Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-24

o'clock he came down from his bed
room and handed his mother book.
He told her it contained all the ac-
counts of his business affairs. His aged
| mother was slightly startled but
| thought nothing of it Then he left the
| room and went upstairs. A moment
useing % caliber revolver. There will
be no inquest over the body.
Des Moines. Sta zs#
Hal r. Howell, prominent Des Moines
insurance man, narrowly escaped death
by asphyxiation when he entered his
residence which had became flooded
with gas fumes during the absence OF
| the family from the. city. The Howells
| closed up the house several weeks ago
| and repaired to summer resort In
Michigan. During their absence the gas
mains had been repaired and workmen
failed to put back a connection Upon
entering the house Mr.. Howell lighted
the gas heater in the basement. He de-
tected the odor Of escaping gas and
started upstairs to Investigate. AS he
| reached the top of the steps he fell un-
conscious. He was near an open door,
however, and revived sufficiently to
crawl on his hands and knees to the
yard. There he again collapsed. He did
| not regain consciousness for over an
hour after which he managed to reach
a neighbors house Attending physi-
clans brought pulnotor into play and
the victim Is now out of danger
| Mount Pleasant.
mex w. F. Kopp for the relief Of the
boys going to the front from this coun-
ty has been accepted by the Red Cross
and the chairman has appointed a rep
resentative committee to confer with
| Mr.. kopp as to the administration OF
! the fund. The $500 will only be the
nucleus of a big fund and 1t is believed
! that over 5000 will be subscribed
| The committee after being appointed
| met and organized as an auxiliary of
the Red Cross under the name of "The
Relief Fund For Henry County Soldiers
and Sailors The following officers
were appointed Chairman. w. F. Kopp
vice chairman. James T. Whiting, pres
ident of the National State Bank; sec
rotary. II. L. McGrew, cashier Of the
First National Bank. and Deputy Coun-
ty Treasurer w. J. Pendray will be
the treasurer The details of the actual
organization have not yet been worked
out but it is agreed that the object OF
the fund is to afford quick and ample
relief OF every sort to any Henry boy
who is in the service of his country.
CenterviIe.
| Marion Ely. prominent farmer liv-
ing eight miles north of this city or
the Centerville- NJ oravia road, was
| found dead Wednesday morning at s
| o'clock after he had fallen from the
horse which he was riding. Examina.
| tons by physicians are to the effect
that the fall from the horse was due
to heart failure and that the fall was
in no way responsible for his death
| Mr.. Ely had awakened seemingly in
good health and had gone about his
morning work in the usual manner. Al
$3.50 he saddled his horse and started
down the road to field in which his
1 two sons with other men were balins
| hay. At the school house about quar-.
! ter of a mile from his home he was seer
| to tumble from his horse to the ground
Workmen rushed to the place where
| he had fallen but when they arrived
he was dead and nothing could be done
| Physicians were rushed to the HON,
but their reports were that heart fall.
ure had caused his death. Mr.. Ely WA
So years of age and is survived by {
] wife and two sons, Lori and George
both at home. In farming circles he wa:
prominent and practically all of hi
iMa.se had been spent in that coninun
slfty. He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Ely who will be remembered a
being well known in and about Mora
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