Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-02
Southern Io1ua Items

Iowa City.
Ptomaine poisoning in store candy
came near causing the death of Mrs
True Ogle and her daughter Eva, OF
Iowa City, Saturday night.
Muscatine.
Nearly 1000 people at mass meet
ing made their farewell to the Sunday
| tabernacle where 1873 were converted
and listened to an elaborate sermon by
DR.. Baird Mitchell of the st. James
church of Chicago. The tabernacle will
be torn down to make way for the
! handsome new Methodist church to be
erected.
! Manchester.
Five hours Of almost continuous
spelling was the record established by
little Miss MaryGaffney Of Ryan, Iowa,
in the county spelling contest held in
the opera house Saturday afternoon.
Miss Marietta Foley was close COM
petitor, but finally misspelled her word,
giving the championship Of Delaware
county to Miss Gaffney.
Abba.
Another life was forfeited in a dust
explosion at mine No. F5 at Buxton last
Saturday. about p. M, when William
Smith, a shot frer, was instantly killed,
his, entire scalp being torn away. He
was alone /when>the accident occurred,
| his companion being in another part
of the mine. Doors We're torn from
their hinges and the mine considera bly,
damaged. All work has been suspend
ed since the explosion on account of
the general condition Of the mine
Davenport.
Work on the Merchants and Me-
chanics' Bank was begun Monday AS
the contract calls for the completion Of
all work within ninety days, the Mo-
line Furniture Company is losing no
time in getting started. The building
was formerly occupied by the Emery
Confectionery Company and great
many improvements will be necessary
to put it in shape so that it can be
used for banking purposes. The En-
cry fixtures have all been disposed Of
and nothing remains to hinder the car
penters in their work.
Belle PLANE.
The toll of death in this community
has been unusually heavy during the
past week, four prominent people. Hams
Lain, Sr., Andrew Ortscheid, Harry O.
Lea Velle and Mrs. Amelia Armstrong
having passed away. Mrs. Amelia Arm
strong has been the proprietor of the
Burley house, the largest and leading
hotel here, for many years. This hotel
was established by her father, B. b.
Burley, more than thirty years ago, and
has always been the headquarters for
railway men and officials. She had
hosts Of friends. especially among the
travelling public and in railway circles.
Her death was the result Of cancer.
GrinneIl.
The annual board Of the class Of 1912
was elected recently and have chosen
five Of their number for the chief posi-
lions. w. Harvey Young, of Center
Junction, was elected president of the
board and Harold f. Strong, of Ottum-
wa, business manager. The other three
editors are Robert Kerr, of Newton;
Jeanne Barber, of Mason City, and
Florence Stewart Of Marshalltown. The
associate editors. who comprise the re-
mainder Of the board are Paul Bar
rett, Bernard Carney, Marvin Harri-
son, Harry Hopkins. Clarence Shearer
James ST. John, William Tuttle, Laura
Davis. Ruth Dawson, Anna Fedderson,
Eva jenkins, Helen Ladd and Lucy
Peck.
OskaIoosa.
a TeOrSdnlZdClOu OF the OSkdlOOSd
Water Company is now pending, and
for that purpose an amicable suit OF
has been brought in the
United States circuit court at Ottum-
wa. Horace G. Hawkins, superintend-
ent, has been appointed receiver, and
a decree of foreclosure and order Of
sale will be made at an early date. This
has been rendered necessary by the
fact that there were two separate
on the property. The prop
erty will be offered for sale for the
1t is thought there will
be no difficulty in disposing OF the
to investors upon new issue
to be all first mortgage bonds instead
Of first and second mortgage. as here
tofore.
Bedford.
Homes Of "A. L. Bristow on the w.
F. Allen farm, Milt Harvey. and A. |
Z. Martin were all consumed by fire !
Friday morning within a few hours Of |
he. = same time The Allen farm. where !
MI. Bristow resided, is three miles |
1orth OF Bedford on the Gravity road. |
Mr.. Bristow had come to Bedford. TAX |
ng the children to school and Mrs. I
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