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rSTR0N6HURST!MONMOUTH ELKSMAN ASSAULTED WIN HIGH HONORSL. E. MARSHALL CLAIMS MENKNIFED HIM IN BURLINGTONBurlington. March 16.—L. E.LOCAL OFFICERS FIRST TN niS-ITRICT RITUALISTIC CONTESTAT GALESBURGMarshall of Strongnurst, III., was, cut about the head and arms after an altercation with two men, at Third and Elm streets, Tuesday morning. After his wounds were dressed at St. Francis hospital he secured a warrant charging Perry Totten and an unidentified man, named in the warrant as John Doe, with assault with deadly weapons. The police have not been able to arrest either man.Marshall was walking with a woman, who gave the name of Ella! Walker, of Keokuk, when he was attacked. She was held at the police* station until Tuesday noon and then allowed to leave without any charges made against her.Marshall said that he met the woman at the Wagner hotel Monday night and loaned her some money. She was in front of the hotel Tuesday morning, he said, when he came from his room and asked him to walk to her room near Third and Eim streets. On the way she told him that some man was trying to “get him.Just before he reached the corner, he said, the woman pointed to a man approaching him and said “That’s the man that’s after you.”Marshall said he looked up and saw’ Totten coming at him with a knife. Before Totten reached me, he said, someone hit him from behind his back and knocked him unconscious. He believes that the knife wounds were received after he fell. He claimed to have lost $20 from his pants pocket, but cald that $50 in another pocket was overlooked.County Attorney Jackson said that he doubted the man’s story of being robbed. Marshall admitted to Chief of Police Schwenker that he had given money to Ella Walker but did not accuse her of robbing him. The woman declares that Totter cat Marshall and said that she has been acquainted with Totten for some time. She registered at the Wagner hotel Monday night as Mrs. Phelps, of Quincy, til.Officers of Monmouth lodge No. 397, P. P. 0. Elks, Monday won the district competition for excellence in ritualistic work, held at Galesburg. In additionto winning the cup of'White,honor of representing the district in the state contest to be held at Belleville in connection with the annua! convention of the Illinois antlered herd in June. Three other districts will be represented in the state contest.Basketball Drawings. 1Following is the result of the! drawings for the state high school 1 basketball championship at Urbanaj this week:Mt. Carmel—Batavia.Fairbur.v—Collinsville.Moline—Flora.Charlestown- -Galesburg.Elgin—Marion.Streator—Trenton.Rockford—Pittsfield.Peoria—Winner Mt. Carmel-Ba-j tavia gameSpringfield—Waeomb,New Trier—Decatur.Mt. Vernon—Champaign.\I 2noffered by Grand treasurer the local team receives theTo Sign Treaty.Riga. Letvia, March 16—Official announcement has been made by the Russo-Polish peace conference that the peace treaty between the two countries will be signed Friday even-public meeting; of the con-ing at a ference.Second place in the competitionwas awarded to the Kewanee team and third place to Galesburg. The judges were Senator Carlson of Moline, Judge Crum of Springfield, and Past District Deputy John S. Brown of this city.The Monmouth team was composed of John M. Strand, who recently retired as exalted ruler of the lodge here. Earl Earp, the new ruler, Earl Holliday, Fred Arthurs, R. E. Tres-ham, V. H. Webb and W. G. Neil-Elect ion in Cuba.Havana, March 16—Incomplete unofficial returns received up to 11 o’clock last night seemed to indicate that Dr. Alredo Zayas had been elected president of the republic of Cuba.son.Limitations.As a general thing, when it comes tip that a woman has to a$k a man to guess hor age she expects him to he at ieafit a gentleman.-—Dallas News.Ivf110tsbvo1]Those who witnessed the ritual as put on by the contesting teams say the local representation was far superior to the others. At the conclusion of the initiation ceTemonv by the Monmouth team and the delivery of the charges by the various officers, there was enthusiastic applause both by members of the order who witnessed the work and by the other teams taking part.AT THEUNION STOCK YARDSBert Lubin presen(From Drover*’ Journal.!Woods Hallam of Warren county. IlHnols, owners of the big Woods Sr Hallam ranch in Marion county, Kansas, marketed today 45 branded Herefords, averaging 1197 lbs. which sold to Wilson A Co. for eastern j shipment at $10.65 per hundredweight, top sale for cattle of their weight*. Lloyd Lehman, foreman, did the feeding.Tex O’Reilly’s weslnovel of the same name. ‘WahM RTAmnt Svoldi**r«The story is based on theinvasion of the barbed idrawn into the feud agai
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Monmouth Daily Review
Monmouth, Illinois, US
Wed, Mar 16, 1921
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