Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-14
Fort Madison,

Fort Madison.
| Henry Weidlinger. a veteran employ
OF the Atlee Lumber Company here
| has just completed novelty in IN
cabinet making line-a piano benc,
/ containing over 1000 pieces of wood l
| is inlaid. the top having checkeret
! design, the sides having inlaid desigI
| Of blooming rose vines. Tie legs o
| the benchc are made of 100 pieces o.
| wood of eight kinds.
Newton.
The funeral Of Ed Churchill, So, WHIT
died in his apartments in Churchill
hotel Friday night. was held Sunday
at p. M. a special funeral train was
run 10 Monroe for interment iInme-
ciately after the services. Churchill
came here in 1865 He bought tht
hotel IL 1898. He bought the hotel il
1898 He is survived by four daugh-
! ters Churchill hotel is now onIled 3:
his son law, II. P. Whitiock.
CIarinda
Essex is 10 have new city hal!
under the terms of the Will OF D. F.
Hastings, who died last month Mr.
Hastings will has just been probated
IN the district court at Clarinda. II
covers an estate of $4,000 Most OF
the estate goes to his widow, Mrs
Minnie Hastings. EsstN, where Mr.
Hastings had lived for many years, re-
ceives couple Of lots for . site and a
building fund of $500 for the erection
Of g hall.
Ottunwa.
The ladies' auxiliary Of the Ottumwa
council, United Commercial Travel
ers, was formed at a meeting OF the
L. c. T. and women Saturday night IN
the Masonic temple. a temporary or
ganizatioa was effected with Mrs. d
Devo! in the chair and Mrs. William
Schuette as secretary. The following
were elected officers of the AUXILIARY
| which is TO be social organization
President. Mrs. w. Baer; vice pres
dent. Mrs Boston Campbell: secretary
Mrs. William Schuette, treasurer. Mrs
B. H. Peck.
Scion.
Mrs. Archie Bailey was the victim
of a peculiar and terrifying experience
recently. She was at the woodpile II
the back yard 10 carry wood into the
house. when she picked up STICK
around which was coiled q large snake
The touch Of the cold skin and the
first terrified glance after Of the reptile
so close frightened her. she tainted. II
was some time before she came to her
senses. The snake had left. She was
alone at the farm house a, the time
with Young babe lying unattended in
the house.
Fort Madison.
Emory Ross, a young Iowan in the
foreign missionary service of the
Christian church. is 10 be married this
fall, and as a wedding gift the lows
divisions of the Christian Women'a
board of missions are going 10 presen,
him with a bungalow in the town OF
his assignment. Monroria, Liberia
Africa. The local board al its meeting
Yesterday voted its share of the cost
of the structure. Both Mr.. Ross and
his mother have been prominently
identified with this department il
Iowa.
Upton.
Gan Bolton, 1s-year-oId son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Sherman Bolton, living four
miles south of Upton, was drowned
SUNDAY afternoon while bathing in SUI
gar creek. The drowning occurred
shortly after the boy had entered the
| water IN company with his brother
and two other companions. Much
| alarmed at young Bottoms sudden dis
appearance under the water, the threi
boys FASTENED to summon help, but
| the body was not recovered for sew
eral hours. The body was recov'
cred from three feet Of water. and the
drowning in such depth would indi'
| cate that the boy had been overcome
| by a spell of dizziness, 70 which ht
| had been subject.
Des Meines.
1t is announced at the office Of thu
interchurch council that steps are be
ing taken for the esta blishment Of {
second Workingmen's hotel, to be To-
Gated in West Des Moines. The pres.
ent Workingmens' hotel, which wa.
formerly the Municipal Lodging house
| is located at 423 East Walnut street
The location for the new one has no
yet been chosen. 1t is the plan OF tn:
interchurch council TO operate boil
places on a self supporting basis. Th'
East Des Moines institution will take
care of the transient guests, while thu
west side hotel will be more In the
nature of a permanent lodging house
IOE NOIh1nSucN. LAG pan " AAAAAA>
the west side location simply lodgins
house, where a workman can secure
good board and a clean room at 6
nominal price. The transients will bt
taken care of at the east side place.
Council Bluffs.
Wilson Brooks Reed. familiarly
known to the people Of Council Bluffs
as Brooks Reed. died at Mercy hos
pital Saturday after an illness thai
began several years ago. and which
reduced him to blind and helpless
condition that finally necess!tated hos.
pital care Mr.. Reed had been con-
tinuous resident Of Council Bluffs
since 1867, and during the greater part
OF the time held positions that were
of public or semi public character. For
thirteen years Mr.. Reed was connect
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