Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-16

Lamont.
Claire Mahoney, of Stanley, student
at the Lamont high school, broke his
arm Monday noon while practicing bas-
ketball on the ball court back of the
high school building.
Let's.
R. S. Mcdaniel, the democratic can
didate for county sheriff, Is quaran-
tined at his home in Concord apart
ments, his 6-year- son being serl-
ously i'll with infantile paralysis.
Blanchard.
W. H. Clark is above 80 years Of age
and still enjoys working at his trade as
a shoemaker. Most every day finds the
nonagenarian at his bench doing odd
bits of repair work. He's a good me-
chanic, too.
Keokuk.
Forest Dillman indicted by the grand
jury on first degree murder charge was
arrested in ST. Louis Friday night and
will be returned to Keokuk for trial.
Dillman is charged with killing Edward
Scarlet here on the evening of Sept. "a.
1t is reported he will return without
extradition papers.
Des Moines. -
O.. R. Corey, Of Fairfield, has invented
a new system Of registering autos
which he will try to get various states
to adopt. He would divide state into
sections. using different colored num-
Der plates for each section. Lower
numbers would be used. and cars could
be more easily located by this system,
Corey says.
Fremont.
Cecil, Edith, and Lensy Mckinney,
by their next friend, Mrs. Fannie Nc
Kinney. have filed bill with Mayor
Wharton against the town of Fremont
for 5000 for the death Of their father,
Walter Mckinney, who was burned to
death in the town Jail last April The
claim Is for the loss of services.
wrongful detention and death, loss Of
earnings and loss of livelihood for all
members of his family.
Des Moines.
J. 3. Bush, negro attorney, who got
big vote for municipal judge last
spring, was arraigned in the court he
had hoped to preside over. on charge
of obtaining money by false pretenses.
jeff Nowling, negro, says he paid Bush
$3.50 to get permission to remarry
within year after being divorced
Nowling remarked, thinking It was all
right. and then the law got him.
Nowling and Attorney Bush will be
tried on the same day, Oct. IS.
Davenport.
After embezzling small amounts Of
money, then paying it all back with
the exception Of Is cents Hiram Glib
son, West Liberty. Iowa, rural mail car
rier, is In Jail here facing a ive-year
sentence in Fort Leavenworth prison
In his plea of guilty. Gibson says he
spent the money recklessly because OF
domestic troubles. 1t is probable that
he viii be tried at Ottumwa this week
| Gibson having agreed to trial in an
other division of the southern district
The court has the power to fine the
man only.
keokuk.
The city Of Keokuk Friday was pre-.
sented with an old city treasury re-
ceipl for 81, issued in 1857 following
the panic. The scrip came into the pos.
session Of f. A. French, who secured
| it from banker in northern Iowa. Mr.
French purchased the scrip and viii
| have 1t mounted and will present it t.
| the city, to be hung in the mayors Of
| fee There is picture Of the old Keo
| kuk levee before the building of thu
| bridge across the river here. 1t show!
| seventeen steamboats, at the wharf, ant
a quantity of baled cotton ready to b,
placed on board the boats.
|
Fort Madison. ..
| 1t looks like there will be an Inter
urban between Fort Madison and Nau
WOO H., the oasis of southeastern low,
since the saloons vanished. c. II
| Petsch, CT ST. Paul has posted for
| fixture bond with Nauvoo bank t
guarantee the completion Of the line b,
July l of next year IL local capita
subscribes a nominal sum. eastern cap
| ital having been obtained for the bal
ance. At meeting at Nauvoo H. S
Payne of this city, representing MI
Petsch placed % per cent Of the de
sired stock. Nauvoo is the old Nor
mon town, Astounding in historical an
romantic lore. In 1910 it was muc
larger than Chicago.
Essex.
An enraged steer furiously attacke
tJohn Remainder at the home of Georg
Lindberg and seriously injured hin
Mr.. Remainder sold some steers to Nj
Lindberg and had delivered them an
was in the process OF weighing tn
animals and as he, George Lindberg an