Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-31

Fort Madison-More than a hundred
Rotarians from Burlington visited In
Fort Madison. when the local branch
of the Rotary club formally started
The club already has the necessary
twenty five members and will arrange
for rooms as soon as the formal pro-
ceedings have been undergone.
Woodward-Plans are under way to
obtain the coal from the flooded mine
at Scandal, where water broke into the
mine on Sept. "a. 1918 and caused the
mine to be abandoned. The Scandal
Coal Company has taken over the
High Bridge mine and the coal will be
pulled from the flooded mine at Scan
dia.
Perry-Conductor L. G. Newell was
about the happiest man on the middle
division last week when caboose 0370
was returned from the shops where 1t
had gone for repairs. The fact that a
man has used one caboose continuous
~ since 1885 perhaps does not mean
much to the outsider but railroad en-
ployes know what a record that is.
Fort Madison-A. F. Hellige. an cleo
trician employed at the Perfection
Tire and Rubber plant, died within an
hour here after his hand had touched
a wire carrying q high current Of cleo
tricity. He was % years old. A pull
motor pressed into service when physi-
clans were called, failed to restore lie.
The current, which entered thru his
right hand, burned many parts Of his
body. The wire carried 1900 volts OF
electricity.
Creston-The knights Of Columbus
of this city are planning to build
home here and have already pur-
chased ground and appointed their
building committee who will start the
work in the near future. The new
building will be strictly modern and
will be four or FIVE stories in height
and tho upper floors will be used az
apartments. The ground purchased by
the knights was owned by c. w. Car
roll. now a resident Of Des MONIES.
Mount Auburn-The large grain ele-
yator here with It's entire equipment
of machinery, 1000 bushels Of oats
and 1000 bushels Of corn, was con-
sumed by fire. Tho fire originated IN
the engine room Oh the elevator about
10 a, M, and other buildings would
have been destroyed but tor the Quiok-
Nv organized IRE brigade. The King
wilder Grain Company. Of Cedar Rap
IDS owned the elevator, and will re-
build.
Musoatine-The Muscatine Housine
Corporation with a capital Of 100000
was formed and about $4,000 Of the
stock was subscribed, at meeting OF
Musoatine merchants, manufacturers
and others. One-half Of the capital
stock, or $4,000, will be subscribed
Immediately. A committee will can
vass various merchants and rnanufac-
turers in asking them to subscribe
their share Of the remaining $4,000
which is to be subscribed now.
Iowa City-Mayor Ingals Swisher
ordered out Of tho city Mrs. Clara Al
len, who collected funds from numer-
GUS citizens for an alleged volunteers
Of Jesus" society, which she claimed
to have organized. A fellow solicitor
Richard Redhouse, was similarly
elected, and. the mayor fined him $26
and costs besfdese. The system OF
collecting moneys tor unauthorized
charities was strongly condemned to
the mayor by Mrs. Grace Chaffee
head of the social service bureau
here.
ciarinda-Separate boat and bathing
houses large enough to accommodate
$50 bathers and so rowboats Will b.
among tho improvements at Lake
Crabill, the 40-aore body Of water Jus
east OF Clarinda. The roads arc betnl
cindsrsd to- the lake ana trees and
shrubb1ry win be ct according to TIL