Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06

Little Sioux.
The house on the A. NJ. Rolph farm.
where his son, James, and family live.
was burned to the ground Tuesday
night. The family was away from home
at the time and nothing was saved
The cause Of the fire was not learned.
viiIisea.
The fine farm house of joe Stillin-
ger, about one mile south of town.
burned Thursday morning about III
o'clock. The cause was defective
chimney. There was little saved from
the house. No insurance. The loss was
about $4,000.
Washington.
More marriage licenses We're issued
by the county clerk of courts last year
than during any year since Washing
ton has been on the map. The number
| is 100. The average for the past four
wears is $50 per year. Cupid was eS-
ceptionally busy last year.
Des Moines.
a.! Dwight Henry, aged so, pioneer Polk
I county farmer, died Friday morning at
the family residence, 1853 East Grand
avenue. from a general breakdown due
to old age. He leaves widow, son,
Grant Henry clerk of the Polk county
grand jury, and grandson. DR.. ksuy ~.
Cliff, police surgeon.
Griswoid.
Mr.. r. Evans, who lives northwest
of Griswold. has the first lot Of chick
ems in this community. While looking
after the chores the day before Christ
mas. a hen. one of the few that had
ESCAPED the chicken thieves some
months ago, and who had stolen her
nest. came into the yard with Just an
even dozen of fine chicks.
Griswold.
While driving his car to Lewis Tues
day. John Moon. who lives six miles
northeast of here, upset. He was spin
4 ming along at nice clip, when large
| dog disputed his right of way. One
(, wheel of the car hit the dog, and the
car was pitched onto it's side Very
luckily no one was hurt, and the ma
chine was not damaged with the ex-
ception of the top, which was wrecked
beyond repair.
Shenandoah. !:
Mrs. Frank Gray. of Corning, VINO
was formerly Miss Sarah Moulton, q
teacher in our public schools, Narrowly
escaped death by being burned one day
last week. She was carrying newly
filed lamp across the room and in at
tempting to extinguish the light, the
kerosene ignited. throwing the oil over
her clothing. BY hard work her nus
band. who was in the room at the time,
succeeded in extinguishing the flames
before they had burned her seriously.
Davenport.
Rev. Oscar II. Horn, pastor of the
German Evangelical Lutheran church
1896 West Fifth street. upon entering
the church. discovered a large fur robe
and several blankets lying In corner
of the edifice evidently having served
as a bunk for some wayfarer during
the night. The robe and blankets We're
brought to the police station and the
former identified as the property Of DR.
IL. H. Benadom. The robe was stoler
from the physicians automobile.
Council Bluffs.
/ Gertrude Eleanor Hansen 9-year- ole
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter c. Han.
sen. 21S South Ninete enth street, diet
of cerebro spinal meningitis early Fri
day morning after an illness of only {
few hours The child had been ailins
during the day, but showed no alarm.
ing symptoms until late in the evening
when she became violently ILL., dyini
within few hours The Illness was 81
sudden and the case so virulent that 1T
4 oppurtu Was s.ve:: &c use the scra::
or to make any effort to relieve thu
child. There arc three other children
in the family, none of whom have al
yet shown symptoms Of the disease.
Mondamin.
The other afternoon q stranger
j dropped into our little town and to-