Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-16
Southern Iowa Items

! were lacking, other than the fact that
/ the Soldier was With the army opposing
the Russian hordes. Henry Kinder was
40 years of age. and leaves widow
and six little children, besides his
brother in this city. es
OskaIoosa.
| Mrs. John L. Moore, No. 1908 South
Second street. suffered loss from
her hen house. One lock fastening
was pulled out and another lock picked
or unlocked. giving the parties access
to the interior of the house. \ number
Iicf birds were taken. William Shaw,
| No. 1911 South Market street, has had
! Visitors at his chicken house couple
CT times this season. Upon one oc-
tcasion the thief gained possession TO
| the key, for theNdoor and upon a sec
| ond occasion a staple holding the locil
| was pulled out. A considerable num-
her of pure blood chickens were TAX
en-.
Perry.
| One of the most peculiar accidents
reported in long time was that of
| Saturday night when big automobile
passed the Rude Auto Company build
l
result, new display window will
have, to be put in the building, but no
one was hurt. l.. NJ. Edison, of the
Rude company, was at the filling sta
ton in front Of the building when the
car passed. He heard sing" and
bang, which he presumed was revol
ver shot and soon found the broken
window. Later small sharp edged
stone was picked up on the cash regis
ter in the office and the particles OF
powdered glass on 1t indicated that the
1 stone was the cause of the trouble. II
1 Is presumed that tire of the big car
struck the stone in such way as to
flip it thru the window.
Leon.
Miss Flora Thomson. a colored lady
about so years of age, was found lying
on the floor at the home of her mother
in south Leon Tuesday afternoon, and
had evidently. died some time Monday
evening. Miss Thomason resided will
her aged mother, the latter being very
feeble in mind. and about all that could
betlearned from her was that Flora hat
lain down on the floor and she found
| she evas cold. so had covered her Will
blankets, and had slept beside her or
the floor. Miss Thomson had beer
a sufferer from abdominal tumor OF
great size for number Of years. bu
had refused to allow an operation to bt
performed, and this tumor was prob.
ably the cause of her death. A brother
from Oskaloosa and sister from
1 Bethany, Mo-. came to attend her fu-
lneral. She had resided with her mothel
| in. this city slnces he was small girl
West Liberty.
1 The school, board OF West Libert,
has signified its intention of asking
the voters Of the district to authorize
an additional bond issue of $4,000 t.
tcomplete the erection and equipment
lof the new high school building, under
1.-THE course Of erection on the site o.
the plant destroyed by fire about 9
year ago. The original issue Of SIS,
900, voted last March, has been fount
[entirely inadequate. The school di.
rectors discovered that the mounting
lprices on all kinds OF building ma
lterials, rendered it impossible to fol.
low the original plans for building ant
yet keep within-t the bounds of the frs
Issue but sentiment demanded an en-.
tirely modern and fireproof building
OF proper size, and depending upon thu
lprogressiveness OF local voters, put tn,
first plans thru. It Is probable, frois
llsentiments expressed, that the secont
issue Will carry. ii