Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-31
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Fort Dodge.-Fire OF unknown sr-
igin at 1880 a. m. Wednesday dam
aged the old creamery building of
the Fort Dodge Creamery Company.
The building is located at Twelfth
avenue south and Fifth street and OF
late years has been used by the
company as warehouse. a family
also resided in part Of it. The fire
started over what formerly was the
cfurn room. burned our some floors
and walls and destroyed and dam
aged goods stored. The fire depart
ment was called and checked the
blaze. Estimated damage done by
the fire was placed by r. L. Loomis
at between $4,000 and $1,000.
3Dexter-The body OF Walter Mon
ro's was found in his grandmother's
house here Wednesday, his death
having been caused by "a .;unshot
wound in thu breast. He had not
been seen for several days and neigh
boris called the attention OF rela-
tives to the fact Search disclosed
the frozen body of tho young man
on a sofa to which he had been able.
to crawl in an effort to reach a VIM
DR. Shoreman who was called be-,
li's''ed it case of suicide and sent
to Perry for Coroner 7. r. Phillips.
No reason has been discovered for
the young mans suicide. He was 81
years old, without financial Or other
troubles. He had no love affairs. He
was caring for the home of his
grandmother while she IS visiting in
Kansas.
Davenport. Deserted by his
mother when but two days old, and
his father also missing, Lester j..
Bllnnell. three weeks old, died at the
Sept county hospital, a ward of the
county. Pneumonia caused the child,s
death The little fellow, who died
friendless because his parents de-
serted him, was born at Mercy hos
pital on Dec. 8, 1920. Two days later
the mother. Mrs. v. Bunnell, left the
hospital saying that she was going
to- Port Byron. III. Hospital author
tiles made an effort to stop the WON 4
ain and asked her to provide for the
child. She is said to have refused and
left the little one to its fate. After the
little one had been abandoned at the
hospital it was turned over to Pro-
baton Officer Byron Rumsey who
had it sent To the juvenile home. The
child was in good health until a few
days ago when pneumonia developeN.
Last night it died, u ward of the
county. What became OF the father is.
mystery. The mother before she
abandoned the babe said that her
husband had deserted her She
claimed she did not know his where
abouts.
Webster City.-After having spent
seven long and terrible years in
Germany, the three children Of Mr.
and Mrs. Barney Ermels, formerly
we'll known residents of this city,
are to return here next month, thru
the kindness OF cousin near Story
City, who has furnished them the
funds with which to make the trip.
MI. and Mrs. Erme1s hope to be
allie later to return Of the three
children. there are two sons and a
daughter Charles, Peter and Mar
tia. The family lived in Webster
City a good many years, but in 1913,
just a year before the war broke
Out, lllCy ICluIuGu 10 germany, eE-
pncting at the time to make it their
permanent home, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ermels being ratives of that country.
Mr.. Ermels. however, did not give up
his citizenship in the United States.
As soon as. the war broke out. and
especially after the United States
s'ot into it, things became very I'M
peasant for the Ermels family in
Germany. Mr.. Ermels and one Of
the sons We're compelled for a time
to work in munitions plant. After
the war; work was so scarce that
the family has actually been in want.
Mr.. Ermels could get no employ
ment in Germany and he is now In
Holland working to support his fam
lily. He was several times arrested in
Germany during the war. Letters to
friends here indicate that the fam
lily underwent many hardships.