Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-24
Southern Iowa Items

county Jail. Sheriff Cal W. Guthrie will
probably turn them over to United
States Marshal Reed OF Ottumwa for
investigation by the federal court.
West Liberty.
The residence of Thomas Long both
am. three miles west Of town; was
burned to the ground Sunday morning
while members Of the family were abb
sent al church. The blaze is supposed
TO have originated from defective fiue.
A part OF the furniture and the fruits
and canned goods in the cellar were
saved The loss is $4,000, with but
partial insurance. The family has
moved into ihe old grange building
nearby, until they can rebuild.
Museatine.
Clarence Hohendel. a young farmer
residing near Let's. is dead after SUI
fering for two days from lockjaw. On
Nov 8 Hohendel was assisting in shred
ring fodder for Alfred Boiling in the
Muscat!ne island district when his
sleeve was cant in the betting and
his arm was wn into the machine
and badly margIed before the machin-
cry could be stopped. Hohendefs en-
tire body would have been drawn into
the shredder but for the prompt action
of a fellow worker He was removed
10 the Hershey hospital and seemed to
be improving when tetanus set in.
Davenport
A big can Of giant. or blasting pow
der. concealed at the bottom OF car
Of coal in the plant Of the White yards,
lumber and coal dealers. was found
by an employe of the plant shortly
after 4 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. Sc
cret service operatives. working on
the case, admit there Is a strong posi-
bllity enemies may have concealed the
explosive. The powder was Of kind
which would not explode by force, but
would have 20 set off by fuse or spark.
The car Of coal came to Davenport from
the Eldon Coal Company, Eidon. ILL.,
AS result of the find. authorities
here have redoubled their efforts to
check spy and bomb plots.
Davenport.
Everyone who TRANSPORTS quantities
Of booze from a wet state into a dry
state will be promptly arrested, &C.
cOrdine to g. statement made by United
States Marshal Nick Reed, who "set
at rest" rumOrs that recent ruling
by Attorney General Eavner to the ef-
fec 'tat people could bring booze in
10 Iowa IL It were for their own con-
sumption, would curtail the activities
OF his men. Marshal reed emphatic
ally declared. Il am not taking orders
from Havner." The marshal stated
that whenever person was discovered
with the goods on him. an arrest
would be made. the situation, accord
ing to the slant" given II by the
United States marsha1s office, seems
TO be this: Home consumption or no
home consumption, beer, wine or liquor.
cannot be pcddled from Illinois Tor
any other dry state) into Iowa.
sisourney.
The custer proceedings against
Thomas A. Miller, member Of the Keo-
kuk county board OF supervisors. is
on In the district court with Judge
William Theopolis of Davenport pre-
siding. The first witness was the clerk
Of court, who identified q certain judg-
ment in favor of one j. NJ. White OH
which there was a balance Of $15, due
mir. White. This balance HAD in fact
been paid into the hands of the former
clerk who failed to turn the money into
| the county treasnrv! when leaving Of
fee. Mr.. White presented claim
against the county for the SIS. and the
board paid the claim. This Is one Of
| the complaints alleged against Mr..
Miller. The other witnesses were call
ed to testify as to the sale Of certain
materials A6ld by Mr.. Miller which it
IL claimed never were paid for but In
sssee!: instance 4 appeared from the
cf1ss-examinat!on by defendants at
torneys that all these matters had In
fact been adjusted and that the county
had sustained no loss in the sale 81
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