Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-16

Milan.
The depot of the Rock Island road
at Milan was broken into Monday
| noon by a robber, who stole SIG from
the cash drawer while the agent was
absent. as
Newton. 5+ilr
d. Ward King. the originator of the
split log drag. has been secured as
principal speaker for the good roads
school Of instruction today. The board
Of supervisors want to get a record
breaking crowd at the city hall to hear
the master of road building lecture.
ksokuk.
The work on the Keokuk and HAM
ilton Water Power Company's big dam
across the Mississippi river will be
carried on twenty-four hours out of
the day. A night shift was put on
Monday night, and after this force
Of men will be at work all the time.
making the progress on the construc-
ton very rapid.
Newton.
Arthur Derbyshire. while running
punch press at the Newton Manufac-
turing Company's plant in the east
part Of the city. allowed his left hand
to be caught in the huge machine with
the result that the ends of all his four
fingers were severed-some at the
first joint and two above the first
joint.
South English.
Two Keokuk county boys are re-
joicing over their recent appointments
as government weighers of mail. Ros-
coe Thomas run is from Belle PLANE.
to Sanburn. MINI. while John Byers
slate will go from Des Moines. to Spir-
1t Lake. The boys are both high school
graduates with several years of col
lege work in addition, SO there is no
doubt about their making good in the
work.
centsrvills.
The mail pouch stolen Sunday
morning from the Rock Island crane
was recovered Tuesday by Assistant
Postmaster H. c. Haynes. its loca-
ton having been reported Monday
evening. The pouch was found weight
ed down by rocks in Manson's branch
near the proposed site for the water
works reservoir on the Fenton farm
south of town. With, the exception
of some of the registered packages.
the mail had been returned to the
sack and only few letters had been
opened. The loss by the theft will
not be over s. and the postoffice people
report only $1.O4 in cash missing.
Chris Engle found the pouch when go
ing to work.
Knoxville.
A large residence property owned by
the Parsons heirs was burned to the
ground here causing loss Of several
thousand dollars. The house was occu-
pied by William Perry, ex-marshal. and
family, and by Mrs. Henry DeMoss and
family. The fire first originated from
a defective flue and the flames were
about under control when a second fire
occurred on the interior OF the house.
Before this fire could Do controlled or
reached the flames had spread to an
extent that the house could not De
saved. The second fire was caused by
an overturned lamp, the result of the
efforts Of one of the workers to get q
quantity Of property to . place OF
safety. III, lt.,a5.a
Charlton. '''~l'a''
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. whasenand. OF
this city, celebrated the fifty-ninth an
1siversary OF their marriage. There was
no formal Observance Of the event and
the day was spent quietly at homo by
tho worthy couple. John N. Whise-
nand and Miss EMILY Grimes were
welded in emithville. Ind, on Feb. IL.
1852. the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Mr.. McMahan. a Cumberland
Presbyterian minister. The family came
to Iowa about tflrty-hve years ago, To-
eating In this county. where they re-
sided for several years. then went 10