Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-05
Waterloo,

Lewis Miller, OF Fourth street west,
suffered a badly bruised leg when a
Ninth street car collided with his
automobile at the intersection of Fifth
and Washington streets Thursday
morning. Mr. Miller's car was badly
damaged. Mr. Miller was travelling
east on Fifth street, while the street
car was bound toward the waiting
station. The car and auto collided
near the center of the intersection.
The auto was struck with considerable
force and crashed into a telephone
pole, knocking the pole down.
+! Fort Dodge. f#1
Burglars entered the home of Charles
fDelano, 9lS Second avenue north,
1--WE dnesday night during. the absence
Of the, family took a lavaiiere belong
ing to Mrs. Delano and set fire to
clothing in the closet The family had
been gone about thirty minutes, leav-
ing the house at $40. The outer door
was left unlocked for the expected ar
rival Of some visitors and the inner
door locked. The intruder unlocked
the inner door withaas skeleton key. it
is thought, as the hey was ,undisturbed
i'm its place. @S8S
Mount Vernon. E
The log cabin at the upper end Of
the tier of cottages at the palisades. a
structure which was built years ago
and was. one of the first sbufldinss at
9hS local summer resort, was burned
Sunday afternoon when Sasolene
stove used for cooking purposes by a
crowd of Cornell students occupying
the place, exploded, throwing flames
over the interior. G. c. Wilson, Of
Marion, one of the party was severely
burned about the hands when he at
tempted to carry the stove out of
DOORS ..
Dubuque.
Only twenty-nine Of the siXty-siX
persons arrested in this city during
the past month We're charged with in
toxication. This is decidedly an i'm
provernent in local conditions as in the
several months prior to January the
percentage Of persons arrested for in
toxication was generally always in ex-
cess of so per cent. The mystery
gang that several weeks age operated
in Dubuque, perpetrating a string OF
robberies, has evidently sought more
fertile fields, as the police work dur
ing the initial month this year was eX-
ceptionally light. te.
Story City.
Captain w. A. Weir, age Sc years a
resident of Story county since 1888.
and one Of the few survivors in the
volunteer service from Story county
in the civil war, died very suddenly at
his home in story City Sunday. In
terment was at the Sheffield cemetery
northwest of this city and south OF
Story City yesterday afternoon under
the auspices of Nevada lodge No. 81
"A. r. G. "A. NJ. of which he was the
oldest living member. having belonged
since 1861. A score Of Nevada Masons
were present at the funeral and the
interment. The death Of Captain Weir
was very sudden.
Jefferson.
F'1ames originating in the hay NOV
of the williams bus barn Monday
might about II o'clock caused the de-
struction of from $1,000 to Sl5,0oo
worth Of property. How the hre
started is yet mystery. and probably
never will be known. Four horses
.nerished in the fire, one of them being
shot as it's head protruded thru Il VIM
dow Two of these horses belonged to
Mr. Peters. a fine team which died in
agony in their stall. The other two
horses were the property OF Ieorse
,Sammon. who drives the medicine
wagon he purchased not Tong ago OF
Mr. Bayley. Besides the horses MT.
Peters lost the following property:
Two motor BUSES valued at $2'4oo.
Nevada.
While there is not a coal mine IN
Story county there came near being
"a. death at Colo as the result OF a boy
being buried beneath fall OF the
;h,ack diamonds. Fred Cerka, aged 10,
was sent to the coal house to bring IN
a. nail of coal. When he did not re-
turn promptly his mother went to see
what was wrong. 1t was with dill
cnlty she got the lad from beneath the
coal The boy had stepped upon
niece Of coal and endeavored to get
some chunks from the top OF the high
nile. AS the bottom coal was loosened
.. nerfect avalanche occurred ana the
nov was buried. Fortunately his head
WAS not covered but his hands were
o,inioned to his side and he was un-
able to help himself. Had there oeeh
q little more lof the coal the boy
would have been suffocated.
Waterloo.
Lives Of all the children who at
tended the Hawthorne school in recent
years We're in peril on account OF
auicksands beneatht the school founda-
u !.