Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-16
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occupy more than. one days time, and
CONGRESSMAN Volfmer will then come
to Clinton to look over the ground and
make q decisionas to whom he will nom
mate for postmaster. He VIII probably
reach here Wednesday or Thursday.
DR. E.. L. Martindale, whose term as
postmaster expired the first Of April.
holds over in that office until his sue
cessor is named and qualified.
0eIawarc.
Through the efforts of A. w Sackett.
proprietor Of the. .Sacket Central store,
Delaware is to have "a new bank. W.
H. Forris Of Manchester. G. l.. Baker
of Oneida and f. B. Wilson Of Greeley,
are behind the project and were in town
Monday afternoon. Over $4,000 of the
capital stock OF $4,000 were assured
by the business men and some Of the
farmers of 1his vicinity within two
hours after Norris and his partners
come into town. The trio. together with
A. w. Sackett. drove TO Delhi late in
the afternoon and purchased a lot on
Main street between the store and
blacksmith shop on which the bank
building Will be erected. 1t is intended
to make the Delaware bank one of the
strongest banking institutions in the
country.
Cedar Rapids.
The mystery regarding the death OF
w. d. Clark, whose body was found
floating in Clear Lake Saturday. is still
unsolved and there is absolutely no
clue as to the manner In which he met
his death. A telegram was received by
Coroner King Saturday night from his
sister. Mrs. Della NJ. Smelzer. of Dayton
O.. asking him to bury the body, stat
ing that she had no funds She also
requested that the gold watch found
on the body be sent to her. Whether
Mr.. Clark was murdered and his body
thrown into the lake. or whether he
committed suicide is a question that
probably never will be solved. There
are no marks of any kind on the body
except a small confusion of an incon-
sequental nature on the forehead. and
this fact leads to the belief that the
man committed suicide.
DsWitt.
runaway horse and overturned
buggy came near being the cause Of a
tragedy in North Dewitt Monday
Afternoon about 5 o'clock. Misses Mollie
and Marjorie Britt and Louise Irwin
we're all hurt, and Miss Mollie Britt was
still unconscious at 8 o'clock Monday
might, the extent Of her injuries being
unknown. As the three young ladies'
all Of whom teach in country schools
east OF town, were returning home in
the Britt buggy the horse became
frightened at some object unseen by
the young ladies and Jumped to one
side, overturning and breaking the
buggy and pinning the young ladies
underneath. Misses Marjorie Britt and
Irwin were able to extricate themselves
from the wreck and passers by who
saw the accident rushed to the as
sistance OF Miss Mollie. who was
picked up in an unconscious condition
and carried to. her home near by. Doc
tors were summoned at once and 1t is
feared that her condition is very grave
The other two girls were painfully
bruised and greatly shocked and fright
ened, but suffered no serious injury
The horse started to run while turn
ing the corner near E. L. Conover's
house and was stopped, in front OF
the Hannum residence by, A. r. Russell
and John Fromsier. having run but q
few blockA