Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-09
Large Grist Of Interesting News
Furnished By T.-R. County
Correspondents
SUDDEN DEATH At LAUREL
Mrs. II. e. Loupse Expires With Short
Warning = Spence Merritt Wedding
at Laurel - Bangor Woman Learns
Of Sister Unknown TO Her for
Twenty Ysars-Fine Now Homo.

Mrs. III. Z. LOupeet OF Laurel 1s
chronicled. Mrs. Loupee died very
I suddenly. of heart disease. Laurel
+ also reports the wedding of two we'll
known young people. Mr.. Robert
Spence and Miss Mary Il. Merritt.
From Bangor comes the informa-
1 ton telling Of Mrs. c. r. Kirk learn
4 ing Of the whereabouts Of a sister OF
) whom she had known nothing for
4 twenty years, or since the family cir
Gle was broken by the death Of their
& mother. Mrs. Kirk has gone to visit
her sister.
A. G. Thompson, OF Taylor town
ship. is making preparations to build
q fine new modern home, which he ex-
poets will cost him $4,000.
The sale of Taylor township farm
Is also reported, f. G. Paul. OF Laurel,
buying eighty acres from the o. M.
Lane estate, paying $3.50 per acre.
Several lodge Installations have TAX
en- place at different points OF the
county, especially at Rhodes and Lis
comb.
The news of the county, classified by
towns and communities. is as follows:
LAUREL.
Ian. 9.-Robert Spence and Miss
Mary E. Merritt were married January
/ at o'clock at the NJ. q. parsonage
in Laurel, Rev. T.. E. Gallagher OIL
Rotating. Mr.. Spence is a son OF Dav-
id Spence, living northwest OF Lau-
rel, and the bride is daughter OF
e. A. Merritt. living in the same
neighborhood, and for some time past
q te&cher in the schools OF this town-
ship. They will locate on the kilday
farm, southeast Of town, where they
will be at home to their friends after
March l.
IS Our schools are again in session art
er a two weeks vacation, with MISS
Emma Patton as supply In place OF
Miss Baumann III the primary depart
ment. Miss Bstumann is expected 10
return and take her position in the
school the coming week, but having
been exposed to smallpox will walt UNI
: I'll assured that she will not CONTRACT
the disease.
!, Mrs. Matte L,oupee, wife OF n. r.
Loupee, died at her home west Of Lau-
rel on Saturday afternoon, and while
she had been a sufferer Tor years
from heart disease, her death came un-
expectedly. Her husband had gone TO
town on business. and soon after ms
arrival in town he received telephone
message that his wife was taken sud
denly worse. He immediately hurried
ITO her bedside arriving but few min
utes before her death. The funeral
was held Tuesday, January Z, at the
house, Rev. Z. E. Gallagher in charge.
and interment in Adamson Grove
cemetery, southeast Of Newton.
s. A. McIlrath has been confined to
the house for several days past with
badly bruised limb, caused by the
horse he was riding falling upon him.
3 Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kramme re-
turned home Friday from their visit
at Des Moines and Story City. :.
James Logan, former Marshall
county resident but now Of Pocahon-
tas county, spent the past week with
his sister, Mrs. w. H. Paul, and fam
fly.
Mrs. Vera McBroom went to Iowa
city Sunday foEa short visit with
relatives. Her gras mother, Mrs. w. F.
Everist, will accom- any her home for
a few weeks stay, aid will then go to
Burr Oak, Kas., for a prolonged stay
with a daughter at that place.
Rev. ]. r. Warren and wife OF
Rhodes were calling on their old
friends here Monday and Tuesday.
BANGOR.
Jan. 9.-Mrs. Ross Tabor and little
son visited the I. G. Stanfield home
last week.
Mrs. C. r. Kirk left Tuesday for
Mulvane, Kas., to visit her sister,
whom she, has not seen for twenty
wears. Until recently Mrs. Kirk had
not known of her sisters whereabouts
since the death Of their mother, when
the home was broken up. and the chill
dren were placed in different homes to
be taken care Of
The sick are all improving nicely.
A company met at the c. w. Hol-
lingswortn home Monday to help Wan
da celebrate her 4th birthday ami
versary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marrel White. Of Gear
ing, visited the c. r. and r. w. kirk
homes the latter part of the week.
Rev. Comfort visited his parents IN
Des Moines last week.
Mr.. d. Jones, of Oskaloosa was call
ing on relatives here a few days ago.
John .Jessup, Jr., is visiting in Da-
kota with brother. who is sick.
The Bangor Sunday school reorgan-
lied Sunday. The following officers
were elected: Superintendent. Owen
Lancaster; assistant superintendent,
Ella WINERY; secretary and treasurer,
Rosa Lancaster; class No. l, Bell,
WINERY; class No. .. Bessie Dillon;
class Nd. 8, Hannah Kinzer; class No.
A. J. H. Kinzer; class No. 8, Rev. Com
fort; class No. 6. Susan Macy; class
No. Z, Matilda Hill.
A. Hinshaw accompanied his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Clifford Rash, and little son,
to Texas, the first of the week, whel
they expect to make their future homo
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP.
Jan "a. c. Thompson is hauling
material for new house, which he
will erect in the spring. The house
will be Of brick. modern turnout and
will cost about $4,000.
Den Allen 10 student at the Iowa