Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-20
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danger, ran to it. Just as she reached
the table thei7syhole top of the lamp
was blown of and her light clothing
was Grenciled5 with inca pii, which in
stantfy took fire. enveloping q her in
flames. Her screams and the fash of
flame attracted the attention of Cum
stock. He ran across ofhe street and
had reached the door when Mrs. Babitz
seized the lamp and threw it out. There
was nearly a quart of oil blazing in the
metal bowl and all of this was poured
over Cumstocks chest. In an instant
he was enveIoped in flames and ran
from the house.
Minso.
Last Tuesday afternoon as the peo-
pie We're leaving the Sans cemetery
after the burial of Kenneth Rambo.
a team driven by Charley Kimberly.
Jr., hitched to a carriage and contain
ing six people and a little child. took
fright and ran away. throwing the oc-
cupants into wire fence. hurting
them all quite badly and tearing their
clothing Dr. Garner was at once
called and dressed their wounds. No
bones were broken. They were all
taken to the Garrett Aikens meme scar
Mrs. Paul Carson and baby, Mrs. f. l..
Carson and Noah Rambo, sisters and
brother of Kenneth and Uncle Sam
Rambo. Mr.. Kimberly had his neck and
hand cut quite badly. The carriage was
demolished and one of the horses was
cut on the front leg.
Marengo.
At a meeting of the city council Aug.
10 |. w. Clements, mayor of the city.
resigned his office and Justice J. {.
Baker was appointed to serve out the
remaining eighteen months of the term.
Mayor Clements found that his bust
ness interests and the interests of the
city conflicted. Either he was obliged
to neglect his business or let the affairs
of the city be neglected. Not wishing
to do either one he resigned. The newly
appointed mayor, Justice Baker, is well
known in this community having made
Marengo his home for the past seven
! teen years, removing here at that time
from Blue Grass, where he had extern
sive farming interests. Mr.. Baker con :
Quoted a shoe store In this city for sew
eral years and at the time the gas plant
was built here he took a great interest
! in the promotion of it and has always
/ been active in all that was for the bes'
/ interests in building up the city.
! GIenwood.
! Sheriff Bushnell and Louis Hurst OF
! Glenwood, are treasuring a stock Of
(! handsome casseroles and chatting
| dishes that would be the envy Of the
| best Of housekeepers. Last Thursday
| a man who said his name was tMyer!
showed up at Hurst's second hand stor'
| with a handsome chatting dish he want
| ed to sell. He said his mother, wis
/ lived in the country, had bought it
1 but had no use for 1t, and he woult
sell it cheap-25 cents for a SO dish. Mr.
Hurst invested the rs cents and i'm
4 mediately reported the transaction t
4 Malshal Dalton with a. suggestion tina
! it might have been stolen. The mex
\ day the man came back with sack o
4 chatting dishes and casseroles-a dozel
! in all-and had apparently dfscovere'
i that his mother was still further over
| stocked. Mr. Hurst accommodated hin
again, and as soon as he had left tn
4 store again notified the officer. Mar
4 shall Dalton arrested Myers before h
4 reached the depot and he is now IN I'll
!. county Jail, awaiting an attempt that
u being made to show that the stun wa
stolen from a car at Pacific Junction
! In jail the man gives the name OF AL
! bert Hartman and claimesto come iron
!, GaIesburg, Ill. f,f- 3
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