Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-24
Southern Iova Items

pie headed the same way and before
they had gone far they found the roads
congested with people trying to get
away from the unseen danger. When
the poor woman had time to stop she
found her oldest daughter missing,
having gotten separated from her In
the crowds and to this day she does
not know what became Of her. She
writes she and her children are Sleep
ing on the dirt ffSor of "a barn, and
that they are Mfngrs most Of the time
She lived about nine miles from Mr..
Rangers mother and sisters, but says
she. has no idea what became of them.
Silver City.
Wednesday afternoon the Baptist
parsonage occupied by Rev. Mr.. Field
and family was found 20 De on fire in
| the upper story and the alarm was
quickly given. The IRE company and
many citizens We're soon on the ground.
The contents on the lower floor were
soon removed and the fire under con-
troll, but most of the family clothing
and bedding on the upper floor were
destroyed. The damage snd loss, on
+ building and contents will probably APP
| proxmate $500. fully covered by insur-
ance. The origin Of. the fire has not
been discovered.
Hamburg.
| While coming to town Carl Warner
was thrown from his seat into the mud,
and had it not been for quick assist
ance he would have smOthered to
death. He was coming down Wash
ington street and when near the Lew
Hilger home the wagon wheel sudden
ly went down into a deep Tut, which
caused Carl to land in tho mud head
! first. Some men near saw him fall and
rushed to the place. His head was en-
tirely submerged IN mud end water
He was taken to the Bert Mann home
and doctor called. He remained un-
conscious for some time.
Davenport.
Davenport will have o population Of
more than $4,000. This is indicated II
the returns SO far received in the OF
flee Of Assessor l. ]. Hid. The return!
are somewhat incomplete but the fig'
ures so far received indicated that the
population will be between $1,000 ant
$1,000 A large number OF RESIDENT
have not yet been taken. This Is du'
to the fact that they we're neither gu
of the city or absent from their home
when the enumerators called. In SOM
instances the enumerators went bacl
to the places several times in an effor
) to get every person in the city on tn
report.
Council Bluffs.
Miss Edna Caughey, 10. daughter
; F. T. Caughey, 2o7 North avenue. Sat
urday committed suicide by asphyxia
ton In note left by the young WON
~ LOT No
| ton to ill health. A brother, William
) Caughey, found her stretched upon
couch when he entered the house at tn
l noon hour for the luncheon she ha
! been expected to prepare. The Jets
a small stove had been opened and tn
i room was niied with gas. inc youIi
e woman recently underwent an opei
8 alton. She was said to have ben re
e covering satisfactorily. Her mother
d dead. She is survived by her fathe
d three sisters and two brothers.
: Council Bluffs.
Fires in three southwestern low
Towns Thursday and Thursday nigi
destroyed three large stocks OF mel
: chandise and one postoffice, entailir
IS an aggregate loss Of more than $1,000
y At Grant the general store OF Smart
: Co., in the building of Charles Kilpa
d rick, together with the postonice al
II all the mail and supplies, were o.
d stroyed by a fire which started abo
= midnight. At Mount Etna the big gel
J. teraI store Of Thomas Nicoll and Il
% building was burned. The loss - w
lie 900, with insurance at $4,000.
ID Dunlap Thursday night the Nordak
Or Dry Goods Company was burned o
% with loss of $4,000 There the o,
o. Fellows also lost their hall and effectl