Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-07
Southern Io1Ua Items

step daughter: also by two brothers,
George Copeland, Of Marion. O., ana
| Arthur, of Rochester, Indiana.
| Let's.
People of Let's were given an un-
usual sensation Sunday afternoon when
an automobile full OF Muscatine people
came into the town and smashed into
the home of w. S Denman. The car
was travelling down the main street
when In attempting 10 reverse his
gears, the driver, Frank Gould, lost
control of the auto and it smashed its
way up over the curb!ng into the yaro
of Mr.. Denman and crashed into the
house. running three windows ard dam
aging the front of the residence. The
machine was scratched and bent While
one Of the axles was broken. None OF
the occupants of the machine were in
jured by the accident.
Brighton.
Without any warning, Ivan Edwards,
Of Coppach, and a brother Of Noah Ed
! wards. of Brighton, was instantly killed
| Sunday morning by Burlington pas
sengcr train. Edwards ives crossing
| west on the tracks when the passen-
ger train came along. Apparently he
failed to hear the warning and was in
stantly killed when struck. A freight
engine of the NJ. &, ST L. was blowing
| off steam on q nearby track and 1t Is
| thought that this caused so much noise
| that Edwards did not hear the warning
| Edwards is about 10 years of age and
| leaves a wife and four children to sur
vive him. The funeral was held
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from the
| home.
| Washington.
| A picnic TO bring all the people Of a
county together once year is an in
| stitution unique in Washington county.
| Hundreds of automobiles from all parts
Of the county were lined up on the
| grounds of the county home one day
| last week, and carriages and wagons
conveyed part of the great delegation
The immense lawn and beautiful
grounds were one mass of people, men.
| women and children, as they were
| seated at the noon hour to a delectable
| basket dinner. program was pre-
pared by Superintendent Beatty. and
his assistant. Mrs. Frank E. Beatty.
The Washington band furnished excel
lent music, the Rev. +. A. Gageby and
Captain J. A. Young were the orators
of the day.
Davenport.
! Driving a runabout 900 miles thru
| half dozen states and over some bad
country Misses Ida Miller and Nellie
Tenny, Of Davenport, have arrived in
Spokane. Wash, to spend a week with
Miss Millers brother, H. G. Miller
Later they will go via The Dalles 70
Portland. thence into California for ar
extended visit. They expect to be gone
about a year and a half Leaving Cali
fornia- they will come easy over the
Sante F'e trail and will go to the A.
lantic coast. where they will spend some
time. Discussing their tour at Spo.
kane Miss Miller said that they had q
few interesting experiences. eat night
we either stop at some farm house Of
camp out" she said I'VE have slept ir
vacant buildings and in school houses
We are not afraid and everybody has
) been kind to us. We carry firearms
and have become pretty good shots
, Several severe storms hindered u.s.
one of them in the Spearfigh canyon
The hailstones tore right thru the tor
J of our automobile and we took refug,
in deserted blacksmith shop until tn.
, storm passed."