Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-25
Southern Io1ua Items

, stream, atop a cake Of ice. The snake
was slightly numb. but still able TO
thresh about and dart it's tongue The
roar of the swollen streams can be
heard blocks distant. -7fi ~s Fss
Museatine.
Mrs Anna Kelly, a Davenport wom-
an charged with having conducted an
esta blishment Of i'll fame, and accused
by a Muscatine girl as having held her
as inmate, has been indicted by the
grand jury, according to information
received here. The Kelly woman was
indicted on two counts. one charging
her with keeping a house of prostitu-
tion and the other with keeping a grl
under Is years of age in such house.
Mrs. Kelly Is said to have kept Kath-
crime Tobias of this city and Fern
Fern Schmidt, of Davenport, the latter
a child OF Is years, In her home for
| immoral purposes. When arratgned In
! the Davenport district court late Fri
| day, the woman entered a plea Of not
guilty.
| keokuk.
| A business transaction which dis
solves partnership OF years stand
ing was revealed when a deed was filed
| In the recorders office in which George
s. Tucker conveys his interest in the
co-partnership known as McManus &
| Tucker, to Edward p McManus for
81 800. Mr.. Tucker and Mr.. McManus
! have been conducting stone quarry
north Of Keokuk, and all of the Tucker
! interest in this has been sold also in
terest in the buildings and horses, tools
| and ice machines Of the company. Mr..
! Tucker has been associated with Mr.
! Nc Manus a number Of years, but plans
/ to retire. The purchaser of the Tucker
| interests is at present postmaster at
Keokuk. He has served in the state
| senate for a number OF terms and Is
well known thruout Iowa
Marenso.
| Marengo's new ~. z. church on
! Court avenue Is nearing completion
and when finished the total cost will
! exceed 100000. The building Is Of
pressed brick with limestone. The
/ roof is OF Venetian tile. The windows,
which were numerous are Of best
! grade glass. beautifully tinted. The
interior decorations and furnishings
are OF oak. The main building Is sew
! enty feet square with a seating capa-
! city OF 600 persons. The main part is
I divided into an auditorium and Sunday
! school department. The Sunday school
department has a subdivision of sew
enteen rooms. The basement includes
dining room. kitchen. pastors study
and boys club room, the latter fitted
with shower baths. One unique fea-
, ture Of the kitchen is the model serv-
+, ing department for the walters which
Z is up-to-date in every respect with a
/. first class pie counter.
/, MiddIetown.
An attempted robbery was made
! Thursday night at the Middletown
! bank and a the store OF A. w. Streed.
The fact was not generally known UNI
/ til Friday afternoon, when two men
! with three honnds arrived from
| Agency. The bank was entered by
prying up south window and OPEN
ing the east door for an exit. Moth
! ing was damaged, however, but break
ing the lock on a window. The store
4 was entered thru a south window and
north window was also opened. No
money was secured except few pen
MES from the cash register. A set OF
Y silver knives and forks. some pocket
knives and a fash light are among the
articles missing. Several trails were
y r.cured by the dogs. but Iney we're TN
able to follow them with any satiafac-
ton owing. TO doubt, to the rain ano
melting condition OF the snow and ice
4 The work was without doubt that o.
an amateur, az the safes we're not
tempered with In either place.