Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-15

could exist in the city Alone. many
miles from her parents and among
strangers, she was helpless and was
forced to submit to lead life OF shame.
In her cell at the police station. she
stated that she was but II years old
on Nov g. Her parents live in Fort
Madison. Iowa. and are people highly
respected there, her father being night
Waterman for the Santa Fe railroad.
She was married to Piper little over
a year ago. and never until about two
weeks ago. she said. was she forced to
the degrading level in which the police
discovered her Friday night.
Leland.
Thursday morning the village of Lee
land found itself without principal of
schools. George Hendrickson. of
Thompson. who had held that position
having disappeared and left no word as
to where he was going. Mr.. Hendrick-
son had been seen around the house
where he boarded Wednesday evening
and had visited with the folks there
the same as usual. appearing to be as
cheerful and happy as ever. On Thurs
day morning when he did not appear
at the school and when search failed
to locate him some apprehension was
felt as what might have happened 70
him. This was dispelled however, upon
the finding of a letter addressed to the
school board in which he stated that he
was going away and requested them
not to search for him. Friends thought
he left on account of the belief that he
had consumption. 1t later developed
that he went to the home Of an uncle
at Manchester
Sioux City.
The number "l3" has no terrors
for the members of the city council,
even If it does come up in connection
with cemetery legislation. When the
resolution appropriating $4,000 for I'M
! provements in Floyd cemetery came up
before the city fathers, Saturday. Coun-
Gilman r. S. Whitley, who was acting
as city clerk in the absence of City
Clerk Charles f. Baldwin, called atten-
ton to the fact that IT was the thir-
teenth paper on the docket. Investi-
! CATION brought out the fact that the
! resolution had been pending thirteen
| typewritten lines Mayor Smith re-
marked that it was pity that Satur-
| day was not the 18th instead Of the
| 18th Councilman Brown moved the
| adoption of the resolution, despite the
thirteen jink." and that action was
taken at exactly 1913 o'clock.
Monticello.
! A serious mistake by an oil dealer in
Castle Grove might have resulted ia
tally: as it was. one little girl was bad
! ly injured and home almost burned.
Mrs. S. Kehoe. q resident of Castle
| Grove near this city, ordered from the
dealer ca nof kerosene, but the dealer
misraking her order. sent gasoline,
Mrs. Kheoe left the house for the even
| ing and there were only two little girls
there. They filled lamp from the
can and when it was lighted ii exploded
instantly and became mass Of flames.
Both children displayed rare presence
OF mind and while one little girl opened
| the door, the other threw the lamp out
and thus performing this act Of brav-
cry the little ones clothes caught on
fire and she again displayed rare pres
ence OF mind by wrapping blanket
| quickly about her and extinguishing he
! blaze. AS it was she was badly burned
and will be confined to her bed for
| some time. The house was only slight
| ly damaged