Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-04
Northern Io1ua Items

place for obtaining money under false
pretenses. It was charged that Fawcett
sold insurance, took notes for the same
and after getting his money from Battle
Creek parties made no effort to send
them their policies. Fawcett was
brought to Ida Grove. Bail was fur
nished by his brotherin-law. Banker
Kamrar. Of Webster City. and the case
was dismissed when the parties were
reimbursed for their losses.
Jssup. -
A rather remarkable religious revival
has just closed in this town Of about 75O
Inhabitants with nearly 200 CONVEX
sions. The meetings were conducted
by the Stephens brothers and nearly
the entire town are or will soon be af-
filiated with the churches. Among those
converted during the revival are Mayor
Bright, City Marshal Bagenstos. a city
councilman. and most of the business
and professional men,. Milton Hallman.
owner Of the hall where the meetings
have been held, has announced that he
will not rent the hall for dance again
and card parties will henceforth be on
the tabooed list.
Cedar Falls.
Mrs. Lucy L. Barber. aged 30 years.
an old and most highly respected resi-
dent Of Buchanan county. died Wednes-
day night at the homo OF her grand
daughter. Mrs F. z Hale. Mrs. Barber
came to Cedar Falls during the holt
days to visit at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. NJ. Wilbur. and with other rel
atives. Mrs Lemira F.. Huntley. aged
20 years. widow Of the late Calvin S.
Huntley, an old resident OF New Hart
ford, died Thursday at her home OF
lung fever For many years the Hunt
lev family resided on a farm In the
and most favorably known in Butler
and Black Hawk counties.
ottumwa.
Beside the bronze caslket which con-
tains the ashes OF her husband. who
upon his death was cremated. the body
of Mrs. Almira Webb Smith. who died
here Wednesday night, was buried in
the Ottumwa cemetery Friday after
noon The affection between Mrs
Smith and her late husband was such
that upon his request, his remains were
cremated and the ashes treasured by
the widow in a bronze casket awaiting
her death when they were buried with
her own remains. Mr.. Smith was Sec
rotary and treasurer of the Bell Tele-
phone Company in st. Louis at the
time Of his death in 1899.
Mason City.
A bad accident occurred Thursday
noon at the Lehigh cement plant and
from all appearances the accident will
prove to be very serious. An employe
1F vi G., OF OF of nf
Milwaukee. was sent here for the pur-
pose of assisting in the construction
Of steel bridge at the I-ehigh plant.
He arrived here in the morning and
went to work at noon. Working for
dent. A large iron bar fell on his head,
rushed by ambulance to the City Park
ment.
Lake City.
Fire, originating from defective
flue, broke out IN the ]. A. Denny prop
erty tenanted by the William Potts
family. The fire alarm was turned IN
and the company responded. The fur
niture was removed from the lower
story Of the building, while that on tho
upper floor was destroyed. After a
hard and steady struggle the flames
were subdued, but not until the interior
Of tbs building had been extensively
damaged and tho roof burned thru in
several places, William Thompson. a
brother Of Mrs. Potts. who 10 afflicted
with creeping paraiysis, was In the
house at tho time. aud was carried to
the Ed Miles horne.