Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-21

Ottumwa.
William H. UT or Chicago is OF
trial before District Judge c. w. Yer
million on thu charge Of contempt O.
court in the alleged mismanagemen
Of his wffe's local estate. Utt was IN
dicted last spring for embezzling Slo0,'
600 from the estate but has had tina
trial postponed.
Davenport.
At an approximate cost of 100000
the Scott County Savings bank, Will
on March l, 1918, start the erection o.
a new home on the northwest cornel
of Third and Brady streets. it was
learned today from John H. Hass
president OF the bank. The building
will be completed, it is thought, pS
1919.
Clinton.
Bursting open door of the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Hummell. an aget
couple Thursday noon, the police fount
Mrs. Hummell dead on the floor ant
the unconscious form Of her husband
on a bed nearby. They had been over
come by gas fumes from a hard Goa
stove Efforts to resuscitate Mr.. Hum
neil, IT Is OeIieSeu, VIII pio'o S"N
full
Des Moines.
Married year ago and just recently
the father Of twins, Ben Miller, -
wears old, met his death Wednesday
under a coal car at the Norwood
White coal mine, five miles north Of
the city. Miller was employed as q
driver at the shaft Of the mine. In
some manner he slipped under one OF
the heavily loaded cars and was
crushed to death.
Des Moinss.
Because Mrs Lillian Anderson was
too Jealous in the pursuit of her police
duties, her special commission has
been revoked by the mayor. "Coppess'
Anderson sang her police swan SONG
when she raided an open air game and
caused the arrest of ten boys who were
Tipping coins on the sidewalk. Fa-
theirs and mothers stormed the city
hall and protested vehemently. Mrs
Anderson obtained her commission g
year ago for the purpose of keeping
order in her community.
Des Moines.
Des Moines has $4,000 log cabin in
its exclusive residence district. The
structure finished thruout in OAK
has eight rooms. It has garage in
the basement. ]. L. Harvey, a travel
ing salesman, is the owner. He got
his idea from similar structure IN
Jefferson, N. D. 1t was necessary tc
have a carload Of white cedar logs
shipped from Minnesota to build 1t
The logs were laid in the old time way
However inside they have beer
smoothed Off and lathed and plasteret
in strictly modern style. The crack.
between the logs are chinked on the
exterior with cement and lime mortar
Sisournsy.
The trial Of Joe Boroughs We. M. 8
st. L. for $4,000 damages Is in prog
ress here. This case arises out Of ar
injury received by Mr.. Boroughs thu
night Of August IA, 1914, when he ant
two others were driving across thu
tracks Of the defendant railway cas-
of Martinsburg, and in attempting tt
pass between the two separated sec
lions Of freight train a passengel
train crashed into the buggy in which
they were riding. ]. L. Northup es'
capped by Jumping, owen Smlthart wa
killed, and Joe Boroughs wax severely
and permanently injured.
+ lenox.
Lenox merchants are holding thl
sack for the loss Of more than 500
which they were fieecsd out Of recent,
ly when a young man, B. F. King, 9
former local man Of the town, forget
checks for various sums with the nam,
Of his father on them. The checks
were in most cases for old accounts al
ready made. After getting the none!
he boarded train for Creston, accom-
panied. 50 1t is said. by two young la
dies Of the town. Upon investigation
at Creston it was found he had board
ed another train for Omaha. accom-
panied by the ladies, and authorize
there have been notified to be on tn
lookout for the trio.
Grand Junction.
The old corn that had been stored TO
SO many years on the Harker rancl
has has new ell been sold of. Severa
hundred bushels OF this corn wa
twenty years old. but the bulk Of tn
corn which had been In cribs Their
since 1894 was sold on about two year