Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-13

kedar haPIoS.
Announcement has just been made
that the American Trust and Savings
Bank building to be built here this
summer vii be ten stories high. II
will be the highest building in the city
Dubuque.
Simon E. Mullans, of Creston, was
killed in the Milwaukee yards here
Sunday night when his locomotive
crushed into the rear end of freight.
He was instantly killed. No one in
the caboose of the freight was injured.
Boone.
The Boone Federation of Women S
Clubs has its plans well under way for
a safe and sane Fourth. The commit
tee in charge OF the program has been
at work and the celebration win be a
huge picnic. with sports and games Of
various kinds ard pastimez, for every
body.
Waterloo.
The boyhood ambition Of William
lines Wilson. 10 years old. of Du-
buque, to become trained soldier.
has been realized. In the competitive
examination for choice OF candidates
from the Third district at West Point
Military Academy, held in this city
several days ago. Mr.. Wilson secured
first place and Louis J. Dunlap OF
! Brandon second place.
Waterloo.
Several persons narrowly escaped
serious injury shortly before 1880
O'Clock Monday morning at the inter-
section OF West Fourth street ard the
Chicago Great Western railroad tracks
when a live" wire fell from its fasten-
ings above on a telegraph pole just as
a passenger train was unloading it's
passengers. Several women nearly
tainted and bedlam reigned for a few
moments. The repair car fixed the
| damage.
Cedar Rapids.
After two strangers who attended
the services in one of the Cedar Rap
ids churches Sunday morning arose
!, and left before the services were over.
two ladies who sat next to them dis
covered their pocketbooks missing.
There is absolutely no clue as to the
identity OF the pickpockets, except
that they were young men and well
dressed. The victims did not discover
they had been robbed until some time
after the two men had left. The purses
contained small amounts in change.
| West Union.
The $4,000 damage suit brought
against c. Miller & Sons by Ole OLE
son, whose ankle was injured by fall
in their Clermont mill. ended by settle
ment Friday morning, after having
! been on trial to Jury since Tuesday
| evening. The Millers agreed to pay
| Oleson $500, each side to pay their
/ own costs. In addition. the Millers had
paid doctors bills and hospital bills of
the PLAINTIFF and allowed his wages aro
house rent for several months after his
I accident, so his total recovery was per-
haps $4,000.
Dows.
! The A. Banwell home on Tutin street
was the scene of an exciting fire Tues
! day evening, tho, fortunately, little
/ damage was done. One Of the children
Z in play turned up a large round burner
parlor lamp, which fared up, setting
the lace curtains on fire. Mayor Hunt
: inston was calling at the Banwell home
! at the time and he rushed to the Win
dow and grabbed the blazing curtains.
/, The whole burning mass came down
! on top Of Mr.. Huntington's head
burning him quite badly. The fire
spread rapidly and soon the rug and
interior of the room were on fire and
it was with difficulty that the flames
were extinguished. The loss was COW
3 cred by insurance.
Anan1osa.
Andrew Carnegie has delighted the
hearts of the ladies Of st. Patrick's
church and did kindly act by giving
them $4,000 to complete the purchase
of pipe organ. The Catholic society
has a beautiful church here, the one
thing lacking being pipe organ. Fol
five years the ladies of the guild have
worked faithfully towards that end
but sociables, bazaars and the like, the
very successful, bring in the money
slowly, tho the ladies had accumulated
$4,000. About a year ago 1t was sag-
gested to Father Powers that as An
nond,,11ff Germs