Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-03

Green have spent the last several win
tiers in the south. Mr.. Green is one
OF the earliest surviving settlers of
Sioux City and vicinity.
Charles City.
Sioux City.
Janitors, vacuum cleaners and bell
boys made vain search of the ball
| room in the Martin hotel during Thurs
day mornings early hours for valu-
able slipper buckle, which one of the
young women dancers at the One Hun
dred Club ball had lost. She did not
realize her loss until the evenings
program was1over. The buckle is one
OF q $3.50 diamond set. The floor was
covered with a two-inch coating OF
confetti and paper decorations which
were thrown about when the New Year
was ushered in. For this reason the
task of finding the buckle was made
more difficult. w. B. Nation. manager
of the hotel, was reticent about the
affair and declined to make public the
name Of the loser.
Edith Wills, zaged 16 is lost to her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Wills.
Of Council Hills, ILL.,, and is believed
to be somewhere in Waterloo. Her
father is here searching everywhere
for his daughter. Her mother is heart
broken over the absence Of her young
daughter, who left home Monday
morning. Miss Edith purchased a
ticket from Council Hill, ILL.,. to Ack-
ley, Iowa. She left there Monday af-
ternoon arrived at 1920 that same
evening and is known to have eaten
breakfast at restaurant. corner OF
Water and Park avenue, Tuesday
morning. Since that time her rela-
tives have been unable to find any
trace Of her. Mr.. Wills is a farmer
residing near. Council Hill, and is the
father of nine children. This is the
first time Edith has even given her
parents cause for alarm and her father
states that he IL unable to understand
her actions.
Clinton.
J. Mat Casey. aged 26. had both legs
cut off by a Northwestern train at
the Franklin street grade crossing
Thursday morning about IL o'clock.
He was taken Immediately to Mercy
hospital where his condition fs said
to be critical. There are several con-
flicting stories as to the cause OF the
accident 1t is said that Casey has
been living for some time at the cor
ner of Franklin and Liberty streets
land has been. out of employment. AT
the time the accident occurred Casey
was said to be stealing a ride and
lost his hold and fell under the wheels
Of the train Immediately after the
accident 1t was Impossible to find any
eve witnesses. From another source
# was learned later that Casey had
been employed recently at the Iowa
Cold Storage plant as chicken picker.
The injured man Is said to be resi-
dent OF Clarinda. Iowa, where his
mother and sister now reside.
Cedar Rapids.
A very satisfactory Masonic i'm
provement that has been In progress
during the past year and is now near
Ing completion Is the addition to the
Iowa Masonic library. which Will
greatly facilitate the work OF the IL
brary and an opportunity for the hous-
ing Of still moro historic and Masonic
relics and volumes. The dimensions
of this addition are 7Ox4o feet The
construction II brick, concrete and the
roof steel. making It entirely freproof.
The cost Is $4,000. The new building
supplies two very convenient rooms for
cataloging and research work. The
top floor will be devoted to display OF
curios. Steel stacks. or book cases,
have been purchased at cost OF $4,000
and are now being Installed that will
hold many hundreds Of volumes OF
books. The finishing touches are being
put on all over the building and 1t
win soon be ready Tor occupancy. 1t is
the plan Of Grand secretary Newton
II. Parvin to have the Masonic build
sink open to the puolic one or two ev-s.
geninss week wllsa this department