Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-06
Southern Iolua Items

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Conway.
Oliver Anderson's barn was burned
to the ground but Of the ten horses
and jacks inside, all were rescued but
one stallion which refused to leave.
Bloomfield
Mrs Ella Carruthers, wife of Albert
lCarruthers. Of Troy, was burned fatal
|ly while engaged in baking bread at
her home. She died in great agony. She
Is survived by her husband.
eurIinsten.
Unknown thieves entered the Rock
Island ticket office in this city during
the absence of.sAgent Joe Wiser and
carried away about 5000. There is no
clue to the perpetrators. Wiser made
good the amount.
Red Oak.
The class ring of Lieut.. Darwin A.
Merritt, United States navy, killed IN
the sinking Of the Maine has been re-
covered by a Havana newspaper and
will be forwarded to his father here
thru the United States minister. The
ring was stolen from the body when
found by laborer and sold.
! oskaloosa.
| Grass fires are becoming more num-
erous and too much care can not be
taken to prevent them. About IS per
cent Of the fire alarms during July
and August were caused by fires Of this
character. A few seasons ago fres OF
| this character were practically UNI
heard of at this time of the year.
! Dss Meinss.
John Kavanagh. local manager Of the
Racine -sattley Company. will collect
$3.50 In accident insurance for the
loss Of his leg in recent elevator accl-
dent at the offices Of his company. He
holds $500 in accident insurance
policies and they all pay enough for
| the loss Of a leg to make the total
nearly $4,000. n.
/ Albia. II.
President William H Taft will be
at the Monroe county fair Friday. SEPT.
90, between the hours Of 2 and p M.
enroute to Ottumwa. The managers of
the fair are to be congra tulated for
securing this privilege for its patrons.
especially for those who may otherwise
never have the opportunity Of seeing
the chief executive Of the nation.
Dss Meines.
! Conferences between Messrs. Leese
and Holman Of Still College and Pres
ident A. L. Urick and others of the
trades assembly resulted in the an
nouncement that organized labor would
\ lend aid to the fund to assist Still
College to its feet again. Downtown
moving picture theaters permitted
slides on their screens to advertise the
Still College campaign
Fairfield.
The sixty-eighth annual session OF
the Iowa conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church convenes at Fairfield
"wednesday with Bishop Earl Cranston
D. d. LII D., of Washington, D. c.. pre-
siding. The last time this church en-
tertained the conference was in Sep
tember. 1894, at which time Bishop
Charles Fowler presided At that time
the conference roll contained the names
Itof 1872 ministers twenty-four Of whom
/ were probationers.
ottumwa
Word comes from Eureka. CAL. tell
Ing OF the strange action of Linden r.
Hall. formerly & prosperous grocer
here. Some time ago Hall went west
and was working as a fireman when he
was taken suddenly insane. rushed
down the principal street Of the town,
stripped of his clothing and with q
lperkrife mut,leted himself in q shock
| ing manner before the police arrived
and placed him under arrest. i ne
RECEIVERS he will probably be sent .to,en
insane asylum.
Atlantic.
on last Wednesday evening % he
was returning to the city from his farN
east Of Lorah, J.; F. TemplemaH Was
stopped at the bridge just east - tne
waterworks by two thugs. They Stop
4 ped the horse and told him ne wouiu
have TO stand and deliver. The horse
, wa. frightened by the two men 4nd
4 started "a run away. This permitted
I Temp,eman to escape Az he was driv-
tinx past the hold-up artists they swat
] ted him with board or club. Mt
! Templeman has reported the matter e
4 Marshall Bosley and an Investigation
1 Of the case Is being made. s.
oshalsesa. s,
FIRE, about o'clock Sunday after;
noon, did several hundred dollars wortf
I Of damage at the residence property q
l0eorxe Andrews, No. 209 North 4
street, the old Mahsaka county 3et
4 building. Damage was confined to th.
\ contents Of . storage room. clothing
furniture, sewing machine and othsl
property being burned ana some Wate,
], damage In . chamber ana the kikc.te5
occurred. The entire building. however
A was badly smoked and damage from
this cause also resulted. The IRE ha<
apparently started IN. beneath o. -
hind large wardrobe and undouDted'
lily was caused by rats carrying
matches to the place Of origin. & ss
Iipieasantville. 4 Il Z, SIS !.
Paul Phillips. who lives on the Fan
i Harp farm near Bethel. has had eilslhl
experience with snake bite thet ~
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