Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-20
Iowa News Items

| Toledo Aaron hIelick. lis North
Ward street, who was injured when
! tho bicycle ne was riding collided
I with an automobile driven by Robert
keifer was reported as being in a
very serious condition. Meiick suf-
| fered a bad fracture OF the skull
| which will necessitate serious OPP
GRAFTON. The boys chances for re-
co"ery are slight.
| FarrasGt--Mr and Mrs. George
! Summerman, who have been having
much improved. Mr.. Sumnerman in
I jured his hand with his shucking
| peg and was in dangerous condi
| ton for q few days. Mrs. Summer
man ran prong of n fork into her
| hand. Blood poison set in and she
was seriously III for d few days, but
! was not in such serious condition
as her husband.
| Newton.-James Lawrence Heck
! two, months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Dick Heck. was found dead Wednes-
day morning about $3.50 o'clock. The
mother went to the child's crib to
dress IL for the day when she found
the child was dead and apparently
/ had been for several hours. The babe
| had rolled over on its face and It
| was thought the child smothered to
! death by reason of lying on it's face.
James Lawrence was the youngest OF
four children in the family.
Rock Rapids-M. L. Brady OF En-
metsburg, was convicted here Of sell
| ing stock in a corporation after his
| commission expired. He was sem
| fenced to three months in Jail and to
| pay q fine of $4,000. He has appealed.
He claims he sold only stock in the
Sioux Falls Stock Yards company
which he personally owned and was
not selling it for the company. He
was indicted on complaint of two
| persons at hardwood. He also has
been indicted for fraud in the sale.
Waukon.-Maj. Paul D. May,
quartermaster at Langree, France
| had the disposal. Of millions of dol
lars worth of United States military
material and supplies. which he has
done In very efficient manner.
] Major May is visiting his parents in
Waukon and his resignation was sent
! in and accepted about two weeks ago.
| He expects to go into business in Chi
cago. Before leaving France he sent
his father, A. M. May two large Of
fetal maps, which had been in use in
| his office, and have now been turned
! over to the Ralph D. Waters post No.
60, American Legion.
Cedar Rapids.-Andrew Boles has
disappeared again. He held a disper-
sion sale, near Whittier, cleaned up a
large sum of money, moved his wife
and household goods to West Branch
where he planned to go into business
with his father, and dropped out Of
sight. His wife fears foul play on ac-
count Of funds he carried. Boles dis
appeared during the war. After a few
weeks he showed up with tale about
having been kidnapped. It was discov-
cred that he had enlisted and desert
ed. He was. sentenced to prison but
| Washington let him out as. the war
was over.
.Tama-On Tuesday at their home
In this city, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A.
| Dee celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of their wedding day. About
| twenty-five Of their relatives were
| present to make the occasion most
| enjoyable. The home was decorated
with carnations and golden chrysan
! themulns and presented a gala ap-
| pearance. Among the gifts presented
the aged couple were "a fine electric
reading lamp and many beautiful
flowers. Mr.. and Mrs. Dee are each
In excellent health and enjoy life full
| ly as well as many Of less mature
age.
OttumWa-Michael Meany, former
chief Of police of Ottumwa, was ar
rested Monday night when federal
officers and police seized a complete
dope outfit and large quantity Of
narcotics at his home. Meany pleaded
not guilty before Federal Commits
sioner e. r. Mitchell and is at liberty
under $500 bonds. A large quantity of
| cocaine, morphine and several needles
were taken in the raid. The drugs had
| been weighed out into small pack
ages. A druggists scale believed to
have been used in weighing the dope
was found. Meany was forced to re-
sign from the police department in
1917 shortly after having been ap-
pointed to office by Pat Leeny, Of
tumwa's switchman mayor.
Mason City-John KoslSa, station
airy engine fireman in the Milwaukee
round house, who was killed last
| Tuesday when he stepped in front Of
a switch engine, left his estate in q
peculiar tangle. A few months ago
Koska wrote his sister in Bohemia q
! letter asking her if she knew Of &
desirable young Bohemian girl who
wanted to come to America to be-
| come his wife. The sister replied ant
sent picture Of a comely young
girl. But Koska seeing the girls pic
ture decided she wasn't the woman
for him, and wrote his sister to this
effect. A friend, Joe Kopecky, how
ever, saw the picture and fell in love
with it, He wanted the picture bride
land gave koska $3.50 to defray the