Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-02
Southern Iowa Items

seemed to have stopped growing. After
that he remembered no more. When
Knu Moons senses came back TO him
after their prolonged absence, he found
that he was in jail. 1t was the first
| time that Moon had ever been Gagged
up, and he didn't like it.. But an un-
feeling Justice Wednesday morning
sentenced him to the county jail for
| five days. He Is an Indian. So there
| will be no Moon in Davenport for five
days, now.
Keosauqua.
The town OF Bentonsport, Van Buren,
county, is about TO be placed on the
map with a big 3. Several residents
in that vicinity are prospecting for oil
Some territory has been leased for
future investigation. Harrisburg town
ship in Van Buren, county is also very
much excited over the probable finding
Of oil. Alonzo Nixon is now boring for
| OIL on his farm north Of Bonaparte. He
got a big machine and four men from
| the fields in western Illinois and are
at work sixty rods southeast Of the
Nixon home. Mr.. Nixon is very con-
ident he will find oil and that he will
| find it in paying quantities.
Coin.
There was some Sunday excitement
| in Coin when the railroad right Of way
| caught fire and began TO burn like a
| prairie fire. The residence Of Charles
| Hart was in imminent danger of de-
! srrnct ion while he sat calmly in church
unaware OF the strenuous efforts Of
] II Of npiphhprx nd Friay,Ic n
save his house. The large farm house
belonging to John Scheibenberger,
| which was occupied by Floyd Ghegg
burned completely down Thursday
| shortly after noon The fire caught
| from the fue and gained such good
h eadway that only q very few things
were saved. 1t is the first house north
Of the Cutter school house, six miles
north Of Coin.
| Davenport.
! James Newcorh made a full con-
| fession Of the robbery Of the Jewels
| and other loot from the home Of
kuehl. He will probably plead guilty
when brought UP for a hearing. The
date Of his preliminary trial has not
yet been set. He freely admitted his
guilt when arrested and charged with
the robbery in Kansas City and as
sisted Sheriff kuehl in the recovery Of
the jew elry, much OF which he had
pawned. He claimed to have been
struck by sudden "Wanderlust" and
lrobbed the Hess family to provide
money for his travels. While in Kan
sas City, Newcomb went by the name
of Albert Johnson. He first told the
police that he was from Canada but
later admitted that Scott county was
his real home.
Ottumwa.
Maryland Patton. solicitor and COL
Hector for the Globe Tea Company, was
found in dazed condition at BIS
O'clock Monday afternoon In the alley
ihetWeen Main st rect and the railroad
tracks. in an opening between the
lsupply house and the boiler plant OF
1.-THE Ottumwa Railway and Light Com
lpany, and money estimated at $178.5b,
which he had collected during the day,
Twas missing. Three men who were
lsh0otng craps farther on down the
lalley were arrested, but were later dis
lmissed for want OF evidence that they
had had anything to do with smuggling
4 Mr.. Patton. Mr.. Patton was found by
1.-TWO young men who were going down
the alley and the ambulance was i'm
mediately. called. Mr.. Patton. while
seemingly dazed, was able to make in
telligent answers to questions put tt
him. When picked up by the two Eaer
he was just inside Of the gate to the
opening Of the store room and the
boiler room, his head and shoulders
lying across some pipes and timbers.