Iowegian was founded in
1888 by Charles E. Vrooman. was later
| owned by J. C. Barrows and was pur-
chased by Beck and Needham In 1903.
The Iowegian Is preparing to issue this
week its third of the century edition.
The name of the consolidated paper
/ has not been decided upon.
| Museatins.
Adolph Kaufman, S.. we'll to do Chi
cagcan and former Muscatine resident
who had retired from active business
a number Of years ago, killed himself
| by firing bullet into his right temple
| from a 3s-caliber revolver Wednesday
morning. The tragedy took place In
the stairway of small shed In the
rear Of the Eichenauer building on
East Second street, directly opposite
| the city hall. The suicide occurred at
| s o'clock Wednesday morning. Death
was almost instantaneous. For more
than thirty years Kaufman had been
proprietor Of a cigar store now oper-
ated by George Eichenauer at 2l1 East
Second street. He still owned the
building as well as two residences on
West Second street. No inquest Will
! be held, according to County Coroner
e. H. King. ..gs ~
Columbus Junction. F1.,
! One of the saddest tragedies in
Louisa county's history for some time
was the drowning OF Virgil Paxson.
the IN -year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Paxson, who reside two miles
south Of Cairo. Virgil and an older
[ brother were playing about the yard
and Virgil ran across the sod which
covered an old well, which had gone
dry twenty years ago and had beer
| filled up. 1t caved in instantly carry
! ing him with 1t and into several feet OF
| water. The mother was soon on the
| scene, but life was extinct before the
body could be brought to the surfaces.
The recent hard rains and the sinking
[ Of the ground for years. leaving the
sod over 1t, caused the tragedy. The
! little boy leaves his parents, two broth
ers and sister to mourn his tragic
! death. S
/ Musoatine.
| Carly" Andrews, %, a Fort Madison
| resident, was struck by an east-bound
| Rock Island freight train near FAIR
4 port shortly before 8 o'clock Wednes~
day afternoon. Both legs were severed
/; above the knees. His left hand was
! cut Off at the wrist No hope for hts
recovery is entertained. Despite the
severe pain and the almost hopeless-
ness Of his condition, Andrews talked
eheerfully with DR.. r. II. King. DR.. w
4 s. Norton and DIR. w. w. Datit, who
attended him, as well az other men
who gave him assistance. He wal
Il conscious at all times. Rare piucb
/ wns display W e
+ he directed the men about him IN their
task Of giving him relief The accideil
occurred as Andrews was walking Ions
the tracks. He Is son OF Benin Hiif
Andrews. OF Fort Madison. He wH,
taken TO the Hershey hospItal.