Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-01
Northern I01ua Items

where he has position in a sugar re-
f1nery awaiting him. Mr.. Smiths COM
mission expires January Is, 1914, and
as there are at least three applicants
who have petitions at Washington 1t is
likely some one will receive an appoint
ment soon. w. S.Y Wilson. superintend-
ent Of city schools: p. H. McCarty,
editor Of the Review, and John Doss.
= prominent leader among the Ger
mans, are the aspirants for the plum.
Cedar Rapids. I'D
The awning In front Of a store here
caused considerable excitement dur
ing the rain Thursday evening. At an
early hour q boy grasped the awning,
and was hurled to the sidewalk with
considerable force. Many pedestrians
wondered what chad happened. po-
liceman finally, ascertained that the
awning was charged with electricity
and that the current worked perfectly
during the day. It was reported that
the boy was not injured. The accident
rendered the awning quite a curiosity,
and II was inspected by large num-
Der Of persons who. however, remained
1t a safe distance from the awning. 1t
was reported to the police that the
awning has been charged with electri-
city for some weeks.
Cedar Rapids.
With screams Of children and flash
Of light that could be seen for blocks
nearly 5000 feet OF moving picture
Aims at the new Praha moving picture
theater on Fourteenth avenue. east,
between Second and Third street
burned Thursday night The building
was not much damaged. Following
the explosion, there were the screams
Of frightened children. who soon start
cd for the exits Luckily the theatre
was not crowded and the patrons es-
capped to the street without receiving
any injuries. When the films became
fEnited Mr.. Frank Packolick ducked his
head but the mass Of flames became
too large for the small operating room
and burst from the windows. Mr. Pach-
CLICK was slightly burned about the
eyes and face and was badly shaken up
by the explosion.
Waterloo.
I'VE spurn your gold. but oh! you
eggs" Such, apparently, was the opin-
ion of some bold burglars who entered
three residences leaving the money un-
nolested, but carrying away all the hen
fruit in sight. The victims Of the egg
thieves were s. L. Klingaman, living
on Fourth street west, and c. A..
Petrie and H. v. Myers. living on Baltl-
more street. With hen fruit selling at
10 cents a dozen, 1t Is little wonder
that the thieves limited their opera
lions to this particular product. The
victims of the night raid are seriously
considering the matter Of purchasing
safes in which to place their eggs Al
the Petrie home entrance was effected
through a window into the cellar
Nothing but the eggs was missing AT
the Klingaman home the prowlers
were obliged to break through an out
side door to get into the refrigerator
where the strictly fresh hen fruit was
stored
Cedar Falls.
A disastrous fire broke out on the
Frank Damn farm three miles west of
the city on the First street road. about
1880 o'clock Thursday evening and
completely destroyed the the large barn
and cremated four head Of horses,
eight head Of mich cows. eleven calves
and a large quantity Of hay together
witt, i,arnes: and other equipments
that were stored In the structure. The
origin Of the hre Is unknown. The
men had but short time prior to the
discovery Of the blaze, finished their
evening chores and had Just seated
themselves at the supper table when
their attention was attracted by the
bright light that radiated from the
burning structure. Dashing to the
scene they found the building envel-
oped in flames cutting off every ave-
nue. through which they might liberate
the animals that were being slowly
roasted to death This feature added
horror to the scene The loss Is rather
! heavy one for Mr.. Damn who had
but little insurance on the stock The
barn which Is the property of j. Irwin
Evans, cashier OF the Citixens bank
We partially protected.