Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-15
Southern Io1ua Items

the Jewish cemetery. two and one-half
miles northeast Of this city. The death
Of the Hebrew churchman was due to
stroke OF paralysis which he, suffered
Sunday. Rabbi Bleeden was born. In
Russia In 1857 and there grew to man
hood. He received liberal education
thru his attendance at Russian col;
leges and universities and continued,
his work of education and research
upon coming to this country, some
years later. He spoke fiuently six
languages and in this manner was able
to reach many Of the poorer class of
foreigners, who otherwise would have
been neglected.
keokuk.
Several weeks ago. orders were is
sued by the interurban railway Off
Gals, that no liquor could he carried
on their cars from Warsaw, ILL.,, to
Keokuk. Now 1t is apparent that the
hibulous ones of the Gate City will be
forced to quaff all their drink on the
Illinois side Of the river. 1t all came
about when three men were refused
passage on the steamer Keokuk. The
men attempted to board the gang
plank and were ordered off by Capt.
Hugh Mckenzie. The trio leaped on
cording to the testimony at their trial
Two of the men pleaded guilty, and
the other Is in the Warsaw bastile
making up his mind about the case.
; The steamer officials also refuse to
permit intoxicated persons to take
passage on their boats. They now
prohibit the carrying Of liquor from
one side Of the river to the other.
Grandvew.
Fred Washington. the young son Of
Rev. A. G. Washington, pastor OF the
Congregational church at this place,
is nursing a lacerated thumb and In
cidentally is denied school privileges
as result, of mix with his teacher.
The youthful attendant at the local
school received his injury in an alter,
cation with Jesse L. Tomlinson, his in
structor, when in some manner the
boys finger was bitten by the teacher
Young Washington. it Is stated by
certain members of the school board,
has been an arbitrary pupil. When
the teacher instructed him to clean
some lamp chimneys at the school on
last Friday he is reported to have re-
fused to do so and was accordingly
suspended by the teacher. On Mon
day the youth returned to the building
in violation of the teachers instruc-
ton and an alteration arose in which
blows were struck. During the course
| OF the melee the. Washington boys
thumb was bitten. The liberation was
such that medical attention was neces-
sary. III 3 81 I. .}
Ottumwa. f. sqF AZ,
PIG. Crawford, special state agent
called by the prosecution, in the custer
suit against Sheriff Cremar, admitted
on cross examination that he had
friendly relations with Blanche Hall
county Jail prisoner, before ana after
! she commenced serving her sefitenSei
He admitted that he had taken her
food and money, and that he had called
on her and written to her while she
was confined in the county jail =: Couu-
sci for Sheriff Cremer also drew the
admission from Crawford that he had
taken her out from the jail for short
walks on different occasions. One let
ter which Crawford admitted having
written TO the Hall girl, was nfro-
duced In evidence by Cremer,s counsel.
The letter was addressed kin0
Friend and signed Lovingly Ine
admission was also made by CraWIord
that he had taken the girl to MOVING
picture ti1eaters before she was M r.
| prissrad, bit denied that she had 5peen
jailed to act as q stool pigeon 4 on =,
Cremer. "A total OF thirty witnesses
| have. testified IN the trial for the state
The states case VIII be concluded tor
/ morrow with tie testimony OF former
! Deputy sheriff Dorm. who was dis-s5
! missed by sheriff Grcfner me case
viii be. completed by the end q next;
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