Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-22

Fire destroyed the barn ana several
adjoining buildings along with hay
stack Sunday afternoon on Herman
Seafrings farm northeast Of town.
Perry
Mrs. Anna Lavelle, who was injured
here a couple Of years ago when she
slipped on an icy sidewalk, was award
ed $500 damages against the city Of
Perry by jury in the district court,
Mrs. Perry sued for $4,000. The case
will be appealed.
Prairie City.
The Dowden Manufacturing Com
pany was damaged Tuesday morning
at 8 o'clock by fire caused by an ex-
plosion in the paint room. Prompt
work Of the volunteer fire department
saved the building and the loss will
be about $4,000.
Perry.
Joe Jerkovitch, laborer. in the track
laying gang working west Of this city,
went to sleep near the Milwaukee track
after placing a. torpedo on the rail. He
had been sent out by the work train
crew as a flagman. and after placing
the torpedo he fell asleep. A train ran
over the explosive and Jerkovitch was
badly burned about the face.
Sidney.
Jim Hunter, who recently killed his
brother and was himself shot three
times in a pistol duel at Hamburg, was
brought up from the latter city to
Sidney Monday by Sheriff Ryan and
placed in jail to await the action OF
the courts. Hunter, who was thought
at the time to be mortally wounded, Is
now almost recovered, except for the
shot which shattered the bones In MS
right leg. Tho is was necessary 10
carry the man to and from the auto on
a stretcher. Sheriff Ryan deemed 1t adj
visable to take him in while he was
to be had.
Davenport.
Sam, the 9-yearl-old son Of Mrs.
Lena Rabinowich. TIC Harrison street.
is at Mercy hospital in a dying condt-
ton, as q result Of injuries sustained
when he was run down by one OF the
Davenport Mailing Company's trucks
at the corner Of Fourth and Harrison
streets. The boy was thrown to the
pavement, one Of the front wheels
passing over his left arm between the
shoulder and elbow, causing com
pound fracture. In addition the vic'lm
was fearfully bruised about the head
and body and sustained internal in
juries.
Essex,
Chant Blooms little 5-year-old son
had an unusual accident last Monday
that, for awhile, threatened to have
serious results. His dog had caught q
rat and Mrs. Bloom was trying to
make the dog take its prey away, the
little boy thinking she had told him
to pick up the rat, took 1t In MS
hand and the animal turned and bit ms
finger. Mrs. Bloom, much alarmed, at
once cleaned and dressed the wound
but the finger began to swell and Mr..
Bloom took the boy to Essex to q doc
I: now treating II and thinks
that there will be no further danger
of blood poisoning.
KeoI<uk.
An interesting incident in connection
with the opening Of the new Hotel
Iowa. was the performing OF q cere-
mony that has been a custom among
hotel men for very many years. On
saturday afternoon, just before the
hotel was opened, J. P. Allen. A. p.
galley. and H. C. vanderhoef, three
Of the men most intimately connected
with the opening Of the hosiery. car
ried the key which locks the hotel door.
QUITO the middle Of the dam and threw
II AZ far as they could up the river.
The significance Of this ceremony is
that after hotel is opened the doors
are never closed, and the throwing
away Of the key suggests the desire
of those interested In the hotel that It.
never be closed. s-1tTwou1d certainly be
q hard Job to find the key now
Dss Moinse.
The contract will be let this, week
by the University Church brotherhood
for the erection Of q modern church
building costing $500, at the corner
OF sixteenth street and M0ndamin ave.,
nue.. The building will be Axes feet
and will have seating capacity OF 800
people. It will be built according to
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