Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-06
Davenport.

davenport
Armenag Dononyan, 10. must spend
an indeterminate term in the state re-
formatory at Anamosa- Sentence was
passed by Judge Donegan in district
court after the Armenian had appeared
in chambers and entered a plea OF
guilty to the charge Of stealing the
trunk Of Mrs. Emma Valleau, OF Grin
nell.
Dss Moines.
Threshermen from all parts Of Iowa
will come to Des Moines next week 1or
the annual convention to be held at
the auditorium three days beginning
March 9. The probable attendance IS
placed at 5000. Mayor James r.
Hanna is to welcome the delegates
Tuesday evening. Governor George
w. Clarke will speak Wednesday
morning and that evening Attorney
General George Cosson will talk.
HEADQUARTERS for the guests will be at
the wellington hotel.
Fairfield.
Preparations have been completed
whereby the city of Fairfield will issue
$4,000 in bonds. There will be ten OF
these bonds, each one being for $l,OOO
and is usually the case it is expected
that all of them will be taken up oy
home people. The issuing OF these
bonds will provide fund with which
to erect new stand pipe near the
railroad crossings and maintain the
water supply for the past year. Work
will be commenced on the stand pipe
as soon as possible.
Dss Moines.
Here is another Enoch Arden story,
Claus Light, German laborer OF south
Des Moines married Mrs. Nellie futile,
of Pocahontas county. In 1906. MRS.
futile thought her former husband
was dead. Some time ago the daugh-
ter of Mrs. futile, by her former mar
rage notified Light that her father
was still alive. Light began q quiet
search and located futile in Kansas
CITY. This morning he was granted
an annulment of his marriage. Mrs.
futile did not contest the proceedings.
Maxwell.
Uncle Billy Scott met with severe
accident one day last week while az
his work on the delivery wagon Tor
Ldngenfelter's store. The horse took
a notion to do little kicking and 1t
being an unusual occurrence, Mr.. Scott
was caught unaware, receiving q
severe blow on one Of his legs, the
cork Of the horses shoe tearing the
flesh badly. AS a consequence he Is
laid I'D. nursing his wound, and John
Edward is filling his position on the
delivery wagon during his absence
from the store.
Avoca.
The large homes of G. L. True, To-
Gated about two and half miles
southeast Of Avoca in section fifteen
Of Knox township, was totally de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour Thurs
day morning, together with all the
household goods Of the family. The
house was large one, containing ten
rooms. Mr.. True estimates his loss
at $500 or more, of which $1,000 is
covered by insurance in the Pottawat-
TAME county mutual, the Harrison
county mutual, ana the Iowa Re-ln.
surance association.
WapeIIo.
The Iowa river has been on ram
page for the last week. On Friday
night about 125 feet Of the ievee five
miles south of here gave way and the
lOwlands were flooded. Several fam
ildes forced to move out, but with NO
loss Of property. The levee just north
Of town near. the Ruby place broke
saturday night, but wetchr.ec hastily
stopped the flow OF water with bags OF
sand and prevented any further break
ing Of the levee. The river was on
"a stand all day Sunday and Is now
falling.
Davenport.
The Davenport smallpox situation
has become critical and City Physician
Middleton stated that the epidemic WA
apparently getting well under control