Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-17

Washington.
The scioo; election held here Tues
day on the question of issuing 100000
In bonds for a new high school build
ing was beaten by 21O votes.
Council Bluffs.
Walter Long, of Bartlett, is dead in
the hospital here the result of injuries
received when his auto was struck by
O Burlington freight train. at the de-
pot platform at Bartlett. His view
was INSTRUCTED by string OF box cars
and he did not see the approaching
train.
Fairfield.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made for Jefferson county old settlers
day at Fairfield, which will be held
Friday, Oct. 1. This.is made the big
day of the year. Last year there were
.oyer 10000 people present Nine.
schumann- Heink will appear on the
evening program.
keokuk.
The ancient, long outgrown. but now
very stylish art of archery is to be
resurrected by the young women OF
Keokuk The Y. W. c. A. here has
been given large tract of ground and
a range is to be laid out and classes
in shooting with the bow and arrow
formed. There is much interest in the
new pastime here.
Atlantic.
Mrs. Solka Joe, aged 35, head Of a
band of gypsies Of about fifty that had
been attending the fair at Greenfield,
died in her wagon mere without m edt-
cal attention, because farmers at
whose homes application was made TO
use the telephone, refused to admit
them The woman was reported to be
quite wealthy and was the owner OF
several business blocks in New York
City. The body was shipped to Chi
cago for burial.
Gienwood.
Mr.. Thomas Martin. of Pacific juno
ton, met with a serious accident
Tuesday afternoon. On the road south
Of Glenwood something appeared to be
wrong with the running apparatus OF
his Buick car and upon investigation
he found fire had started from some
unknown cause. An explosion being
imminent the car was abandoned to
it's fate and was burned. 1t was Sc
we're loss indeed, but it is very fortu-
nate that no person was injured as the
fire was discovered in time for the &C.
cupants to escape.
keokuk.
Separated from his brother few
weeks after they came to this country
from Ireland in 1860, William O'Con-
nor. Of Alvord Iowa, is endeavorins
to locate relatives Of John O'Connor,
for whom county authorities have been
searching ever since Deputy County
Clerk Albert vollers received letter
from an attorney In Hastings, Neb.,
which stated that John O'Connor. for
merly OF Fort Madison, had died and
left a fortune valued at 100000. VIII
liam O'Connor did not know Of his
brothers death until he read that
county authorities were trying to To-
cate relatives Of the dead man.
o1tuns,w;a.
The body Of an unknown man was
found floating in the Des .Moines river
near the Vine street bridge. The body
was found by man giving the name
of McHugh who was fishing in the
river and he towed the remains to
shore. The body was in badly decom :
posed condition and has undoubtedly
been in the water for some time. The
man Il about thirty years Of age and
about flve feet eight inches tall. He
was dressed in brown coat, dark
gray pants with light stripe thru
them, soft white shirt with q black
stripe. and red necktie and black
shoes, which appeared to be new.
csntsrvills.
On the day on which the Appanoose
county reunion Of old soldiers was held
Mrs. Elizabeth Payton, who for years
had had the reunion on her lawn, died
Tuesday, Sept. II. This year owing to
! i'll health arrangements had been made