Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-13
Northern I01uaIte7

as not to miss the parade. They fol-
lowed the paradesto the circus grounds.
One of the clowns jumped onto the run
ming board and asked permission to
ride block or two. They entered the
grounds, leaving the car with numer-
GUS others. on the street near by. They
attended the afternoon performance
and when they came out of the grounds
the car was gone. Unfortunately, it
bore no number plate and altho thor
ough search has been made, no trace of
it has been found. 1t Is thought that
the clown gave some circus follower
a. tip, after the family entered the
grounds, and that the two may have
been responsible for the theft.
Logan.
A. D. Smith who bought the A. P.
Peckerpaugh place last spring, lost two
of his barns Sunday morning by fire.
The large barn across the road from
the burned buildings and about 100
yards distant was on fire once and the
house six, times. If it had not been for
the prompt assistance of the good
neighbors Mr.. Smith would haye lost
all Of the buildings on the place. He
estimates the loss at about $4,000 and
he carried 1900 insurance. The horses
were out of the barn but all Of the hay
and oats were destroyed. While the
origin of the fire is mystery still there
is not sign of any one having been
near the building and no one around
the place smokes or carries matches.
Merrill.
Mrs. Herman Epling is dead as a re-
whit
tity of linseed oil and paint she was
warming up on a gasolene stove ex-
ploded, throwing the burning liquid
over her. Mrs. Epling's screams
brought neighbors to her aid, but too
late to save her from receiving the
burns that caused her death. The oil
ignited her clothing from her shoulders
to her feet. Wet blankets were thrown
over her to quench the flames. The
blaze was smothered. but not before
her clothing was entirely burned from
her body. Mr.. Epling was not at home
at the time the accident occurred and
did not learn of it until several hours
afterward. Mrs. .Epling was 70 years
old. She lived only a few hours after
the accident
Buckingham.
The Bank Of Buckingham has begun
action against Alton Strohbehn, a
farmer living near Dinsdale. asking the
sum Of $3,s13.0S, interest for eight years
and costs. the total amounting to about
$4,000. The suit is the outgrowth of the
litigation between Strohbehn's brother,
Emil, and the bank. Emil was engaged
in the business Of buying stock in
buckingham village years ago. The
bank there furnished him capital at
various times to aid him in prosecuting
the business. He did not make
financial success Of it, at least when
he quit the bank claimed he owed them
more than $4,000. Later he took the
bankrupt cure. which has handicapped
the bank from securing their claim
by legal procedure against Mr.. Stroll
behh, who, after going thru bank
ruptcy, inherited a share Of his fathers
estate, but litigation is still pending
over this matter. The bank now comes
into court and asks that Alton Stroll
behn be required to pay their claim
against his brother Emil on the ground
that he was silent partner in the
stock business for a long time prior to
the failure Of the firm; that he par
ticipated in the profits and from time
to time drew from the funds and assets
Of the drm property and money.