Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-13
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perintendent Of the automobile DEPART
ment OF the Spaulding Manufacturing
Company, had a startling experience
on Wednesday evening at his home.
1913 Fourth avenue. The family had
been hearing what seemed to be
stealthy movements, as OF providers.
about the premises. Mr.. Kurtz had
been busy with some plans at the
home. Hearing footsteps on the porch
he opened the door suddenly and con-
fronted q stranger who turned his face
away. Mr.. kurtz had his revolver in
his hand and, being aroused to sense
OF imminent danger, fred quickly. The
man leaped from the porch and ran
into q vacant lot, where he stopped
and turned about to watch the house.
As Mr.. kurtz was about to follow up
the stranger he became aware that
others were in the rear OF the house
and he fired couple of shots In their
direction without being able to see
them and get good aim Meanwhile
Mrs. Kurtz was phoning for help and
police and fire boys came on their
;;saa! uhle-nnick. A careful search
of the premises revealed no one nor
could any one be tracked as having
gone from the place. The first noise
heard was about $3.50 and che finale oc-
CURED about 10 O'clock.
The evangelistic meetings have con-
tinued all the week here wish undated
zeal on the part of the working force
and apparently a growing attendance.
Last night the body of the church was
reserved, so far as needed, for those
who had been to the front at any time
during this series of meetings and had
signed the usual cards. Sunday even
ing will close the work Of these helpers
in religious activities here. On Sun
day morning there viii be union
meeting at the Congregational church.
following the Sunday school, at 1O:45.
In the afternoon. at 2:S0, there will be
mass meeting for men. The topic will
be 1.-The Man Who Ran Away" The
offerings at these three services will be
for the remuneration of the three men,
Hanley, Fischer and Schofield. Mr..
Schofield has put i'll five weeks Of hard
work here, the other two four weeks
each. The expense of the meetings.
aside from the compensation to the
workers, has been kept down to less
than $500 and all this was cleared up
by the voluntary contributions within
about the first two weeks Of the meet
ings.
There will be meeting Of the mem
bers of the Congregational church this
evening at 1880 in the lecture room to
consider the resignation Of their pas
tor, Rev p. F. Marston, ard to plan
for the future filling of the pulpit while
selecting another permanent pastor.
Deacon Alfred Burroughs, who has
been confined to his home for some
weeks by an attack of pneumonia and
complications, is reported as gaining
but in a very weak condition.
+ c. r. Bean is one Of those who have
passed successfully thru the quaran-
tine and treatment for smallpox and is
now able to be out among his fellows.
Four more cases have just gone under
quarantine regulations. All are mild
but the segregation is enforced. George
Leins is at his home on Sixth avenue.
J. w. McDonough is sick ar 1903 Ham
ilton avenue. The Stacy home on Third
avenue and the Rose nome OF: Seventh
avenue also are under quarantine.
Shep Marvin, a former resident OF
Grinnell but for some years OF Brook
ings, S. D., is visiting his two brothers,
Rev. j. T. and Esquire Frank p. Mar
vim, and other relatives and many
friends here. He is accompanied by
his son Arthur.
Mr.. G.. p. Kimball. whose home Is IN
Meriden, Conn, has been making his
first visit In Iowa at the home of his
sister, Mrs. 4. B. Goss. this city. He
was accompanied by his son, A. l.. II.
Kimball.
The revival meetings that have been
in progress for the past six weeks IN
the Newburg and Chester Center Con-
gregational churches, under the leader
ship Of Evangelist Charles F. Sheldon,
of Abingdon, ILL.,. nave closed with en-
couraging results. The Chester church
counts an additional ten in member
ship as one of the results here.
Morgan Hicks, who was arrested IN
Malcolm for issuing checks on banks IN
which he had no deposits and was
brought to Grinnell, where the offense
was in part committed, IS 10 have his
preliminary hearing here on Saturday.
the 9th inst.
Mr.. George NJ. Christian. who was III
at his home here for about week but
was able to go back 20 his business at
Des Moines on Wednesday. has been
attended there for The past two days
by his daughters, Mrs. A. c. Lyon. OF
this city. He is reported as gaining
reasonably fast.