Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-05


Mrs. Frank Warder, struck near hef
Hedrick home by Milwaukee train.
died at midnight last right from her
in juries. She was 20 years old and
pioneer OF the community.
Washington.
ora Turner. wife and son. have
started for California in their Ford
! They were accompanied by Jim Conger
| and Red McCreedy, on motorcycle
with side-car attached. The party car
live our of doors.
Des Moines.
Bids on the new North High school
swimming pool which will be built just
south Of the new building. were au-
! thorized by the school board a meet
ing at East High school yesterday at
ternoon The pool and the enclosure
which will be erected over IL will cost
approximately $4,000. The tank will
ne 2oxso feet.
Maxwell.
Tuesday Of this week, George Hard
enbrook, who has occupied the posi-
ton of postmaster in Maxwell for the
past eighteen years. turned over the
office and effects to George J. Boitnott.
the new appointee, and the latter is
now our local Nasty. Clyde Harden
brook who has been his fathers depu-
~. will remain in that capacity, at
least until Mr.. Boitnott has become
more familiar with the routine OF the
office
Montezuma.
Tuesday a big tarantula dropped on
banana stalk in the George F Johns
ton store Nearly all the bananas had
been pulled from the stalk when this
poisonous gentleman dropped down
and made Settlement among the
employees. A pin on the end of stick
pinioned him TO the floor and chloro-
form was applied. He Is now in alcohol.
Now and then a tarantula has been
found in banana stalks and in some in
stances they have been known to take
a nip az a finger when too close and a
bad case Of poisoning results.
keokuk.
The playground at Fifteenth and
Clay streets shows signs of great ac-
tivity the past week. Carpenters have
erected a neat little building to be used
for store room and sanitary toilets.
Several teams have been hauling dir:
10 ley 81 up Tic klouiASs al SAAS AicA 80
end sewer and water connections have
been made Grass has been moved
and from actual count more than forty
children play there every day The
big slide IL a great attraction. The
playground association hopes to have
everything in readiness by June 10th
for the playground director to assume
charge.
keokuk
1t is estimated that nearly $4,000
| worth of damage to crops was done
when the Des Moines river went out OF
it's banks Tuesday evening. announced
exclusively in The Constitution Demo
crat last evening. This Is based upon
available information received today.
About seven hundred acres Is Under
| water, but it Is not thought that the
damage will be any greater than wal
announced last evening, as the Des
Moines is now falling and will continue
to do so through Friday unless there
is more rainfall, according to the Of
fetal announcement OF the Keokuh
weather office.
Ottumwa.
| 1t was decided at the regular meet
| ing OF the Ottumwa Commercial asso-
citation Tuesday to solicit funds for the
oiling of four principal highways, one
| in eac, direction out Of the city ant
/ com nait.ees started ont this morning II
an effort to raise the $1,000 which viii
] be needed to do this The county su-
pervisors are working with the gooc
| roads committee Of the association ane
have agreed to put the highways IL
proper condition for oiling and to pu
| the oil on IL the committee can ra:s'
enough money to purchase the ma
/ terial The band concert COMMITTEES
reported At the meeting Tuesday ant