The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-12
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ROCKWELL CITY, April 12-Coun-
ty Treasurer Beckwith of Calhoun
county, who paid q warrant to the
wrong party for the furnishings of the
new Calhoun county court house, and
was thereby stuck for $1,000 or $4,000,
has made settlement with the county.
His friends in Calhoun county came to
his rescue with purse OF $4,000; the
board of supervisors threw off the in
terest amounting, to $1,000; and this
left Mr.. Beckwith nearly $4,000 to pay
himself. There never was any ques-
ton about the correctness Of his in
tentions in paying the warrant; he
was simply victimized by a man who
came and claimed authority to collect
the money, which he took and has
never since been heard OF.
WEBSTER CITY, April 12.-Chris
Ottosen OF Ottosen, at present state
pure food inspector, will be a candl-
date for the republican nomination for
congress from the tenth district
against Frank p Woods
DSTTIERvIILD, April 12.-Because
commitment papers had been made out
for his confinement in a sanitarium,
lingford, near here, swallowed a guam
tity of poison and died.
CHICAGO, April 12.-Official denial
is made by J. w. Waite, inspector Of
immigration agencies OF the Canadian
government, that William and Louis
SHREDDER of Iowa, had been executed or
condemned as spies at Clavet, Sask.,
on March "a. Mr.. Waite said that the
story was not only untrue, but that
such an execution or sentence would
be impossible, as persons were not be-
ing shot in Canada for treason or any
other reason.
DES MONIES, April 12.-Informa-
ton has reached the local authorities
to the effect that Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Dude, arrested in Minneapolis, would
waive extradition and would return to
Des Moines voluntarily. Information
filed here by the coroner charges Mr..
and Mrs. Dude with the alleged muir
der Of their six weeks old daughter
Rosa.
CEDAR RAPIDS, April 12.-"Wil-
liam the Silent" Leonard, confessed
robber of the Durant, Iowa, postoff1ce,
and a convict with a record of four
terms in Ohio state penitentiary be-
hind him, was sentenced by Judge
Reed, of the United States court, to
a period of eighteen months in the
federal prison at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas.
WEBSTER CITY, April PA SEN
sation was caused in this city when it
became generally known that Roy w.
Clark, superintendent of the Crooked
Creek Railroad e Coal Co., has been
missing since last week, Wednesday.
| Investigation by other officials OF the
road discloses the fact that his &C
counts were In bad shape and they be-
lieve that he deliberately absconded.
His shortage is estimated at $4,000 or
better.
MARsHALLTOwN, April 12-With
score of 97.3 points out of possible
100, Irma Theolene, the seventeen
months-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl ]. Paul of this city, was declared
by the judges the winner of the baby
contest staged by the City Federation
of Women's clubs in this city. George
William Davidson. aged I months.
sCoTeu seCohu' Will I'LL anu iio4iiei
Merriam Cole, aged ten months,
scored third with 93.S. OF the seven
teen contestants only two fell below
the 90 mark.
DUBUQUE, April 12.-Peter Ersch-
en- must return $1,000 to the estate of
his mother, Susanna Erschen, accord
ing to a decision of Judge John w.
Kintzinger Suit was filed by Philip
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