Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-11

Charles City.
Charles Smith. 70 years old. was
killed by being run over by an auto
mobile Wednesday evening. He was
dragged abou, thirty feet
Lansing.
There is hill! west of town tina.
must be Jonah" Phil Martin. driv-
ing the Severson auto with two lady
passengers. was dumped out. escaping
injury. This IS the sixth auto to have
an accident on the same hill within
a short time.
SheIIsburg.
A force of men here are ct work
erecting thirtyfoot steel tower at tho
terminal of the high tension line built
by the Iowa Railway and Light Com
pany. Three transformers will be
placed on this tower and the town
can then be supplied with the full
amount Of voltage agreed upon.
LeMars.
Mrs. J. G. Koenig, one Of the pio-
neer residents of LeMars, fell dead
Monday morning while conversing with
her husband. Sunday she celebrated
her 6Sth birthday with a large circle
three daughters. One son. Capt. J. G.
koenig. of the Second Iowa infantry, is
at Brownsville, Tex.
Sioux City.
Sioux City is agitated over the ques-
| ton Of whether or not the two daugh-
tiers of Mt and Mrs. B. c. Percival, of
Morningside, are twins. One was born
just before midnight Tuesday night.
and the second just after midnight
Wednesday morning. Despite the fact
the girls have different birthdays, the
parents will call them twins.
Sioux City.
Sioux City Hibernians are planning
TO hold a fete day celebration. 1t will
be held at Riverside park Aug. Is, and
| anybody showing trace of Irish blood
| in his veins has been invited to be in
attendance. 1t is believed Sioux City
| has 1000 who can qualify for the honor
alone Double that number are ex
| pected to take part in the days festivi-
| ties.
Sioux City.
Harry Meyers, suffering with a shat
tered thigh from a bullet wound. asked
| to be removed from the hospital to the
police station. He wished to go there
| because smoking cigarets was forbid
| den at the hospital. and he couldn't
| forego his smoker. Meyers was shot
while trying to escape from police who
| were looking for men who had stolen
brass from q locomotive.
Vinton
The work of tearing down the bank
building of the Farmers National Bank
and the one adjoining it which they
purcha sed, has been commenced, and
in a short time the space will be
cleared to begin the erection Of the
magnificent new building for the
bank. The building is to be modern
in every respect and will be one of the
finest equipped banking houses in the
Cedar valley. The entire cost will be
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Anamosa.
The news Of . the death Of W. D.
Gordon at Daytona Beach, Florida, has
reached this city. Mr.. Gordon, his wife
and daughter were all natives of Eng
land During the years they resided
in Anamosa Mr.. Gordon was engaged
in the dry goods business. For the
benefit Of Mrs. Gordon's health they
| moved to Florida several years ago.
The climate helped Mrs. Gordon, but
| her husband was never as well as when
living north. Particulars concerning
| his death are not known.
Sioux City.
Declaring he did not think Iowa
would again permit the sale of liquor,
D. F. Game, who operated one Of the
largest saloons in Sioux City before the
state went dry, Tuesday paid $4,000
for a saloon at Jefferson, S. D., just
across the river from this city. Game
purchased the saloon from Ed Walsh.
There are only two saloons in Jeffer-