Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
Southern Iowa Items

as she stepped on it and caught her
fott, twisting her completely around
as she fell. Her foot was fastened m
such a manner that she could not ex-
tricate 1t. Out of the sight and hear
ing of the ncighbors, Mrs. Turner sat
where she fell, i'm grea. pain. Mrs.
James Baird, living across the alley,
CHANGED to look out Of rear window
and noticed Mrs. Turner sitting still
on theSwalk and supposed she was
picking up something. She saw her
few minutes later in the same position
and called to her and found she was
injured.
Iogan--A fellow who gave the name
of Charles A. Quinn flimtlammed two
of the business houses~here to the
amount Of over forty dollars each on
bum checks. The victims Of his dis
honesty and penmanship were j. A..
Heterick and the Department store.
He operated a rather peculiar system,
too. He wrote his checks payable to
E. J. Latta, then endorsed them by
Latta and Mrs. Latta-there are no
such pepole in this locality, however.
as those chccIs were drawn to-then
he presented these checks in payment
of bills of goods taking the change
in good hard money of course. These
checks were drawn on q Missouri VAL
ley bank and when they turned up at
the bank, in the course Of business
were protested, hut Mr.. Quinn had
moved and his present whereabouts
are unknown.
Burlington AFormation Of branch
association of the Des Moines organi-
cation to oppose compulsory vacclna-
ton in the state of Iowa and the
bringing of lecturers to the city to give
a series of addresses or vaccination
was decided upon at the meeting OF
citizens interested In the ant1-Vacci-
| nation movement held at the public
| library One Of the important actions
| taken at the meeting was the decision
| Of the gathering to use its influence 10
oppose any bin that would make vac
| cination compulsory, which applies to
| the schools, and also to eliminate rs
far as possible the granting OF powers
to boards Of health of counties or
cities and giving them or their agents
the right to enforce vaccination. 1t
was held that such men in most cases
| would profit financially in enforcing
! vaccination and that tho desire OF mn
ancial gain would sway their better
| Judgment .as to the necessity Of vacci-
I nation. t'>
Council Bluffs-Georgc Carson, well
known lawyer, former district judge
and former mayor Of Council Blu1s
| died suddenly f paralysis at his home
TAI Madison avenue He was 1S years
| OF age. Mr. Carson had arisen as usu-
! al and started to dress when the at
\ tack seized him and he fell back or
the bed. When found by o member OF
the family life was extinct. judge
Carson has been identified with Potta-
wattamie county since 1853, when ne
came here TO take up law practce
In 1870 he formed a partnership WITT
s. Smith, under the frm name o.
| Smith & Carson, In 1879 the nrH
rame again changed and became
Smith. Carson & Harl. In 1877 ne was
/ elected representative to the leglsia.
ture from Pottawattamie county, ane
was re elected in 1879. In 1888 ne was
4 elected to the state senate for tern
Of four years. At the expiration o
his term he was chosen for a place OF
the district judicial bench. and serVee
Il until 1857, when he was succeeded o.
Il Jrdge Walter I. Smith. He was mayor
in 1896 and 1897.