Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-23
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| Fire of unknown origin caused a loss
Of $4,000 at Plano. near here, Thurs
! day. A livery barn and six head OF
horses, the Odd Fellows building and
the J. A. Swan feed yard were burned
Knoxville.
| Diphtheria is rife at the Ffagler coal
camp four miles east Of Knoxville and
is spreading to such an extent that the
| health authorities are becoming con-
siderably alarmed. Four families are
infected. one death has occurred and
one woman, mother Of the dead child
had the disease in serious form.
Des Moines.
A masked holdup man slipped up the
stairs of the Volunteers hotel, on the
third floor of 2O2 Walnut street. at 1870
F.! o'clock Friday morning, and robbed
Fred Gibson, the clerk, Of $23 at the
point of a gun. With Fred Gibson in
1.-The office was Dave Fox, Of Burling-
| ton. So quiet was the robbers work
that no one in the hotel was awakened.
EddyviiIe.
Walter Steel who finished husking
corn for Frank McCord at Wright a
| few days ago, made a record which
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beat. Deducting Sundays and day
or. two which he laid off from work.
Walter husked 1878 bushels of corn
I for Mr.. McCord in fifteen and one half
days. This is an average of over one
hundred and eight bushels per day
Some days he husked as high as Ito
! bushels.
Bedford.
Eli Wilt, of Platte township. chair
man of the county board of supervis-
ors, whose term would expire in Jan
uary, 1917, and Supervisor c. r. An
drew, of Nodaway township, whose
term would expire in January, 1916.
have filed designations with County
Auditor c. A. Hill, to take effect Jan
II. 1915. These designations follow
their recent action in returning to the
county treasurer several hundred dol
lars collected from the county as auto
hire.
Council Bluffs.
| John W. Kinyoun, father Of the
manager Of the new National Egg Car
rier Company, had to have both his
hands amputated at the Jennie Ed
mundson Memorial hospital Friday
moning, as the result Of an accident
at the egg carrier plant late Thursday
afternoon. It seems that in some
manner Mr. Kinyoun was feeding die
for cutting portion of the egg car
riers, had his hands caught in the ma
chine and they were terribly mangled
before the machine could be stopped.
Burlington.
1t will be gratifying news to friends
Of Ulrich Hochstetter, the young Bur-
| lington man who died in France last
month, while fighting in the German
army, that he received the iron cross
before the final summons came. The
young man was shot on Oct. Z, and
died in the field hospital on the 10th.
His gallantry on the field was recog-
nized by his superior officers. and as a
result he was awarded the decoration
for bravery, which Is coveted by all Of
the kaiser's men. Needless to say the
little cross will always be treasured by
his family.
ottumwa.
Robert E. Miller has filed a petition
with the clerk Of the court in which
hec laims $4,000 damages against the
Bidwell Coal Company for injuries
which he received in the company's
mines on June 20, 1914. He states in
his petition that at the time the acct
dent happened he was working as a
muled river and when near the place
known as the west entry in the mine
was severely hurt by fall Of slate or
rock from above. He says that his in
5uries consisted Of severe bruises
about his head. neck shoulders. arms
and legs and fractures Of his leg, ribs
and vertebrae.
Ottumwa.
Master Robert, the 4-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Mclaughlin, 257
South Ward street. met with painful
and serious accident about o'clock