Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-23

Burlington.
Burlington's second annual tri-state
fair win be held Aug. 1913. Prizes
aggresating sl50o0 are 10 be offered
for the races.
What Cheer.
Nate McCauley, son of Robert Nc
Cauley. formerly a resident OF Stgour-
ney. who was Al the last living IN
Canada and who volunteered his ser
vices to mis- country was KILLED Feb. s.
/, keokuk.
The warning, beware! is out for auto
speeders in keokuk. Hereafter the
ordinance against speeding Is 10 be
strictly enforced AS a beginning his
honor in the police court mulcted Roy
Rein. a local dairyman, S29.55 Thurs
day for throwing MS auto wide open.
! Fort Madison.
Dr. Frank Colby narrowly escaped
! death when he fell from the third story
of the metropolitan Hotel late Satur-
! Gay night. He was unconscious for
/ several hours but an examination
showed tina, his skull was not frac"
/ tured and he will probably recover.
Ottunwa.
! Incorporation Of the Iowa and Mis-
souri, agricultural fair will take place
| this week. Sale Of stock in the fair as
| sociation mas been under way for a
! week. the response Of Ottumwans and
! OttumWa farmers 10 the appeal for
subscriptions giving encouragement for
! launching the first fair this fall.
! Abba.
! The Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
has been formed here with l.. r. Rich
rnond, former cashier of the First Ma
| tional Bank president, and Ralph
Ma son, cashier. Nike Falbery, wealthy
/ uInberrnan. IS stockhoIder and direc-
! tor A number Of other prominent To-
| col fnanciers are interested in the in
| stitution. ...
| Tiffin.
Tifin is 10 have electric light and
power furnished by the Iowa Light and
Power Company following a special
election. which carried by vote Of 81
to G.. The town VIII have eleven lights
on street corners, making it the hes,
illuminated in proportion to it's pop
ulation of any city in the state, accord
ing TO the claim OF. it's residents.
Creston. .-s..
The loss of a hand while firing an
engine on the Burlington road is made
! the basis Of the suit for $4,000 brought
by Francis NJ. Wise railroad fireman.
against the company. The suit was
started in the federal court. wise EEL
from an engine year ago and his
| hand caught under the wheel. He says
the fall was due 10 defective parts on
the engine. ...
keokuk.
| A young vIplinist Of keokuk, Eugene
Carter, appeared before the Monday
| Music Club with an INSTRUMENT which
was declared by local critics 10 have
an unusually inc tone. 1t was an
nourced at the close Of his numbers
! that the violin was one Mr.. Carter had
1 made and that it had been played upon
1 only once before. The face OF the In
strument is Of spruce and the back OF
| sycamore. -
Davenport.
/ The action Of the jury IN a awarding
to Cornelius Lane administrator Of the
estate of his wife, 32,SSs damages fol-
her death was not excessive, ACCORDING
to the judges Of the supreme court 81
Iowa, who affirmed the lower courts
| decision IN an opinion handed down
recently. The action grew out OF ths
violent death of the plaintiffs wife
/ who was killed ar the intersection 81
Second and Warren streets about two
years ago, when an automobile owned
81 william Sieiniger, the defendant