Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-22

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Glenwood. ...s-
The freshet last week, breaking up
the ice. has caused at least 100000
damage in Mills county. In Glenwood,
commencing at the north city limits,
the ''Sivers' bridge is damaged. but
still holding. The Park road" bridge is
gone. The institution bridge Is bad
ly damaged and will have to be taken
out. The one at the southern city
limits onsIocust street is out. South
of Glenwood, at Mills" station, the
bridge went out Thursday evening. The
K. c. railroad bridge is probably safe,
altho the ice jam, reinforced by loose
bridges south Of Pacific Junction from
above forced the water over the south
bank, flooding the bottoms south. All
these bridges are over Kes creek ant-
where the stream has been straight
ened. The stream has practically SUBJ
sided.
Fairfield.
The Fairfield National Bank has a
new cashier in the person Of F. ]. L.
Black, who has been elected to all the
vacancy caused by the resignation on
Tuesday of Roscoe P. Thoma, cashier
for the past three years. Mr.. Black has
already entered upon his new duties.
Mr.. Black is perhaps the veteran bank
ing official in Jefferson county, hav-
ing been connected with banking insti-
tutions Of Fairfield since 1880, except
for a period Of four years when he
served as county treasurer. He has an
unusually wide acquaintanceship in the
county and is a man who Is we'll liked
by all whom he has ever had business
dealings. Mr.. Black has been pro.ui-
nently connected with the Fairfield Ma
tional Bank since its organization in
1901 and the patrons are more than
glad that the directors should see it to
elect Mr.. Black to the position Of cash
Ter. Mr.. Thoma has resumed his law
practice with his brother, County At
torney Leo D. Thoma.
CentervilIe.
The light and traction company has
practically completed the installation
of the new stree. lighting system. Cen
terville now has 161 street lights where
formerly it had sixty-two.a Of these
ninety are on standards, sixty-o one on
brackets attached to poles. The new
service is to midnight every night, and
after that on the moonlight schedule.
The old service was moonlight schedule
all the time. The city now pays $500
a year, which 's about $500 lower than
it's old contract. The public likes the
new system as it is so much better dis
tributed over the city, many places
having light that did not before. The
new lighting at Brazil will soon be
completed. Wires have been carried
over the town and all residences and
business places wanting lights are be-
ing wired. There will be no street light
Ing as Brazil is not an incorporated
town and has no fund. 1t may be, that
a private subscription fund will be
raised later for few lights.
keokuk.
Twelve or fifteen years ago little
English Bog living IN Kenkmk was
found to have some musical talent but
had no instrument on which to prac-
tice. Thru dint Of hard work, the Mon
day Music Club, then in it's infancy,
was able to obtain a piano for the
boy. Today there are ten publishers
producing this young mans work, and
he IS said by critics to be one OF Amer
ica's most finished piano artists and
musical critics. He is William Lester.
now of Chicago. His first song was
published two years ago. Already be-
tween fifty and seventy-f1ve Of his
compositions are being produced BY
the leading American and German
publishers. And Mr.. Lester will be one
Of the leading figures in the field Of
American composition, his friends de-
clare. His writings range from songs
to operettas and cantatas. One inter-
esting thing about Lester is that he
did not write rag time, even when he
could, and when money from such
writings might have come in handy for
him in his education.s He Insisted that
he would write only the best music.