Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-14

MuSCdIlnes
William Relike, who has been an in
mate of the orphans home on the
Burlington road since a baby, has left
that institution for Waverly, where he
will learn the printers trade. The boy
is II years of age. and has resided in
the home for fifteen years.
Dewitt.
Miss Cora Mel Patten, of Marden
School of Elocution, Chicago, will give
the baccalaureate address for the class
of '09 at the opera house Sunday even
dressed a Dewitt audience at the OPP
era house during the winter and COM
pletely captivated her hearers.
Red Oak.
Work on the completion of the Car
negie library will be pushed forward
rapidly, says Contractor Ashby. Z.
A steeple jack from Topeka, Kas, re-
paired the tall flag staff on our county
court house last week, and painted the
same. 1t is a dangerous undertaking.
This fellow wove a rope ladder as he
climbed UP.
GIenwood.
The Scott farms in Deer Creek town
4 ship, have long been the admira ton
of farmers in this locality. Additional
interest is lent to them now that it is
known that their owner, Mrs. Julia
Scott, of Illinois, has been elected
president of the famous organization,
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, after a contest of national in
! terest.
Burlington.
A valuable launch, owned by Fred
Vogt, was stolen Saturday night Mr.
| Vogt put in all of Sunday looking for
his craft, and Chief Hiltz telephoned
to the police of the nearby river towns
to watch out for the boat. Monday
morning Mr.. Vogt found his launch tied
up near the big railroad bridge, where
it had evidently been abandoned Sun
day night.
Alton.
The 12-year-old son of Henry Tay-
Tor. living at Alton, met with an ac-
cident at school this week that came
near costing him the loss of both eyes
| With a playmate he found a cartridge,
and after taking out the shot, they
were going to have some fun" with
the powder. An explosion resulted that
severely burned the boys face and
/ hands, and for a time threatened his
sight, but physicians now think his
eyes may be saved.
Muscatine.
! In the death of William S. Peck
which occurred Tuesday morning, Mus
catine loses one of it's most Interesting
| citizens. Mr.. Peck was a participant in
| both the Mexican and civil wars, and
for some time enjoyed the distinction
of being the only survivor of the war
with Mexico in this part of the state
He and his wife also claimed the
eminence Of being the Oldest married
couple in the county, having cele-
brated the sixtieth anniversary of their
marriage last September.
Lenox.
Because he tried to sell set of false
teeth belonging to James Terry, of
Lenox, the man who was supposed to
have been the victim of bad runaway
Saturday afternoon, Richard Carr, a
stranger, faces charges in justice court
here. The charge is that Carr slugged
Terry, robbed him and left him at the
I1HeTCy o. TIE runaway team. Carr was
seen riding with Terry shortly before
the accident happened. Terry had over
taken Carr on the road and the latter
had asked and been allowed to ride
Terry is still in a bad condition.
Silver City.
Arrangements for the commencement
Of the Silver City high school are
about completed. The exercises will
be held in the opera house Thursday
evening, May 20. The graduating
class consists of but two this year.
Miss Blanch Solliday and Miss Ruth
Reeve. 1t is expected that the bacca-
laureate sermon will be delivered by
Rev. Charles Owens at the Baptist
church. Sunday evening, May 16, and
the commencement address will be by
REV. Peter Jacobs at the opera house,
Thursday evening, May 20.
| Oskaloosa.
Frank Simpkins, stranger, who is
described as a man about 45 years Of
age, isTwanted by the Oskaloosa police
and detectives Of the Burlington rail-
way. 1t is alleged that the fellow
took grip from the boarding house
ofaMrs. Frank West, 402 Eighth avenue
west, belonging to Foreman Loomis of
the fencing gang of the Burlington