Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-19

Abba.
+. J. Lamar was killed at the Ward
mine near here Saturday when he
pushed an empty car DOWN the mouth
of an open shaft. Car and man both
plunged to the cotton OF the shaft.
Brighton.
Brighton IS either healthy place or
mas good doctors. or else IS just lucky.
Every other town around seems TO be
having so many deaths, especially
among the older ones and Brighton
hasn't had a death for several months.
Two or three bodies have been brought
here for burial but no one has died
right in the town.
Alba.
SCan;ily clothed with horse blankets
around their children, the families of
Frank Combs and Clarence Smith,
were driven from their homes, which
burned TO The ground. The neares.
neighbors were half mile away. They
suffered much from the extreme cold.
The fire gained such headway that the
buildings were total loss.
Harlan.
DR.. J. F Schwertly. who recently
came TO this county from Nebraska and
entered 1TLc Inc pl6SN.1c "a 4HoN'N-''N
and surgery at Earring, was arrested
on information by the county attorney
and fined 5000 and costs by Judge
Woodruff. for pract!cing without hrst
having a certificate fled and recorded
IN the office of the county recorder
DR.. Schwerrly is a graduate OF Creigh-
ton university and has been practlcing
for some time.
Burlington.
William Schafner. for ffty-fvc
years an honored resident of Buriing-
ton. died a his home IN Upland, CAL
Sunday. aged 81 years. Mr.. Scnarner
was born in Germany and came TO
America and Burlington when ls years
! Of age He was married here in 1895
and mis- helpmeet Of many years and
seven children survive. During his
long residence in Burlington he was
engaged in various business interests
and filed the office Of sheriff for seven
years.
ttvrws.
| when he lost control Of his sled and
was swept down a steel hill Gerald
Cornell. aged 6. grandson of District
Judge Seneca Cornell. was carried be
meath the wheels of a street car and
/ his right leg severed above the knee.
Doctors operated at the hospital
short time later. The boy tried TO
turn IN the direction the car Was go
I ing and in doing SO upset the sled.
throwing himself beneath the wheels.
He was dragged several yards before
the car could be stopped.
bAde,.
Marcus. agent for Golden Grain
Juice" drink manufactured at the
twin cities. was fined $50 and costs in
the district court here Saturday when
he pleaded guilty to bootlegging- a
witness charged that Marcus, IN ad-
dition to selling Golden Grain Juice.
solicited an order for beer II Was or
the latter ground that he was arrested
Dec. 90. He pleaded guilty. The
character Of Golden Grain Juice az
to whether II contains alcohol 10 Ill
legal quantities, was not brought into
question before the court.
Sisourney. ya.
Thomas II. II Benton, one OF thu
Oldest colored men in this part O
Iowa, died at the home Of Henri
MericaI in southeast Sigourney Or
Friday morning at O'Clock. Mr.
Benton was about S. years Of age ans
leaves surviving one son, Elmer Ben
ton. his wife having died many year
ago. Mr.. Benton was born in tn
state OF Missouri and was a slave
During the war of the rebellion he RAJ
away from IA. master and s= % n
north. locating at Washington wher
for couple Of years he was engage
IN the barber trade He then came :
Ssgourney where ne opened a baTbe
shcp Of his own and continued 70 wor