Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-30
Southern Io,ua Items

| band and family In 1853 she had lived
here ever since During all that time
she had taken an active part In all
matters pertaining to the welfare of
| the town. She is survived by an only
| daughter, Mrs. Edna Burleson-
J pes Moines.
Polk county last year spent $173.069
! caring for the dependents, detectives
and delinquents entrusted to it's guard
ianship. according to statistics COM
piled by Horace Hollingsworth. secre-
tary Of the Associated Charities Des
Moines also..spe s250,0O0 In private
charity works, said Mr.: Hollingsworth
at the close Of his investigation. The
combined county charity expenses to-
tailed $42306s. The statistics compiled
BY Secretary Hollingsworth will be
used in a paper to be read this week
before the child welfare conference
. at the state university at Iowa City.
Charlottesville.
The Presbyterian church here has long
been in need of a piano to help with
the services and It seemed impossible
to raise enough money to purchase a
good instrument and Charlottesville
people will have none but the best. so
Andrew Carnegie was appealed to for
help. The reply came soon that he
would donate certain sum provided
the congregation raised enough to fin
ish paying for the $500 piano which
he stiplated should be purchased. The
The money was raised and a commit
tee composed of six Of our most promi-
nent citizens went to Burlington Tues
day to buy the instrument. It will be
placed socn.
Davenport.
RECEIVER Otto Hill cashier OF the
Davenport Savings Bank is paying out
the 20 per cent dividend on the paid-il,
stock Of the defunct Hawkeye Portland
Cement Company. The company went
into bankruptcy several years ago and
the legal tangle resulting has only re-
Gently been cleared up with the court
sanctioning a settlement OF 20 cents
on the dollar recommended in the final
report of the receiver. The amount to
be divided among the stockholders Is
s3S, 900. A large amount of Davenport
capital was interested in the defunct
company, in which stock reaching into
the hundreds Of thousands had been
sold. With the sending out OF checks
today the affairs Of the defunct COM
pany will be wound up.
Davenport.
Aroused by the frenzied and agon-
ized screams OF tortured animals. John
wilkins Thursday night was the dis
coverer of fire in the storage barn
OF the Davenport Flour and Feed
Company, which burned with loss OF
approximately $4,000. The origin of
the blaze is said to have been from
a carelessly thrown cigar butt Five
mules lost their lives in the flames. 1t
IL probable that the fire had been rag
ing for a considerable length Of time
before discovery. as the interior OF
the building was glowing furnace
when the department arrived. The
blaze started directly under the feet
Of the draft animals. 1t was the hor-
rifyine screams of the frightened and
burning mules which gave the first
alarm. The helpless animals tied fast
IN their stalls, had no way Of escape.
when the department arrived the first
move was to rescue the mules. Four
of the animals. overcome by tho flames,
had dropped dead IN their stalls. The
ffth was still standing. Hurriedly
loosening the halter, the mule was led
/ to the open. With the first breath
Of air the animal took. he dropped
dead. ,7s. II -