Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-24

were held at the state hospital and the
superintendent, Dr. e. r. Applegate
and his staff did all In their power tt
make the guests at home. The new Of
ficers elected for the coming year We're
as follows: President, Or. "A. o. Will
liams. Ottumwa: vice president, DR.. =
A. Boyce, Washington; secretary ans
treasurer, Dr. e. F. ,LaF'orce. Burling-
ton. Washington was chosen as the
next place of meeting.
Norwich.
The Center school house was set on
! fire on last Tuesday evening by some
one putting cobs and other kindling
under the building where there was a
small hole in the foundation. The fire
had burned a hole in the floor when
William Heiser discovered it. When
he reached the school house it was
filled with smoke and the fire was
blazing fiercely, but hurriedly throw
ing a pail of water on che blaze he
soon had the fire under control. II
it had not been discovered as it was
the building would have been de-
stroyed. 1t is not known who the in
cendiary is. This school house is the
center school building in Tarkio town
ship. Miss Lena Monecrief is teach
ing this school.
Audubon.
The 4-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hudspeth was quite badly
burned on the left side cf her body
when some matches she was playing
with ignited and set fire to her cloth
ing. Her mother saw her child In
flames and Immediately went to her
Ia
remove the burning clothing before the
flames had left their sting on the
child's body A physician dressed the
wound and left the assurance that the
burn, while painful, was not deep
enough to be of a serious nature. TIL,
child was improving nicely when three
days later she was taken down with
scarlet fever The home has been put
under quarantine and Mr.. Hudspeth is
making his headquarters at the Ar
! lington hotel.
Davenport.
|, Employment for the jobless men OF
Davenport. nearly four hundred oil
| whom have already registered for work
at the new, city employment bureau
will he provided by five of the city's
! leading capitalists who have formed q
company which will advance the city
money to carry on enough construction
work to keep busy the several hun.
dred idle men with families to sup
port. The plan was endorsed at tine
! city council meeting. The five capital
list are C.. A. Ficke, lawyer and veal
thy downtown property holder; Judge
! Nathaniel French, of French & Hecht
| Charles Shuler, coal mine operator am
president of the Iowa National Bank
P. r. Walsh. millionaire railroad con.
tractor, and Joe r. Lane, of Lane &
| Waterman, attorney.
Knoxville.
| The residence Of B. A. Mathews, the
largest and most historic old mansion
in Knoxville, former home of Col
James Mathews and OF Governor
! William Milo Stone, was burned by {
fire which caught from defective fiue
"The old Mathews mansion" as it was
Familiarity known to all the residents
! OF this section, was erected during the
late Sos, when practically all of Eas
Knoxville was included In the Mathew.
| fruit tree nursery. 1t was the home
of Col. James Mathews during the war
when its owner was provost marshal Of
| this district, and was also the home u
l William NJ. Stone (son law Of
James Mathews) at the time Mr.. Stone
was elected as war governor" TIL.
historical old paintings, china. pewter
ware. documents, etc., were saved, bu
the "old mansion is about q tota
wreck-so badly Quilted that 1t can mo-
be repaired.