Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-28
Southern Iolua Items

one which caused go much damage a
| few DAYS ago. The overflow was
stopped, however, before much damage
had been done. gang from the car
barn arriving at O'Clock proceeded
TO dynamite the remaining portions of
the dam, removing the entire structure
with the exception of the pling and
cross rail. which had been put in TO
sustain the earthwork. The work re-
lieved food conditions considerably, but
there is still fear Of further overflow.
The water in the lake is now at the
highest level for many years.
Henderson.
Fire supposed to have been caused
by defective f,ue. started il the o. E.
Harrington meat market and destroyed
that building and the Modern Wood
mems two story frame building next
to it, Far-ington's loss is between
sl7o0 and $4,000. as a fresh stock of
meat had Jus, been received. and was
covered by s1.5o0 insurance. There
was no insurance on the Woodmen
building. which was estimated to be
worth 800.
Davenport
Caught in the meshes OF the drag
iAcl winch t4iS lti1tc -iioh stI SA@IlSA
over the entire city in the hope Of
experiencing the persons guilty OF
the numerous burslarfe. reported NJ
hate, two boys. Paul Ernst and VII
lard Wright, both 13 years old, were
| taken into custody Monday. Broush.
to the station and questioned carefully
the pair admitted they were the guilty
, parties in the burglary Of the San
cers residence on West Seventeenth.
street a few weeks ago.
Iowa City.
When an interurban car pulled on.
| OF Iowa City Saturday evening the few
travelling men and others whom II car
! ried were astounded to SEQ 4 score Of
| young girls enter attired in boys cloth
| Ing and representing everything from
cadet officer 20 z rah-rsh boy. They
were members Of the Alpha Literary
Society Of the Iowa City high school
and now they have brought themselves
| under the censure Of the fathers and
mothers Of the town and severe crii-
cism is being talked Of The party was
on its way to the home Of Miss Adelaide
| Jones at Coralvilie. The big brothers
had furnished the clothing.
Atlantic.
The large barn on the Brehmer farm.
four and one-haH miles west Of town,
was destroyed by fire Of peculiar origin
Mr.. Brehmer was coming down rom
the hayloft when he fell He was found
! unconscious by his wife who. had seen
smoke and discovered that the barn
was on fire. Mr.. Brehmc. evidently had
been smoking or carrying lantern.
TIE barn wa. worth $1,000. and was
insured for $500. The livestock was
saved, but the hay and grain. together
with some implements. were burned.
Mr.. Brehmer had some insurance en-
the contents Of the barn but not enough
to cover the entire loss
Council Bluffs. =
Mrs. Martin Jensen, wife II coun-
Gil Bluffs tailor, spent four hours IN
jail as a result OF her refusal 70 an
swer question In court. Judge
! Wheeler ordered the woman to jail for
an indefinite period. After four hours
a judEuen. Of 500 secured By a local
attorney was paid and Mrs. Jensen was
released. As Mrs. Jensen stepped Oh
the witness stand and started for the
stairway in custody Of the baflin q
scene was created when she handed
her husband q small purse. He was
At once called to the witness stand
and compelled to give up the money
contained in the purse his wife had
handed him.