Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-22
Northern I01ua Items

wrecked machine were Mr.. and Mrs.
Campbell and baby and Mrs. Camp
bells father, H. E. Bertlesen. Mr.. and
Mrs. Campbell escaped unhurt, but the
baby was thrown out and severely in
jured and the grandfather had his face
cut badly. The other machine was not |
damaged nor the occupants hurt
Clinton.
A. II. Kersting, president of the
Clinton Sugar Refining Company, was
elected president of the American
Manufacturers Association of Pro-
ducts From Corn lat a convention held
Friday in Chicago. Other officers were
elected as follows: Vice president.
William +. Piel, Indianapolis, Ind;
secretary, DR.. William P. Cutler, Chi
cago; treasurer, Hugh w. Green, Keo-
kuk, Iowa; directors. A. II. Kersting,
Clinton Sugar Refining Company,
Clinton, iowa; J. B. Reichman, Douglas
Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; William
F.. Piel, Piel Brothes' Starch Company,
Indianapolis, Ind: H. P. Hughes, Union
Starch & Refining Company, Edinburg,
Ind: ]. III. Mcnamara, J. c. Hubinger
Brothers Company, Keokuk, Iowa;
George J. jerks, Huron Milling Com
pany, Harbor Beach, Mich; George S.
pany, New York, N. Y.
Cedar Rapids.
r. L. Gown, clerk in the Adams
| Pharmacy, Ill First avenue, returned
| to the store at II o'clock Sunday night
after having locked the door temporar
| lily while he went to the union pas
senger station, and found the safe
standing open. He had closed the safe
| before leaving the store On investi-
cation he found Wilfred Markham, a
13-year- old boy, hiding in the store.
| The boy was taken to the police sta
| ton. and when searched watch that
had been left at the store for repairs
| was found in his pocket. The safe
contained jewelry valued at $4,000.
Young Markham confessed that he en-
tered the store thru a rear window,
but had just opened the safe when
the clerk returned. He is the son Of
d. DeLos Markham, 627 South Ninth
| street, and admits that he was taken
in charge by the probation officer
some time ago for stealing pocket
| book containing $40. He is being held
/ on q charge OF being a delinquent.
Amos.
Two large barns on the c. B. Finch
| farm, south OF town were burned dur
| ing the lightning and rain storm that
| swept over that section about $3.50
o'clock last Friday evening. One barn
| was struck by lightning and set on
| fire, the flames later spreading to the
other barn. Ole Olson is living on the
| farm. He suffered a loss Of about
$1,000 with $500 insurance and Mr..
Finch's loss Is estimated at $1,000 to
$4,000 with little IL any insurance. Mr..
Olson was barely able to get his cattle
out Of the first barn which was entirely
consumed with its contents, within
few minutes after the lightning struck.
| Two hogs were burned in that barn.
The second barn, which had but re-
Gently been built, caught before the
first had burned to the ground and was
| soon destroyed with about ten or more
tons OF hay; 1000 bushels Of corn, Of
which 200 bushels were saved but In
badly damaged condition; 200 bushels
OF oats; some farm machinery; car
penter tools and some household goods
belonging to Mr.. Olson's brother. He
succeeded in getting his horses and
harness out uiiiiaT med. : = = ~