Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-02


his plight. He struggled nanfully to
get back to the barge. bu, failed. His
cries for help caused his companions
to throw him a rope. but he was so
weakened that he could not grasp it.
and sank to the bottom
New Market.
Henry AMMAN. living about FIVE miles
southwest Of New Market, met with
serious loss by fire Tuesday morning
His large barn was totally consumed,
together with all the grain. hay, i'm
PIGMENTS harness. etc. 1t contained. A
fine driving team, valued at $3.50, was
cremated. AS was also four fine WORK
horses. His total loss will amount to
about $4,000. The origin OF the fire is
unknown.
Vilisoa.
Miss Elizabeth A. Christie Of this
place, is to become a missionary in
the foreign land and will in the near
future sail for the west coast OF Afri-
ca. where she win work under the d.
rection OF the board of foreign mis-
sions Of the Presbyterian church. She
will be the third missionary sent from
Villisca, the others being Miss Elsie
Reynolds, now in India, and Miss Ger
trude Tyler. now in China.
Davenport. Tr-1
| The steamer Morning Star. which
has made a round trip to New Or
leans with 100 excursionists aboard.
most Of them Iowans. arrived home
Monday. That there is a large freight
business on the river for boats that
will seek it was shown by the fact
that the Morning Star brought from
New Orleans 1000 bags and barrels Of
sugar, $50 bags Of coffee ana $50 boxes
of empty bottles The cargo would
have loaded a train Of fourteen carse
Randolph
Another ditch petition was filed with
Auditor jenkins a few days ago ask
ing the county board Of supervisors to
order the Strengthening Of the East
Nishna from Shenandoah to Riverton.
1t contains the names Of all but two
OF the land owners az far as Farra-
gut, and If the request from there to
Riverton was in the same proportion
the ditch would undoubtedly be or
dered, and it may be anyway. II the
river from Shenandoah to Farragut
should be Strengthened it would almost
compel similar action below.
Atlantic.
Two extra engines running west
bound as special double header on
the Rock Island, struck an automobile
delivery wagon just outside Atlantic.
The wagon was the new Maytag de-
livery just bought by the Uhbrtch Gro
Gerry Company for local delivery. Harry
U1brich was driving. The car was
completely dem olished and young Ul-
brich thrown about twenty feet, strik-
ing against a tie. He has a broken
hr,,ic hut nnShfn O
more serious. A siding filled with box
cars made it impossible for Ulbrich to
see the approaching engines.
! Shenandoah.
The school board has decided to build
| two school houses this summer. Forest
Park school will be duplicated. doubled.
and two room structure put up west
Of the Burlington tracks. The latter
| will be located Just west OF the pump
ing station, on ample grounds, two rooms
| with high basement, all Of brick, to
cost at least $1,000. The building will
| be so planned as to admit OF later
| addition. The Forest Park building
| will be placed on the north side of
the present one, and 80 constructed as
| to mould the two into a single building,
and to cost $4,000 to $4,000.
Coin.
| Charles Waldruff met with pain
| full accident last Thursday afternoon
He wished to go down into the els
tern at their new house and fastening
a hook ladder, as he thought quite Sc
curely, he started down, but 1t gave
/ way with him, precipitating him to the
bottom OF the cistern. It was thought
| at first that his ankle was broken but
| he was taken in an auto to his home
where the doctor examined him and
found that the ligiments and tendons
| were torn loose IN one ankle. He sus-
tailed many bruises also and was bad
ly shaken up but is getting along a
wei as could be expected at this time
West Liberty.
While the three men, John Lincoln
Sherman Pond and Clarence Smith
were painting the interior Of the water
tower here, they were overcome by
/, fumes and removed from the tank n
an unconscious condition. the latter be-
i ing in most dangerous state. The men
had been In the tank which IL 1b0 fee
high, for about three hours when theil
! condition was discovered Great dit.
ficuIty was met in removing the men
1t being necessary to raise them witt
ropes thru small hole and thence
lower them to the ground with rope
4 Attic the men will survive, their con-
i dition was yery serious.