Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-15

it will be returned to us. We have ii
proposition that is fair to the hotel
man who comes here and fair to our
selves.
Spenesr-At the regular meeting OF
the Spencer city council held at the
Library building the resolution or
necessity for the construction OF paw
ing, with amendments. was adopted.
The city clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for the construction OF the paw
ms, curbing and grading according 10
specifications of the engineer. bids to
be received until April l6 1919. at
o'clock .. m. The resolution OF neces-
sty relative to the construction OF
sewers as proposed on Feb. I. was
adopted and the clerk was ordered to
advertise for bids according to speci-
fications until April 4. at 1880 o'clocA
p. m. The entire sewer project as pro-
posed was accepted without change.
there being no objections OF any sort
made by property owners affected.
+ Tama.-F. NJ. Laws candy store
was robbed of about 800. The estab-
lishment was closed as usual about II
Il
covered until it was opened next morn
ing. The lock If the front door hao
been picked and the money that was
missing had been taken from the safe
which Mr.. laws thinks he had prob
ably forgotten to lock. At least the safe
was uninjured and there were no s'Sn"
that its lock had been tempered witI.
Its doors were found wide open. Tic
money taken consisted OF about $50 in
silver, $25 worth of OH gold coins that
Mr.. Laws had been keeping because OF
their dates or for other reasons, anu
$23 in bills. No suspicious characters
were seen lettering about the store and
there are no promising clues to the
thieves.
EstherviiIe.-The War Mothers
chapter OF Emmet county was pre-
scented with a valuable souvenir that
can be used as a gavel, by LeRoy Tur-
ner OF the Y. 8. George Washington.
thru his mother. Mrs. W. f. Turner.
1t was In the shape OF small hand
axe and was made from material taken
from the George Washington. when 1t
was changed over from private ship
Of the kaiser to transport to convey
our soldiers to France. The axe proper
Is made Of brass and covered with gold
leaf. the handle Is Of hard wood grown
in Germany and was from some part
OF the kaisers private compartment on
the ship. Mr.. Turner gathered the ma
terial and made the axe himself, and
engraved the name Of the transport.
the date Of his first trip on it. and the
- l. T. o., I'll
from France. II is a very unique and
invaluable souvenir and one that will be
greatly priced by the members OF the
War Mo:he-s' chapter.
vinton.-The new postorice build
ing that Is soon to be erected In Vim
ton at the corner OF First avenue and
Sixth street will be another fitting i'm
provement to the business district and
one that has been needed for some time.
The proposed building consists Of
basement, first story and meZzamine.
The basement will contain boiler, fuel.
storage and two Office rooms: lrst
story will contain entrance vestibule.
public lobby, postmasters office, work
ing space for postofYice help and
money order business. two fire proof
vaults and at the rear mailing vesti-
bule; and the mezzamne story viii
contain swing and toilet rooms for the
working force, Exterior is faced with
dark red brick, with stone and wood
trim and the roof slate covered on
slopes. The entrance vestibule and
public lobby will have terrazze floors.
marble borders and base. and wood
wainscoat These spaces and the post
masters oifice will be finished In
quarter sawed white oak.