Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-15
Southern Iowa Items

his suit against the former for $10.0Oo
damages He accuses Dietsch, who is
an uncle Of his wife, of alternating her
affections breaking up his home and
committing statutory offenses, for
which he seeks $4,000 balm. The
Dietsches are the parents of five chill
dren. Divorce proceedings are pending
for legal separation of the couple.
Woodbine. SO
On the, inside Of a box of peaches
opened by Virgins, written with lead
pencil by the girl out in California who
packed the box was a message to the
effect that the box out there would sell
for 80 cents. She wanted to know what
they would sell for at this end. The
address given was New Castle. Cal, the
girls name also given, and she sent
an invitation to the lucky man. to
write her.:
Randolph. a.s',,
While Ruth Ferrel, Irene Walker,
Aldo Martin, Hugh Mccain and Ever
EFT Bliss were driving into town the
auto which Bliss was driving turned
turtle at the corner east of town and
the occupants were thrown out Miss
Irene Walkers shoulder was dislocated.
Miss Ferret was badly bruised, but no
bones were broken and McCains face
was scratched up. The Ford was not
damaged aside from demolishing the
windshield They were very fortunate
in escaping as luckily as they did.
Persia.
Manning.
Wednesday afternoon near here there
occurred another auto accident. Mr..
and Mrs. S. +. Garmire and daughter,
Elizabeth Bunker were in car headed
towards Manning and were about a
mile south Of town descending a steep
hill at the foot of which is the railroad
track. They did not see nor hear a
train until it was nearly upon them.
S. F. Garmire drove the car over the
track, but it swerved and they ran
into the embankment on the other side
and the automobile turned over. Mrs.
Garmire had her head cut badly and
the rest of them escaped with few in
juries.
Malvern.
A battling case of burglary has come
to light at Malvern. For some months
past the clothing store of kneeland &
Kneeland has been victimized by the
loss of over forty suits of clothes and
a number of pairs Of shoes. When the
firm members noted the first losses
they were puzzled, since there was no
sign of any breaking in. The mystery
grew as other losses occurred and these
after particular care had been taken
to see that the doors were locked. The
members of the firm took turns at stay
ing in the store in the hopes of repe-
tition. The repetition came last Thurs
day night. The firm member, who had
cot in the rear Of the store, slept
soundly. frGol the fact that the night
before he had not been we'll and got
little sleep then.
Corning.
One evening recently the conductor
on passenger train No. IA reported to
the depot authorities here that there
was the body Of dead man floating
in the water at a point near the rail-
road track, a short distance west OF
Corning He had seen the body from
the car window. Immediately Coroner
Roland was notified and in company
with local physician he hurried to the
scene to see what could be learned of
what might prove to be some terrible
murder. All kinds Of possibilities came
before the officials No one in Corn
ing was on the missing list, and of
course the body could not be that of
one of our distinguished citizens. Rum
mating in their minds, the officers came
upon one of the Mexicans employed on
the railroad. dressing near the place
where the supposed cadaver was seen.
At first the party denied that he was
the corpse, but on closer examination
he confessed that he was taking q bath
when the train came in sight, and
thinking he might get under water un-
til the train passed he got into the
stream. but it was too shallow to
wholly conceal him.