Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-20
Southern Io1Ua Items

/ Charlton.
| Charles Jones, Burlington yardmas-
ter received Internal injuries when his
| body was caught between two cars he
was coupling. He will recover.
! Burlington.
The manufacturers of Burlington
! have formed an organization. The as
ISOLATION will be affiliated with the
State Manufacturers Association O
NJ Burrus was chosen first president
of the local society.
Abba. r
Prof and Mrs W.BB, Kelsey of this
city passed thetr siXtieth wedding an
niversary Saturday and altho no an
nouncenent was made large num-
Der Of friends called a. their home.
They have resided in Abba forty years.
Adei
Ever Caldwell Milwaukee brake
man, suffered Il broken leg and was
crushed when he fell between an en-
CINE and brick wall at the Adel Clay
Product Company Monday night The
hand rail of the engine broke, letting
! him fall.
Creston.
Fire starting from defective fue
destroyed the Evangelical church in
! Creston Sunday afternoon. The edi
flee was situated at the corner OF
North Walnut and Mills streets. 1t
! vas a frame structure thrUout, and the
! fire. famed by a high northwest wind
! burned fiercely The loss in the build
! ing and contents Is estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000.
Fairfield.
! The handsome new $1,000 Masonic
! temple. which was completed last Oc-
! tober and occupies one of the most
! prominent sites In Fairfield on the
! corner OF Court and Briggs street. is TO
/ be formally dedicated on Thursday.
/ Feb 3 Arrangements are being made
/ for an exceptionally fine time by the
members Of Clinton lodge No. Is. A.
/ F. & A NJ. On Tuesday and Wednes-
I day. Feb. l and ., school of instruc-
ton will be held in the hall. to which
all of the members Of the order in
! this and nearby cities have been in
vited and at the dedication the most
Worshipful grand master Frank s.
| Moses. of Clinton, viii be the special
| guest.
Pelia.
| There seems to be a misunderstand-
! ing concerning the significance of the
transferra1 of Central University OF
Iowa from the Baptist to the Reform ed
church. Some seem TO think that Cen
trail is to discontinue it's existence. but
such is not the case. In letter to the
Central Ray. the official college paper,
! G. Muller, Of the Reformed church.
says: Central will continue to exist
under the same name and charter as
heretofore. only under a new manage
ment, and never in its whole history
before were the prospects SO promis-
ing. Under the new management,
Central bids fair to become one Of the
| foremost colleges Of the state.
Council Bluffs.
An explosion demolished the steel
range in the home of Mrs. Rachel
Harmon Thursday. The room in which
It was situated was badly wrecked. the
plaster was blown from the ceilings
and walls, windows blown out and the
furniture and contents Of the room
thrown about by the conclusion. The
blast occurred shortly after the fire
was started. but the water pipes were
not frozen and the cause of the ex-
plosion is mystery. Mrs. Harmon
and Mrs Margaret Curtis principal
OF the Third street school. who were
In the room at the time. had narrow
escapes, but the piucky women put out
the fire which started.
Davenport.
The Mississippi river instead Of he-
ling barrier Monday was an open
path by the thickening Of It's icy sur
race and was crossed by several huns
dred thrifty pedestrians. Paths were
established between the business Sec
~ Davenport an1a i i;oJsss f iss;aTa 6
and during the afternoon there was a
stream OF humanity crossing The
rou ghened surface of the river offered
little resistance and the paths were Al