Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-20
Abba.

Abba.
The board or supervisors has granted
70 the Abba Kings Daughters the
privilege OF taking charge Of the rest
room in the court house.
Panama.
a child OF VIII Tt1iles had the mis-
fortune 10 run a pair of scissors in its
head recently, from which an abscess is
forming on the brain. The child Is re-
ported 10 be quite low.
Boone.
Rev. Perry Stevenson. missionary
Of the Sunday school union, who has
the central portion Of Iowa for his
field. will reside here. coming from
Dixon. IL.
centerville.
Walter Napier who was arrested a
few weeks ago charged with stealing
meat and various articles from APP
panoosa county farmers, entered plea
Of guilty in the district court at Cen
terville last Friday and Judge Hunter
gave him an indeterninate sentence at
Anamosa.
Iowa City.
The Literary and Women's Club. aid
ed by the state university, are planning
d pISSSitdlicil Va q S-iidaCSPScA %eAi1 fA0s
by the Coburn company Of players OF
New York. to be given year from this
coming June at commencement time.
The play will be presented out in the
open air. and will be witnessed by $500
persons, free Of charge.
Council Bluffs.
H. B. Maxwell, 326 Lawton Terrace,
Council Bluffs, an engineer on the
1sc - tr rtS
west, was seriously injured at Taylor.
Neb.. Monday His engine ran into a
corn stalk cutter which had been left
on the crossing by a farmer because he
had broken the doubletree and had
gone 10 the house to fix it.
Davenport.
Robert Neil. OF Long Grove. widely
known thru the county and a member
OF a prominent old family, tainted
while attending the funeral Of the late
James Thomson in Long Grove Sunday
afternoon and was carried from the
place by relative. He was found dead
Monday morning at the home Of his
sister. Mrs. Burt Evans. He has been
Ill for some time.
Des Moinss.
Eagles from the four corners of the
state will fly toward Des Moines in
special trains for the annual state con-
vention of the order, which viii be held
June 5, Z, and s. More than 1000 dele
gates are expected In Des 1fofnes to
attend the three days meeting. The
aeries at Davenport, Council Bluffs and
Sioux City have already announced
their Intentions OF having special trains
for the event
Davenport.
Curt ". Hanteimann. a janitor, re-
ceived word from his wife who went to
Germany for her health, that their g.
year-old son had met with a fatal ac-
cident while crossing the Atlantic.
While descending flight OF iron steps
the boy fell. and died coon after from
conclusion of the brain The accident
has 80 preyed upon the mind Of the
mother that she says she will never
again cross the water. but will remain
in the home OF her mother
keoisuk.
| Little Icy1 Pearl. the 3A-year-old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. o. N. Smith,
received burns while at play early
| Sunday evening that might have re-
suited fatally but for the timely as
sistance OF Arthur Hoffman. a nefghbor
who discovered the child In the yard
with her clothing blazing up IN a
threatening manner . Lcyi was play
ing with a magic lantern jn the yard
and was trying to light the little on In
the lamp, and fn her persistent efforts te
accomplish ths Impossible got thu
match too near her dress and 1t tool,
tire. The flames spread over hse body