Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-29

/ the building. 1t was caused by the ov-
erflow from the gasoline engine catch
ing fire from the furnace. The joists
In. the basement were charred "a some
and what was caused by smoke will
be about the only damage to the the
alter. This theater Is the one rebuilt
by ]. w. Hadley after the old one had
burned down on the same spot last De-
, cember.
IndianoIa.
The 2-year-old daughter and the A.
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Schneider were badly scalded on Mon
day morning when a teakettle of boil
ing water fell OFF the kitchen range
and splashed over their limbs. The
mother was working over the stove and
the little folks were sitting on the
floor about four feet away. The boy
! was scalded more than the little girl,
the burns being deeper, while both suf-
/, fered excruciating pain. Medical aid
relieved the little girls pain by We'd
nesday, but the boy was still suffer-
ing a great deal. The skin fell off his
limbs when the clothing was re-
moved.
Ottumwa.
I won't live there long" The above
was a letter sent Dec. Is. from Des
Moines to his wife by Frank NJ Peter,
So, we'll known florist, who disappeared
from home last September. This was
the first word received from him since
his mysterious disappearance. On
Christmas night Mrs Peter heard a
noise at one OF the Of the green houses
and sent her 15-year-old son to see
what it was. As the lad opened the
door he was confronted by his father
who said, "A Merry Christmas to you
ALL He then swallowed quantity O..
carbolic acid and died a few minutes
later.
Buxton.
r. D. Buckingham, manager of the
! Monroe Mercantile Company, came
near losing his life on Christmas eve
when Charles King, colored, entered
the store and demanded his money. A
rule of the store that they hold the
, money when 1t is due, made it impos-
sible for the man to get his money,
but being under the Influence of liquor,
he would not be reasoned with. His
talk and manner were creating dis
turbance, and when Mr. Buckingham
plaGSu Ills udhu upon MT. hlllS
shoulder he whipped out an open knife
and stabbed him about two inches be-
low the heart. The blade of the knife
struck rib. which fact alone seems
responsible for Mr.. Buckingham's life.
While able to be about the store this
morning, Mr.. Buckingham is unable to
work. King is under arrest and awaits
trial.
Ottumwa.
Nora Malandes, the 19-year-old girl,
known to the federal authorities and
the police as the marrying kid" who
was arrested Tuesday by United States
Marshal n. !. iTTisoIl, char sed I'll !;
being an undesirable citizen, has
changed her mind about being deported
to Mexico and Thursday morning
| when she. was given hearing before
Immigration Inspector s. L. whitfield
she asked that she be sent to the bor-
dering country. She was given a hear
Ing at the St.Joseph hospital where
/ she was taken yesterday after suffer
| ing from a light attack of pneumonia
contracted by exposure when she made
efforts to elude the officers. When
first arrested the girl made known tina,
she would protest against being de-
! ported. Over night she changed her
mind. It will be some time before she
| will be taken to the neighborina
country as the evidence in the case
| must be handled at the Immigration
! office In Washington.
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