Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-25

| Francis j. Moreton, aged so, dropped
dead on a street in Chicago. Death
was due to heart disease. Mr.. More
ton lived many years in LeMars and
was prominent member of the Eng
F.; lish colony located here in the early
Sos He was a noted horseman and
polo player. He leaves a wife and two
| daughters.
LeMars.
| Mrs. Harry Bogen, residing on Wash
ington street was severely burned
Friday morning while polishing stove.
The polish exploded and the contents
We're spattered over her face. She
was badly burned on her face and
mouth and suffered severely from the
nervous shock and has been confined
TO her bed since.
Storm Lake.
Death claimed another Iowa pioneer.
Mrs. Frances Smith, mother of Dr.. E.
F. Smith, prominent surgeon Of this
city, who died following a weeks i'll
ness at the age Of rs years. Mrs.
Smith has lived in Iowa sixty-four
years, coming to Dubuque in the early
days. She attended Lenox college and
was a prominent teacher.
Correctionville.
Daniel w. Heath, for 70 years resi-
dent of Iowa, died at his home here
Saturday. Mr., Heath was born IN
Ohio in 1871, and came to Iowa with
his parents when six months old'
settling in Jackson county, where ne
was married in 1872 One week after
his wedding he started for the war
serving three years. At it's close he
came to this place and had resided
here since.
Cherokee.
Sunday morning the members Of the
First Methodist Episcopal church OF
this place dedicated their third church
building, all having been built upon
| the same site. The first building was
erected about 1872, only a short time
after the plating of the city. 1t served
! the purpose for which it was erected
for about sixteen years, but IN 1857
the growth of the congregation and
| community made q new building neces-
sary. This was brick structure.
Sioux City.
| The body of Hans Christensen, aged
las, 1908 Ingleside avenue, was found
on the sidewalk in front of 1910 Eight
eenth street. Christensen had been
| dead only a short time when found,
and it is presumed he dropped dead
of heart failure while running for a
car. Christensen was employed as
porter In the establishment OF the
Oscar Hoberg Company, 40 Pierce
street. Christensen had lived here for
| number of years. He was a member
of the Danish brotherhood. He leaves
his wife and five children.
/ Sioux City.
| The Cuban cigar swindler has come
and gone from Sioux City. having
| worked the town to perfection the past
week. Business men We're the victims.
An oily-tongued alleged Cuban snug
| gler took them in with sure enough
"Forbidden Havanas" as samples OF
| lot he had smuggled across the gun.
over 400 of his customers are holders
| of half hundred boxes of the II Cabigi-
mo variety, and wondering over the
witchery that caused them to fall VIC
tins OF what they have discovered Is
an aged swindle. The cigars were the
real "stinkerinos.'
Waterloo.
Claiming that Mrs. Lillian Graham,
widow of DR.. Graham, of La Porte City,
has alienated the affections of her
husband, H P. North Mrs. Elizabeth
North has filed suit for $4,000 dam
ages Mr.. North, who is a plumber at
LaPorte City, formerly lived in Charles
City. Some time ago Mrs. North filed
information against her husband and
Mrs. Graham, accusing them OF adul-
try They waived examination when
arraigned before Justice McGuilkin.
and we're held to the grand jury IN
bonds Of $1,000 The Norths have two
sons, the oldest % years old.
Cedar Rapids.
Three young people had an ex-
tremely narrow escape from injury,
possibly from death, shortly before
midnight Saturday when a heavy cleo
trio coupe in which they were driving
was struck by an eastbound Rock Is
land train at the Third avenue and
Fourth street crossing. The occu-
pants Of the coupe were Miss Grace
Joehnk of Clinton, student at the
University Of Iowa; wallace Nesbit
and Clarence Templeton, students at
ACoe College. According to some pedes-
TRANS and those who were In the ma
chine, the fiagman was SO far away
that they could not find him when they
approached the crossing, and they pre-
sumed. therefore. that the way must
be clear Just as their coupe started
to cross the tracks several bystanders
shouted lusty warning. But for these
shouts the machine would have crossed