Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-08
Southern Io,ua Items

burglars gained entrance to the store
by breaking open a window. They
made their getaway without being
discovered No trace Of them has been
secured.
! Boone. I'D Is
Charles Selling, and, chauffeur. Ed
knight. drove to the Selling farm,
southwest of the city, and report mil
timber there. They were attracted to
made and when there had no trouble
in finding the insects. They gathered a
few of them and brought them back to
to town where they have been quite
an attraction as few of the younger
the size Of large humble bee or
larger and the ones seen here had just
crawled out Of their shells.
New London.
The largest improvement that has
been undertaken in New London for
many years has been begun here. 1t
is an Improvement that will employ a
large number of laborers for several
months and Is the forerunner of other
important improvements. The Burling-
ton railroad has commenced to build
two miles of side track at this station
and is looking for suitable site for
the excavation of an immense reser-
| voir The large number OF laborers
necessary to carry on and complete
these undertakings will call for provis-
ions and necessaries that will increase
the trade of the town. and be Of bene-
fit many ways. Conjecture has 1t that
another important enterprise is to fol-
/, low these improvements.
/ Burlington.
The Iowa supreme court in an opin-
ion handed down decided that Mr.. T.
w, Barhydt, a former resident Of this
city. would be compelled to pay taxes
on his local moneys and credits. Mr..
! Barhydt. who several years ago trans
ferred his residence from Burlington to
, California, was assessed by the city
council on the sum of $25O,000 In
moneys and credits. He appealed to
the district court to have the assess
ment Cancelled on the grounds that he
was nonresident of the state and
/ had no moneys and credits in Iowa
| that were assessable. The case was
heard by Judge James d. Smyth. who
decided that Mr.. Barhydt was a nom
resident and that the assessment
should be cancelled. An appeal had
been taken to the supreme court by
| the late c. l.. Poor. city solicitor. The
taxes on the above amount of moneys
and credits will amount to about $4,000.
Fairfield.
Considerable excitement was caused
| in the vicinity of the Ledger office
about o'clock in the evening when
the second floor of the building just
three doors east gave way under a
weight Of flour stored therein by A. f.
Johnson, the groceryman at the south
east corner of the square. Employees
had just finished unloading twenty
| tons Of flour when the timbers began
| to creak and groan under the weight
placed upon them. Before braces could
be secured the entire floor gave way.
carrying flour. timber and everything
/ else with ii. The elevator was IseiToi-
ished. the first floor gave way az II
made Of pasteboard and the whole
mass was lodged In the cellar. In its
descent to the basement electric light
wires were torn from their fastenings
and an incipient blaSe started, but
prompt action on the part Of those
who had Just unloaded the flour extin-
quished the flames before the fire de-
partment turned on the water. The
loss to both building and contents will
probably reach $500 and IL about
equally divided.