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

known. 1t started IN the carpenter
shop. one of the buildings OF the plant,
closely associated with or adjoining the
fire department could be summoned the
fire was beyond control and other por-
tions of the plant were involved. The
fire spread from the carpenter shop to
the blacksmith and machine repair
shop n to the dry sheds O lumber
storage, making a fierce and big blaze.
Davenport.
Since her parents came to Davenport
from the east some months ago.. little
blue-eyed Mary Thompson. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Thompson, 1907
Ripley street, has wanted to go back to
| Chicago. At 3 o'clock Tuesday after
noon she started to walls down town.
tHatless and coatless, the child walked
to the Rock Island depot and boarded
a train while the conductors head was
turned. About 4 O'Clock, a frantic
mother called the police and asked
their aid in locating the child. Short
Is after she had finished giving a de-
scription "a fagman walked Into the
station with the child in his arms. u
want to go to Chicago" she told the
police tearfully. The conductor OF the
train. according to the Childs story,
didn't notice her until they were well
down in the West End yards. Then
ne stopped the train and put her off.
The fagnan picked her up a minute
station.
Perry.
The town marchal of Coon Rapids
west Of here, Jim Lutcavich, and the
~latter,s wife. were the principal actors
in a thrilling Jail delivery pulled off at
that town. Lutcavich Is still at large
his wife Is also enjoying her liberty
and the marshal is busy telling his
friends how 1t all happened. Lutcavich
had been arrested for selling booze
contrary to the Iowa statutes and
placed in Jail by Marshal Weber. He
was a paroled Knoxville institute mar
and the authorities at Knoxville were
notified and he was to be returned to
finish his sentence. Marshal Webbel
had brought Lutcavich's supper to hin
in Jail, and the prisoners wife accom-
panied him. After unlocking the
door the marshal stooped over to picl
up the tray Of food, and as he did sc
the woman gave him a push and hel
husband escaped out OF the open door
She also made a hurried exit, closing
and locking the door with the marsha
inside. The marshal o o Liberated
himgelf, but the prisoner had . goot
start and has net yet been captured.
Shenandoah.
Selecting a second husband was
perplexing job for Mrs. Jennie Draper
Her w romances ran along parable
one with Frank Lightfoot, a farmer o
Farragut, whom she met when he de
livered corr at the Ratekin seed house
and the other with a railroad mail cierH
Fred C. Trimpe, Of Burwell. Neb. TIL
latter was fixing up a home for a bride
while Mrs. Draper and the farmel
bought furniture for his country home
THE farmer was selected for he roll
Of husband. Then h messages bega1
to pour In from Nebraska but fell on 9
deaf ear while the wedding prepar'
atoms went on. The last Of the wees
the mail clerk came in person to plea
his cause. Wednesday was selected q
the wedding day, and 1t was announcer
that Mr.. Lightfoot and Mrs. Drape
would motor to Omaha in his car TO b
married, taking the brides two daugh'
tiers for witnesses. The persistenr
Nebraskan knew 1t, and also went q
Omaha. Fate threw he brfde-to-p
land the Burwell man together Tor ,
meeting. The troth was again plighted
tThe two hurried to the court house ant
in a short time Mrs. Draper and MI
ITrimpe we're wed. He gave his 8 e.
IS and she gave hers a. a.. It Wa no
mr.. Lightfoot's wedding day after Al
HE has more furniture than his bach,
elor tastes demand.