Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-18
Southern Iova Items

| In the city the merchants and news
paper offices will be- made the coiec-
| ton depots for ali fun6s. and vigor-
Gus campaign will lie made to secure
money which will be used in the pur-
chase of grain in Iowa.
Davenport.
Mrs. Marian Huot, one of the Oldest
| residents of this city and widow of
the late Victor Huot. died al Mercy
hospital after lingering Illness at the
advanced age OF 60 years. Mrs. Huot
had been i'll for some, time. The past
several weeks sne had been forced TO
be confined 20 her bed at the hospital
/ The ailments of nld age are attributes
| 10 have been the cause OF death. Mrs.
! Huot was born in Alsace, Lorraine,
| France, May 81, 1922 where she lived
until 1S4S. At that time she came to
America and landing in New Orleans
resided there for seven years. She was
married to Mr.. Huot in New Orleans.
He preceded her II death ten years ago.
| II was in 184S bat the couple came
up the Mississippi to Davenport and
settled IN Davenport. They resided
here ever since. Mr.. Huot has resided
at 9l5 LeClaire street since the death
of Mr.. Huot, which occurred in 1904.
Leon.
Fire Monday night was discovered in
the temporary plant of the Aaron Poul-
try and Egg Company. on East Com
mercial street The plant was just an
ordinary frame structure and the
flames quickly enveloped the entire
building and spread to the j. F. Cesler
livery barn adjoining it on the west
The extreme cold weather made the
work OF the fire department slow and
hazardous and it soon became apparent
that 1t would be impossible to save
either of the buildings so the energ.
of the department was turned to the
protection of the adjacent property
The fire was confined to the two build.
ing,s which were completely destroyed
The plant OF the Aaron company Is 6
total loss and about two thousand live
chickens and turkeys were burned bu'
volunteers assisting the livery mer
, | We're able to save the horses from the
barn. The loss of the poultry com.
pany is estimated at about $1,000 ant
, THAT of Mr. Cesler who owned boil
buildings at about $4,000. There Il
no information as to the origin Of thu
) fire but it is generally believed that !
, started from defective light wiring.
, Washington.
e Sheriff McCarty Tuesday morning
: made the discovery OF Ford car a
the Smith & Clark garage that wa
r stolen in Des Moines on Nov. 5. A
near as can be remembered at tn
garage, the Ford was feft there abou
the 10th of November. None of tn
!, employees Of the garage have any dis
: tinct recollection Of the incident. TIL
: car was left one night and the drive
:. never came around to claim the ma
:. chine, while Mr.. Smith has bee
:, wondering about the identity of tn
;, owner The sheriff made the discov
cry while engaged in a hunt for ca
stolen at Maquoketa last Friday, Whic
: was said to be headed toward De
!. Moines by way of Columbus junction
= In talking with the men at the garae
the unidentified Ford was pointed o,
and the sheriff on investigation dis
covered that he had a post card motto
n OF a stolen machine, the descriptio
X fitting the car at the garage exactl
y The car was left at the local garat
& during a rainy season, which is like
n the reason the thief abandoned
n. Sheriff McCarty notified the D.
IN Moines police. and they in turn SCI
az word 20 the owner. u. r. Earl
ne Grundy Center, who will probably
or here within short time to look at
Ill his property. It II unlikely that q
d. thief will ever be apprehended.