Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-11
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passed away at an early hour Mon
day morning at hospital in Oxford
Kan. He was afflicted with cancer OF
the face and hi$u6iaath ,was not unex-
pected. Mr.. CLARK was a respected
citizen Of this community IN the early
4 days and will be remembered by many
Of the older residents. He removed
from this vicinityato Kansas about nine
years ago, returning at intervals to
visit his daughter and family. Since
leaving Hamilton county he has made
his home at Oxford. Funeral services
will be held at Oxford and the body
will be laid to rest there.
Webster City.
i, Another disgraceful affair--the out
come of beer .party-took place on
Saturday evening in the woods north
of the Illinois Central viaduct near the
river. AS result Charles Butler lies
in Mercy hospital with knife wound
puncturing his lung, with marks Of the
weapon on his shoulder, and his as
saiIant, George Bell, plasterer of this
city, is enjoying his liberty on $500
cash bond. 1t is thought Butler will re-
cover The stabbing affray occurred
about Z o'clock in the evening when
good sized party of congenial friends
were gathered about the foaming con-
tents of an eight gallon keg of beer.
Both men were Intoxicated and Bell
claims that Butler tried to take one
dollar bill away from him. Bell de-
MES using knife, but knife was
Enthusiastically used upon Buffers body.
Mason City.
Bleeding profusely from long cut
across the top of the head, said to have
been inflicted by knife welded by
John Meuchleff, a Russian whose
christian name is George, but whose
brought to the police station about 10
o'clock Sunday night, for surgical at
tention. He had been found at the
camp of the Dearborn Construction
Company at Seventeenth street, N. W.,
and Federal avenue, on the Northwest
ern Cement plant grounds, and fellow
workmen had called the police when
he came In. The trouble is said to have
occurred at the place where the two
men roomed, at the honse occupied by
Bill DENIES at Seventeenth and Presi-
dent. u According to the story the po-
lice got the cutting followed a lot Of
dickering and Quarreling, IN which the
injured man Is said to have chased
the one who finally wounded him, with
an ak.
Manchester.
Funeral services were held Monday
for Capt. A. Morse, OF Company F,
Twenty seventh Iowa infantry, who
died at his home here on Thursday. He
was born in Vermont March ~, 1S41,
and was brought by his parents to this
county whom only 10 years Of age. He
engaged in farming in 1857 and con
tinued that occupation until August,
1862, when he enlisted in the union
army where he. served untf May Is.
1864. when he was shot thru the lungs
at Yellow Bayou, La. He was taken
to a hospital in st. Louis where for
year his recovery was considered
doubtful, but he was finally able to
return home and engaged in the livery
business here, but turnout the remain
der Of his life his suffering from this
wound was practically continuous. For
several years he and his wife had
made their home In Clermont, Fla,
but they returned to their old home
In Manchester some months ago with
the hope that the change might BEN
eft his failing health. He was ono
of Manchesters Oldest citizens and had
many friends, y 4