Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-08
Southern Iowa Items

directed TO Prospect yark for spin. On
road near the park it went over an
embankment, turned turtle. the girl was
killed and the boy injured as stated
Young eHinrichs and the other girl
named Lundberg, were not seriously
hurt The injured youth is a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman ]. Zeuch of Dav-
export, who were called ovsr to Moline
and spent the night att the hospital,
where thei4oy was taken! His mother
is with him, while Mr. Zeuch is doing
what may be done. to lessen the gloom
which the accident casts over Moline
home.
Columbus Junction.
Detective J. N. Wilkerson Of Kansas
City, was here Thursday interviewing
S. Van Colt. Mr.. Wilkerson Is working
in the interest Of the Villisca murder
case which occurred few years ago
when John Moore, wife. four children
and two neighbor girls were all muir
dered one night Mr.. Van Colt was a
near neighbor at the time and his
daughter. Mrs Wainwright who also
resides here, frequently helped the
Moore family with their work. Mr.. Van
Colt was at the scene Of the murder
within ten minutes after the victims
were found and hence was able to give
the detective information which he had
not counted on. Mr.. Wilkerson is en-
ployed by the Burns Detective Agency
at Kansas City.
pes Moines.
Assuming :lle role Of a millionaire
"Braodway" spendthrift, District Judge
Hubert Utterback cast $4,000 to the
| winds Saturday. BY few strokes OF
the pen, he ordered the destruction Of
| 25, 1923 quarts Of beer and 1882 pints Of
whisky, part of the famous booze seiz-
ure made by the Iowa Anti-Saloon
| League the week prior to the state fair.
| On the bases Of so cents the quart for
beer and 81 the pint for whisky, pre-
vailing bootleg prices in Des lMoines,
| the above alcoholic supply Gill approx
mate in value $4,000. The bottles will
| be broken on the city dump. The liquor
was ordered destroyed because those
who ordered, the supplies after filing
claims in court allowed their cases to
| go by default.
| Museatine.
Three pearl button factories. all To-
Gated within several blocks. were brok-
en- into and robbed during Sunday
night, according to a report made to
the police Monday. The loot was prin-
cipally comprised Of saws, files and
tools ordinarily used by button factory
employees. Various other articles Of
more or less value were likewise taken.
| The factories robbed were the Star
Pearl Button Company on Washington
street, the Rankin button factory on
East Front street and the Wells fac
tory in tho Mad Creek bottoms The
that's wore reported by 8. Rosenfeld,
foreman Of the Star factory. The po-
lice expressed the theory that the rob-
| bsriese were committed by the same
persons. Several suspicious characters
are said to be held under surveillance.
Davenport.
AS the result OF neighbour God
squabble which is Understood to have
| started between the wives of the par
ticipants, Edward Oregon, 645 Chris
tie street. is at mis- home with a Sc
we're slash in his abdomen, and C. H
Simpson. S51 Christie street, is in jail
awaiting hearing pending the out
come of Oregon's wounds. The Aght
the police say, took place at Oregon's
residence at o'clock Saturday even
ing. Words were said which might
better have remained unsaid and Ore
gon with vicious uppercut. flattened
| simpsons nose When Simpson came
back" he had a knife in his hand. With
this he slashed Oregon in the abdomen
The blade did not penetrate deeply. and
the cut is barely four inches long. Ply
sieians and the police were summoned
simpson was placed under arrest by
Chief Boettcher and Detectives Kinney
and Bishop. The date OF his hearins
| has not been set.