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

Massena.
During a hard shower which occurred
here, the Christian church was struck
by lightning and quite little dana ge
was done. Because it has been idle
for so long no insurance was kept up.
Urbana.
Injudicious eating is given as the
cause for the insanity OF George
Sparks a school teacher SO years of
age, who has been committed TO the
state hospital at Kankakee.
Sharon Chapel.
| Howard Clark had the misfortune to
be in a runaway Saturday night when
! his horse became frightened and ran
| off throwing him out. which resulted in
| a broken leg. Charley Boyer of Cen
| terville and Hile Dickerson. who We're
with him, escaped with a few slight
bruises.
| Upton.
The trustees of the Hardacre estate
are having three sets of plans and
specifications prepared for the new
opera house and business block. This
move was made at meeting of
Manton lodge, and the matter will be
submitted to the lodge as soon as the
pans are
Knoxville.
Miss Ruth Browne of Seattle, Wash,
was elected librarian of the local
Carnegie library at meeting held
Saturday night She takes the place
of Mrs. J. F. Langdon. who has re-
moved TO Springfield H.. where her
husband will enter the ministry. Miss
Rhea Five will act as librarian until
Miss Browne returns in September.
Keokuk.
Two keokuk men narrowly escaped
death Sunday night when their car
went over fifty foot bluff half mile
north Of Mount Moriah. The car was
owned and driven by w. H. Jacobs and
his brother. John Jacobs. was a pas
senger in the car. The driver of the
car was carried TO the foot of the
bluff but John Jacobs was thrown out
when the car made its first dive at
the top Of the bluff.
Bussey.
The foundation for a new building
has been laid on the old lot where the
Tri- County Press formerly stood. The
building is being erected by j. II.
Pringle and the contract has been let.
None but Bussey men will be en-
ployed on this building and all the
material used in its construction is 10
be bought of Bussey business men.
The building will be a stucco finish and
will be first class building in every
way.
Moravia.
| After the Frank Dotson restaurant
| had closed the building was entered
1 4 4 20
OF jewelry taken. In connection with
his restaurant Mr.. Dotson kept line
of jewelry. and this was about all that
! was lT1oieateG 6iuoG 1ouT5s %cre
brought from Agency and took up a
scent north 70 the Milwaukee depot
and losing that were brought back and
started in an easterly direction. AS
yet no clues have been found. Sheriff
| Brown was called and is busy trying
| to get clue.
| Perry.
A deal which eventually means the
establishment Of big Catholic schoo
! in Perry has just been closed here
when the Unitarian church was pur-
chased by the st. Patrick Catholic
church. With the church goes resi-
dence property and lot. Nothing def
mite mas yet Deen pianneu, out IL is tne
intention OF the Perry Catholics tc
start a school for children OF Catholic
families next fall. Later it is probable
that the church building will be tori
down and a modern school, will
ldormitory. erected.
Des Moines.
Robbers who looted a safe in tn,
lWoolworth 10 cent store at 6Gs-6i1
Walnut street some time Saturday
night escaped with $3.50 in cash. II
their haste to get away the men over
looked $500 which was secreted in al
inner compartment of the safe. TIL,