Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-14

N0Wtons =.
The knights Templar band boys left
Sunday for Spirit Lake where tney
have ben engaged to play at the
knights Templar annual conclave. The
local band has been giving Newton
people some good music lately ana can
not fail to please at the annual gath
er;ne at Shirt Lake. The band boys
will be gone about week or ten days.
Iowa City.
A masked highwayman, leveling
revolver at Frank Loehr, prominent
Johnson county farmer. from Lone
Tree. while he and his wife were driv-
ing along a country highway near
burlington, commanded the couple to
halt. Loehr only drove his car last
err. and the robber, who had leaped
out from an ambuscade. was left be-
hind in trail Of dust and gasolene'
He did not fire at the flying party
oskaIoosa.
Telephone poles along the route OF
the Great White Way across Mahas-'
ka county are now painted with SIX
foot band of white that can be easily
seen from q considerable distance ana
will greatly facilitate travelling along
the route for tourists. Work Of paint
ing the poles across the county was
finished a couple Of weeks ago with
the exception OF inside the city limits
of Oskaloosa. The poles across town
have now been painted and the work
completed.
Muscatine.
Elmer Reeves, residing near Fair
port. suffered a painful injury this
morning while digging clay at wy
oming hill. The embankment near
which he was digging suddenly caved
in, partially burying him and in)ur-
ing him seriously. He managed 10
extricate himself and drove two miles
to his home where DR.. E. B. EVers-
myer Of this city, was ummoned. Al
ter an examination 1t was found that
his right shoulder was badly dislocated
and he had received deep cash over
the right eye besides receiving many
minor bruises over his entire BODY.
1t is not thought that he suffered
any internal injuries.
Muscatine.
That the local military company is
one of which Muscatine may well be
proud is indicated by the annual re-
port of inspection which has just
G. ranks sixth among the companies
in the brigade and is one of four
companies in the Fifty fourth regiment
to receive marke of excellent.
the report reflects the need Of new
armory as it is stated that the present
structure is an old building and in
need of repair. The building was found
To be clean and the company property
4 l,r tn
we'll cared for. Special comment is
made as to the discipline of the COM
pany and the non-commissioned off,
GERS are marked as efficient and well
trained.
Davenport. =.
over one million dollars worth Of
building permits have been issued in
Davenport deuring the first six months
of the wear. The exact figures from
Jan. to July l, are $1,311,460. The
largest permit was granted to the Nc
Carthy Improvement Co. for the erec-
ton of the new Black Hawk hotel on
the corner Of Third and Perry streets
at a cost of $323,O00 The permit was
issued Feb. 1. During the six months
332 buildings have been erected in
Davenport. The heaviest month dur
ing this period was April, when 116
were issued. The lowest month of the
year was January, when but fourteen
were given permission to erect build
ines. In February sixteen were issued,
March fifty-fou May seventy-eight
and June fifty-four.
Columbus Junction.
Four buggies collided in an unusual
roadside accident, which resulted in a
broken rib for one Of the drivers, the
possible serious injury Of child and
much damage to buggies near here
Friday evening. During race be-
tween buggy in which Paul Klotz and
Miss Bessie Paxton were riding and
one driven by DR.. S. B. Paxton, who
was accompanied by his two youngest
children. Rex and Marjorie, the latter
buggy tipped badly on the side OF the,
road and the. driver was thrown from