Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-15
Southern Io1ua Items

! the wall into the next store room. The
flame was SO hot it melted q storage
battery nearby, The firemen from CEN
trail station axtinguished the flames
with hand chemical extinguishers
which were carried across the street.
| Davenport.
A. F. Emeis, proprietor Of the Owl
Drug store, Third and Harrison streets,
! Davenport. reported to the Davenport
| police Wednesday morning that thieves
| had entered his place Of business some
| time during the night. According to
Mr.. Emeis, $50 in cash was stolen from
| the cash drawer. The thieves entered
the store by forcing a .qrear window.
lAccording to the police, the robbery
was no doubt committed shortly after
| the store was closed. Altho there was
evidence of the thieves entering thru
the window, the police found that the
snow on the sill had not been dis
turbed. 1t was this which leads the
police to believe the robbery was com
mitted before midnight.
| Fairfield.
The big tabernacle In which the
Peacock evangelistic meetings have
just closed will not be torn down and
remover before Christmas. as the pur-
chasers, George and John B. Stever
have generously consented to allow II
stand and to house Fairfield's big com
munity Christmas program which Is
to be given on Saturday evening. Dec
49, The program Is now practically
| completed and will be Of musica
numbers, addresses, etc. A treat vii
be given the children and. gifts will be
distributed to the needy poor OF the
| city. 1t is expected that large mum
Der of baskets will be given by the
| the various charitable organizations Oh
| the city.
williamsburg.
J. w. Hid and family have leased
the John Hagen home and will soor
move to Williamsburg. Mr.. HID, Whe
was teacher at St. Johns school. Iowa
township, for thirty-eight years, SEN
in his resignation last week. He ha:
| taught in the parochial schools con
Quoted under the auspices OF tint
Evangelical Lutheran church for forty
seven years-six years at Chester, III.
five years at Aurora, and thirty-six a.
st. Johns. He was the first teacher
in the last named school and year 2aftel
! year he was at his post OF duty III
the severe attack Of pneumonia which
he had a few weeks ago. Mr.. Hildl
first pupils at ST. Johns are nov
among the grandparents OF the settle
ment.
Clinton.
Searching forty-five minutes for
purse at the bottom of the MISSISSIPPI
river is one of the experiences OF w
E. Dunscombe, diver, Of st. Louis whit
has been working for the past week Y
| locate and inspect the intake pipe O
the Clinton Water Works Company
Mr.. Dunscombe is deemed one Of tn
most successful submarine men eve
employed here. His longest stay undel
| water here was one hour and tel
| minutes, a record when 1t is consid
cred that the temperature OF the MIS-
| sissippi at this time is not conduciv'
to the greatest pleasure. Mrs Luns
1 conbe determined to pay him visi
! the other day. She did SO. rematnfnf
with him for some little time. MIS-,
! fortune met her however, when she al
tempted to return from small boat U
| a barge. She became nervous, for SOM
reason, and dropped into the river
/ small silver purse. containing golf
| watch and large portion Of the fam
lily roll The result was patient ant
| extended examination OF tine river bot.
tom, eighteen feet below, just Opposite
Sixth avenue, but at the end OF forty
I'VE minutes the diver appeared will
/. the bag. \