Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-11
Northern Iolua Items

made to the priest who has made the
requested services. is not subject to the
collateral inheritance tax Judge Boil
linger today rendered a final decision
in tine case of the Request of 5000 to
Rev l.. j. Enright for, masses for the
repose of Agnes \. I4cnor. deceased.
The case is AN Interesting one and one
THAI has involved legal authorities in
many states. The Iowa supreme court
has never been called upon to render
a decision. but that has been done in
practically every state in the union.
Griswold.
The people of this town are very
much wrought up over an epidemic of
diphtheria The coming of the plague
was so insidious and sudden as to be
hardly perceptible. Sunday none of
the churches were open. All
meetings of a public nature have
been abandoned for the present and
every public gathering of any kind is
now forbidden. The schools are all
closed. Naturally this affects business
and the merchants are having a light
trade 1t is understood that there are
twenty cases now and Indications point
is not. stopped.
White Cloud.
A brakeman named Corners was
very seriously injured at White Cloud.
He was on the freight going east. and
standing on a high car when the train
went over a bridge and he was struck
and knocked off. The train had gotten as
| far as Straban before he was missed
and it was then backed up and he was
| found lying alongside the track. UNI
conscious. He was put on board and
| taken back to Malvern, where he was
given medical attention. The same
evening he was taken to the company
hospital at Moberly. AT the time he
/, left he WAS still unconscious and the
real extent Of his injuries could not be
told.
1 Cedar Rapids.
A South First street girl whose first
name is Ida. expected to become the
bride of bin poster for the Buffalo
Bill show on Monday of this week, bu,
she is still unmarried The two became
acquainted during last August when
the big show was in town. Nov. S WAS
fixed the wedding day. The young
man appeared at the home of the bride
to-be on Thursday. Ida lived with
Mrs. Ritchie. and on Thursday nigh
the young man was given the spare
room. In the morning he left the room
! stating TO Mrs. Ritchie that he woult
/ be back in fifteen minutes and for hel
to tell Ida TO prepare for the ceremony
4 He never came back and Ida is still
waiting, After he had gone Mrs
Ritchie discovered that her watch an,
chain and $3.50 in cash were missing.
Cambridge.
The STORY County Newspaper Asso
citation has been revived and provision
made to hold frequent meetings. TIL
new officers OF tine association are W
o. Payne, Nevada. Representative, pres
ident: l.. G. Hardin. Ames Times, vic
president; +. X. Conaway. Ames In
telligencer, secretary: Ole I.anglant
Cambridge Leader. treasurer In tn
resolutions adopted. was one whc
, withheld the support of the entire mem
bership of the association from AN
candidate for congress or the Unite
States senate who will not pledge him
self to introduce bin and work fo
its adoption providing for the dom
t away of the government printing offic
Y in so far as it conflicts with infant in
: dustries in the printing of envelope
z etc. story county has sixteen newspar
T. ers The association was entertaine
e at an elaborate dinner provided by M
z | and Mrs. Langland.