Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-02

wood Park. Among the stuff found
were two complete football suits, two
bicycle seats and other stuff. The BIZ
cycle seats have been identified one Of
them as having been stolen from a
bicycle in front of the y. NJ c. \.
on the night before Thanksgiving. A
lamp was stolen from the bicycle os
L. II. Shepard. who lives near the
Westminster Presbyterian church II is
alleged by the boys that the plans for
stealing this stuff were all made in the
church Young Boys Club. One Of the
gang had a skeleton key that would let
him and his friends into the club
rooms.
Essex.
The people Of Essex and vicinity
demonstrated the true sympathy they
feel for Mr.. Stromberg who lost his
wife and little daughter by fire last
week. On Friday evening il was re-
ported that s1.153 had been paid in and
more was due which had been prom
ised After the fire several residents
OF the town took the children to the
stores and had them fitted out in cloth
ing completely. Everything except
what they had on was destroyed in the
FIRE and they We're needing more cloth
ing very badly. Besides this money
raised the house which Mr.. Stromberg
had rented was given him rent free for
three months, which is $50. Everyone
is doing everything possible to help the
man IN his extreme distress.
Davenpot.
A small riot and war waged between
the officers Of the local Young Mems
re
more of men and boys living in the
dormitory Monday night. resulted IN
the expulsion Of two Of the mem bers
of the association. Letters from Off
GERS of the association were received by
the two young men. notifying them
that they should leave the building at
once il possible, but not later than in
a week. Monday night. lights in the
building went out AT frequent intervals
and disturbance broke cut on the dorm
tory floors Chairs blockaded the halls
when secretaries wen: to discover what
caused the noise. After the lights came
on brooms. chairs. cups and shoes flew
thru the halls. Officers turned out the
lights and the turmoil broke forth with
renewed vigor. The men were ordered
TO their rooms and the disturbance
cease d
pss Moines.
Crawling on his hands and knees,
Governor B. F. Carroll entered a burn
ing house on East Eleventh street
Monday and performed rescuing stunt
which took away the breath Of half
dozen brave Des Moines city nremen.
The news Of the governors feat leaked
out yesterday at the state house, the
governor himself making no mention
OF 1t. The house, owned by Joe r. Wall.
a deputy in the revenue department OF
the auditor OF state. caught fire. The
tenant, Mrs. w. j. HASTE and her
aged mother fed from the house. 30
great was the Roadway the fire had
gained that the mother was unable to
take with her her clothes or the trunk
in which she had all her money and
valuable papers. Standing in the street
in front Of the house she implored the
firemen to get her trunk for her, else
permit her to enter the house and get
1t. But the tiremen would neither enter
nor permit her to do so. asserting that
it would be impossible to go up to the
bed room and get the trunk without
being burned to death or suffocated.
The woman begged to no avail. Then
Governor Carroll stepped to the front.
In the excitement none recognized
him