Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-20

Perry.
Miner. at West Second and Base;nan
streets was almost totally DESTROYED by
fire which was discovered about
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. While most
of the framework is still standing, the
house is so badly damaged that it Will
be of little value in rebuilding. The
building was worth about $1,000 or
$500. The fire started from an Oil
stove which was on the rear porch.
PIeasantviIle.
The big barn on the Charles Darne!i
farm southwest OF Pleasantville was
burned to the ground Tuesday morn
ing. Three horses, two mules, an auto
mobile, farm implements and machin-
cry. and a quantity of hay and grain
we're also destroyed. The loss will run
close to $4,000. and only partly insured.
Allen Darnell the son of the owner, IS
living on the place The cause of the
fire is not known. but supposed to have
been due to spontaneous combustion
Macedonia.
SWANS and sweethearts of Mace
donia may now enjoy perpetual
moonlight in the form of rays
from a big 1000 candle power electric
light which has been placed at the top
of the water tower at the north edge
of town. The money for the light was
raised by popular subscription, and the
light put up by the employees of the
Mckinley Company, which is lighting
the town. The rays of the light ex
tend TO radius Of two and half miles
from the town limits.
GIidden
The Farmers Elevator Company held
their annual meeting Saturday after
noon at Armstrong; hall. On account
Of two or three threshing machines
running in the vicinity the attendance
was not as large as it otherwise would
have been, but enough were present te
do business. Mr.. NJ. r. Meyers Of Chi
COCA, editor Of the Cooperative Journa
was present and gave very interest
ing talk on cooperation. The reports
showed the company had done a gooe
business the past year and a pei
cent dividend was declared which vii
be istributed among the stockholders
! Muscatne.
The first air navigation service to bs
established in the midwest is to be IN
augurated between Muscatine ant
Davenport late this month, according
to Tom Benoist, of st. Louis, 6 =
rived here with his flying boat Mon
day preliminary to flying In connec'
ton with the White Way picnic. Benois
| believes that a regular Service petWeei
| the two cities would prove profitable
and announces his intention to max
| daily trips The novelty of the trip i
| expected to appeal to many of the hun
dreds who make the trip between tn
! two towns weekly.
! Council Bluffs.
| Mrs. Charles Babitz, 1901 Avenue I
and Fred Cumstock, neighbor. resid
| iding across the street, received dan
gerous, if not fatal burns last nigh
| When kerosene lamp in the home Q
Mrs. Babitz exploded, throwing tn
! blazing oil ali over her and setting tn
house afire Cumstock was burne
when he was struck on the breast D
the farming lamp, which Mrs. Babit
hurled thru the door at the same IN
slant Cumstock was rushing into tn
house to try and rescue her. IN
accident occurred at 8 O'CLOCK
The lamp was on a table in the fror
rom of the Babitz threeroom cottas
and had just been lighted. The lam
fared UP in treatening manner. an
Mrs. Eabitz, fearing that. It might sex
plode and injure her blind husband WI
was nearby and unconscious OF n