Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-18

Conesville.
William Chown, aged So, the oldest
resident in the township, died Satur-
day.
Cascade.
Alderman Frank Keefe has been APP
pointed mayor to succeed w. S.
Kearney, who resigned.
Mt. Pleasant.
Eli Thompson, aged 10, cut his arm
nearly off with a razor Friday night in
an attempt to commit suicide.
Newton.
School was dismissed Thursday af-
ternoon at the high school building,
owing to the electric current from the
power house being shut off, and the
fans of the heating plant could not be
operated.
Corning.
Ray Keever, of Prescott. was run
down by locomotive on the rail-
road near the ballast pit, east OF
Corning, and narrowly escaped los
ing his life. His left leg was broken
in two places below the knee and his
right limb injured quite seriously.
knross.
People were shocked when it became
known that Marion Layne was dead
He was found about 2 o'clock in the
afternoon lying on the floor of the
slaughter house, where he had been
at work butchering all the forenoon
Heart disease is supposed to have been
the cause.
Corydon.
This city is after system of water
works and sewerage, if they can be OBJ
tanned at a cost not to exceed $4,000
At recent meeting a committee OF
three was appointed to investigate the
waterworks and sewerage systems OF
places about the size of Corydon and
report at future meeting.
Upton.
Rev. j. c. Christie, who arrived from
Mt Carmi, ILL.,, with the beginning OF
the new year to take up his new worl
as pastor of the Presbyterian church OF
this city, is making good. Already
both in pulpit and outside of it, he has
made a most favorable impression a:
man of culture and character.
Denison.
Jerome Blaclcman, widely known
and highly respected farmer of Craw
ford county, died at his home two mile
southwest of Denison Saturday morn
! ing at o'clock, after an illness cover
ing some time. The deceased was {
member of John A. Logan post No:t6s
| G. A. r., and only Friday night at
public installation he was elected t.
office. He leaves a wife and nine chill
dren.
Des Moines.
Councilman ASH presented to Mayo
Mathis the proposition of selling ten o
twelve of the elk owned by the city
1t is the opinion Of Mr.. Ash that TIL
city has too many, owning thirty thre
at the present time. MIR. Ash is also o
the opinion that some Of the citys dee
should be sold. There are about thirt.
of them at the present time. Mr.. Asl
said the cost Of keeping the deer ant
elk is tremendous.
Des Moines.
w. B. Johnson. assistant state foo
and dairy commissioner, rendered hi
resignation to Commissioner Wrigh
which was accepted, and a clerk a
West Bend was at once appointed t.
| fill the vacancy. Mr.. Johnson assignee
no reasons for his resignation. He ha,
aspirations to be food and dairy com
missioner. however, and it is believes
his failure to secure the appointment a
the hands of Governor Carroll cause,
him to sever his connection with tn
department.
EddyviIIe.
Near the trestle on which Edwar
Chapman was struck and Instant
killed by train on the Northwestern
on June 8, 1902, George w. Odem wa
struck by the locomotive of the after
noon passenger train Saturday and re
ceived = broken Thigh in the aaeiden1