Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-24
Southern Io1pa Items

worked at his trade; that Of carpen-
ter. during the day. About II o'clock
his heavy BREATHING and apparent i'll
ness awoke his wife and neighbors and
q physician was summoned. He passed
away before medical attention could be
given him. He was u years of age
and had lived for the past twenty Pne
years in Minburn. He Is survived by
his wife and four children.
Davenport.
It is the school boards plan to ex-
pend 100000 in buying property at
Eleventh and Harrison streets and
erecting new manual training build
ing. The proposed building Will De
about $50 feet in length and have
about 5000 feet OF floor space 1t is to
be so constructed that second story
may be put upon it and it's capacity
doubled whenever the needs of the fu-
ture shall demand 1t. 1t is to contain
a heating plant. toilet and locker
room. small office, foundry, forge
room, machine shop and wood
shop. the whole equipped as modern
industrial plant.
Nevada.
During the past week a couple Of
excellent prospects for the, location of
small factories in Nevada have de-
veloped. One man who is manufac-
turing a line Of novelties in q small
town in the southern part of the state.
was in the city the latter part Of the
week and after looking the situation
over remarked, Il have sufficient cap
ital to finance my own proposition but
am not satisfied with my present To-
cation because Of lack of freight ad-
vantages. 1t appears that the Nevada
fellows are willing to give a factory
man the proper sort of encoura cement
and as soon as I can make arrange
1nents you can count on me as one OF
the Nevada manufacturers"
iowa City.
About ten days ago pidgeon
stopped at the home of Frank Brogla.
who lives south of Oxford. Mr.. Brog-
Ia noticed nothing unusual about the
pidgeon excepting that it appeared to
be very tired and unusually tame The
bird was cared for but did not seem
to improve until one morning Mr..
Brogla found IT lying dead in the yard.
He picked it up and was about to
throw 1t out when suddenly he discov-
cTGu n oiScI iibE AoSSShSA ai CuhA 49,
leg. The ring bears the inscription,
"P. B. II. 4s7." and below the inscrip-
tion was q sort Of insignia with the
initial ~" 1t was undoubtedly car
rier pidgeon and by Its exhausted con-
dition one IL led to believe that tn bird
had flown q long way.
Davenport.
The barn Of Robert Burch. residing
two miles east OF Dixon, took fire Mon
day morning about o'clock and was
burned to the ground. A calf which
was kept in the barn was burned to
death, and in addition some hay and
farm machinery were destroyed. The
loss IL estimated at $1,000. The orr
gin OF the blaze Is unknown.
Alleging that her character has been
nssailed and that her reputation has
suffered, Mrs. Ada n. Neimier today
flled suit against Mrs. Onward Klonda
for the sum Of $4,000. She alleges In
her petition that she and members Of
her family hav been made the objects
OF vituperative attacks by the defend
ant and that because Of these attacks
she can no longer reside In peace at
her residence she seeks IN Injunction
restraining the defendant from further
inesvfsteSce WITH her Of members Of
her family.