Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-12
Southern Io1ua Items

selves by taking some six pounds.
Three dozen of eggs, one-half sack OF
-four and some thirty pounds Of choice
beef, also caught their eyes and they
included it In their collection along
with three buckets Of shortening. No
clues were left by the robbers for the
poLce to work on. ...
Bonaparts.
While the Ford car in which Stanley
Hooper and Kirk Vickers were riding
was running about thirty miles an
hour, the front wheel missed culvert
six miles northeast Of Bonaparte and
the car turned over twice, both boys
being thrown out. ivickers was driving,
1t being his first attempt. Hooper was
badly injured DR.. Cresap reached the
scene of the wreck first and brought
the boys to town. 1t is feared young
Hooper may be very seriously injured.
The Ford was a wreck 1t was a new
car, owned by H. G. Donnelley.
Perry. 18Th.
Attorney Steele Blake will be can
didate for the position OF mayor Of
Perry at the coming spring election.
At least his name was placed in nomi-
nation at caucus Of citizens. and he
will probably consent to make the race.
Mr.. Blake has been out Of the city for
several days, but returned Friday and
while expressing surprise at his nomi-
nation, states that If his friends have
seen fit to honor him with the nomi-
hation he could do nothing other than
to try and win and to serve the city
to the best of his ability if elected.
Museatine.
Wade Bennett, 40 years of age. is
,iyins at the point Of death at the Her
shey hospital as the result of injuries
sustained while at work on the Barry
Brothers farm north of the city. The
man had been telling timber near the
roadside. it is said, and when found by
passerby, was lying on the ground
with head beneath a heavy tree appar-
emily as the tree had fallen. He was
unconscious when found and with the
exception of bare moment when he
was induced to divulge his name, has
remained so. DR.. r. +. Beverage was
immediately called and finding that his
skull was crushed had him removed to
the hospital Practically all hope for
his recovery has been abandoned
Davenport. .
Suit for damages of $4,000 for the
death of John F'rahm, killed BY being
run over by an automobile at Third
and Warren streets, has been COM
menced against Michael Gold, driver
of the car. The petition was filed by
B. A. Nordbloom. administrator Of the
estate Of the deceased, thru his at
torney, w. NJ. Chamberlin. Nord-
bloom in his suit claims that Frahm
was IS years old at the time Of his
death and had an expectation Of four
teen years of life. His earning power
during that time would aggregate SIS
900, is the claim of the petition. Frahm
was killed Feb. 10, when he was run
over by Colds machine. Gold is a
wealthy farmer residing in Buffalo. He
was freed from blame In the accident
by the coroners jury.
Mt. Pleasant. ~
A special meeting of the stockholders
of the Henry County Fair Association
was held in the county superintend-
ent's room at the court house for the
purpose Oh IcCelSiS tic lSpotI VI lLC
committee appointed to consider the
proposition Of the erection Of a new
ampltheater. The report was read by
Ad Weir and recommended the organi-
zation Of the Henry County Fair Con-
struction Company, which should erect
a new ampitheater $50 feet long east
and west and 43 feet north and south.
The building should be erected upon a
location fixed by the fair association
and should seat 5000 people and should
cost not to exceed $4,000. The re-
ceipts from the amphttheater each sea-
son are to be divided equally between
the construction company and the fair
associations, the latter out OF Its share
paying the expenses of the ticket sell
iers. etc. and the insurance pren,f-
ums