Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-01

Upton.
The Cedar County Fair Association
went $500 in the hole last fall. This
years dates have been fixed for ting
last days of August and the first OF
September.
Abba. .... .a.
Fred Roderick. who was run oyer by
a mine car after he had been kicked
by mule at Hiteman mine, died ar
the Miners hospital here. internal
hemorrhages was the cause Of death.
Keokuk.
Fire which caused a total loss Of
stock in the Frank II. Jones mems fur
nishing store occurred The fire was
confined TO small area but there sSa;
large damage by water.
j Council Bluffs.
John Gallagher. aged -. of this city
was killed late Friday at Elmo Mo.
He was a Wabash brakeman and was
on his first trip on a new run. He fell
between the cars while making a
coupling, and was run over. +.
Des Moines.
The Bankers Life Company of Dies
Moines Saturday turned down the pro-
position to write Insurance for twenty
Canadians soon TO leave for the firing
lines and the trenches in the great
world war.
Missouri Valley.
Mrs. John Monin. of Missouri Valley.
who lives entirely alone in her home.
suffered a stroke of paralysis and fell
to the floor helpless. After time she
managed with great effort to crawl to
a window and called a neiShbor to her
aid.
keokuk.
Father and son met in a jail cell
here when Johnny Page, lad Of IS,
was arrested on charge of malicious
mischief and two days later the police
took into custody the boys father. }.
". Page. on charge OF robbery. Both
have confessed to committing the Of
lenses with which they were charged.
Perry.
A movement il on foot here to or
ganiZe a country club and the indica =
tons are that the organiza ton Will be
completed in a short time. Sixty fiVe
acres Of ground just north OF the city
will be leased or purchased and club
house. costing in the neighborhood OF
$1,000. will be constructed. The mem
bership will be limited TO 100.
Fort Madison.
Art Russell, an escaped honor man
from the state prison here has been
located at San Quentin penitentiary in
California, where he Is serving two
year sentence At the time of his es-
cape from the Mount Pleasant camp
Aug 20. 1915. ne was employed as
cook He was serving a twenty-year
sentence for burglary. For months he
had been an honor convict, and it
was thought he could be trusted.
keokuk.
A suit asking for s2.s9s.ss has been
filed in superior court by Morgan
Meyers against the Keokuk Electric
Company. Meyers, who Is negro. al
legde that ne boarded an interurbar
car at Warsaw on Jan. 49, He alleged
he was ordered to leave the car and
forced to get out. altho NO reason was
given. The temperature was 16 degrees
below zero on that night and he al
leges that his fingers and thumbs were
frozen, likewise his ears, feet and nose
keokuk.
A suit asking for $2,999.99 was filed
! in superior court by Morgan Meyers
against the KeOkuk Electric Company
Meyers alleged that he boarded an in.
! terurban car at Warsaw. Jan. IL. HI
alleged he was ordered to leave the
car and forced to get out. altho M
reason was given. The temperature
| was fs degrees below zero on tina
night and he alleges that his finger
| and thumbs were frozen, likewise htl
sars, feet and nose.
Fort Madison.
| Weakened by the actions Of the ice
1 the sea wall. which lines the river frn
near Riverview park. has been report
ed TO the city officials az being Il
danger OF sliding into the river. TIL
report states that the wall has beef
undermined by rains also and that TN
ground hack nf the wall would he ear
ried into the river in the event Of tn
topping Of the rip-rap. The front
age vas placed by the power compan.
and isgsSas believed would stand an