Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-16
Southern Io1ua Items

occurred in Nevada. saio. Mr.. Crone
says ne was employed as an instruc-
tor IN the Weitmer institute at that
place when injured. His loss Of salary
On the basis OF $3.50 month is in
Guided in his claim for damages.
Mount Pleasant.
One thousand two hundred dollars
worth Of manganese belonging to the
government was used for road bed
filing. Last June the railroad here re-
ce!ved two car loads OF valuable ore
which is used in the manufacture OF
rife barrels az Quincy, H., from a
connecting railroad, the ore being con-
ciZned TO the government. In transfer
either at Quincy or Galesburg, some
clerks mixed the bills and billed the
ore AZ ballast to a section foreman on
another line at Oakland, few miles
south of here. The ore was duly de-
liyered and was dumped as ballast.
Later the loss was discovered and az
ter tracing the shipment it was dis
covered here in the road bed. 1t was
valued at 1920 and government OFF,
Gals insisted that 1t should be dug up
and returned to them. This was done
thl3 last week The ore looks like Stag
or ballast. and neither the train crew
nor section men realized or suspected
that it was anything more valuable
than the latter.
CenterviIIe.
Gilbert Turner Is musing in the
county Jail over the rapid changes that
come TO one in this uncertain life.
Monday he was happily getting his
marriage license and entering upon a
state Of married happiness. Today he
" in jail charged with forging check.
Whether II was to provide the festivi-
ties of the honeymoon Is not known.
but II so the festivities are Owe: for
the time being at least. The check
that caused the trouble bore the :anlc
Of d. Bromberg. 1t was not passed by
Turner, but another man. Turner's
name was to it, however. He offers as
an explanation, it is said that he wrote
the check just for fun, that he lost it,
the other fellow found it, and cashed
it. much to his embarrassment and
chagrin. The matter will be core fully
gone into in justice court ,nl all the
explanation will be given due consider
alton. On the marriage license books
ne gave his home at Centerville. while
the bride. Lucille Nash was registered
as from Leavenworth, Kan.
Keota.
A gas light explosion occurred at the
home Of Wendall Baker, five miles
northwest of Keota. The friends Of NH.
Baker were treating him to surprise
party. Twenty five or thirty guests
were present. The lights became de-
fective and Mr.. Bakers daughter went
to the basement to Investigate. She
was unable to locate the trouble and
called her father. Mr.. Baker, without
thought OF danger, lighted match.
! Gas had been escaping and an explo-
sion followed. Miss Bakers clothing
was ienited and Mr.. Baker endeavoring
to extinguish the flames, was burned
about the face and hands. Miss Bak-
er's hair was badly burned and she
| received severe burns about the face
and upper parts OF the body. DR.. Ad-
rian OF Harper. was called and has
| charge Of the patients. The floor OF
! the room above the plant was lifted
several inches and guests in the room
! were hurled toward the ceiling. The
house caught fire. but the guests pres
ent were able to extlnguieh the flames
before very great damage was done
1T was a narrow escape for Mr.. Baker
: and his daughter and for their home