Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-08
Northern Io,Da Items
Cedar Rapids,

Cedar Rapids. In
William Avery aged TO- dropped
dead Monday morning while at work in
the Central Park heating plant. He Is
survived by a wife and five children.
Death was due to Brights disease.
Fort Dodge.
| A cage of rats kept by the local lodge
Of Red Men to grace q "coursing meet
gnawed a hole through box in which
! they were confined and escaped into
the lodge room where an installation
ceremony was progressing The rats
nearly broke up the ceremony.
Sioux City.
! Il bible that is 5z7 years OLD has
been brought to G. c.. Graverson. Of
this city, by relatives coming from
Denmark 1t is printed in the Danish
Language 1t was found in derelict
building purchased by step-brother
of the local man. According to the
frontispiece it was printed by Martin
Vingaart in the city Of Copenhagen in
the years 1888 and 1889.
Sioux City.
| Frank Asprey, laundry driver, was
fired upon by holdup man when he
refused to obey the command to hold
|! up his hands and started to run, Sat
urday night. Asprey had just left a
bundle in the rear Of 1407 West Sew
enth street when the robber- attacked
him. He ran into the house and called
the police as the man retreated down
an alley.
Sioux City. u
Sioux City girls are to be given a
chance to learn the carpenters trade,
according to A. N. Morris, supervisor
of Fairgrounds. Morris intends to es-
tablish class for girls at one of the
city schools. Several young misses
have signifed an intention of learn
ing the trade. What kind Of a remark
will the feminine carpenters use when
/ a hammer happens to smash q thumb
nail? q ],
tsioux City.
/ Councilman E. O. Wesleysof this city
believes that the increased mileage Of
paving has reduced the fly population
OF Siouy-City at least one third. Res
idents throughout the newly paved dis
tricts declare that the flies were not
half so troublesome as before the pave
mentss was laid and the councilman Is
now convinced that Sioux City will be
j
projects now under way are carried
out.
AekIey.
Thieves broke into the Minneapolis
& ST. Louis depot at Ackley Sunday
night between and o'clock, and after
breaking the safe the men took $26 and
made their escape. The police here
were notified OF the robbery and adj
vised that four men left Ac.slcy CO: z: e
northbound freight on the Minneapolis
& st. Louis road Sunday night. TIE
men gained entrance to the building
by unlocking one Of the DOORS and
after entering the ticket office they
opened the safe. Whether the men
| dynamited the safe could not be
learned.
Cedar Rapids,
E. w. Brown, switchman In the
employ Of the Chicago Rock Island &
Pacific, was crushed to death Sunday
+ at 800 p. m. at Fourth avenue and
Fourth street when he fell beneath the
wheels of a passenger coach. pushed
| by switch engine NO. 1872. The. switch
engine, in charge Of ]. w. Lindsey, en-
gineer, and ]. r. Nichols, conductor.
was making drop and Brown was on
the footboard between the car and the
| engine. In the process OF the work the
engine yvas derailed and plunged FOR
ward, Brown being knocked from the
4 footboard and under the car. Members
of the switching crew notified Coroner
David King and the body was removed
Immediately to Beatty's under taking:
! parlors. Brown was only 70 years old