Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
Southern Io,ua Items

turn notified the police. Several offi-
GERS were sent 10 the scene but were
unable to ind any trace Of the burglar.
| The man entered the house by crawl
ing thru pantry window Attic the
house was completely ransacked only
! s45O in cash vas stolen. Miss Mahan
Is; stenographer employed in the law
offices OF Cook and Bailuf. s5-
/! Lamoni.7s rai sSig
rhe fine public building ct this place.
built at a cost OF almost 10000 in 1911.
was recently sold for $500 at sheriff
sale The Latter Day Saints predomi-
nate here and since so few violate the
rIe Of the church against theater- go
ing, the building has not paid expenses.
a company of forty two men, each pay
! 5000. now control the property, the
only large public meeting place other
than the Saints church building. They
have not announced their policies.
CenterviIle. -
The dead body Of Ed f. Duffy, well
known coal miner of Exiine. was found
by j. NJ. Lyon and VIII Hickman o.
near Shawville lying in field just of
the Rock Island right Of way, between
the Shawville and Galleyville mines,
about 9 o'clock Sunday morning. The
body showed no marks or bruises o.
any kind and SO the death OF Mr.. Duffy
is regarded as quite a mystery in the
Vicinity. He had apparently been dead
for some time when found The coro-
ner's jury which sat on the case in the
afternoon. returned verdict TO the eff
feet that Duffy had come to his death
iy means unknown.
Mount Pleasant.
J The Garden Club started among the
school children of this city is going to
be great success. County Agent Don
E. Fish with the necessary financial
guarantee given by the Womans I'm
Eprovement Club is responsible for the
movement. Professor Hill, the teacher
of agriculture at the high school, is in
charge and already so children have en-
rolled. Each scholar will cultivate a
garden at least rod square and Mr..
Hill will visit. inspect and advise about
every youngsters garden every two
weeks until school is out and after that
cry week A committee Of ladies from
each of the four wards will inspect each
garden each week and will assist in the
making OF the record DOCKS.
Perry.
George Black, a well known farmer
of the vicinity southwest OF Perry, took
his own life by hanging shortly before
noon Monday. He had tied half-inch
rope securely to a rafter in the barn
and standing on box placed the moose
around his neck and kicked the box
from beneath him. He was found by
his wife about noon. who had seen him
at 1880 and becoming alarmed at his
absence, had started to search for him.
Mrs. Black Immediately telephoned for
help and Ralph Allen and Ed Lewis took
the body down and Coroner Phillips was
summoned Mr.. Black was about 40
years of age and with his wife and four
children resided on the place known rs
southwest Of Perry.
Clinton.
Four men were injured. one probably
fatally, when an automobile in which
they were riding Sunday night over
turned on the road near Charlotte. All
are In Riggs hospital, Maquoketa. where
they were brought as soon after ths
accident as possible. The injured mef
are: Fred Barrows. OF Baldwin. frac-
tured skull and probably fatal inter.
nal injuries. George Brady. OF Emel
; Inc. broken nose and internal injuries
Thomas Hamilton. OF Emeline, badl!
bruised. DR.. Peterman, of Baldwin
bruised. The men were returning from
; q ride to Fulton and were nearing Char
lotte when the accident occurred. Th'
J lear, which belongs to Mr.. Barrows. be
came .unmanageable and turning turtle
rolled down an embankment Physi
clans declared there was only tn
} slightest hope for Mr.. BarrowG -
lcovery