Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-19
Southern 1o,uaa Items

bond was declared forfeited by Judge
Donegan and was paid by the bonds
men, Nick Sirpis and II. F. Giessler.
president of the German American
Bank Of this city. This practically
closes one of the most sensational
cases in the history OF the city, owing
to the various complications caused.
This case was the origina tor of the
investigation of the police department,
including the mayor and the chief or
police which was brought before the
city council and in which both were
vindicated. The supposition is that
George Sirpis. the accused, has left
the country in which event it will be
the closing of the case.
Shenandoah.
A new graft that is hard on the
! butcher who falls into the swindlers
clutches. has been discovered here. A
man went into John Kimsey's meat
! market and stated that he had some
turkeys for sale. which he had to leave
! on a country road because the wagon
broke down as he neared the town. he
was very poor, he stated and asked Mr..
kimsey If he would advance him Q
/ few dollars TO have the wagon repaired
so he could bring the turkeys to mar
! ket. Charles Frazier was in the
/ butcher shop at that time and recog-
! nized the man az the one that had told
him the. same story two years ago.
/ Only IL was hogs at that time and Mr..
/ Frazier had loaned him 3d. This was
| the first he had heard from him since.
Mr.. Frazier accosted him and to pre-
went legal action the hard luck vic
I II.
Iiarns, paid the old debt.
Audubon.
The Belgian relief work In this coun-
ty is now about completed. 1t Is be-
lieved tina. Audubon county has re-
sponded more literally than any other
county in the state In proportion to
population The total amount collected
to date Is $3.50. and with the few odds
and ends to be gathered It will ap-
proximate grand total Of $4,000. The
Audubon county shipments include a
carload Of canned corn, which has
been loaded and Is now on track await
ing instruction from the railroad com
pany to it's agent The cost Of thii
shipment is 81, 500. 1t represents 12.00t
cases Of corn. Besides the car o.
canned corn Audubon has shipped ont
car OF flour, total OF 100 barrels Val'
ued at $3.50. One car OF shelled corn
1888 bushels, valued at 500. Besides
this an elevator at Hamiin remittet
1880 in cash to Des Moines.
Blanchard.
About o'clock Wednesday after
noon Are broke out in the Odd Fellows
building. The fire when first discov
cred seemed to be in the outside wal
and attic OF the building and wa
) probably caused by defective fiue. II
very few minutes the hose cart wa
on the ground and three heavy stream
Of water were playing on the buiid1ni
which, in spite OF all efforts. for
time seemed doomed. However. ate
time one line OF hose was carried u
a ladder to the inside OF the lodge roor
land from there thru q hole cut In tn
Iattic the water was poured directi
on the fire and II WAS then soon undo
control. fire victory for cur waite
system and the nefvy boys who con
troiIed the lines Of hose in the bite
: cold. The building IL owned by IN
iOdd Fellows and the upper rooms ~
fused for lodge rooms. The lower stor
. lis occupied by . moving picture SHOW
. Al this time ~ - hszsfto estlmste y
damage, rsvv