Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-14
Southern Io1ua Items

Of the babe which IL expected TO De
born within the next week or two. The
county attorney Immediately ordered
his arrest with the result that Grover
was apprehended in North Dakota.
Museatine. Hr
Officer HUMPHREYS. of South Muscs-
tine, raided the home of George Nelson
early Sunday morning. which resulted
in The arrest of Nelson on charges o.
bootleggirg and four others were taken
and will be held as witnesses. Those
arrested, including Nelson, are. c.
Weber. one man by the name of Nc
Nall, and one woman, Mary Brown.
and another woman whose name has
not been learned by the police. The
four will appear against Nelson, as
they were caught with bottled beer In
their possession, claiming they had
purchased it from Nelson. Three bot
ties We're found in the Nelson home
upon being searched, which were also
confscated by the police.
Des Moines.
Mrs May Brown, 5O4 Chestnut
street, Des Moines." The above address
on an innocent appearing letter which
accidentally fell into the hands of a
Des Moines husband, has broken up a
happy home and revealed to w. d.
Cormac that his bride of three years is
bigamist. he claims. The rude awak-
ening and discovery, that his wife had
never been divorced from her real hus-
band came three days ago. according
to allegations in a petition filed in Polk
county district court. Cormac wants
the marriage ceremony ,anuulled. He has
been granted temporary injunction
restraining his supposed bride from
withdrawing $4,000 from the People s
Savings Bank of this city.
Mount Pleasant.
Bishop Homer c. Stuntz, of Omaha.
Neb, struck the keynote of the Iowa
Wesleyan College campaign here Sum
day afternoon when he spoke to a
mass meeting of college people and
other citizens in the First Methodist
church The campaign to add half d
million dollars to the endowment of the
school was resumed last Sunday and
will continue until June 80. During that
time there is approximately $4,000 to
raise. Bishop Stuntz was formerly sta
toned at Buenos Aires, Argentina, but
ldleSl SHILLING VI luo ScASA al
conference he becomes resident bishop
for Iowa with the episcopal residences
at Omaha Frank M. Bristol, who has
been at Omaha for some time, goes to
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Museatins.
Monday was William Bakers first
day in the employ of the Kinsley Ice
Company as driver. Likewise, 1t was
disastrous day for the new employee.
Thrown from a wagon after having en-
tered apon his new duties barely a few
hours. he was precipitated to the paw
ing and rendered unconscious. How
ever, he displayed rare gameness which
perhaps saved his team from more Sc
rious consequences. While driving
south on Cedar street a loose piece of
harness struck one OF the horses.
Frightened by the unwonted incident.
the two horses started to run away.
The animals ran for five blocks, the
driver being unable to control them.
However, he held to the lines and
sought to keep the horses in the GEN.
ter Of the street even tho unable to
bring them to stop. The animals
swerved suddenly while in front of the
Witch undertaking establishment,
Baker being hurled to the paving. He
was severely cut and bruised a5eas
the head and for several minutes was
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