Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-23

Burlington.
The taxable value of Des Moines
county in 1916 was SIS. 305 .l27. OF this
amount Burlington has s7,s01,l2 This
includes lands and personal property.
MiIIersburs.
So many are sick with the measles
in Millersburg that Rev. j. j. Cole mas
closed his series Of revival meetings.
There are cases in more than hall OF
the homes in the town.
Fort Madison.
Earle Sloan Smith, Iowa's teacher
poet. is going TO the Philippines as a
teacher. He is a son of the city clerk
at Ames and has been a grammar
school principal here for several years.
He will be accompanied by his wife and
baby and ven his dog.
Davenport.
John Estes. city detective, who dis
covered the name OF Jean Crones
wanted IN Chicago for poisoning sew
eral persons at a church banquet, writ
ten on the wall Of q railroad station,
has received All unsigned letter from
St. Louis saying the writer is the man
wanted
Princeton.
Cecil. 6~-year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
FLOYD Bickel fell upon a sewly sharp
ened disk and severed the artery in ms
right arm. DR.. A. Grassau attended
him and while ne is weak from loss OF
blood, he rested well during the night
and his early recovery is looked for.
r, .,1 ,1.,-ipy az thu ward when
the accident happened.
Davenport.
Potatoes are selling on the North
! Harrison street market in Davenport
| for 81 a bushel this week. A few loads
are being brought IN each day. TINS
is a drop Of a half dollar from the top,
| which registered $3.50 during the win
ter. There are still quite a few pota-
toes in farmers cellars which will be
brought In during the next few weeks
Burlington.
In celebrating the ~eighty-third birth
day Of Mrs. Martha Hillhouse friends
Of The aged honored the Oldest continu-
GUS resident Of Burlington. She came
10 this city with her parents eighty
wears ago and mas resided here ever
| since. The aged lady has u little
recollection Of her earliest days in Bur-
iungton beyond the fact that her par
ents resided in a log cabin. In fact
she states that there was little else
| bu- log cabins in this city In those
| DAYS. At that time and for some year.
later there were no schools and pubhe
schools came much later. Mrs. Hht-
house gives promise Of celebrating
many more natal days.
Des Moines.
Postmaster George Huffman called
attention 10 the fact that he is tn
onlr business man in the city VINO
hasn't raised his prices and h riot o.
| housewives only subsided when ne IN
formed them ne referred to the price o.
portage stamps. But George also wen
! ON l., Explain that he is rniddle1nan foi
many necessities OF life. like eggs. but
ter fresh meat or chickens and hi
| price for parcel post services in rams
rsrring tnese things from h farm te
/ the noune1ffss Sec- by postman has
not been raised. George built hfmsei
| a huge Zee box in the local postonice L
/ handle perishaDie parcel post goods II
warm weather. Any such stuff arriv'
ing in the evening ig put on ice and de-
iiiyered promptly the following morning
ia fresh condition.
What Cheer. 4
FIRE Sunday night, al he manufact'
iur3ng plant Df the What Cheer Cia'
Products Company one mile south o
town Ga amAz 10 the extent OF $15,'
a19 or more. Loss covered by insur
ance. Several buildings were destroy
I'd and others damaged. The nre wa!
discovered by the night watch about
0eiock and not until IL o'clock WAS tn
bsaze under control and It burned unit
morpsnx, Cause Of the Are T. no