Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-20
Southern Ioua Items

numerous brands. The fines imposed
with its seizure have enriched the
school fund of the county TO the extent
Of several thosuand dollars.
Huscatinc Strange have been many
OF the Cargoes that have passed thru
MusCatinc and strange their manner
Of passing. but cargo OF merchandise
that went thru thu; city takes the angel
food. The consignment in this IN
stance is nothing less than a consign-
mcnt OF $50 rattleSnafcs of the dla-
ruend and Copperhead varieties. They
are the property OF Inc J. G. Miles
snake farm of Tucson, Ar!z.. and are
enrOate in a specially constructed au-
tomobile truck To New York City.
where they will ne sold TO firm whose
business il IS TO manufacture snake
oil and IMMINENT.
Des Misunderstanding and grading
contracts tOtaling 800. $50 were let
yesterday by the Polk county board
OF supervisors on roads which are in
Guided in the primary road system
mapped out by the state highway COM
mission. The largest award went TO
.. J. SamueIson, who IS to take care OF
the 10000 bubiC feet on the Des
Moines-Ames road. at 4lA cents per
cubic foot. and the Give road OF
1000 cubic feet, at rate OF 81 cents.
c o Mitchell received the CONTRACT
for 90, 900 cubic feet on the lndanola
road at 3S cents; and Thomas Carey
and Sons were awarded the grading on
the Altoona Bondurant road, 40 cubic
feet at 80 cents per cubic foot.
Davenport-J. Morgan Re!mers, a
banker. business man and manutac-
turer, prominent man and manu1ac-
circles. today filed n voluntary petition
in bankruptcy, listing his assets at sl25
and liabilities at $4,000. The only
asset is his personal wearing apparel
which he lists as worth S125. The
largest individual creditor is Martha f.
Bechtel of Davenport, who holds a
note for $4,000. w. ]. Bryson OF
Davenport IS another creditor with a
note for SIG. 600 The Macon, ILL.,, bank
holds note for $4,000. Most OF the
| Indebtedness was contracted under the
name of the Smith-Reimers company
| Of Davenport. of which the largest
| creditor is the First National Bank OF
Davenport with notes totaling $63SSI.-
| 81.
Ottumwa Ernest Gee, aged u, wal
| indicted for murder in the first deere'
yesterday by the grand jury when tel
| true bills were returned to the distrlc
| court. Other indictments charged
| Huuor nuisances, carrying concealed
weapons and breaking and entering
| Young Gee is charged with havint
| pushed Lloyd Dimmitt. aged IL, int
| the Dcs Moines river, en- Memorla
Day while the latter was fishing ives
| OF the city from a float above the dam
| The body was not recovered until lat
the following day. The lad was taKe'
into custody but upon the verdict
drowning and probably other causes un
known to the jury being returned tn
| coronor's jury, the lad was given nj
freedom. An Investigation followe'
/, and the lad contested to County Al
torney Newton Roberts. His ind1ct
, ment for the offense followed.
| Ottumwa-Morris Williams, loca
horse buyer and trader, had a peculiar
experience and one that has benefited
| him materially, too. Williams dro'
his car up to the postofrtce Sunda!
afternoon at $50 o'clock, and wen
into the building. Upon his return NJ
found his car occupied by uninvite'
and rather unwelcome visitors. 4
swarm Of bees had settled on one $40
Of the car near the hood and NUM-
there, resisting all efforts Of William
and several passersby to dislodge them
He then cautiously placed box in tn
rear Of the car. to which the bees wer
attracted, and by driving slowly wa
able to get the bees home and In hiv'
without suffering the loss OF tn
swarm or any attacks from the hone!
makers. Nov he talks Of adding se'
keeping and honey raising to his otne'
!, trade