Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01

Des Moines-
4 fire starting from crossed wires
in the home OF DR.. r. A. Schwanef
early Thursday caused a loss Of $1,000
and endangered the lives Of the family
and servants Everyone IN the house
was asleep at the time.
clarinda.
Clarinda seeks a new Y. NJ. c. A. and
a whirlwind campaign has been entered
upon in this city to raise FUNDS TO
finance he institution 1t is proposed
TO run the association on the COM
nunity plan.
Avoea.
The Standard Oil Company is made
defendant in two suits filed here grow
ing out Of fire in which two persons
los, their lives F. w Hickman and
lives as the result OF an explosion
oct. %. and Hickman asks 5000 dam
ages, while Shaw asks $500 Negli-
serce on the part OF representatives oil
the company is charged.
Mount Pleasant.
The first round in the billiard hall
fight will De staged next Monday even
ing at the city hall. At the present
time there are three licenses in force.
One OF them expires April and its
renewal will come up for considera-
ton at the next meeting of the city
council. In May two others will expire
and then the question of renewing
them will come before the city coun-
Gil.
Burlington.
The city OF Burlington is not big
enough 10 contain the new shop ex-
tension contemplated By the Burlington
route That company filed a petition
this morning with the city council re-
questing that the city limits be ex-
tended 10 accommodate the new shops.
work On " hich will be commenced soon.
TIE new shop which will be used for
erecting locomotives. will be 800 feet
long and 300 feet wide. 1t will cost
$3.50. 0c0-
West Liberty.
Mrs. Harry Pike was found uncon-
scious on the floor of her home, with
a wound on her head caused apparently
by some heavy instrument. She does
not know how the wound was received,
but says tina. when she entered the
sitting room Of the house she was
struck from behind. A tramp who was
seen in the neighborhood earlier in the
day. is suspected Of the attack. He
has not been captured. Robbery was
not the motive Of the attack, as no
valuabIes were molested. -
keosauqua.
The old Kinersly mill, which has
stood on the banks Of the Des Moines
river since 1850, has been purchased by
nf NH xxy{11
remove il and convert 1t into a resi-
dence. The old mill has a unique his
tory. 1t replaced one that was built
! in 1897 but which was carried away
/ by a great ice gorge The present mill
was used till about thirteen years ago
when it's engine room was demolished
by an explosion that killed the owner
i and his Sun. since then the mill, silent
and abandoned, has stood like a me-
dieval fort guarding the river.
Upton. r
Dedication ceremonies for the new
Hardacre Memorial hall erected by the
!. Odd Fellows of Upton. will be helt
/ April s. and will include an elabor.
late program in the afternoon and even.
ing. H. c. Ring, OF Cedar Rapids, pas
grand master Of Iowa, will be the chic
/ speaker. Mac. J. Randall. also pas
i grand master of the Rebekahs, vii
take part in the evening program. TIL
1 new opera house heated In the build
ing will be opened for the first tim
April 10. As soon as the Odd Fellow
occupy their new quarters the Mod
ern Woodmen will take the rooms nov
used by the former lodge.
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y Last Sunday morning W. g. Jacl
tcompleted his twenty first year as su
} iperiDtendent of the II. e. sunda