Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
Southern Io1ua Items

Council Bluffs.
Congressman " r. Green announc-
ed here that he had sold his Audi bon
residence and had purchased a site in
this city upon which he is to erect ?
new home and at its completion viii
remove with his family to Council
Bluffs
Museatne.
Farmers residing along the road
will make a proposition TO the board Of
/ supervisors Of Muscatine county Of
tering TO furnish men and teams for
the work at half price if the county will
agree TO gravel the Muscatine- Cone
vile road for a distance of two miles
out from the city limits.
! Council Bluffs.
County Attorney Swanson has dis
missed the suit against the mayor and
a councilman OF the town of Nicola.
VINO were charged by citizens of Nicola
with intoxica ton and melseasance in
office. The suit was dropped when the
Two officials resigned their office rath-
er than stand trial. George Beardsley
has been elected mayor Of Nicola
Boone.
Notice is published of the assign
nent OF the firm of Lawrence & Cas-
| sic, Mrs. Elsie VI. Lawrence and Mrs
| William Cassie. who have been engag-
| ed in business in this city, they con-
Quoting a Iea room, confectionery
| store and ice cream parlor. T. E
| Means is the assignee and in his notice
he asks all creditors 10 file their claims
under oath within three months.
Griswold.
! The large farm house on the C. NJ
Kreger farm. four miles southeast o.
! Griswold. burned to the ground, to-
! gether with all the contents. Mr.. and
| Mrs Kreger we're in town and were
notified by telephone by neighbors. 1r
/ a few minutes fully seventy five auto
| mobiles loaded with men we're at the
Kreger farm. but nothing could bs
done but to save the surrounding
| buildings The house was insured fol-
$500 and the contents for $500.
Muscatine.
The first new steel barge Of a TO
tilla now in course Of construction fol-
solving the freight traffic by operating
a series Of barges, Is rapidly nearing
completion. The barge now being bull
is all steel and has a carrying capacit!
Of 400 tons and minimum draft o
three and half feet Il is said to b.
equipped with weather-proof. wire
less telegra pm outfit. The barge il
further reported to be equipped witt
| wireless telegraph permitting the mali
office to be continually in touch witt
the captains.
Portsmouth.
Albert little son Of Mr. and Mrs
Peter Frederick. was painfully burned
last evening, when he got hold OF
bottle Of muriatic acid used by hi
parents in testing cream. Just nov
much he swallowed cannot be deter
mined but his throat and mouth wer
frightfully burned, as was also HI
chest, fis clothing being burned as
by fire, where the liquid spilled upol
it He was hurried across the stree
to the drug store and Dr. Weir called
the druggist in the meantime giv1ni
milk and oil as antidotes. Altho hi
burns are very painful 1t is thought h
will recover.
Marengo.
Marengo will have the honor of en-
. tertaining the principal chess player
of the state Sept IA, Is and 1S. whe
the state tournament will be held here
Marengo has a live chess club whic
vas organized only last year. Tn
proof OF their enthusiastic admiratio
for the game is in the fact that the
made bid for the entertainment c
the tournament. Sioux City was yer
anxious to secure 1t, but the centrs
, location of Marengo was in it's fave
and the Marengo people received muc
!, aid in their efforts to secure 1T fror
: 3. F. Paul of the neighboring town {
Blairstown who holds the state col
t respondent championship. 1t is ez
: pected the tournament VIII bring son