Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-18

iished several months ago eighty per-
sons suspected OF having tuberculosis
have been examined at the clinic ana
a number OF active cases have been
found. Several Of these cases were
sent to oakdaie while a number are
receiving treatment at home. In some
cases the Welfare Association has aid
ed the family in having porches
screened for sleeping purposes and In
some cases medicine has to be pur-
chased for the afflicted.
Brooklyn-By a deal closed this
week, the farm near Carnforth belong
ing TO the John Manatt estate passed
from the family possession for the
first time since IL was decided by the
government 20 Mr.. Manatt April 1851.
The United States patent conveying
title TO MIR. Manatt bears the sigma
ture Of President Monroe. We doubt
II another farm in this part OF Iowa
has been honored so long with no
change OF ownership. The farm was
purchased by W. d. Raymond, of
Minburn. The first owner John Man
att, lived on the farm continuously Tor
81 years until the time Of his death.
Columbus Junction - C o u IN bus
functions first tragic death OF the year
occurred when Wesley Lewis the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Lewis, well
known residents OF this community
was drowned near the North Iowa
river bridge. The accident occurred at
about o'clock Sunday afternoon
Young Lewis with several young men
companions had climbed from the
bridge pier onto a pile of rocks and
then on a sandbar out in the river 10
wade. Lewis stepped off the bar. HIS
companions grappled with him but
were unable to rescue him. The river
was dragged and the body found
quarter OF a mile below. the scene OF
the accident at 10 o'clock last evening
The drowning occurred just at the north
edge of town.
haneock-Some Of the farmers ar"
beginning to worry about their corn
fields as II rains nearly every night
and part of the ray so that II Is I'M
possible for them 10 get into the Neia
to pillow their corn, some or which -
nearly large enough to lay by and mas
never been plowed. The winter wheat
is lodging so bad in some places there
will be no wheat. Nearly all or the
small grain is lodging and they say
is in had shape, but no doubt IL Is
lust as II always has been while II
looks as though We Will nave no corn
no possible chance" and no smail
grain. but this fall the granaries anu
corn cribs will be too small 10 hoiu
the ripened brain as the hay now ~
the ripened grain, as the nay no"; g
wears and never any better crop than
Il is now.
Cedar Rapids-The body OF an UNI
identified man found on the railroad
tracks here on April ,, 1915, ana
whose name was thought 10 be Dan
Mccoy is now believed 10 be the man
referred 10 in a letter received y!
Chief of Police l.. S. Morrison. May
IS, from the warden of the Wisconsin
state prison at Waupon in which ne
said that one OF the inmates had con-
fessed killing a man in Cedar Rapids
in April in that year. Coroner David
King has been making Investigations
since Chief Morrison received the let
ter and today believes he has found
the right records. This unidentified
man had in his pocket an envelope
addressed TO Dan Mccoy. He was
about so years old. The body vas
buried in Linwood cemetery. Accord
ing 10 the letter received by Chief
Morrison from the WISCONSIN warden.
the man who made the confession was
named Van Eggers although he said
at the time ne was in Cedar Rapids
in 1915 he went under the name Of S,
r. Vance. He is said to have admitted
that ne killed a man he had been bum
ming with and placed his body on the
tracks here. He is now serving fiji
teen year sentence for assault and
battery and according to the warden
has confessed other crimes.