Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-17

! Fire Sunday in the tobacco store or
{ the Andy Dehner Cigar Company
caused great damage to stock from
smoke and water. The stock is valued
at 500. 900. The actual damage can only
be ascertained by an appraisal
! PaIo.
! George g. Ashworth, brother OF Mrs.
! William Aitchison. postmaster OF Paio,
j and Mrs Levi Lewis. died in nos
pi,al a, ST Paul. Mimi. Sunday morn
! ing. March ~ Death followed an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis on the day
previous.
! Des Moines.
| Unable to meet her financial obliga-
1ions. Mrs Josephine Schmidt.
housewife of Baxter Jasper county
has filed petition in bankruptcy IN
the federal court. She schedules her
liabilities at s43425. No assets are
given.
North English.
| After having been without street
lights for some time, North English
| now has it's streets lighted with cleo
! tricity and the current will be turned
on for the circuits that light the
houses Tuesday. 1t is a big improve
lent for the town.
Davenport.
Safe blowers cracked the vault OF
the Kresges and 10 cent store Sunday
night with nitro glycerin but were
frightened away by the arrival Of the
night Waterman before securing $500
within easy reach. The store was bad
1y damaged.
Davenport.
The German -American Alliance,
which holds their annual convention
Friday will go on record in regard 10
the recent vote in congress on the pro-
position to warn Americans OH armed
ships. Dr. e. J. Durand, president OF
the association, and Henry Vollmer
will play a prominent part. President
will be here.
Ottumwa.
Closely associated thruout their en-
tire lives, death claimed two Ottumwa
residents. sisters. within an hour OF
each other, Sunday evening. Mrs Re-
becca Alexander. wife OF v. G. Alex
ander, died at the family home at 6:20
o'clock Sunday evening at the age OF
u years. Her sister. Mrs. Margaret
Nelson. wife Of Frank Nelson. died at
ner residence dDCul y CipCh ouh0dy
evening. at the age Of SO years. p
Burlington.
Shops Of the Burlington road at
West Burlington are to be greatly en-
larged. the work upon which will begin
during the present month. When
completed the shops will be three
blocks by one block in dimension, ana
will be equipped with the latest ma
chinery appliances. The cost OF the
improvement is estimated at $1,000, 000.
Eight hundred additional men will be
given employment. ... =
Hedrick. i I,
Sheriff Grimes. Of Sigourney. was in
Hedrick Monday and arrested John
Shaffer on the charge of entering
Thorne's garage Friday night ana
stealing auto tires, inner tubes, etc. tc
| the amount OF 800. The sheriff drove
out to the home of the young man
south Of Hedrick and the goods were
found in the garage and identified by
Mr.. Thorne as those taken from his
garage. The young man is out on $500
bond given by his father. .s''2
CenterviIIe- It'll. a. "a q. 3
Charged with forging some checks.
William Bennett, Of Exline, is in GUS
tody of the officers. He signed another
party's name and passed one at the
Keck-Davis cigar store in this city ana
another st an misunderstanding he
claimed to have done this while under
the influence of li4nar, which LED .fn
his telling where he gat the liquor az
Shawville and a search resulted IN the
discovery Of 1871 bottles of beer, TWEEN
ty-two pints OF whiskey and eight
quarts of wine.
| keokuk. * !.
A case in which damages to the
| amount Of $4,000 for alleged sciander
is asked, has been filed in the feaerai
court here. The case has been trans
! ferred from the circuit court OF
consin to the United States dlstr rlle'
fcourt for this district, since the Sasf
Ifendant, a preacher, has moved 70
morning sun. w. J. Mann is the pain
i tiff in the case. and he is suing the
Rev. II. G. Patterson for alleged Si ssi''
der He asks damages in the amour
of $4,000 for this alleged sinndefous
!. std 81 n tenrent II Is Claimed In the PeIl-
tion that the plaintiff has always nof,ie
good reputation. He was 4 widoWer
with four children, two Of tissn = "