Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-07
Southern Io1ua Items

from Peoria where they had gone fol-
lowing the alleged theft of the tools.
They were preparing to leave the city
again when taken by the officers.
Perry.
Will Merrirnan. Hnenan in the en-
ploy Of the Perry Electric Light. Power
& Heating Company. had narrow es-
cape from death while at work. He
was replacing q burned out globe in
one of the electroliers and while rest
ing one hand on the iron post the other
came In contact with a live wire. Flew
en- hundred volts of electricity passed
thru his body. He was standing on u
step ladder at the time, the shock
Knocking him from the ladder t. the
curbing. A bad cash was cut in his
scalp and three fingers were burned
to the bone.
Perry.
Perry's volunteer fire department.
one Of the best organizations of its kind
in Iowa, closed Its annual fair at the
armory Saturday night. For week
the fremen entertained the people Of
the city. and incidentally made lot
OF money. The receipts will amount to
$500. From the money derived at fairs
the department has built and equipped
a building costing $4,000. The build
ing has been paid for and the money
earned last week will be used to de-
fray the expenses Of the firemen at the
state tournament in Des Moines next
summer.
Iowa City.
lowe City is to have new 100000
play house Will Englert. owner OF the
Biioi theater Of this city, has recently
purchased the site now occupied by the
Graham livery barn. one of the best To-
ca lions in the city. and at the eXpira-
ton of the lease, which ends Oct, 10.
Mr. Englert will move the barn from
the lot and will erect a play house
modern in every respect. The building
will be constructed specially as vau-
deyille house, but will be of such size
that it may be used for plays of all
kinds. The building Is to have a seat
ing capacity of $500 people including
the gallery.
Clinton.
Thieves met with failure when they
attempted to enter the Jake Warnecke
big Show" clothing store. The PROV
lers succeeded in gaining entrance to
the base ment. thru q cellar window in
the rear OF the store. But when they
attempted to raise the trap door lead
ing to the store above. their efforts
met with a blockade that they could
not overcome. A heavy table had been
placed over the trap door. with a trunk
directly on top of the door, fitting
snugly under the table. AZ the table
was piled with clothing. the thieves
were unable to raise the entire weight
and were forced to abandon the eff
fort
keokuk.
Altho reduced to a state OF almost
financial exhaustion in an effort 10
meet the heavy bonds imposed upon him,
following a series Of charges filed in
the superior court. August r. Reinig,
the harness maker held for threatening
to kill n. r. Alton. the local livery
man. struggled in an all afternoon legal
battle in an effort to secure his release
from the city jail-and failed For a
time 1t looked as tho his attorney
might be succsssful, but the apprehen.
sion Of the county attorneys office. the
city marshal and those whose lives ara
said to have been threatened. was
brought strongly to bear and his efforts
were repulsed. A change OF venue was
taken and the last bond asked cut in
two. but the bond finally furnished by
Reinig MAS nor satlaracSory. a,,.; t s...ss
prisoner was recommlteed to his prison
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