Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-21
.Iowa Neus Items

letts-Thieves broke thru win
dow in the Let's postoffice early Fri
day and made away with $3.50 in
money and war savings stamps. They
blew the safe. L. Shellabarger who
lives near the postoffice. heard the
explosion and saw two men jump In
to Ford automobile and get away.
He sounded an alarm but the thieves
escaped.
Iowa Faits-In special meeting
held recently the city council In
creased the cost of water 5 cents all
now 40 cents per thousand for the
first 10000 gallons. 80 cents for the
next 10000. 25 cents per thousand for
the next $4,000 gallons, and 90 cents
per thousand for all over 100,0 900 gall
Ions. The minimum cost of city
water is set at so cents per month.
General increase in cost of operation
OF the-plant Is given as the reason
for the raise. In addition the con-
tract for the water main extension
to the new east side school house was
let to Cooper & Hanson for s1.750,
the city to furnish the materials for
the work.
Dubuque-Edward Sweeney. aged
20 years. was accidentally shot and
killed at his home near Bernard.
while hunting. Sweeney left home
Friday morning with the intention
Of hunting hawks. He fired one
shot at hawk and was in the act Of
climbing over gate. leading into an
other field. when his rifle was acct
fol1 a1ar nj tha Lot
penetrated his neck severing the
jugular vein. He bled to death.
When Sweeney did not return for
dinner his parents became alarmed
and Instituted a search for him. The
searching party was composed of his
father, Edward Sweeney, Sr., three
brothers, James, Joseph and Clarence.
After two hours searching. the body
was discovered by Clarence. It was
in a pool Of blood. Nearby was his
rifle.
Misunderstanding that his oncom-
ing deafness and blindness would be
handicap not only to himself but to
his family also, Frank Ballinger,
prominent Keokuk attorney. COM
mitted suicide some time Friday
afternoon in the Keokuk Eagles club.
Ballinger, who was So years old, was
one of the most noted divorce law
yers in Lee county and was the guild
ing factor in separating many mar
ital bonds in Fort Madison as we'll as
his home town. The man entered the
keokuk Eagles club some time yes
terday afternoon, between the hours
of II and 5, when the club is closed
to all members, and seated in a chair
in the billiard room, shot himself
thru the right temple with So
caliber revolver. When found by
club attendants shortly after
o'clock yesterday, Ballenger was still
seated in the chair, the gun tightly
grasped in his hand and his head
sunk upon his chest.
Oelwein, - The worst automobile
smashup in the history of the city
happened just below the city hos
pital. A car driven by Louis Han
son, going north. had met one driven
by Mr.. Blaisdell in hard head-on
collision, wreclSing both machines,
when a moment later a third car
driven by Mac Hatch came from the
north crashing thru the crowd and
lllo tHe WieCheASe, 1nJuIluS Hall
dozen people. That no one was
killed in the triangle disaster is an
other miracle in the annals of reck-
less driving. Young Hanson was sent
to the hospital with severe scalp
wounds. but it is believed that none
of the victims have received any in
juries of permanent nature. Wit
nesses state that Hanson's car was
on the wrong side Of the street, some
stating that hitting a patch Of sandy
road at high speed caused it to zig
gag. It is alleged that Hatch's car
was running without lights. The
three drivers are said to have been
exceeding the speed limit. All are
agreed that three cars are badly
wrecked and that another miracle