Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-06
Southern I01ua Items

, has an element of mitigation and pa
th0s HI. was only about 81 years OF
age. He began the use of dope while
serving in the navy Being wounded,
the army surgeons were compelled to
insert 4 silver plate in his spine to
brace one of his ribs Dope was ad-
ministercd to him then, and from that
dav to the day of his death he had been
Il constant user Of 1t. When ne en-
tered the prison he was worn. enact
atrd and sallow-in the nnal stages
even had ne remained at lberty-of
Cttumwa.
Sam Ea,,hman. wanted in Elko. New.
for stealing a carload Of horses and
shipping them to Blakesburg in this
countv. was taken to the western city
Tuesday by J. G. Harris. sheriff OF that
place. Bachman left here in 1879 anu
since that time has lived the life of a
ra: cher on the western plains. He re-
turned Dec. and the state OF Nevada
claims that he brought the horses with
him. He fought extraditions on -Atne
grounds that he was being held lille
gally but District Judge Seneca Cor
nell committed him to the custody OF
the Nevada sheriff after extradition
papers had been issued by Governor
Clarke.
Fort Madison.
Romario Gomez the Mexican injured
| in the shooting scrape Sunday. March
10. when he was hit in thirteen differ
ent places about his anatomy, has re-
covered sufficiently at the Santa Fe
| hospital to he up for the first time
Monday. The attending physicians
state that he will be released as cured
some time during the week. The ques-
! ton of who the assailant of the un-
! fortunate young man was still RENAL $
undisturbed and unruffled. Gomez will
return to his old quarters among his
| fellow Mexicans no doubt to take up
! the hunt himself for his would-be as
sa ssin with the grim determination OF
his race to run him down or die in the
attempt
Scion. ~.
Andrew Hofer, farmer and stockman
of Scion and eX-county sheriff, is the
man responsible for the recent expose
of misbranded cottonseed meal being
shipped into Iowa this winter He pur-
chased a car of the meal some time
ago, for of himself and neighDors,
of a grade guaranteed to contain 43 per
cent protein. He became suspicious OF
the character of the feed and had State
Inspector J. S. Bittner get a sample
analysed at the state pure food Office
at Des Moines This showed only SO
per cent protein. The commissioners
notified the company Of the frauds be-
! ing perpetrated and it is understood
they are preparing to settle with the
, buyers. The difference in price amounts
! to 81 or S. a ton.
Scion.
! The annual homecoming day OF the
| Scion Methodist Episcopal church was
| celebrated Saturday More than loo
! people were present to partake OF the
i dinner served at noon by the Ladies
! Guild and to hear the afternoons pro-
gram Mrs. S. A. Swisher, of Iowa City,
/ gave the principal address Of the after
| noon, speaking on the equal suffrage
| campaign now being waged In Iowa
An old time quartet sang several fa5
miliar songs. Mrs. James Brockway
gave several readings and the rest o.
i the afternoon was pleasantly spent III
i, converse. Among those here from
distance were Mrs. S. M Bowman, o.
L Cedar Rapids; Mrs. Horterlse Bowman
Grey and son Kenneth. of Stuart Iowa
(, Mrs. r. J. Miller. Cedar Rapids: Mrs
$ Mary r. Keen Mrs, Mary Wright low 9
u City. Mr. and Mrs. Albert II sIuIIIiiiissss
& way, West Branch Miss Hazel a kes.
! Cedar Falls; Mrs. s. A. Swlshers IU,vi
tsits;; Mrs. Isabelle Martin Cedar Ra n
ids; Mrs. Millie Buchanan, Iowa City