Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-07

j. P Martin was seriously injured o!
being buried under a falling lumber
pile Thursday. When eNtricated from
il it was found that one of his legs
had been broken, his face badly cut ana
his back terribly bruised. 1t is con-
sidered miracle he was not killed
outright
Scion.
The splendid old home of NJ. ;.
Shircliff on the edge of Scion has been
burned re the ground. AS it stood out
side the water limits, nothing could
be done TO save it. Most of the fur-
lnjture was saved. The loss on the
building is total and is partially covered
| by insurance.
Mount Pleasant.
The first wind storm Of the season
swept over Mount Pleasant Monday
afternoon Considerable damage was
done to trees. many weak ones going
down and hundreds of branches being
ripped. A number of awnings, several
signs and a few chimneys were TOO
weak to withstand the pressure
Fairfield.
The wind storm Monday afternoon
did quite little damage hereabouts.
i
threatening appearance and there was
| considerable wind. Much damage was
done east of Fairfield, where the tele-
phone lines are down and many trees
and farm buildings are damaged by
the wind.
| Fort Madison.
| Fort Madison was held in the grip
| of a wind storm Monday afternoon and
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metal top of one of the gigantic straw
| stacks at the Brown Paper mill was
blown off, some of the wires Of the
Mississippi River Power Company were
blown down and scarcely tree in the
| city but was damaged to some ex-
tent.
| HazeIton.
Thomas Woman. veteran of the
civil war was the victim of painful
accident Friday morning. He was sit
ting on the front porch smoking while
! his nephew's wife, Mrs. Monti Wor-
! man was preparing breakfast. 1t is
thought he must have had a slight
stroke of paralysis for the pipe fell
! from his mouth, setting fire to his
clothes, which fell from him. Mrs.
Norman heard his groans and went to
|
a rug. The burns about his body are
very severe but it is thought he will
recover
! Muscatine.
A recount Of the population Of Mus
! catine is to be made by the churches
of the city. This announcement was
made at luncheon held under the au-
spices of Muscatine Commercial Club
at the Hotel Muscatine. The decision
was reached at meeting of the COM
mittee OF the Sunday school associa-
ton with prominent members Of the
club earlier in the day. Mr.. Titus ex-
pressed the belief that a canvass of
the city would reveal many families
! to have been omitted from the census
returns as completed by the enumera-
tors. and called upon all loyal citizens
to aid in swelling the count.
Exline.
Martin Heifner. we'll known Exline
man was found dead in bed. Mr.. Heif-
ner was a bachelor and lived alone. He
had been sick for about three weeks
with ptomaine poisoning and heart
trouble. He has several surviving rel
atves, one sister, who lives at Stile,
Iowa, another at Mystic and several
half brothers and sisters. Mr.. Heifner
was a carpenter by trade and had a
| host of frinds in Exline. where he has
made his home for many years. He
was 20 years of age at the time of his
| death The funeral was held Sunday
| afternoon at the Christian church in
Exline, and burial at Exline ceme-
| terry.
/ Davenport.
/ After he had evaded the police and
Concealed his identity for almost q
year in a. dozen towns in Iowa, Illi-
nois, Missouri and the south, Alex
Skinner, alias Willie Lee Williams, q
negro. wanted at Proctor, Ark, fol
the murder of a white man, was ar