Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-31

0es Moines.
The police are searching for th'
| Misses Clara and Jennie Ellerman. o
| Altoona, Iowa, reported missing from
their home by their parents. They arr
| supposed to have come to Des Moines.
Manning.
Saturday about noon a stranger at
tempted to get upon a train which wal
/ just pulling out OF town and fell under
the wheels and was probably fatally
/ injured He was taken to the Office O.
DR.. Garlic and both legs were ampu.
tated above the knee.
PeIIa.
Owing to the breaking of the motors
at the pumping station at Howell, the
city of Pella is without water for fire
protection, and household purposes
Enough water is on hand for use al
the power plant for about day and
1t will probably cease operating for a
short time.
Abba.
| Burglars blew open the safe In the
office of the Willsin Grain Company on
Thursday night and secured $27 cash
| Books and papers were destroyed. En-
| trance was gained to the building thru
the north door and the thieves made
their getaway without difficulty. How
ever, a coat was left behind which
may lead to their apprehension.
Des Moines.
| Wallace Babb, a Saylorville miner
| fell 26S feet down the shaft at Saylor-
Vile mine No. 2. and is still alive
When he fell he grasped the elevator
cable and this slGckened his speed
! somewhat. He could not stop, how
ever. and shot to the bottom Of the
shaft, lighting on top OF the cage. His
ribs were badly crushed.
Council Bluffs.
| j. NJ. Bray, of Albany, Mo-, was found
at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning and
again at o'clock nearly asphyxiated
from Illuminating gas In roomine
| house. When he was first discovered
he was told Of his danger, but insisted
upon again sleeping In the room
which had broken gas pipe. After
being revived the second time he was
taken to the hospital.
Perry.
The marriage of Harry HUT. the
Perry Chinaman, who married white
girl in Des Moines several months ago
did not turn out as happily as mar
riages are supposed to. After series
of family fights and Guarrels, Mrs
HUT has concluded that life with the
| Oriental is impossible. She has packed
her clothes and returned to her forme,
| home in Abba.
Davenport.
Suit for $4,000 damages for nervous
| and mental shock caused by the re-
ceipt Of a telegram. announcing death
which did not occur. has been started
by Sybil Hasten against the Iowa Tele-
| phone Company and associated COM
panies. The plaintiff claims that the
message was not accurate and that he
received great shock as the result Of
1t.
| Des Moines.
Elsie Hanson, a 20 year old girl, came
from Waterloo a month ago. She hal
been too Ill to work since her arriva
here. Wednesday night Elsie Hanson
bought vial OF carbolic acid, after
her attempt to purchase 1t had failed
at at least one other drug store. She
drank 1t all and probably will die. She
| made the attempt on her life at the
homo Of ]. C. scovel. where she hal
been staying for week.
EddyviIle.
Mrs. Rachel NJ. Patterson died or
Tuesday afternoon at 1880 at the home
Of her son. William Hays. She hat
been . patent sufferer for some time
and her death was not unexpected. Shs
was 81 years Of age and at the time Of
her death Mrs. Patterson had come
to Tddyvilie In an early day and wal
well known and loved by all and there
] were many living In this communiel