Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
Newton.

the Presbyterian church Rev. George
Furniss formally rendered his resigna-
ton as pastor and asked 1t to join with
the church officials in a request to the
Iowa City. presbytery to dissolve his
pastoral relations and dismiss him to
the presbytery of Des Moines.
coIfax.
lamp explosion at the c. o. Macy
home was the cause of much alarm and
it was only by the fortunate awakening
of some of the family that a very seri-
Gus fire was averted. The lamp was
left burning and placed on the dining
table and in some way it exploded,
burning the table and linen and also
breaking some cut glassware and badly
smoking the room.
cIarinda.
The contract for the new Presbyter-
ian church to be built here has been
let to j. S. Conn, of Uniontown, Pa,
and the foreman is now here to look
after the work, which is now in pro-
gross. The building is to cost about
$4,000. The auditorium in the Car
negie public library will be used by the
members of the church until the new
building is completed.
West Liberty.
The annual encampment Of the uni
veristy cadet regiment will be held
May 1923 at the fair grounds in West
Liberty. The regiment will leave Iowa
City. the morning of May 20 and march
to West Liberty, arriving there in the
afternoon At West Liberty the time
will be spent in maneuvers, drills, etc.
The camp will be called Camp B. F.
10, Ia, ~
Des Moines.
The state board Of education elected
Miss Vergilia Purmort, we'll known
Des Moines young woman, as head of
the department of domestic technology
at the college of agriculture at Ames.
According to statement made by ID.
A. Emery, secretary Of the board, the
members of the board feel that they
were very fortunate in obtaining Miss
Purmort's services.
Iowa City.
The state board of control has just
opened another new cottage at the
state sanatorium for Tuberculosis at
Oakdale, near Iowa City. This will in,
crease the capacity of the same by
twenty more beds. The institution has
been much crowded of late and the de-
mand for more room for patients is far
more than the meager funds at the
disposal of the setate will warrant.
Iowa City.
Wednesday at midnight. the COM
plete consolidation OF Iowa City's two
telephone systems, the Iowa and the
Johnson county, was effected. Some
ago. the Iowa Telephone Com
pany purchased the local Johnson
county line, and the work Of CONSOLE
dation has been pushed ever since. A
majority of the Johnson county sub
scribers voted for one telephone sys-i
tenn after the purchase.
Burlington.
Ovidio Varges. salesman for the.
Iowa Soap Company Of this city, has
received advices from his former home
town, Carriage, Costa Rics, Central
America, of the great earthquake
which devastated that city and the
country surrounding on "Wednesday of
last week Two cousins Of Mr.. Varges
named Ampara and Jesus Varges, per-
ished in the destruction OF their home,
while other relatives were injured
more or less seriously.
Davenport.
kfira Wh1ch SIarfPN ABOUT ocIocE
in the morning, completely destroyed
all the buildings. including barns,
sheds and dwelling house and hall on
the place of Fred Flindt at Green Tree
The fire originated in the coal shed,
and the only cause to which the blaze
can be assigned is spontaneous COM
bustion. Only a small portion Of tho
loss is covered by insurance. A new
supply Of coal and grain and hay had
just been put in by Mr. Flindt and this
was also completely destroyed. The
loss is several thousand dollars.
Newton.
The Winelnrv cnea has hee. :...ieA
The contestants, in order that further