Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-03

On North Main street. The alarm was
given and the fire department quickly
gathered together. They had consid-
cradle difficulty in extinguishing the
flames, but with the aid of the water
works did some good work, otherwise
the entire block would have been con-
sumed. Frank Robertson, proprietor
Of the pool hall, was lighting his gas
lamp for the evening and in some man
ner spilled some gasoline. which ig-
nited. causing the fire. Mr.. Robertson
lives back of the building. His wife
was i'll at the time and had to be car
; ried to the City hotel. She Is getting
along well, considering the shock and
excitement. The loss was covered by
Insurance.
keokuk.
Nearly 500 Knights, coming from
Burlington, Fort Madison, Quincy, st.
Louis. Mo-, and a number of small
towns thruout Lee county, gathered in
Keokull Sunday to attend the Tri-City
Initiation held under the auspices Of
De La Shalle council, No. 610, Knights
of Columbus. Not for several years
past has there been such a gathering
OF lodgemen in the city. They arrived
on the early morning trains and did
, not depart for their homes until the
late ones in the evening. A long pro.
! gram was crowded into the busy day
| which made the day strenuous one
for the knights.
Alton.
What might have terminated In q
disastrous fire for Alton on Thursday
| was averted by the prompt response Of
the fire department About Ii o'clock
an alarm was sounded that tho J. ].
F'eeback meat market was on fire. vol
umes Of smoke enanating from the
room indicated that the IRE was near
the ice chest. Entrance was forced to
the building and twas found that q
! couple of sacks Of sawdust with a
quantity Of burlap had caught pre-
| sumably from spontaneous combustion.
The small blaze was soon extinguished
and the damage consisted only in
the charming Of the refrigerator and
partition.
Elliott.
| ]. H. Turner found wolf den on
his fathers farm southwest OF town.
the other day and stuffed his coat into
the hole and tramped dirt in to keep
the mother wolf in while he went home
for rife and spade His sister accom-
panied him to the den and held a
bucket fastened to pole in the open
ing to the den, while her brother dug
back with the spade. MT. Turner says
his sister isn't afraid of q mouse. but
she screamed when the old wolf triec
| to get out around the bucket About
- this time the rifle made short work OF
Mrs. Wolf and an examination Of the
nest showed five cubs. Mr. Turner
i took them to the county auditor anc
received his reward.
Clinton.
While returning to his home. SOC
South Fifth street, Friday evening
about 10 O'Clock, s. p. Houser. the
shoemaker occupying the late NJ. Nut
leys old stand, met with an expert
ence which, as he states added mum
Der Of gray hairs to his head. He says
that he was Just passing the alley on
4 the north side OF the East school build
ing when two men, whom he had
noticed standing there turned on him
and ordered him to throw up his hands
As the order was accompanied and en-
phasized by asteadily-pointed revolver
he quickly compiled. One OF the rob-
berskept him covered with the gun
while the other, the smaller of the two
searched him thoroughly, succeeding ir
securing about SIS in cash.