Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-09
Southern Io1Ua Items

couple had been on a prolonged spree,
according to the story told by Sheriff
Henry kuehl. eliminating in the at
tack upon Hobson's mother early Sat
urday morning. The aged woman was
driven out OF the house and forced to
seek refuge with neighbor. Later she
visited LeClaire and flied information
against her son. accusing him of as
sault and battery. When the deputy
sheriffs visited the Hobson home Hob
son sought to escape arrest by telling
the officers that their man had left.
Eobson told the sheriff that ne and
his wife were married in Chicago, but
the story is doubted.
Davenport
Daniel ". Wallace under Indictment
by the federal grand jury for utter
ances made in his lecture at Turner
hall on July rs, was Tuesday afternoon
| removed from the Scott county Jail and
taken to Ottumwa There he will be
| held until time for his trial in the
| October term of the federal court In
| Davenport unless perchance he fur
| nishes $4,000 bond in the meantime
and is released. So far he has been I'M
| able to secure bondsmen. Wallace was
| taken 20 Ottumwa by Deputy L. s.
Marshal Andrew Petersen. At the
| railway station before the train pulled
out, Attorney Fred yolImer held a
| short consultation with the prisoner.
Upton.
Fire of unknown origin burned the
| silo, the large stock barn and contents
| on the Arthur Reeder farm, two and
| one-half miles northwest Of town, at
| u o'clock Saturday night. The barn
| contained about fifty tons of hay, other
| grain and a tractor. A corn husker
| which stood beside the barn was also
| burned At the time of the fire Mr.. and
| Mrs. Reeder were in Chicago and no
| other member of the family was at
home except the hired man, who dis
| covered the Blaze and hurriedly gave
! the telephone alarm to neighbors. 1t is
| estimated that the damage done will
| amount to $1,000. which Is partially
covered by insurance.
Bridgewater.
| One Of the largest trestle work
| bridges en- the branch lines of the U
| railroad system in Iowa was DESTROYED
| Monday afternoon, when the structure
| lust south Of Bridgewater was burned,
| entaiIing a serious loss to the COM
pany. For the next few days 1t VIII
| only be possible TO run trains from
Crestof to Fontanelle and return, as II
| Is the opinion of railroad men that four
! or five days will be required to replace
the structure. A crew OF workmen
| from Creston have been put to work
and the rebuilding Of the bridge will be
pushed forward as fast as possible. The
force Of laborers is being QUILTED ano
| proyisioned here for the work. The
afternoon freight and passenger trains
had passed the bridge before the nre
! and reached Creston all right. Inc
cause Of the fire is unknown.
oskaI6osa.
l. Herman Hoover, who was hit py al
Automobile a few weeks ago. sustain
ling a broken leg. has been helpless
| at his home northeast of town ane
his farm work was suffering because
i he could secure no one to help MIN
i Labor rag not to be had in the amount
necessary. His crop Of hay would be los
unless heroic measures were adopted
land that is what was done by com
lpany Of his neighbors, those hvine
labout him and the neigl.bors OF I'M
Modern Woodmen of Oskaloosa, O
which organization Mr.. Hoover 10
member. They organized force Q
gerkers. gathered at the Hoover piac'
4 one day last week, cut his twelve acre
of timothy, raked and stored 1t makini
1.-TWO large stacks each thirty feet long
The gratitude of the owner MS reel
ling at the act Of the boys - some
thing not to be expressed in words,