Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-31
GIRL BADLY BURNED
1t Is Feared That Miss Lucy
Howell, of Alton, Will
Not Recover
MANY euRGLARlEs AT cREsToN
Sneak Thieves Enter Tailor Shop There
and Take overcoats-Thousht to Be
Work Of arlington Rail-
road lnstalls Telephones on Trains
Other Southern Iowa News.

Creston, Oct. 31-Miss Lucy Howell
of Alton was seriously burned Thurs
day night while starting a fire. She
had filed some lamps previous tc
starting the fire, and the kerosene had
run over and saturated the front OF
her dress. When she went to start the
kitchen fire her dress took fire and she
became panic stricken and ran into the
yard thus giving impetus to the flames
Her mother, who was in the room, saw
the girls clothing catch fire, and
started towards her for the purpose OF
extinguishing the flames, but her fight
to the yard delayed the work and be-
fore the mother could do anything, the
clothes were burned from her body. Her
neck, arms and body are frightfully
burned. and it is seriously feared that
she will not recover
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John Breitzler, of Clearfield. has re-
turned home, having in charge his
brother, James, who left home few
days ago and was found wandering
around the woods near Glenwood. In a
half dazed condition and badly cut up
on barbed wire. in which he had become
entangled while on his tramp. The
young fellow was brought to Creston
and seemed to be about half out Of his
mind, when his brother took him home.
He has no recollection OF how he came
to be in such condition.
A man giving the name OF Frank
Montgomery, and his home as Nebras-
ka City, was bound over to the grand
jury on the charge of burglary and
sent to jail to await the action of the
grand jury. The fellow was discovered
in the house of Albert w. Tucker in
Spaulding township. He had gained en-
trance by opening a kitchen window.
About the time the fuckers discovered
him he also found out that they We're
sued in which the Tucker boys on
with shotguns, soon over
took the thief in spring wagon and
brought him to town. In the buggy
was number Of articles supposed to
have been stolen.
The Burlington railroad has produced
an innovation in the way of operating
their trains and have installed tele-
phones to relieve the overworked oper-
ators. The line from Creston to OF
tumwa is in perfect working order. and
from Chicago to Burlington. The only
thing that was necessary was the tele-
phone instruments as the old telegraph
wires are used by the telephone and
strange to relate both can be used by
the two instruments without interior
ing with each other. The system so
far as Creston is concerned Is per-
feet success and 1t Is probable that
in a short time the whole system will
be equipped with telephones as well as
telegraph.
Sneak thieves and burglars are be-
ginning to get in their work for the
winter, and are quite active around
Creston Just now. The tailor shop of
w. H. Ford, on Maple street, was enter
ed some time in the night Thursday.
and two overcoats taken. They opened
the back door by the means of nippers.
1t Is thought to be the work OF tramps
who wanted overcoats to keep them
warm this winter, as none OF the valu-
able pieces of goods were disturbed.
Thursday night parties entered the
living rooms Of Mrs. Percy Boyer over
Maxwell & Johnson's store, by remov-
ing part of the screens over the VIM
dow. and breaking the glass, and went
directly to a book case where she kept
her money secreted behind some books
and secured $50 in money. There is no
clue as to the perpetrators OF either
crime.
Thursday night was the biggest night
ever known for little Cupid to get IN his
work in Creston, and five couples wera
united in the holy bonds OF matrimony
in one evening. All were we'll known
and popular young people Of this place
and all the weddings We're quiet home
affairs. The five couples were Miss
Adele johnson and Homer F. Marsh,
who will reside at Howell, Neb.; Miss
Ella Thomas and James Hawkins, who
will reside at Red Oak: Miss Ella Fair
fax and John Devins, to make their
home at Osceola Miss Sarah j. Wat
son and Albert w. Tallman. who left
for Des Moines, and Miss Mary kralic
and Herman Jandrey, who will remain
In Creston