Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-17
Southern Ioua Items

I knew exactly its age After these
many years of faithful service TO her
master the last two years found il too
weak and aged to work any longer, but
Mr. kessler kept her on until it died
! last week. d victim of mere old age IN
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Des Moines. @jt2 -s
Alleging that the church in which he
has been preaching IS back in q, MS
salary 10 the extent OF s6i0.6S. the
Rev. a. ". Bonacci has brought suit
for the amount against the Des Moines
City CHARACTERIZATION Enisn of the
Methodist Episcopal church. The Rev
MIR. Bouacci claims thar the church
brought him from Buffalo, y. Y, "a
a salary of $50 per month and house
rent. He says he has been pastor Of
the mission at the corfter of Southeast
Third street and Granger avenue. The
munster claims there was q contract
drawn STIMULATING the amount he was
10 receive. The preacher charges
that certain officers or the church
organization have attempted 70 preiu-
dice members Of his CONGREGATION.
against him.
Davenport .-- -ss..
Davenport will be The center OF
gigantic demonstration to convince the
nation Of the radio preparedness OF
$4,000 licensed wireless operators Mon
day night. Feb. 81. when William II.
Kirwin, the city's wireless master, will
flash out a message in keeping with
the spirit Of the following day. the an
niyersary Of the birth OF George Wash
inEton. The United States government
has sanctioned the test and promptly
at IL O'Clock kirwin will begin sending
from the station. The text of the
message VIII not be revealed by Kir-
win and will be issued only by wireless
to convince the nation Of the pre-
paredness OF the amateur wireless
operators. The message will be de-
livered to governors Of every state and
the mayors Of larger cities. IL viii be,
read at Lexington, Mass, and Mount
Vernon, Va, the home Of Washington.
The Boy Scouts of those cities will
read the message with appropriate
ceremonies.
Museatine.
Following the arrest Of Charles
Sheffington, Saturday night by Night
Captain O'Leary, on complaint made
by the officials Of the Hershey State
two forged checks, more forgeries have
been reported 10 the local officials
and two additional attempts were
made Saturday night after banking
hours, to cash checks. Three checks
are known to have been cashed, one
for s12 which was passed about one
week ago. another for 1925, cashed by,
Joe Manjoine Of Walnut street and
,f hor fnr ha a
man on Mulberry avenue of two
checks which Sheffington attempted to
cash. one was signed by C. w. Will for
s35 and the other signed by Glenn VIII.
for 1880. The two latter ones we're
found in Sheffington's possession when
searched at the police station and he
admitted to having signed both checks
and stated that he had been employed
on the Wits farm short distance
from here.
Des Moines.
The confessions OF three boys, who
, are being held in the city Jail in con-
nection with several robberies during
| the past two months, exonerates three
other boys, who are now serving sem
fences in the county Jail. On Jan. 20.
Michael Spiese, Howard Curtis and
/ j
robbing a store. Jewelry and clothing
was taken. Several rings and trinkiets
were found In the boys clothing,
which they could not explain. The
| activity on the part Of detectives, who
were aroused by the crimes OF the
| boys resulted In the arrest of six
others last night. The statement Of
/ William Heating, aged IS; George
Murray, is, and Lester Newton, re-
suited in the clearing up OF several
thefts. 1t also cleared the charges
/ against the three other boys, who were
convicted. The boys confessed that
1 they broke into a store. The MURRAY
] boy said he hid the loot in an out
/ house and that the three other boys
i must have seen him and afteF"a res
returned and took the jewelry, when
was found on their persons, ana o.
i which they were unable to give an-ac-
count