Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-24
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academy. BY vote OF the board OF
trustees, on March 10, upon previous
recommendation OF the faculty. the
academy will be discontinued after the
close of the present academic year.
ending June I, 1917. Provision. how
ever. viii be made for such students
now in the academy as are not fully
qualified 10 enter the freshman class
in ctlleee. The college hereafter will
furnish a limited amount only of sub
freshman work for those conditioned
on entrance requirements.
williamsburg. a-E
4 log cabin Will be erected on the
fair grounds 10 house Wiiliamsburg's
numerous historical relics. The first
man TO respond to the appeal for logs
was Adam. not Adam the FIRST" but
Adam Bielstein. He has donated one
OF his finest bur oak trees. grown on
Grand View" farm in Pilot. NJ. II,
| Morrin. on rural route 3. was the
second to respond Il the log shower"
He has given one of his best oak trees.
Mr.. Morrin. q sturdy old pioneer. as
sisted al the raising" of the last log
house built in this neck O the woods,
and is delighted to assist at the cree
ton Of this building for the new fair.
Muscstine.
Mrs. Harry .. Moore and daughters.
Bertha. Marguerite and Catherine. 1876
elmer street, came near losing their
lives because Of escaping gas Thurs
day morning. Mrs. Moore happened to
awake and az she detected the gas she
opened a window and called to q man
passing on the street. He rushed into
the house. and by that time Mrs. Moore
had been overcome and with her three
daughters was unconscious. He opened
the windows in the house and sum
| moned the police n a physician. The
police pulmotor vas used to bring the
four back to consciousness. They were
fully recovered at noon. The gas came
from a leak in a pipe.
Davenport.
Scott county still leads the counties
Of the state in the amount OF moneys
and credits, according 20 the 1915 re-
port Of the state auditor on taxable
values OF property in the state. The
total amour OF moneys and credits In
Scott county in 1915 is S10.S67.1sS, and
this amount is far greater h a that OF
It's nearest competitor. Polk county.
Linn and Black Hawk counties are
In order after Polk county. according
10 the report. In the matter Of taxes.
the grand total tax from all levies in
Scott county makes the county fourth
in the state. The amount for Scott
county is s1,49s.92236. Polk county
is first and Woodbury. and Linn coun-
ties are second and third.
Knoxville.
The home Of Harry Elliott, two
blocks south Of the public square,
known as the old vawter home, waa
badly damaged by FIRE about ID
o'clock Wednesday morning. The blaze
evidently started from a defective
fine. as the main blaze seemed cen
tered about the center OF the roof near
where the chimney ran thru. The fire
was first noticed by Mrs. T.. II. Bog
CESS, living just across the street
who ran and told Mrs. Elliott that her
house was on fire. Mrs. Elliott being
upstairs and in Ignorance that any
thing unusual was happening. Gather
ing her two children she made a hasty
exit to the Boggess home across the
street and returned to save all this
household goods that was possible
The furniture, beds. mirrors. etc. were
carried out as II by magic by the large
crowd which oon gathered. and with
such care and precision that every
thing was saved. and nothing broken
as II the case In many fires when the
people are under excitement. The en-
tire roof waH damaged az well as the
attic, and the entire building wa,
ldrenched by water and discolored b,
smoke. The house 10 owned by L,ts
and Josephine Parsons and the damage
81 estimated at 5000 to $500. which
IL fully covered BY insurance,