Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-27
Fort Madison.

Fort Madison.
Elmer Chambers had narrow es-
cape recently from serious injury
He was sitting in chair reading when
his 3s caliber revolver dropped from
| his hip pocket to the cement floor ano
discharged. The bullet entered under
| the left shoulder and lodged there.
Dss Moines. s
! The Iowa Pioneer Law Makers AS
ISOLATION will hold its fifteenth meeting
Wednesday and Thursday, March II
and II, in the house chamber of the
Iowa legislature. Membership is re-
stricted to legislators and judges who
served prior to 1894.
Knoxville.
! Earl Scott, a colored youth, has
been arrested on the charge Of highway
robbery. Two Italians swore out in
formation against him alleging that he
administered Knockout drops to them
and while unconscious relieved his
victims of $50. He is now in jail await
ing the grand jury.
Knoxville.
Burglars entered the ticket office al
the Burlington station here some time
Sunday night. blew out the door Of the
safe and secured haul Of about 5000.
OF this amount about SAL was in cash.
The work evidently was done by ex-
ports as 1t was done so nicely that not
even the furniture near the safe was
damaged.
ksokuk.
The Mississippi river had more than
a dozen names. different designations
being given at different points in It's
course. The Algonquins called it the
Niche Sebe. other tribes termed II
Chucagua, Mico. Tumalase. Tapala RI
and other names. The Algonquin name
was finally adopted. The meaning Is
father Of waters" or "the whole river
Twenty seven spellings are noted In
the writings of early explorers.
Atlantic.
Vice President Weber of the Atlantic
& Southern, who has been preparing
to close the road. states that the road
will be held open until spring or sum-
mer and II no buyer appears in the
meantime 1t will be sold for junk He
states that as junk it will bring in
about 100000. When asked what the
company will do II the state railroad
commission orders the road continued
Weber stated that the company will re-
fuse to obey the order and that the
courts will not force 1t because he
can show the road is q money loser.
oiin.
Lucian Rose, farmer of near Olin,
was killed Saturday afternoon when
a fast passenger train struck him as
he was crossing the track In o cutter.
Mr.. Rose was starting home from ,Olin
and had stopped to allow q freight
train, going west, to pass. After the
train had gone by he drove upon the
track and failed to see the fast pas
senger train approaching from the
west. He was struck when the cutter
was about in the middle of the track.
The vehicle was demolished and ne
was thrown quite distance. He was
still breathing when picked up but died
few minutes later.
Ainswortt.
Fire which started in the Mari hard
ware store at 1880 o'clock Sunday
morning. destroyed the store. the Aims
worth hotel and the new opera house,
causing total loss Of 100000. The
opera house had Just been completed
and the decorators were to have be.
gun their work this morning. The ORR
gin OF the blaze Is unknown. The
Washington fire company was called
and about thirty men responded Their
work In checking the flames was ef-
fective and assisted by Ainsworth citi-
zens, the fire was prevented from
spreading, a small building owned by
the Methodist Sunday school, was torn
down. The Mari Hardware Company
carried a stock valued at $4,000, In
sured for $1,000. Tho building was