Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-31

stealing The first time an amount
above two dollars was taken. The
church was entered last Thursday
night after choir practice and the thief
carried the box into the basement be-
fore opening it. Among other articles
in the box were some insurance papers
belonging to Rev. w. H. Sinclair and
those were undisturbed.
Titonka.
Monday was the day set by the
creamery building committee to open
the bids and let the contract for the
erection of the creamery building.
There was only three bids filed with
the secretary. Cowan & Herman, of
Algona; Victoria. Of Britt, and a
gentleman from Germania or Buffalo
Center, whose name we did not learn.
Cowans & Herman's bid was $5,013,
Victoria, OF Britt. over $1,000, and the
gentleman from Germania s5,312. The
creamery committee, we learn. has
awarded the contract for the erection
Of their new building to the Algona.
contractors who will begin at once to
erect the building. The cost Of the
creamery plant outside Of the building
will be about as follows: Building.
$5.o13; ice plant. $1,000; plumbing and
heating plant, $500; machinery, $4,000;
total. 100000.
Gilbert.
E. A. jerks, manager Of the Gilbert
Grain Company. had narrow escape
from instant death Thursday evening
last when in an attempt to start the
gas engine with which the grain is
elevated he caught his foot in the big
fly wheel and the bones Of his leg were
snapped off at the ankle. Only the fact
that the engine failed to start pre-
vented him from being hurled around
the fast revolving wheel and battered
to death on the concrete floor of the
engine room. Mr.. jerks had climbed
up onto the fly-wheel to start the en-
CINE. He pulled it partly over and in
flying back his foot was caught in the
wheel. AS the result he will be laid
up most of the summer. George Beals,
the engineer, who had left for his home
in Wisconsin to spend two week 8
vacation, was summoned back as the
result of the accident.
Bancroft.
A. ]. Schimmel, former Catholic
priest at Bancroft, has filed a petition
in bankruptcy before Referee S. w.
Crowell. A list OF the petitioners as
sets and liabilities accompanied the
petition. From this statement it APP
pears that the assets total $76,75O, and
the liabilities $59.79s.52. However, the
petitioner would have to die to be
solvent, as $4,000 in life insurance
policies and al accident policy for
$4,000 are listed among the assets at
their face value. A fire insurance pol
icy for $4,000 on the Schemmel farm
buildings is also included at its face.
The other assets consist in the main
OF a 200 -acre farm IN Springfield town
ship. valued at 100000 ($20o per acre)
and certain lots in Bancroft (where,
it is reported, the new st. Johns Cath
Ollie church is being built, valued at
50. 900. No money or bank deposits are
listed. The liability statement in
cludes, S62S.15 for taxes and drainage
assessments; $4,000. secured claims;
and $3s,S44.72. unsecured notes. The
first two items must be paid in full be-
fore dividend is paid on the un-
secured claims. The secured claims in
clude three mortgages against the farm
for $3.50. notes secured by the as
signment Of life insurance policies. etc,
and . mechanics lien for 1856.