Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-01

Wyoming.
H. w. Kettlesen, who has been in
the mercantile business in this place
for eighteen years, has sold his BUSH
ness to E. H. Hanold. Of Prairieburg.
Mr. Hanold will take possession Feb. 8.
Des Moines.
Damages Of $4,000 are asked by
William Harvey Collinson, aged .
years, in a suit against Mr.. and Mrs.
4 C. E. Cutter. filed by the parents OF the
| boy. The child was run over by the
Cutter automobile some time last
April and broke the child's leg and
caused it to grow crooked.
WayIand.
The funeral of Elmer Noble, %. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs Lincoln Noble was held
from the Finley church with the Ma
sonic order In charge Of the services.
The young man died from measles ard
spinal meningitis Three children in
! the family are Ill with measles. He
leaves his parents, four sisters and one
brother, all at home.
Upton.
The community club is backing a
movement looking toward oiling OF
all roads leading out of this place for
next summer. 1t is proposed to spread
the oil over the highways for a dis
lance Of several miles into the country.
It is also advocated that the city
streets be treated with oil now that the
paving program has been abandoned.
North English.
| Charley Perrin, who was badly in
jured by the falling of a bri tx wall af-
ter the Acme Lumber fire. was re-
moved ITO his home at Wellman. Mis-
brothers. Will. Rob and Steve OF
Wellman arrived and assisted In TAX
Ing him to his home. He was taken
to South English in Bing Mahan-
nah's auto truck and from there on the
train. "ess Perrin wirad back tina!
Charley stood the trip in good shape
but was dreadfully tired.
Abba.
Patrons Of the King theater had a
bad scare when the moving picture film
caught fire and filled the house with
smoke. There was a stampede Tor the
doors and only the cool heads in the
building saved the children from being
trampled under foot. Men, women and
children piled over each other to get
from the building but only minor
bruises resulted from the excitement
About 5000 worth Of films were burnt
up and the fire department threw on
water enough to quench the fire before
much damage was done to the build
ing.
oskaIoosa.
Hundreds and hundreds of poundssoi
l. a~t. &11ro IsNs
the dam at the South Skunk river
north Of town Sunday and Monday
The fish were perishing for want Of all
. and were half frozen. Deputy Game
Warden Jess Wilson obtained permis-
sion from the state authorities to take
the fish and told the boys to Ego to it,
. Some fine big specimens were taker
|. out. The Ash were helpless and all the
men on the ice had to do was reach IL
and lift them out One man went away
with 300 pounds or more. Women also
. helped in the harvest.
West Liberty.
AT special sciiooi e;sSSsts..Sss:: !: hero
on Monday bonds in the sum Of $4,000
Ewere voted for school improvements
there. The question OF the origina
bond issue for $4,000 carried last yea,
but because of the advance in the cost
of building materials as well as labor j
was found necessary to authorize TIL
expenditure Of a larger sum in order t.
complete the Improvement. the iss;s'
carried by q vote Of four to one, ths
balloting again showing the progress
Iiveness OF the community The favor
able balloting will permit the board Il
carry out the original plans in detail.
West Liberty. .ess
C. D. Gibson, who is spending tn
winter in California. reports from
Long Beach that he attended reunion
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