Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-24
Southern Io1ua Items

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a feature Of the day and in the evening
Dean Haggard preached an able dis
course on 1.-THE Atonement.'
Museatins.
Oscar Drake, we'll known Bloom
ington township. farmer. met death
shortly after II o'clock when he was
struck by one Of the Davenport & MUS
catine interurban cars at Kelley
crossing, short distance from Musca-
tine. Death was instantaneous. his
skull in front was broken and his lett
arm was broken at the wrist. Drake
and his sister. who live short dis
lance from Richman's crossing on the
interurban, had spent the evening at
q social event near Kelleys CROSSING
and were returning home. When the
car approached them at the station, g
heavy fog prevailed and the theory
advanced is that Drake stood too close .
to the rail in HIS effort to hall the car.
He was struck by the pilot and hurled
several feet. He was Immediately
picked up by the train crew but life
was extinct
Museatine. SIG
Herbert Brooks, aged 16, residing at
Columbus Junction, was brought here
on the Rock Island in a very serious
condition, as q result Of collision OF
q toboggan and an automobile in Co
umbus Junction Tuesday evening.
Young Brooks with a number Of other
boys was coasting down a hill and met
the machine at an intersection, with
the result that Brooks sustained
compound fracture Of the lower right
limb. The break was such that the
bones protruded thru the skin. Sew
eral other boys. are reported to have
been hurt but their injuries were not
Of such seriousness as to need extreme
medical attention. Young Brooks is the
son Of Rev. Brooks, now located at
Columbus Junction, formerly minister
Of the Musserville M. e. church here
and is well known in this city The
boy was taken to the Bellevue hos
pital accompanied by DR.. Barrows Of
Columbus Junction. ~
Atlantic.
/ A fire which is supposed to have
originated from the furnace. did much
damage to the nurses home in this city
at Fifth and Hazel streets, early Tues
day. The house, which Is the former
p. r. Stafford residence, was occupied
by the nurses employed at the Allan
tic hospital, which Is across the street.
The young women were at breakfast
at the hospital building at the time
of the fire and it is likely they would
have BEEN the victims Of serious, il
not fatal injury. The contents of the
house was practically destroyed and
the nurses lost all their possessions.
except some few articles one or two Of
them were able to save. The house and
its contents were covered by insurance
with the exception Of the piano. which
had been moved from the hospital
building and not insured. Simultaneous
with the fire at the nurses home
came another alarm from the H. w.
Fulton home, but this proved to be
nothing but the smoking of the fur
mace.
ottumwa.
An investigation is being carried on
in an effort to locate the person or
persons who received letter for Mrs.
Mary McNabb Of Delta, from the local
postoffice containing check for $40
and cashed 1t at the F'irt National bank
here. The real Mrs. McNabb appeared
at the police station with the letter she
had written to e. Root who works in
the bank at Delta, asking for the
11T;ooa s;; She also h.ss the cancelled
check and the identification written to
her by Mr.. Root. Mrs. McNabb had
written to Mr.. Root asking for $50 on
her account In the bank, and as the
bank was closed, Mr.. Root sent her his
check for the amount. On the back of
the letter Mrs. McNabb had written
Mr.. Root wrote letter asking that
the check be rendered to Mr.. Ackley at
the bank here. She waited at the post
office several days and when the check
did not come she went to Delta where
Mr.. Root turned over to her the cam
celled check, a letter she had written
to him and q letter thanking; him for
sending the money. The letter thank
ing Mr.. Rect e written In the same
handwriting as the signature on the
hack OF the check but does not cores
pond with the signature OF Mrs. Me-
Nabb.