Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-11

! the referee in bankruptcy at Creston
Marsh's liza abilities are scheduled al
| $35 900, and his assets at $2o, 00e. The
assets are probably overestimated. The
farmers about Adair are creditors tc
the extent Of about $4,000 for grain
delivered and to be paid for at price
to be determined by future markets
His other creditors are said to be mem
| berg of the board of trade, which prob
ably tells the inside story Of his mis-
fortune.
Burlington.
Mrs. Florence Smith Stone, a prepos-
sessing young actress Of Brooklyn, N
Y, claiming to be the wife of DR.. j.
c. Stone, of this city, has taken pos
session of the doctors office here and
defies any one to eject her. Stone came
here two years ago and has not been
known as a married man. Mrs. Stone
arrived on the scene armed with a
marriage certificate showing that ]. c.
Stone married her at Crown Point,
Ind, May 90. 1909. She says DR.. Stone
told her to go back ON the stage and
earn a living for two years and that
he would come to Burlington and get
into shape to give herasa home. She
did her part, but she allegessthe doc
tor has not done mis-, but has been
paying attentions to other women here.
She threatens to sell the doctors fine
office furniture for financial support
unless he comes across" with funds.
centervills. i4,ry@
The postal savings bank, here, the
second established in Iowa, closed its
first weeks business Saturday night
with fifty-three ,deposit9Ts land $1y554
on deposit. Postmaster IL G. Haynes
considers this to be "A good showing
and believes it win put the bank here
we'll up In the list for the first weeks
business. One reason that the depart
ment designated this as a postal saw
ings bank was because, at times. up
wards Of $4,000 in money orders, sub
ject to their own withdrawal. have
been held by men of foreign birth, who
preferred to trust their money with
Uncle Sam and pay for the privilege
rather than phi. it In banks. Colonel
Haynes believes that the postal bank
here will show a continued growth that
will put it among the most successful
in the country. The bank here IS now
ahead Of the record at DEBORAH after
three months business. 1t then having
nineteen depositors and s722, accord
ing to reports in the Office here.
Hamburg.
The lightning played a curious, as
well as dangerous prank on the barn
occupied by McCalrs and McKibbin,
about three miles southwest of the
city. About IL o'clock very sharp
clap of thunder shocked people in the
neighborhood and the families occupy
ing the house recently vacated by Joe
Bush. No damag ing effects were visi-
BILE, however, at the time. Next morn
ing it was discovered that the barn,
which had eight horses, lots OF hay
and other feed, had suffered from the
fash of lightning that preceded the
clap Of thunder. That lightning had
struck the top OF the barn and tore .
hole from the top to the bottom, slfv-
ering a twelve foot board and q twelve
foot two by four studding into fine
kindling wood. A pitch fork was stand
ing upright in the hay distance OF
eight feet from the hole in the barn.
directly over the head Of one Of the
Herses. The handle of the fork had .
silver grooved in 1t from top to bot
tom.