Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-06
Southern Iowa~ Items

season for the beginning OF the growth
OF wheat was not as favorable az ii
might have been. One feature OF the
situation Is more hopeful. Wheat soWn
on cornstalk ground has a much better
promise than that sown on cleared
ground
Davenport.
Walter Jansen. - years old and a
check fOrger. was sentenced TO Eldora
by the Scott county Juvenile court
Saturday after ne had confessed jan
sen signed the name OF x. a. Liebal to
six checks amountin. to SIS and
cashed them at stores in the neighbor-
hood OF his home, 1907 West Seventh
street. Jansen blamed his forgeries on
schoOlmates. who suggested it, he said.
He found the check book. The checks
he wrote were produced as evidence by
Assistant County Attorney Realf Of
tesen. They were written" IN pencil.
Young Jansen used the money to pur-
chase candy and basebals.
keota.
The home ot Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Peiffer, Ave miles east of Keota, was
the scene of tragedy Thursday. Mr..
and Mrs Peiffer were In keota on
business, leaving their 9months- old
baby in the care OF young girl. The
girl went into an adjoining room. leav-
ing the baby sitting in its carriage.
When she returned a few minutes later
the child had slipped down and rolled
over on it's face, with its head under
the strap of the carriage. Its face was
muffled in the bedding and the child
was smothered to death. Not know
ing where to find the parents the young
woman telephoned for Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Peiffer On their arrival they
summoned DR.. Pershing, but the child
was dead when he arrived
Davenport.
james L. Burke, 80, an employe OF
the Iowa Telephone Company, was
overcome by sewer gas in a manhoie
at Jersey Ridge road and Eddy street
Friday morning at 8 10 o'clock. and was
revived by the prompt action of his
com anions. Burke went into the man :
hole to repair some wiring. When ne
did not reappear, Lee Schmaler his
companion, called to him. Receiving
no answer. he called Ed House anc
Gus Flambo, who were standing near
and together they rescued the uncon-
scious nun. Artificial respiration was
promptly applied, and when DR.. John
d. Cantwell, who was in the vicinity,
arrived on the scene, Burke had par
TALLY recovered. The police ambu-
lance was summoned and~took the mar
to his home 2l3 East Sixth street. NJ
serious effects are feared
Atlantic.
| Atlantic Is to have packing plant
| thanks to the initiative OF several Local
citizens who have organized company
to be known as the Atlantic Packins
| Company, with capital stock Of $2o,'
600. The company will start operation
April 1, with a. capacity OF twenty hogi
daily and will increase the capacity az
rapidly as possible. The officers of the
new company are: President, ]. Wash.
er: vice president, E. Rothschild; man.
ager, r. Lorenzen; secretary, A.
Peterson. These men believe that Their
is no necessity of shipping our liv'
stock to Chicago and then ship 1t bach
to eat increasing the price by double
freight and several profits. They hop'
to develop plant that will take car
of all the live stock Of this trade terri
tory, furnishing not only the people 0
: this part OF the state with meat, bu
J shipping it elsewhere. \