Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-30
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caused frozen heating tank 10 eN-
p1ode at the farm home of Jake kiss
Ter. near here. badly damaging the
house and wreckine the stove ana
heating plant. There were no mem
bers OF the family in the house AT the
time, Mrs. Kisslcr having left but
moment before the explosion.
Audubon Attic he is 20 years old
and she is e. years old, AIR. and Mrs.
August schrader husked J. 500 bushels
of corn this fall. They did this while
visiting at the home Of their SON.
Harry Schrader near La Porte city.
With the exception of stormy wealth
err every day saw the aged couple in
Ill dark
Goodell--On Christmas morning
shout two hours after mass, the
Catholic church ut this place burned
to the ground. II Is thought to have
started in the furnace. Little was
saved. \ small amount OF insurance
WAS carried. Plans viii be made TO
renuild az soon as possible, Every
effort was extended Ia save the con-
tents but the flames had gotten too
big Roadway before they We're dis
covered.
iLosan--Oliu Derewer. a. son of
j. Derewer, Justice of the peace at
crcston. Iowa. was arrested here
MonoaF crning by Sheriff Milliman
on "a chutge OF forging two checks for
si4 and SIS. on the Fair store and
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Valley. He was released on $500
bond after waving to the action OF
the grand jury His bond was signed
by Attorney John p. FINLEY of Coun
ell Bluffs and his father.
Burlinaton--One of the most dan
gerous and expensive fires that has
ravaged Burlington property in recent
years burned portions of the John
Bosch store and Masonic hall Sun
day morning and inflicted damage
that may reach more than $4,000.
Witnessed by hundreds of church GO
ers the IRE had it's dramatic feature
In the escape of Fred Seabury, AS
sociatea Press operator for The
Hawkeye and Edwadd Cooper, who
slept unconscious OF danger in the
Masonic hall. while the Are gnawed
toward them thru smoke filed halls
and firemen outside played streams
of water above their sleeping rooms
Cromweli--W reaches relatives
her of Henry j. Marcus, well known
farmer Of this section. that he had
committed suicide at Columbus. Neh.,
by hanging himself. No particulars
were given. Marcus had relatives at
Columbus and was there visiting.
His son, Ray Marcus, of this place,
and Floyd Kretzer left for Columbus
to bring the body home for burial.
Marcus is the man who disappeared
mysteriously from home last Septem-
Der and was later found working on
q farm in Missouri south of Bedford,
after all the wells in this vicinity had
been examined and ponds dragged
and searching inquiry made by
relatives and friends. The cause of
his disappearance at that time was
never disclosed. Marcus was about
Sc years of age.
Dubuque-Officials OF the Galena
Glove and Mitten Company, which
will locate branch factory in Du-
buque In the near future. We're in
Dubuque Monday arranging for the
re-modeling of their property at
Garfield and Kniest streets. An
nouncement was made by the officers
that George Millhouse, Jr., will prob
ably be in active charge of the new
plant in Dubuque, Operations by the
plant 1t Is thought, will begin on
March /, with not less than twenty
five operators and 100 operators are
wanted as soon as it Is possible to Sc
cure them. Some experienced help
will be brought from Gelena, but the
majority Of workers in the factory
will be Dubuque people. Machinery
for the new plant will be shipped inn
mediately to Dubuque and stored
here awaiting the finishing Of the
building.
Council BIuffs-Councn Bluffs and
Omaha police are baffed by the sud-
den disappearance of Adolph Jor-
gernsen, well known Shelby black
smith, who left his home week ago
today for Omaha, accompanied by
John Tragona, alias Smith, Muffsen-
ger and about a half dozen more
aliases. John T, Hazen, a close
friend Of the Jorgernsen family, was
brought into the case by the boys
relatives to help find him. Hazen,