Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-05

! ing accommodations and so far as is
known no request was made for the
location of a government depository
there, but the system is being rapidly
extended over the country and Taintor
will be one of the new. towns included.
ottunnwa.
The death Of three valued farm
horses and damage to the home Of
Frank Miller was tho extent of the
electrical storm here Sunday. Con-
siderable damage was done to wheat
and oats by the wind and rain, and the
lightning also put some phones OF the
Ottumwa and Iowa lines ont of com :
| mission by burning out the fuses. The
rainfall was nearly one1dnfh. Light :
ming struck tree on the l.. A.nAndreW
farm north Of the city, and killed three
horses that were underneath. The stock
was valued at $500 and the loss was
covered by insurance.
ksokuk.
Persons who have been living in
camps and house boats in the neigh
borhood of the cereal works will have
to hunt new homes. according to the
edict which was ISSUED from the city
hall recently. The levee is to be cleaned
up in that part Of the city to make
way for the new railroad yards. and
ten days is the stipulated limit. The
Mills Ellsworth Company will also oc-
cupy a site which Is now the camping
ground for about ten families About
forty families will be Elected by the
order to evacuate. Some OF them will
move on to Quincy and others will
move up into the canal above town.
The surveying for the new railroad
yards has been begun.
Perry.
A pony belonging to William Eth
rington. who lives on the Harris place.
near Beaver park. caused all kinds Of
trouble for the interurban company
late Saturday night, and a lot Of incon-
venience to the passengers on board the
car. The pony had broken thru the
fence and was on the right Of way
when the motorman slowed down for
the Beaver Park station. The car was
running about five miles an hour when
the pony started to cross in front OF
It and was struck and knocked down.
The car ran over him and was derailed
as result. running along on the ties
for about hundred feet. None OF
the passengers was hurt, and some OF
them did not know there had been an
accident.
Perry.
John Elifrits, father OF Bret Elifrits.
the young man arrested Saturday night
for forgery, has paid the last check
upon which his son had secured money.
It was the one cashed at the Stiles
store in Woodward and concludes the
reimbursement OF all merchants who
have been victimized so far as Is
known. Among those paid were the
checks cashed at the Miller Bros. store
Elmer Willis pool hall, John Millette,
iJr John Dignan. Henry Brady and
Frank Dignan. So far az can be learned
young Elifrits was only a tool in the
various transactions. and 1t Is ex-
pected that the man who engineered
the forgeries has made his escape. He
IL said to be one Of the men who Is
working in the grading camp at Bouton
and an all around bad character.
Davenport.
Samuel Hall. who was q slave for
forty seven years before he was freed
by L!ncoln's proclamation in 1855, and
who resides in Washington, Iowa, was
in town the other day Visiting with his
son. d. s. johnson. The old man was
born in Ardale county. South Carolina.
In 1915. He lived for thirty-seven
years in South Carolina, and was then
sold into Tennessee, where he resided
for ten years until freedom by the
emancipation proclamation in 1865.
After ne was set free Mr.. Hall immedi
ately came to Washington, Iowa and
ne has farmed there ever since. He re-
tired this year. but he - still active.
and takes an interest IN the affairs Of
the day. He has prepared a neat pub
iication giving hts life history. which
NE sells to persons interested In his
life.