Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-29
Northern Io1ua Items
Cedar Rapids.

Ceoar Rapids.
Louis K. Cowley, vice president and
| manager of the Iowa Auto & Tire
Company who was crushed Thursda,
night when an auto which he was driv.
ing turned turtle, died in q shospital
here late Friday afternoon. He leaves
wife and one child and was one Of the
best known automobile men in Iowa,
Woodstock.
The proposition to extend the Web
ster City lighting system to woodstock
won in the election last week by a big
majority. After the vote was an
nounced there was a general jubilee
over the great forward step the people
had taken Fireworks were shot Off An
automobile parade was held and in
other ways the citizens gave vent to
their pleasure over the event. AS soon
as possible the electric current will be
extended into Woodstock where it will
be used for light and power.
Waterloo.
For the first time in the history of
the city suffrage parade was con-
Quoted Friday, thousands viewing the
display Of decorated automobiles
vehicles of different kinds headed by
a band. and fifty women on horseback
all wearing yellow badges and banners
Addresses were given by local speak
ers. by Miss Flora Dunlap, of Des
Moines, state president of the Iowa
Equal Suffrage Association. and also
by Miss Fola La Toilette, OF Madison,
Wis, daughter of Senator La Toilette.
Her subject was Democracy of Wom
an Suffrage"
Iowa Falls.
Little Alice Schreck narrowly es-
capped serious injury in the band con-
cert crowd Tuesday evening. She was
riding in her fathers car when they
stopped to fix something and she
stepped out of the car and was run
over by a passing automobile. 1t hap
pened that her body fell clear of the
wheels and the machine passed over
her without serious injury. The mis-
cellaneous mixture of boys, girls, chill
dren. old people, automobiles, horses,
etc, about the park on band concert
night is certainly a dangerous melee.
In some towns the autos and rigs are
roped out of the immediate street about
the band stand.
Forest City.
Another new store building will he
added to the already large number Of
new buildings in the business district.
The latest improvement IL by Willard
Secor, who will erect a store building
with a 22-foot frontage on the west OF
Secor block The new building has
been rented to c. w. McDermott, who
will move his bakery business into the
new location as soon as the building
is completed Mr. McDermott will put
in a modern bakery, retail and whole
sale. The billboard which has used
this frontage for many years was taken
down Monday and the work of putting
in the foundation was begun the same
day The latest improvement will give
Forest City eleven 22-foot fronts o.
modern business buildings this sea-
son.
Renwiek.
Storm damages in this vicinity have
been reported as follows: Dick Elmer
had twenty five trees blown down. Con
silo Is damaged, Elmer school
lost its bell, w. H. Martin had about
forty-five trees blown down. George
Johnson's wind mill went down, First
National Bank sky-light blew in, r. w
Franks silo is down, Rudy Blessie had
a large tree fall thru kitchen WIN
dow. At the Stevens house a large
front window was blown in. w, w,
McCurry grove was partially destroyed
Windows in the Times office. blew In
Frank Blocks building on farm blown
down. Bert Lewiston has corn crib
turned over, g. Guggisberg a hem house
destroyed. Lloyd Nicholson reports