Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-24

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Mrs. Maria OBrien, ssS South Jersey
avenues: was overcome by gas Monday
morning, and after being found by
neiEhbors, was seriously i'll for several
hours. She was discovered by Mrs. A.
=. Switzer, neighbor, who went to
the house about noon and found the
house filled with gas and the burners
in the gas stove in the kitchen turned
on. She opened the doors and called
physicians to attend Mrs. O'Brien, who
was found lying on the floor of tine
home. After she had regained con-
sciousness. she told persons that her
last recollections of time were about
o'clock. It is probable that the woman's
life was saved because the gas was
allowed to go to the second floor thru
registers in the ceiling.
Waterloo.
+ Ralph C. Lauyer, formerly resident
Of, Waterloo, is dead at the military
base hospital at Fort Sam Houston.
Tex. This information has been re-
ceived by o. J. Bergeson, secretary Of
the Waterloo Eagles, Mr.. Lauver hav-
ing been member Of the Eagles here
since June 5, 1915. Details as to the
death have not been received. Mr.
Lauver, who was % years old, enlisted
in the aviation section Of the signal
corps while at Lyons, o., on the 18th
Of last month. He was undergoing
training at Kelly field. San Antonio.
Tex. During residence in Waterloo
Mr.! Lauver was employed as lineman
for the Iowa Telephone Company and
lived at the Hummel hotel.
Waterloo.
w. H. Bachman, former Waterloo
business man and pioneer resident Of
Black Hawk county, died Monday at
Samaritan hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr.. Bachman, who had made his home
in Philadelphia for about three years,
had been i'll for several weeks, but
definite information concerning his last
illness has not yet reached Mrs. ]. D.
Liffring, his daughter. He had been
planning to close out his interests in
Philadelphia and return to Waterloo in
the spring. Mr.. Bachman, who was
about IS years old, was born in Penn
sylvania. He came to Iowa when q
young man and settled on farm in
Barclay township, later moving to
Waterloo and establishing an imple-
ment business in the firm name OF
Bachman & Steely. After retiring from
this firm he owned and managed a
music store for many years, closing out
that business few years ago.
Sioux City.
OF the five largest cities in Iowa
Sioux City has the lowest per capita
| tax levy and only one other city is
lower in per capita total Indebtedness,
according to the report of the state
auditor made for the last fiscal year
Sioux City's per capita total debt is
1857. Davenport is the only city Of the
five standing lower, with per capita
total debt of $685.. Dubuque stands
highest with $26.19. Des NIoines follows
with $2340 and Cedar Rapids with
S20.72. The net total bonded debt OF
l,Sioux City as shown by the records in
the city treasurer's office is s1.550.Ss4
for 1917. The bonded debt of the city
has been reduced in the past eight
years $255.776 while the city has been
under commission form of government
The tax levy for city purposes has been
reduced in the past year from 469
mills to 40 mills. This does not include
the levy for schools state or county
Sioux City's per capita tax levy for
municipal purposes is SAT mills. which
is the lowest in the comparative table
OF the five cities. Dubuque stands
highest with 1101 mills The other
cities tax levies> are as follows: Des
Moines. 1854 mills: Davenport, 1898
mills; Cedar Rapids. SIT mills.