Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-14

| keokuk.
| Keokuks preacher candidate fol
mayor. the Rev. ]. F. Sanders, has an
nounced his platform. He stands fol
protection of legal saloons; no protec'
ton Of bootleggers. II elected he invites
the cooperation of all citizens as te
suggestions on governmental problems
but refuses to be bound by the opinions
of any.
oskaioosa.
John Holt had new automobile
practically destroyed by fire Thursday
morning about $3.50 o'clock. The fire
department was summoned and the
boys had to turn on the large chemical
tank to stop the blaze. The engine
went dead. The supply of gasolene had
been exhausted. When a supply OF
, gasolene had been secured and the en-
| CINE started, an explosion or back
! fire" occurred that started blaze In
the woodwork of the car.
south iowa
| Davenport.
A valuable satin banner, the prop
erty of the Davenport Maennerchor
has been stolen from the club rooms
located in Torner hall. The theft was
not discovered until late Tuesday after
noon. The police were notified but thus
far no arrests have been made. Mem
| bers of the singing society are at loss
/ to account for the motive which led tC
the theft. The banner, itself. has but
slight intrinsic value and but very
little could be realized from it's sale.
Des Moines.
Because her husband, A. A. Bowen
aged Y, and worth $4,000, refused tc
! allow her to purchase fresh eggs. but
her by the physician and then pub.
! lished notice to the physicians that
he would not be responsible for further
4, bills for medical attention, and com
PEELED her to exist on coarse foods, Mrs
divorce and $1,000 alimony by District
| ried seven years ago.
Davenport.
Stockholders in the defunct Hawkeyt
Portland Cement Company which went
/ into bankruptcy six years ago. are tt
receive a dividend of 20 cents on the
dollar which will be welcome news t.
many Davenport investors. OF the
$685., 800 which the stockholders paid ir
for preferred stock, SIS. 160 Is to be PAID
! them according to the apportionmen,
plan outlined in the report of Receiver
Otto Hill, cashier Of the Davenport
Savings Bank, and approved by Judge
William Theophilus In the dist. ct cour,
Tuesday.
Burlington.
J. M. Dwyer, a young man who ha.
been acting as local agent for the L. c
Smith typewriter concern, is at presen,
in the Des Moines county jail under
$500 bond charged with larceny by EN-.
bezzlement. Dwyer was to have hat
his preliminary hearing before Judge
Guelich in the police court Wednesda,
morning, but upon request Of his at.
torney, the case was continued unit
next Tuesday. Dwyer was ARRESTED
last Saturday and It was thought tina
by this time his relatives would. hav,
made up the alleged shortage in his &C
counts and the typewriter people woult
drop the case. This has not been done
however.
Cumberland.
Despite his terrible injuries. A. E
Headway. proprietor Of the moving pic
ture theater here, who was 80 fearful,
nuri ny the explosion 8: tie ar Soss...
pressor attached to the lighting plant
still lives but Is unconscious and ther,
is no hope Of his recovery In his hor
ribly mangled condition. Emm,
Schroeder, the assistant who wac witt
/ Mr. Headway when the explosion &C.
lcurFed. was injured only slightly. NJ