Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-01
Knoxville.

Knoxville.
The Burlington officials have COM
pleted arrangements to erect a modern
freight depot adjoining the passenger
station here. The contract has already
been let and the first few cars of ma
terial have arrived. The company Will
also do some paving near the station.
Council Bluffs.
United state Deputy Marshal
droneweg has been appointed receiver
for the Council Bluffs Cooperative
Association, grocery Arm against
| which proceedings in involuntary
bankruptcy were commenced early last
week. Mr.. Groneweg IL also acting Al
receiver for the Knoth Drug Company
and the Council Bluffs Sheet Metal
Company.
Muscatins.
| Like so much finder, the country
residence of Henry Pilgrim, about five
and a half miles north Of the city. was
totally destroyed by fire. the devastat-
| ing flames not allowing the rescue OF
anv article Of furniture other than the
organ With that lone exception, the
complete contents Of the seven-room
residence were utterly consumed In the
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slightly in excess Of $4,000.
Newton.
The five oranges Of Jasper county
have made arrangements to hold Dig
picnic Aug IA, at the fair grounds An
attempt is being made to bring the ma
tional grange master here, MI. wilson.
The grangers that now hold forth IN
Jasper county are Buena Vista, OAK
RI
Ridge, Sugar Grove, Wittemberg anu
Reasnor 1t is stated that announcer
grange is soon to organize so that SIX
organizations will participate In the
union picnic.
oskaioosa. -
Rapid progress is being made IN
clearing the site of the old Oskaloosa
planning mill corner of A avenue and
n street. and east of the office OF the
Green Bay Lumber Company. me
building has been wrecked and the ma
terial contained in walls and structure
is being treated as salvage and Will ne
disnosed of, This is one OF the Old
time land marks of Oskaloosa and It's
removal marks the passing OF an IN
stitution that at times has been the
center Of local industry.
Columbus Junction.
Miller and Parks, Of the Electrlc
Light Company, met the city council
at Mavor Buffington's office, at which
time they bought of the city the south
end Of the unused street east OF the
cement factory They have bought
Mrs. Gilbert's lot east of the cement
factory. A force of men has begun to
clear the ground and Wednesday the
foundation Of the electric light plant
will be started This Is to be solid ce-
ment eight feet high. Mr.. Miller now
has three cars Of machinery mere
weighing sixty-two tons.
Iowa City.
Aroused by the cries Of neighbors,
Lawrence Harvard was awakened at
3 o'clock in the morning to md tnat
his garage on South Dubuque street,
about Ave blocks from his home. was
in flames, He, together with his rather,
rushed down to the building and after
frantic efforts succeeded In extinguisn-
ing the fire, not. however, until II mad
done over $500 damage to one OF his
machines, a brand new car. the other
machine was entirely unscathede. How
the fire started Is q mystery that Ha-
ward Is unable to solve.
Eddyviils.
James Forsythe, Jr.. the son Of Mrs
M. Forsythe, who lives on farm near
Kirkville, was drowned while in swim
ming with some boy companions In q
pool or lake on the farm of James
Moore. The boy, with his mother, was
visiting an uncle. Lew Myers, the latter
accompanying the boys to the swim
ming pool. They had walked In the hot
sun about . mile and Immediately went
| into the water, which IL fed by under
ground springs, and was very cold. = M
young man swan out to the center Of
| the pool and went to the bottom with
out sound. It Is presumed that he
was suddenly stricken with cramps, fol
The was GOOD swimmer. k1ls unCis