Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-24
Dies Moines.

Dies Mones.
Iowa library commission has shipped
$50 books TO Brownsville for Iowa mil
itiamen to read. The Iowa commission
is the first OF tweEty-three in the
United States to do this for state sol
diers.
Burlington. ....
Attendance at the fair here last week
exceeded expectations. Eighty thous-
and people passed thru the turnstile.
and it was an orderly crowd, too, only
four arrests were madeTa during the
whole fair week, which speaks for itself
in praise Of the Burlington police in
maintaining order.
Fairfield.
AS the result of quarrel between
two young men. William Elder. aged ~
years, is in local hospital suffering
from two wounds and Clarence Tibbs,
p years old, is, in the Jefferson county
jail awaiting a preliminary hearing on
the charge of assault with intent to do
great bodily injury. f-"f'-
Abba.
The Monroe county fair opened Mon
day with a fine line of exhibitions and
q good crowd for the first day. The
racing program which will continue
three DAYS. opened Tuesday afternoon,
with the greatest field Of horses ever
entered here. All the larger purses are
$3.50 and $500, making competition very
sharp .....s..
Des Moines.
Polk county supervisors will not toll
crate a cigar and news stand in the
court house. It's installation would de-
tract from the dignity which pervades
the temple OF justice, strike a discord-
ant note and impart a depotlike at
moSphere, board members contended in
turning down proposition whereby the
county might have secured SIS month
additional revenue.
North English.
AS Henry l|aas and George Doll and
their families were starting for Iowa
City to attend the circus Tuesday
morning the big automobile in which
they were riding turned turtle on a
grade east Of town. The occupants all
escaped with minor injuries with the
exception of MIR. Doll who had a leg
broken. They were passing d team on
the grade, turned out a little too far
and the car rolled down the grade
Fort Madison.
Traffic on the Burlington route was
resumed between here and St Louis
after the main line had been out Of
commission for four days owing to the
Hannibal flood which took away three
large railroad bridges. Three hundred
workmen were sent into the damaged
district and the line. which was in
probably it's worst condition in it's his
tory, was put back in shape for travel
in record time.
Fort Madison.
&. r. Cole, president of the Perfec-
ton Tire and Rubber Company. has
announced the purchase of all hereto
fore unsold lots of Factoria addition,
numbering 500, and states that he will
begin the construction of residences at
once, to relieve the home shortage.
Houses are at premium now and with
the opening of the Perfection factory
next month there would have been a
dearth of quarters.
Davenport.
George Rider, aged SO, an old settler
of Davenport residing at 706 Harrison
street. sat on his front porch con-
versing with a companion, J. P. Ament.
Their talk centered upon the weather.
Its hottie heat makes me sick.
have been sick all day. said Mr. Rider.
Then he fell back, gasped and his life
less form told that another had been
added to the toll which the terrific heat
is imposing upon the old and infirm.
Mr.. Riders death occurred at o'clock
Monday evening,
West Point.
A queer result Is reported for the
election to give water works to West
Point. The proposition to install a wa
ter system passed with a handsome
majority while the proposition to issue
bonds In payment for the improvement
was lost. Now the improvement will
be made, but the city will issue war
rants, which means that the interest
charge will be higher than would have
| been the case II the bond issue had
been approved.
| Ottumwa.
| Mrs. Florence Jones shot and instant :
ly killed her husband Fred Jones, at
| their home. She waived preliminary
hearing in police court and was bound
\ ever to the grand Jury on eharee III