Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-31
Southern Io1Da Items

while she was preparing to retire the
automatic valve in the meter smut on
the flow OF gas thruout the house. NOT
being accustomed to the use Of gas she
evidently considered It sufficiently shut
off when the light went out. She was
discovered Sunday morning when her
son smelled escaping gas on waking
up.
| OskaIoosa.
Forty three indictments were re-
ported to Judge Willcocksen in district
court Saturday afternoon by the spe-
cial grand jury which has been in ses-
sion since Tuesday, March JIG, and has
examined nearly a hundred witnesses
during its sittings. The jury made its
final report to the court and the men
were discharged. The special session
was called primarily TO Investigate the
activities Of bootlesgers in the coun-
ity, but also looked into ether viola
| tons Of the law which have occurred
since the last regular jury was In SEES
sion, early in January None OF the
/ indictments are made puoEc at this
time by the county officials.
Davenport.
Dorothy Harrison. s-yea.-old daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Harrison,
was severely injured late Saturday
afternoon when she was struck by the
Abbott Detroit touring car of E. Hauer,
a farmer living on the Brady road,
flew miles beyond the city limits. The
Iaccident occurred on Main street, near
Third. Mr.. Hauer was taken to police
headquarters Immediately following
1.-THE accident. l. J. Dougherty. OF the
Guaranty Life Insurance Company. had
lvouched for him and he was released
on his own recognizance on his prom
lise to return. The extent OF injuries
to the child will not be known to .
lcertainty for SEVERAL days.
Museatips.
A daily freight service on the Mis-
isissippi river from st. Paul TO New
Orleans is guaranteed for 1916 by the
Mississippi Navigation Company, OF
which John Bernhard, OF New Orleans,
is president. Local cash and door
concerns have been informed as to the
details OF the river freight traffic, and
negotiations are on whereby shipments
Of lumber will be made from the Pa
Icific coast by steamer thru the, canal
and thence to New Orleans and up the
river. That decisive reduction In
freight charges can be made via water
route shipments Is shown, by the con
; tract figures quoted by the Bernhard
company. The construction Of scores
Of steel huIled harges. is now undel
way, and in the latest communication
from the head OF the. transportation
: company 1t is stated that 1915 will wit
ness barges leaving both. New .Orleanl
and ST. Paul on thru service daily.
creston. zn
: A fire which lasted about fifteeI
!. minutes and did damage to the extern
: Of about $4,000 took place at the Tenn
Z pie Grand Theater at 1926. o'clocl
= Saturday evening when the 5000 MIN
"Cabiria," which was Icing shown
tcaught fire and was completely de
> stroyed In addition 70 the picture til
machine was damaged to such an ex
tent that It 10 Believed to be worthless
& Ia small damage was done to the cell
d ing above the machine booth and . fe,
: chairs were broken, but there wa
x scarcely any indicationssox = panic A
: the time Of the Are Lawrence PER-,
: operator. was the only one. In tho ma
/ chine booth and as soon AZ he saw tn
n DANGER he ran out Of the booth lock
) ing the door behind him. II 1t ha
= lnot been for his timely thinking
- shut the door the theater would hav
d probably been damaged to the Textes
= of q large sum. Az II was, by shuttin
N the door Of the booth the fire could 81
cape only enough % that 1t would M
allow an explosion In the booth. Or
= Thousand people were seated In =
! thester at the time Of the fire and .
T, the aid OF the manager and the ushe
" T. panic was prevented. The enttl
es number Of people were out OF the tn
n. ater IN less than two minutes.
ne exits, about ten, were opened a
til there was little chance for any one o
at ing injured