Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-15
Shenandoah.

SnenanCoaH'
white hen on the farm of Mrs. l.
M Hammond has adopted six weeks
old grew kitten whose mother died a
; sudden and violent death. Mrs. Ham
mond denies that the story Is nature
fake" p.
Knoxville.
Marion county is being visited by
variety of contagious that are Cousins
a general alarm. At Dallas and Melcner
the schools are closed because OF olph-
/ iberia, At Hamilton the. schools are
closed and church services pronlplseu
because Of an epidemic OF measles III
a very severe form. TWO grown per-
SONS have already succumbed there.
Washington. ~,
The preliminary plans drawn py
Architect Henry Eckland OF moline Ior
the improvements to be made at the
CITY hall have been accepted by the
CITY council and the architect was IN
structed to go ahead with the plans.
work on the remodeling Of the city ed
idce will be started as soon as the
p1ans are completed. The improve
ments to be made will approximate
81, 700.
Des Moines. o.:
Sam Cohen, travelling salesman for
a. iewelry firm, told the police, SUNDAY
night that $1,000 in diamonds and
pearls had been stolen from, his room
at the Brown apartments. There were
twenty one individual diamonds,
pearl necldlace and a pin with nineteen
small diamonds in it. Cohen left the
room for a time Saturday. afternoon
and when he returned the jewels were
|gone. = e., -, =
Burlington.
IT. w. Kimler, so years old, lies at the
point of death in local hospital from
a fractured skull and DR.. E. w. Smith,
a dentist, is seriously but not fatally
hurt. as the result Of the overturning
Of the latter's automobile in which the
men were riding early Sunday morn
ing. The car was proceeding at high
rate of speed and spilled when in turn
ing a. corner it struck a. projecting
brick in the pavement. 81, -
Scion. e. ..i Z ~. yE
What seems to be recurrence Of the
disease caused by soft spoiled corn.
which attacked number OF horses
here last fall, occurred again when
unknown causes. 1t seems probable Its
death came from the immature, prob
ably poisonous corn, which is now
thawing out after the winter. There Is
a great amount of spoiled rnoldy corn
In every crib and great care will be
necessary to prevent losses this spring,
It Is said. n
Let's.
Phillip Wagner. farmer residing
near this place, lost four fingers Of his
right hand Monday when his hand be-
came caught in the cogs Of the corn
shredding machine. The accident oc-
curred4ax his farm near here at about
10 o;ciockg IIe was brushing aside
soyce of ~ Shredded. corn when his
hand wasE dfawn into the cogs. DR..
E,.rz ydA&.!eG ana -As ae-ea zr.ss.rt
medical nStention. Later it was de-
cided to skSmove the injured man to a
Muscatine hospital for treatment.
Riakesburg.
Word 4 was received here Sunday
evening pyMrs. - W., Ts,.i,E S,,Tis..rt,ir,s
the death of her SON., Joe, which oc-
CURED Sunday at Stockton, Cal The
body will be brought to his old home
at Blakesburg for burial. He is sur
yiyed by six sisters and two brothers
beside the mother. "A peculiar circum-
stance is the fact that the whereabouts
OF Joe was unknown to his family until
last December. when letter am
nounced his location In California. he
having been out Eof Communication
with his family for sixteen years.
pes Moines. 57s; Il III !.
Hubert Eaves, 4 year old colered
boy. refuses to salute the flag. He rays
he Ia christian and recognizes the
Lord as his chief and only master. His
mother uphoIds MS attitude. 5ne rays