Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-17

kirkman.
workn.en began wrecking the old
Methodist church recently preparatory
10 building a new, up-to- date building
which they hope to have finished by
Nov. /. The church services and the
sunday school will be held in the w
o ". hall. beginning mex, Sunday and
continuing until the new church is
ready for occupancy.
Shambaush.
This section was visited by the
heaviest rainfall in the memory OF the
oldest settlers. 1t is reported by sew
e-ai that fully FIVE inches of water fell
during Sunday night. Some OF the
branches were the highest ever known.
William Russell lost two stands of bees
and some stove wood being washed
away by the branch. The crops on the
low land were considerably damaged.
Also large bridges and tubes were
washed out.
Atlantic.
Mrs. steve Nichols and her brother,
c. B. Archer. who is staying at the
Nichols horne on west Seventh street
we're made terribly Ill the other even
ing when in some manner some poison.
intended to Kill rats, got mixed up with
The tea and they drank some OF 1t.
Mrs. Nichols is still i'll but very much
better. Mr. Archer was not as sick as
his sister. but for a time both suffered
no. a little. Their recovery will be
learned of with pleasure by their
friends as they had a. narrow escape.
Shelby.
I'll
purpose OF deciding whether Shelby
should have a system OF waterworks
installed and whether the town should
be bonded for the same, was a de-
cided victory for the wet side. The
women were entitled 10 the use of the
franchise al the municipal election ana
the young women saw To ii that autos
brought all interested women voters 70
the polls One hundred twenty7eight
votes were cast by the women. %a32 by
the men The returns showed 20 IN
favor of waserworks and thirty-nt e
opposed. The sum voted for the i'm
provement is $4,000
Henderson.
Henderson and vicinity was visited
by one of its worst storms SUNDAY
night and Monday morning. Fully four
inches Of rain fell, strong winds and
severe electrical displays being re-
ported. The Nishnabotna and Farm
creek were higher than they have been
for years. The low lands are flooded
and on the hillsides where corn was
plowed for the last time is washed out
clean. T. A. Hougas and Hugh Jones,
who had their wheat cut and in the
shock, lost il by the floods. The water
in Hay creek. which runs thru town,
rose SO rapidly that it caused quite
little damage, the flooding OF gardens
and the filing up of caves were quite
numerous.
Shenandoah.
With cowboy vGps as they dashed
thru the main street, the wagons OF the
gypsy band hit the open road, another
adventure and mile post having been
passed Their time was limited to five
minutes TO get out OF town and the
speed at which they left showed they
were taking advantage Of it. Behind
them they left s110 to square little
account in the superior court. Four Of
the gypsy women were fined s2o and
costs. having plead guilty 10 larceny.
The fortune tellers the day before had
hour;shed linen buster in the face
of c. C. Dope at his harness store.
crowded around him to "tella fortune"
and relieved him Of a pocket book con-
tanning s11.i6.
Newton.
While travelling in their QUITO in the
northern part of the state last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Smith met with a
very disagreeable tho not dangerous
accident The roads were very bad and
the auto ran off the road into a pond
throwing them both out into the water.
Their suit case containing all their ex-
ira clothing was also thoroughly
soaked Another auto finally came
along and hauled them to a town six
miles away. but they were sigh,
when they got there and had TO borrow
dry clothes Of strangers until the!
could get some. Roy is travelling in the
| interest OF the automatic washer, anc
no doubt they needed the services Of
one of those machines after the acct
dent.
Shenandoah.
| Eloping on the $50 o'clock freight
Yesterday morning was the method Oar
| Cupid found to escape the parents ane
obtain a marriage license and mar
rage ceremony for Miss Alma johnson
of Shenandoah and Earl Hampton o.
| Chicago The couple went to Clarinds
where they were married. The couple
then notified relatives by phone Of thei
marriage The bride is the daughte
/, Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Johnson. who
live on Sycamore street. Her fathe1
| is section foreman. She has beer
employed at Bauer's store since thu
Christmas holidays air. Hampton!
home is at Chicago but recently he ha!
been in business with his brOther-in'
law who conducted repair shop a
| Clarinda-
Council Bluffs.
! I. ". Flickinger who went to- LAX
Gko5oj. las: -ee!. for fishing trip
| returned home Tuesday minus all TIL
| big fish he had promised to catch ant
with his right arm in sling. Whil'
F, walking on damp path at Miller!
! bay, where he had made his head
! quarters. Mr.. F1ickinger slipped ant
fell, striking his shoulder on a rocl