Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22

The damage isgestimated at S., 900.
Lightning struck the homes Of j. II.
Buhlman and II. D. Carmichael. The
formers residenes was partly de-
istroyed hysflre sNslight damage was
done toethe 1atteE8 1t vas only after
| bitter struggle that firemen succeed
ed in preventing the total destruction
OF the Buhlman home. The loss in this
instance is estimated at $500.
Dubuque.
Dubuque has disposed of the Calf
case that started out with fair pros
poets Of rivaling the famous Jones
county calf case. Last February,
Charles OFT whose farm is near Derby
Grange, claimed sttat two calves be-
longing. to him had straycd away and
were being illegally detained by
Charles Kirpes, farmer living near
4Asbury. OFT instituted replcvn suit
and the case was tried before Judge
Mcguire in the district court here. The
case occupied the attention OF the court
nearly all Of last week and was given
to the jury Saturday.
Anamosa.
News has been received here by Miss
Mae Edwards, a teacher in the local
schools, OF the burning to death OF the
three children in the home Of her
brother, l.. A. Edwards, Of Menomini lie,
Wis, last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
wards formerly lived at Anamosa,
where Mr. Edwards was employed as
a prison guard. They came here from
Belle Plaine and last March moved to
Wisconsin. When the home was de-
ct hN. five hn ,I,s -,
Sharon. aged IS; Helen, aged 10, and
the baby, one year old persisted in the
flames. No further particulars have
been received.
Anamosa.
Fire Of unknown origin completely
destroyed two barns here FRIDAY night
The loss on both is estimated at s1O.-
000 Russel's livery barn. Oldest in
the city, caught fire at 1880 O'clock
Friday night and efforts to subdue the
flames were unsuccessful. Eight horses
were burned to death. some of them
being valued highly. State Senator
Hale's barn was discovered afire short
ly afterward and also was destroyed
altho no horses were burned. Mr.. Hale
however, lost two horses in the Russell
fire. "Old Pete" the family horse of
the Russell family, was rescued safe
ly from the burning stable, but after
being led a block down the street. COL
lapsed and died from the effects OF
the shock
Mc0resor.
When Lincoln Beachey made his
sensational flight in Dubuque, in 1911
Clifton Pen Oleson, IL years old was
one Of the spectators. AS the birdman
volplaned to earth from above the
clouds, the boy. wild with excitement
broke thru the cheering throng. dodged
by policemen, jumped the ropes and
reached Beachey to tell him he wanted
to learn to fly. .As a wrathy police
Beachey said. LET him alone. That's
the kind of nerve that makes aviators."
That same boy has Just returned to
McGregor after winters course In
training in the Curtlss school at MI
ami Fla. He came bearing proudly
and joyfnlly license as a hydro
aeroplane pilot. It Is printed In seven
languages and granted by the, Aero
Club OF America in the international
Aeronautic Federation. Clifton is rs.
undoubtedly the youngest aviator IN
Iowa. Nor are there any younger In
the United States, for eighteen is the
minimum ago that the CurtiAs brothers
accept to train for hydroaeroplaning
The boys license u No. 81, showing
how very few Of any age have qualified
as birdmcn In the machine that trav-
els both air and waty