Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-10

(, Des Moines.
Mrs. Hermann Miller, visiting Des
Moines relatives, whose husband is
captain in the German army, IS III Win
anxiety. She has not been able TO get
word from her husband since the war
started but supposes he is somewhere
at the front.
| GIenwood.
! The Mills county poor house was de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday evening, the
/, cause of the fire is unknown. Superln-
tendent Ross and his wife were coming
to Glenwood when they were sent back
| by the alarm, and the home was in
ruins before they could drive the mile.
The ten inmates were uninjured.
Davenport.
F! A masked robber walked into DAY.
| EXPORT store in the heart Of the busi-
ness district in broad daylight, thrust
| a gun into the face of the proprietor
! and looted the cash drawer of $15.
Hundreds of pedestrians were on the
| street at the time. The robber was
caught after an exciting chase thru
| the down town streets. He is William
! Grassman, labrorer, 40 years old.
Washington.
Fred Cummings. of Keota, was
bound over to the grand jury under
bonds of $500 on the charge OF operat-
ing a motor vehicle while in state OF
| intoxication. He gave his own per-
sonal check for the amount and the
check was honored in Justice Riley's
| court. Before furnishing bond on this
! charge Cummings paid fine OF 80 ana
! costs, amounting to s7.75, after plead
ing guilty to a charge Of intoxicatlon.
Des Moines.
The war department notified Adj
jutant General Logan that the COM
mission would not grant t. Majors
Fairchilds, of Clinton, and McRae. or
| Council Bluffs, surgeons OF the Iowa
national guard. the request to be at
! tached to the European medical stan
The department says all observers
from the United States will be regular
army men and this government VIII
have observers with each army. Iowa
surgeons still have way OF getting IN
the war They may enlist in the Red
Cross corps or join the Epslish army
Fairfield.
Earl Hutchins, aged 20 years, OF
Hastings, Neb., met instant death at
o'clock Wednesday evening near Barn
hart. when he fell from freight train
He and two companions were making
I their way to Burlington and Hutchins
was riding the rods. The body. which
| was literally torn to pieces, was
brought here to the f. r. Kerrick UNI
| dertaking parlors. and will be held
pending word from the boys relatives
i Hutchins was we'll dressed, clean, good
looking. and according to his compan-
ions belonged to prominent Hastings
family.
Council Bluffs. :.
Because they are alarmed at condi-
tions in Europe and fear possible finan-
cial trouble involving perhaps tempo
rary financial suspension of payments
in this country, many people have
4 withdrawn funds from banks and
placed amounts aggregating several
thousand dollars in the postal savings
bank here. Some people have deposited
the aggregate amount permissible In
one month and purchased money or
ders to be deposited later for the bal
ance of their available funds. The
money is redeposited by postal bank
authorities in regular banks and keeps
in circulation.
Muscatine.
! The Champion hose and hook and
ladder company have completed ar
4 rangements for their outing which
/ takes place Sunday, Aug. 16, at Boxers
Island. They expect about 200 in at
4 tendance. as all the wives and families
of the firemen have been invited. The
committee in charge Of the affair Il