Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-14
Southern Iowa Items

did not go near the ashes, there was
no smoke. SO they thought them dead
Just after o'clock, Miss Held let
Dorothy and another child OF the
primer class go out OF doors to play
until school was out. It Is thought that
the children went to the ashes OF the
fire and began tanning them.
Centerville.
Between 200 and 300 hounds are on
the ground of the big fox hunt camp
near. Cnionville. where for the fourth
time the Gainesville Fox Hunters As
ISOLATION is holding its annual hunt.
Hounds are there from several states,
among them some % the famous fox
hunters of the country. Big chases
are held each night, jumping wild
foxes in the woods. The people about
Unjonville permit the foxes to multiply
for the sport Of the fox hunts. Each
afternoon a trained fox is led around
the camp and there is a chase that all
can see About fifty tents are on the
grounds.
Davenport.
AS the result Of severe injuries sus-
tanned in an accident at Columbus
Junction Wednesday while engaged in
| carpenter work upon a porch, F. c.
| Burlington, Go. resident of that city,
| is receiving medical attention at the
Bellevue hospital. The injured man
| was rushed to this city Immediately
| after the accident. Reports from the
| hospital this morning were to the
effect that his condition is not critical.
| While engaged in constructing a porch
| upon a Columbus Junction residence,
! the structure collapsed, carrying him
| beneath it. He was removed from the
| debris in an unconscious condition. It
had at first been feared that he
| suffered internal injuries. His attend
| ing physicians do not anticipate any
serious results from the accident.
New Sharon.
Barnes City is to have an electric
| liz hitting system installed by Johnson
& Morrow, who run a garage at that
| place They have been running a
small plant which furnished light for
| their own business and for the moving
| picture machine and opera house but
| have decided to extend 1t so as to light
| tho streets and private residences
| They will furnish seventeen street
lights and furnish lights for private
residences to those who desire them
Dick Lewis has been employed to. in
stall the system and get it started
He goes to and from Barnes City in his
automobile each day. He will do wir-
irg in the private houses. The con
tract with the city is to furnish lights
until 10 o'clock during the week and
II o'clock on Sunday evenings for $1E
per light per year and license fee OF
$50 for their picture show is to be re-
mitted to Johnson & Morrow.
Washington.
The seventy-fif anniversary OF the
organization Of the First United Pres
byterian church was celebrated
Wednesday evening with a banque;
and program and the Rev. W. c. vii.
hanson, D. D., Of CIarinda, the oIdes,
living OF the former pastors OF the con
gregation, was present and took par
on the program. On Oct. IA, 1s41, the
congregation was formally organized
by the Rev. William Smith Of thu
presbytery Of Illinois. Eight pastors
have served this church during thu
scventy-hve years. four OF whom ar,
living, Rev. W. c. Williamson, u
CIarinda; Rev. William Orris Fisher
Of Los Angeles. Cal; Rev. Andrew L
Davidson. Of Leon. and the Rev. J. NJ
"isfart. the present pastor. A. near.
ly ~ can be determined. some z.2et
persons have held membership in thi,
congregation. OF these. about 1,s2'
have been removed by certificate o.
death. leaving the pressnt msmbershiI
81.