Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-29
Southern I0,Da Items

! with a rope which he made into larl-
at. Before he whirled the rope he ran
his left arm into a small loop when,
after he had thrown the rope over the
mules neck. he frightened on his arm
| Frightened by the sudden pressure or
| the rope on it's neck the animal leaped
pulling Brown to the ground. and be-
| fore he was able to rise the animal be-
gan its mad dash over the field and
thru the farmyard, dashing Brown S
body against everything in its way,
Davenport.
Dependency and temporary mental
ALTERATION caused by old age and i'll
health, Friday caused the suicide oil
Henry Peters 81. The mans body was
| found by his son Carl, suspended from
a clothesline in the woodshed in the
rcar Of the residence, 1451 West Fourth
street, shortly after l o'clock. Peters
returned from his work at the Noss
Bros Manufacturing Company at
1920 o'clock. He was not seen again
until his dead body was found 10y his
son. The man had been in i'll health
for some time.
keokuk.
Old time keokuk cigar store fans
Ihave formed an organization which has
flor it's object the preservation Of an
old time cigar store sign which has
long been an integral part Of Main
|street In Keokuk. The cigar store
sign is in the likeness of Gen. q. S.
lGrant said to be the only one Of its
kind in the United States. 1t was in
1878 that the old marker was first put
on the job. 1t has done duty in front
of four cigar stores since that time and
now it's friends are going to try to haze
a place made for the old relic
williamsburg.
The friends and relatives of the Will
lamsburg soldier boys down on the
border. have Just shipped them big
box of good things to eat on Thanks
giving day. The movement was start
ed last Saturday and each and every
day large donations were left
at the store of Lewis & Misbach. The
box when ready for shipment weighed
500 pounds, and the express charge on
| it was $24. 1t was shipped to Lieut..
Holden, who will make a good distri-
button Of the many good things that
the box contained. Frank McCOllister,
the Williamsburg soldier boy in the
hospital at Hot Springs. Ark. was also
well remembered with a big express
package.
Woodward.
George Mulhollen, a trusty from the
| state penitentiary at Fort Madison
took French leave of the work he had
been doing at the state epileptic col
ony at Woodward, Thursday afternoon,
and the officers Of practically every
ttoWn in Iowa have been asked to look
for him. Mulhollen was one Of the
|1nen who were sent out from the pris-
on and placed on their honor at Wood
ward He is described as SO years of
Iage, height 3 feet. 51s inches. weight
!1591a pounds, Of stout build, with dark
lchestnut hair and blue eyes, sandy
Icomplexion and chestnut beard. BY
Occupation he Is a cook. A reward Of
1850 is offered by Warden J. c. Saun-
ders for his apprehension.
Burlington.
Mrs. Mabel Reeves, housekeeper for
DR.. F., A. Roe. of No. 159 South Central
lavenue, is Frustrated and Dorothy, her
14-months- old daughter. is dead as the
result of a mistake the mother made
Friday night when she went to admin
lister dose of cough medicine to the
child. Mrs Reeves mlstook bottle
containing some other liquid. believed
to be preparation for treating dust
|mop, for the cough medicine container
end did not know until after the little
one had swallowed the deadly liquid
that she mad made a mistake which
waz to cost the infants life. Upon
learning Of her mistake the mother at
once summoned DR.. J. w. Dixon, who
fastened to the scene and tried by all
known methods to stay the childs ebb-
ing life