Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-02

Oes Moinos.
Gen. Baden-Powell of England,
founder of the boy scout movement.
who landed in New York Wednesday.
will visit Des Moines Feb. 20. accord
ing OF an announcement by Harry
Goodrich, local director OF the boy
scouts.
Cedar Rapids.
AS James Mcdonald was walking
across the interurban bridge he was
struck by an east-bound Iowa City car.
The accident happened at about the
middle of the west section. The car
stopped Immediately and Mcdonald was
taken to the hospital room in the po-
lice station.
Mount Ayr.
The Twice-a- Week Press which
changed hands twice Tuesday. was
discontinued Wednesday and the sub
scription lists and accounts were di-
vided between the new owners. II
who later in the day sold 1t to j. S.
Journal.
ksokuk.
The police are picking up clues
which may lead to the apprehension OF
the Individual who entered the West
minister Presbyterian church recently.
ransacked every closet, desk and
drawer and departed with less than 50
in money and valuable fountain pen.
Attic the robber accomplished little he
performed the self-assigned task IN a
manner that speaks well for his thor
oughness. Nothing escaped notice
even to the most mintue detail, ana
nearly every nook or corner ,Where
anything of value might be contained
was closely scrutinized.
West Liberty.
While employed cutting wood in the
timber near West Liberty, Herman
Schneider, aged 4s years, was crushed
to death by falling tree. He was
pinned beneath the trunk Of a great
tree and the weight was not removed
until fellow workmen could saw the
tree again. He was at once taken TO
an adjoining farm, where he expirer
shortly afterwari. The man had been
employed for the International Match
Company of Joliet, Ill.,, which company
has been cutting timber near West
Liberty the greater part Of the winter.
His father he said. lives near Buffalo,
N. Y, but he left nothing that would
serve to locate any of his relatives. The
body was sent to Iowa City. and turned
over to the medical department OF the
state university.
Fairfield.
Charles NJ. Junkin. editor and pub
Usher Of the Fairfield Ledger, and Mrs.
Junkin. left Wednesday for trip
around the world. They will sail from
San Francisco on Feb. s. and will touch
the following points OF interest: Homo
lulu, Feb. 1914; Kobo, Japan. March
Al; Nagasaki. Japan. March 9-11;
Hongkons, China, March 14-17; Ma
Mia, Philippines. March 1920; Ba-
tavia, Java. March 1925: Singapore
Straits, March 1929: Raugoon. Bur
Mich, April s3, Calcutta, India, April
6-1O: COLUMBIA Ceylon. April 14-15;
Bombay, India. April 1928; Suez.
Egypt May 2; Port Said, Egypt. May
S; Naples. Italy. May 9: Gibraltar, May
-; Southampton, England, May is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Junkin will return via
New York some time In June.
Fort Madison.
The first one to go thru the ice Of
the Mississippi has fa::en to none other
than Engineer Hugh L. Cooper, the big
gun at the Keokuk dam. Cooper and q
few other dam officials did their little
stunt down near Casio Island Satur-
day. And did Cooper walk out and
step into an air hole. or stand on q
danger sign? Not he. He must do
something novel and when he went
thru the ice bridge It was on one OF
the upholstered seats OF one OF the
dams automobiles. Luckily they were
driving near the dyke and the water
was only few feet deep 20 the ma
chine only sank to its bed. The only
one to suffer was thec haMffeNr, Who
stood waist deep In the water and
vainly tried to crank the engine But
the engine baked and not until Harry
Kent. who Hives thereabouts and =
team i,aa Sos ::t: :::
party start of again.
Council eluAs. H
Nearly eighty pupils IN the classee
in agriculture In the Council BlilMs
high school are prepared g test iced