Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-25

overflow from the tank has caused
considerable damage to his fruit trees
by ice forming aon the limbs. He says
he has repeatedly notified the city Of
ficials of the annoyance but failed to
obtain relief. $50
Missouri Valley,
An ihvestigatStn on the port of Mist
souri, Valley people is ,uader way ana
they have found that an electric light
plant in connection with the pumping
station would be quite practical. There
are now two boilers. in the plant and
another one could be, added so that two
boilers would be available at all times
giving 10 horse power which is suf-
fcient to run a plant for a town much
larger than this. qns: Two engines
and two generators could be installed
ana twenty four hour service main
tanned without much effort. Many
nuricipai plants furnish current to
the consumer for cents per kilowatt
While In this city at the present time
Valley people are paying 10 cents.
Ciavinda.
Tuesday night at the Presbyterian
church. thirty hien school boys and a
number Of business men attended a
banquet served by the ladies of the
| Presbyterian church. The occasion
was the presence Of Leonard Paulson.
(, Y. NJ. C. A. state secretary of boys
work, who was here to tell the high
| school boys something about plans for
a high school organization to promote
standards OF christian living. high
school spirit. athletics. bible study, etc.
! A number OF the boys gave talks, the
| business men expressed their sympa-
! thy with the work and following the
| formal meeting Mir. Paulson met with
| the boys to answer questions in regard
/ to the work Committees were APP
| pointed to nominate officers and or
ganize an association or club.
Council Bluffs.
While E. j. Amin was at work
and Mrs. Amin STAYED at her ftaher's
! home their residence. 1920 South
/ Thirteenth street, was ransacked We'd
nesday night ard some curtains, he'd
clothing and portieres burned by the
| providers who had entered the place
Mrs. Amin left The place early We'd
nesiay evening, locking both doors ant
all Of the windows. When she returned
at 10 O'clock Thursday morning shc
| found 10th doors IN ocked. one of then
standing open and everything in tht
house topsy furry. In the hack yarf
she found the burned remains of &
comfort window shade and a pair OF
portieres which had been In the house
and in use when she left The wood
work about the door where the portiere!
had hung was charred. Altho nothins
was missing, burned matches and cigal
stubs literally covered the floors IL
nearly all the rooms and all OF thu
furniture had been moved about as Tho
IL had stood in the way CT the search
ers.
i Council Bluffs.
Joe Brown. arrested late Tuesda.
night and Wilbur Watson, picked
up by the police Wednesday fore
noon, are being held for investigation IL
regard to two City National Bank saw
ines boxes which were found ii
Browns pockets broken open. The pc
lice said Wednesday noon. that tw'
broken banks had been given by tn
City National to Christopher Jense,
about two months ago. An investiga
ton showed that the Jensen wallpape
and paint store in the Masonic tempt
had been broken open Tuesday nigh
and that the two savings banks wer
missing from the desk. The money Il
: the two banks had amounted to onl
about IS according to Mr.. Jensen. TIL
: store had been entered from the rear
the back door having been forced oper
} Two other doors between the stor
proper and the back room We're opene
by someone who had climbed over tn
3 tran leaving finger markA on tn
) way over. Some candy which was ais
! in the desk with the banks completes
the stolen property.