Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-26
Southern Io,ua Items

O'Clock, and with their teachers. at
tended In q body. DR.. Dulin summar-
ICED the cost of the building as &c.
3O6.s0; the balance above Mr.. Car
nesie's gift being covered by gifts from
different citizens.
Council Bluffs.
Little Elizabeth Lidgett, the Oak
street school, girl WHO was struck by
an automobile Friday afternoon while
attending her school picnic at Fair
mount park, succumbed to her injuries
shortly after o'clock Saturday even
ing after lingering in agony for nearly
thirty hours. No arrangements have
been made as vet for the funeral. She
was years, 10 months old, and was
the daughter, of Mrs. William Maine OF
III Glen street. Her father. Charles
Lidgett, was drowned in Wyoming
about five years ago, his body being
brought back to Council Bluffs. Her
grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Lidgett.
the widow Of the late Joseph Lidgett.
ID living on Broadway. There are three
boys in the family, Joseph, Raymond
and James.
Abba.
j. C. johnson, a former resident Of
Abba who left here but few years
ago, was killed when struck by a street
car, near his home in Los Angeles. Cal.
last week A telegram was received
in the city telling of the calamity, and
was addressed to c. c. Atchison. Mr..
Johnson will be remembered by great
many Of the Abba people and they will
regret to hear of his death. Following
the accident the body was taken to
hospital. Mr. johnson never regained
consciousness and died the same even
ing at S:15 o'clock. This leaves Mrs.
! johnson with her aged mother and an
invalid brother to look after, and her
burden will be heavy. Mr.. Johnson
was one of the most highly esteemed
gentlemen who ever made his home
in Abba and the sympathy of the en-
tire neighborhood will go out to the
wife.
Dss Moines.
Nearly $4,000 worth Of property was
damaged in the down town district
by a rush of water that came SO sud
denly that street cutters were unable
to carry it off and two fires were
started by bolts of lightning. in rain
storm that Saturday night swept tn,
city, starting shortly after o'clock
The downtown district suffered more
severely than did outlying territory.
when tons of water welled over the
sidewalks and cascaded into basement
stock and sales rooms. Walnut street,
Locust street, Mulberry street and
part of Grand avenue, for the briel
duration of the storm were rivers OF
swirling mud and debris. The food
abated quickly, but the damage had
been done. In the outlying sections
from one to two feet of water filed
the streets and approached buildings
that lined them.
Abba.
The embezzlement charge. which had
been preferred against Hugh Ander-
son. has caused wave Of sympathy to
go out to the wife and six small chill
dren. The greatest grief has been ex-
pressed for the family. The books OF
Nr. Anderson, as treasurer OF the
Hooking local have been thoroughly
audited by J. Z. Clarkson, President
Alex Carr and Secretary Alex Craw-
ford. The books show a shortage OF
nearly. 31,4oo, and this amount has
disappeared during the last two years
50 1t il said Mr.. Anderson is still
confined in the county Jail, and gives
no evidence that he fully realizes the
.enormity of the crime. Attorney j.
r. Clarkson, head Of the legal depart
ment OF the district, Is after the bond
ing company to cause them to make
.aood the deficiency. The question OF
the criminality will be in the hands of
the county attorney and the accused
man will probably be held in the coun-
~. Jail until the bond matter 10 settled
ana viii be brought before the atten 4
.tion of the next Grand jury