Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-21

Iowa City.
Iowa City will be the future head
quarters of the Iowa State Automobile
Association, the Iowa branch of the A.
A. A., formerly located at Davenport.
Centerviiie.
Emmitt Brommitt and Frank Nc
Daniels, both of Mercer, Mo-. were
killed here this morning when the
automobile in which they were riding
turned turtle pinning them beneath It.
Burlington.
John Distelhorst. farmer. shot him
self dead Saturday at his home north
OF Burlington. He had been working
with the threshers but did not go out
Saturday, saying he was ILL His wife
was away from home all day and found
his body on the floor of his bedroom
when she came home at o'clock Sat
urday evening.
Davenport.
Charged with attempting TO kill a
OBrien, A. H. Buergel. was held to
the grand jury under $1,000 bonds
Beugel shot O'Brien last May in row
over the payment of houseboat. He
claimed the shooting was in self de-
tate his story. OBrien has recovered
from his bullet wound.
Shenandoah.
Three greenhouses. 1oox25 feet IN
dimensions, studio for a woman
photographed and floral display
room. will lie built soon on the lot be-
tween the Central hotel and the Car
negie library by the Stevens Floral
Company The deal was closed Fri
day night. The house and 10: sold for
5000 Work will begin on the building
Aug. 10, when the large house will be
removed from the lot.
Perry.
During strong wind storm here
Thursday afternoon. the cement block
building recently completed by the
Jones Cement Company in the west
part Of the city was demolished The
roof was blown off and two of the walls
collapsed The accident is the fourth
Of the kind which has occurred since
the building was started several weeks
ago. On the other occasions the heavy
winds and rains caused the walls to
tumble
Greenfield.
The council adopted resolution
which provides for electric light and
power service for Greenfield and Fon-
tanelle during the whole twenty foul
hours. six days in the week, at a meet
| ing Friday night. This service vii
! commence about Aug. and will serve
| both towns from the Greenfield plant
| Fontanelle having a transmission line
from here now Active steps are no"
being taken to get line from here tc
] Orient so that that town may have the
benefits OF our a!l-day service.
Davenport.
| In the new Black Hawk. Davenport
will have one of the finest hotels ir
| the middle west The structure. erected
! by the Lane Walsh Shuler interests
will cost s750,OOO. 1t is seven stories
in height and Of steel, terra Gotta ant
| concrete construction, with brick ex
terror. granite base and Bedford ston'
trimmings. Plans are to have thu
building completed by Dec. 10. w. F
Mueller Of the Mueller Hotel Company
now in charge OF the new Kimball. WI
be manager OF the new Black Hawk.
Burlington.
Robbers entered the home of Henr!
Chubb Of North Sixth street Frida.
night or Thursday night and mad
away with $3.50 worth of jewels and ;
mission box for the Presbyterial
church that is thought to have con
tanned pproximately $25. diamond
ring valued at $40. two valuable ladies
gold hunting case watches, one man
hunting case gold watch. one signe
ring with the inscription. From j.
to ". c." engraved on the inside OF tn
circlet one wedding ring and pear
necklace were taken, and the tota
value is approximately as given.
Museatine.
Hog cholera continues to ravag
Muscatine county herds, according t
reports received at the office of tn
county crop society. several cases ar
reported from Wapsie township Will
number exist in Pike and Ansco,