Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-12

Atkins. e-
An election was held here Monday
on the question Of whether this should
become an incorporated town. Forty
seven for,,one against Town officers
will be elected soon: articles of incor-
poration to be filed this month.
Council Bluffs, &
Paul Kien1leiH an electrician, was run
over by load Of wood Tuesday morn
ling and died wednesday. Klenilein was
riding on top of-,the wood and fell off.
landing IN front OF the wheels. which
passed over his chest, crushing it. He
is survived by his wife and one son. :
Des Moines.
Billy Sunday seems to be making as
much of a furore in Buffalo as he did
in Boston. So far 15,OS5 have hit the
sawdust trail in that city, and the
meetings are not thru by some weeks.
Last Sunday the conversions numbered
912 and the collections to date are
$55,49s, r.
Burlington.
The Grimes building In the business
district burned here at O'clock Thurs
floor. About one hours time with three
lines of hose was required to put 1t out.
The building still stands but the loss
will total 100000. This is the second
fire in the Grimes building in five
weeks.
Montezuma.
A large barn on the NJ, S. Kirkpatrick
farm southwest of town was destroyed
by fire last Saturday afternoon and
with 1t was destroyed quantity of hay
and grain, harness and machinery. The
loss amounts to $1,000, or more The
cause Of the fire is unknown, Mrs.
kirkpatrick had been in the barn a.
half hour or so previous to the fire and
at that time saw no evidence of it.
Cedar Rapids.
Miss Edna. the 17-year- old daughter
of County Supervisor James Dunn Of
Central City, was badly burned in fix
ing the cook stove Saturday. Her cloth
ing took fire from NE coal. and be-
fore the flames could be subdued her
back and limbs from her shoe tops to
the waist were a mass of blisters. Her
condition for a time was considered
critical but it is now thought she will
recover. - y
keota.
An accident that might have had fa-
tai results occurred at the school house
Monday afternoon. The striking weight
Of the town clock broke loose from its
support and fell in very striking
manner, crashing thru ceilings and
floor OF cloak rooms and halls until, 1t
struck the cement steps on the ground
floor. The weight weighs in the neigh
borhood Of 1000 pounds. If it fell
when school was in session there might
have been a number of fatalities to
report.
Lisbon.
The moving of Miss Dora Barley
and George Barley from the old home
at the east edge OF town, calls for more
than passing, notice. This has been
the home Of the Barkleys for sixty
one years and in this time there has
not been one night that the house was
not occupied by some of the Barley
family. Tuesday night it stood empty.
Spinning wheels carpet loom, cord
beds with screws of wood and threaded
holes and many historic and interest
ing articles were moved to the new
home.
ottumwa.
Two bold, bad robbers, who prled
open the door Of Mrs. r. H. Lewis
grocery at 1901 West Second street
were after eatahles, rather than money.
They must have been following the
stock quotations verys closely the last
few days because they did not bother
with mere cash, but rather took things
of real value. Canned tomatoes, corn,
peas and beans to the number Of one
dozen cans each were thrust into o
sack along with one half dozen cans
OF cream, peanut butter, catsup, kraut
and pineapple. The robbers did not
forget the butter and enriched them
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