Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-11
Southern Io1ua Items

Winfield.
Winfield. has the only county nor
NAL training school in Henry county,
and the county superintendent is there
conducting the examinations required
by law. Twelve young men and women
! are taking the examinations.
Muscatine.
Muscatine lost in the initial skirmish
In the 81 gas fight when Judge A. p.
Barker, of Clinton granted a temporary
injunction sought by the Muscatine
Lighting company to restrain the city
from putting into effect the gas rate
ordinance. The court ordered receipts
of the company for gas be held in trust
pending final adjudication.
Des Moines.
| There were $500 fires in Iowa in 1913
and the total fire loss was $S.292.645,
compared with a fire loss of $l,942,0o0
in 1912, according to the annual report
Of fire Marshall Ole Q. Roe, filed with
Governor Clarke Mason City, Carroll
Dubuque, Creston, Ottumwa. Daven-
port, Atlantic each had fire losses ex-
ceeding 100000.
EddyviIls.
! Mrs. Maggie OBren died at her
home west of Eddyville Friday evening
about 3 o'clock OF pneumonia. she IS
survived by her husband. Ed OBrien,
and three children, Thomas. Edward
and Lucille. Mr.. Q'Brien and little son
are very seriously i'll at this time. The
death of Mrs. O'Brien comes as great
shock not only to the members of the
family but to the community In which
she has lived all her life.
keota.
| Evangelistic meetings began in the
| Methodist church Sunday Feb. 8.
Evangelist J. r. Haney and his assist
ant Fred Fisher, are in charge. MI.
Hanley is wei, known in keota. nav
ing been pastor of the local Methodist
church several years ago. Mr.. Fisher
ability will be recognized when 1t is
| remembered that he sang for Billy"
Sunday several seasons. 1t Is expected
that the meetings will continue Tor
| three weeks.
Des Moines.
Members Of the coroner's Jury which
investigated the death OF M. b.
Wheelock, former cashier of the Clt1-
zens State bank Of Colfax. Will pc
! summoned to convene either the iat'e.
part of this week or the fore part VI
next and vote on verdict IN the case,
| A vote will not be taken, however, until
Coroner Lee and County Attorney
Thomas + Guthrie have submitted evil
dence thew have secured that has not
been presented to the coroners jury.
Knoxville.
Joseph w. Beaver, one Of the Oldest
and best known among the act,Nc
miners of this vicinity. was fatally IN
iured AZ mine No. 2 at Hawkeye. two
and one-half miles east of knoxVlile,
The injuries resulted from SLAB OF
slate about two tons in weight fallihs
unon the mans head. He died about
| two hours after the accident but not
until after he had been taken nome
He was SO years old. lie leaves
widow and a family Of grown up ch1'-
dren.
Newton. .,
Errett Bros. merchants, through their
attorney. Monday filed a petition IN
la nkruptcy. The liabilities are glven
NJ s11 900 with assets Of $1,000. Gene
and Charles Errett started in business
at the late Robert Burns stand hVe
wears ago next March. After two years
RUSSELL II. Errett took the place or
Charles in the firm but in August lsi-
he went out since which time gene
Errett has operated the business. "A.
that time the liabilities were ABOUT
s14 600 SO that they have been re-
duced nearly a fourth since that time.
Washington.
The Christian church has chosen
paetor-the Rev. Louis B. kopp, OF the
northwestern part of the state. me
fourth week Of special services In the
new church was ended last evenins'
This saw the close Of the evangenstlc
cfYorts of the Howes, who have been
conducting the special effort During
the past month the debt on the cnurch
has been provided for and 1913 new
members have been added to the mem
hers of the new congregation. Rev.
Konn starts out as the first minister
~ the new church under favorable
auspices.
Stuart.
For some years this community has
been afflicted with an individual re-
ferred to as Jack the pepper. He
hing around residences and frightened
women by peeking in at the windows.
On more than one occasion. when the
man Of the house was at home, he
barely escaped capture, and he has
heen chased q number OF times. No
one, however. was able to get close
enough view of him to identity him
positively until one evening last week,
when a citizen espied him peeking IN
at a window Of a residence on Main
street and was convinced rs to his
Identity On the strength OF the state-
! ment Of this citizen, warrant for the