Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-09
School Janitor at Creston Has
Hands Badly Burned In
Peculiar Accident
ROBBERS AT WORK
creston Merchant Tailoring Establish
ment Entered and Some Money
TaLen-supposed to Be Work Of
Boys-other Unsuccessful Attempts
Made-Death Claims Two.
pecial to Times Republican.

Creston, Sept. 9.--Sumner Mcclure,
ianitor of the Franklin school build
ing had his hands badly burned in a
peculiar manner He was heating a
preparation of wax and oil In a bucket
over Kerosene lamp, and thinks that
there must have been a hole in the
bucket. At any rate the preparation
became ignited and spluttered up SO
quickly that 1t burned both his hands
and singed his eyebrows. Fortunately
his clothes did not catch fire and no
serious results aside from a forced va
cation of several days and two very
sore hands will result
Rev. w. r. Gray. who has held the
pastorate of the United Presbyterian
church here for the past two years.
but who recently resigned departed to-
day for Hutchinson, Kas., where he will
make his future home. having been as
signed by the missionary board of the
church to build a new church at that
place, Of which he will have charge
when completed Rev. Gray was a mos.
successful and popular minister while
here and the church was very prosper
Gus under his direction
Several attempts at robbery, one of
which was successful was perpetrated
while the stores were closed, in day.
light. and the proprietors were taking
a holiday. They first tried the back
windows of Thurby's jewelry store.
but could not get in because the win
aows were bolted. They then went one
door south, to the Creston Merchant
Tailoring establishment and broke one
of the panes of glass and crawed thru
into the store. They went thru the
money drawer which contained only n
few stamps and some loose change, but
did not take any of the piece goods. 1t
is supposed to have been the work of
boys and they were apparently after
nothing but money, as none of the stock
was taken.
Two deaths in one day Is the record
made by the grim reaper In Creston.
mis-, an old lady 81 years of age, who
has made her home with her daughter.
Mrs. Andy Burnett. at 610 South Elm
street for the past few years. Old age
was given as the cause of her death.
She was well known here and had
host of friends. The other was that
of a 15-year-old boy, John Ward. lv-
ing short ways north of the city. He
was the son of j. A. Ward, one of the
Oldest and most highly respected citi-
zens of the county. His death was due
to a complication of stomach trouble.
Both funerals were held from the Cath
Ollie church by Rev Father Beade.
Two of Creston's young people are
nursing broken fingers and both acci-
dents happened the same day. One was
to Leila Jamison, who fell from the
room of the porch and broke a finger.
She had previously fallen from the
same porch and broken an arm. The
other was to Harry Aumick, a lad OF
about ten summers, who was chasing a
butterfly and in an effort to catch it
with his hat, fell. and broke a finger on
the same hand as that of the little girl.
The committee appointed by the fed
Grated clubs of the city to make tour
OF inspection of the property of Cres-
ton, and report, in accordance with the
of the mayor to clean,
up the city, have made the report, and
are greatly encouraged over the way
the citizens accepted their reconSnen-
dations and cleaned up their premises.
The second ward was given the place
of honor in the matter of we'll kept and
beautiful lawns and alleys with the
first, third and fourth closely following
but the fifth or business part of the
city was sorely condemned and some of
the alleys are said to be too dirty to
drive thru. The committee also found
many places that they considered
menace to the health of the community.
They will make another tour the last of
this month and unless some of the
places are cleaned up they will be re-
ported to the health authorities. This
is but the beginning of a systematic
plan for village Improvement inaug-
urated by the clubs and 1t Is intended
to carry it on next year with renewed
vigor, until the entire city is as clean
as the greater part now Is.