Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-20
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Mltohsllvilio-A Franklin ,tourine
car. the property OF q resident OF
Garden Grove. was stolen last night
and driven into q straw stack east OF
Mitchellville. The strawstack was
then rot on fire and the machine
hnmpletsly demolished. It 10 believed
erf the burning, which occurred
Sxout o'clock this morning. was
in.AntioAAl.
Burlington - Probably fatally
wounded by gunshot wounds. John
Doane. aged II years, Is In Rurlins-
ton hospital making . brave struggle
for lie following shooting accident
late wednesday, when In company
With lack Dixon, an entire load from
. shot gun was poured into Doane's
shoulder and face. The terrible ac-
cident has caused widespread grief
thrpout tho city. both youths being
well known and having hundreds OF
! friends.
oaretLN =. Housh. superinten-
dent e the public schools, ID to
leave Carroll he has rendered his
tesignation to the board Of education
and = making preparations to leave
some months hence, Tho announces
!. mep4 q his retiring as head Of the
CarSo0 ecAool syntsm comes as q big
surprise 10 Ill his friends and tho
city IA sensyNl. The reason for his
rssio,aaAon n tho fsct that he has
purchased The eabin Teachers Tx
ohAhgo N D>s Moines and when q
stloodasee Il found for his present
plAoA ~ Will 20 there. The purchase
yas maAe lAat weak
= neAo resolution stving wom-
On uaanbess OF the Prsshyterian
church. the right to hold office fas
eldeyy 80 passed by the Presbytery
OF OAsV Nolnae In session ct Dexter
"Wednesday. Tho proposed measure
wAs subject 10 sharp criticism from
the floor ana the debate was hot, but
Z the ministers and laymen represent
ing the forty-five churches OF the
prssbytery. were found favorable to
this revolutionary legislation by =
vote Of moro than three to one. The
measure must be acted upon favor
ably BY thoI Presbyterians turnout
the United States before It will take
OBJECT
Sioux cl%yJ. 3. echlank, manager
OF the deycty theater. sustained five
broken ribs and received several outs
about the doc and body bruises when
the automobile truck In which he was
riding Wa struck by large touring
car near Bronson, Iowa, late Tuesday
aftefnoop. The truck turned over
twice ana skiddsd of the road into .
d1ap ditch. Schlank was pinned be-
meath thu machine. Milo Mcintyre.
who W. riding In the truck with Mr..
6chlank sustained 4 wrenched back
and several body bruises. Mcintyre
ssooseAad IN extrioatins Schlank
from underneath the wrecked mach
Inc. Thsy wore brought to Sioux City
~ = passing motorist. schlank was
renewed 70 the lutheran hoApitAl.
WHARF, hi condition was reported by
hosllAal Attandants last night Is Inn
proSod bat stu serious. Mcintyre
49, removsd TO his home.
81 plet,eey Marion De Witt, the sec
Dad QS tho trio thkt robbed tho HAnke
and 1lAvlock store last week haS
- taken = custody and Il now
In ~ JA6pee county Jail He was ar-
sreated WednSsdAy night by q. u
Coon qh6ulff. DSWitt has signed .
conf ssfoA It = said IN which he
states TIT ~ Abfsns pxnks and en-,
other mah met IN sioux City and
framsd the robbery Of the store here.
They made the trip from Sioux City
to Newton. BY way OF Ames. Des
Noinss ana Monroe, In q Dodge car.
They arrived here on the night Of
Labor Day and robbed the store
Tuesday night, after which they
drove to Davenport. 1t was at DAv-s
enDort that Denks was arrested
wh1l1 ettemptinG to dispose Of part
of ~ stolen Sooda and Dewitt and
the Third man made their getaway.
Dewitt not knowing that Danks had
feen arrasted. returned 70 Newton
SATURDAY night. 8ss
v MISUNDERSTANDING 1 large fami-
~ q oA4dxenNprpvsd too much TOR
the teeble strength OF Martha Beltx.
11-yoAr1o1d daughter OF william
Bpltx q Nassena, who died at an
Akl4ntio hosDital. whore she had
been'A betlsnt sincs sunday. Tetanus
49, the cause Of death. tho from
What eopros It developed Il not
khoWn III lttle girl was taken i'll q
week aGo with what appeared to be
rheunAtiem or neuralgia. She gradu-
Ally Grsw worse, however. and SUM
1day axter = msdicar consultation. she
Was removed here for treatment. She
cont1nted 70 sink until death came
shout 50 o'clock Tueaday night. Mar
the'S MOI sr dad about four years
a<o. and GHps that time she had TAX
On etet ~ care Of the household
and m1nletered to her two little Sis
ters three hrothsrs and her father.
The, family moved to Massena about
two yearD ago from Coon Rapids.
WAN H1Ro,s BODY UNCLAIMED.