Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-14

Atlantic.
J.. O. Fudge received a telegram from
his brother. Ora Fudge, Of Idaho Fails.
Idaho. telling of the death of another
of his children from scarlet lever This
is the third child of Mr.. and Mrs. Fudge
have lost in the past three weeks from
scarlet fever. Mrs. Fudge Is a daugh-
ter OF Mr.. Mrs. r. E. Shearer OF
Lewis.
Ottumwa.
Claude Deoar. James Mauretas and
II. A. Nichols are in jail here racing
charges of committing the various
holdups in Ottumwa during the past
month. The home of the trio was
thoroughly investigated by the officials
and a mask and two revolvers were
found. Captain Matt Mier made the
arrests,
Council Bluffs.
The committee in charge Of the cam
paign to ascertain the sentiment OF the
city in regard to Sunday closing of the
post office has received more than $500
cards in response to the sens
out. and Of this number only six have
so far expressed themselves as beine
opposed to curtai}ing the Sunday work.
Only one Of the six came from a busi-
ness firm.
Coon Rapids.
The residence Of A. Common. living
four miles from here. vas destroyed by
fire. Mr.. and Mrs Conno were away
from home at he time and the two
sons. 10 and 10 years OF age. were at
home alone. They were awakened by
the fire, and with difficulty escaped
from an upstairs window. The house
was one of the largest and most modern
in the country. The fire probably
started from the furnace.
ottumwa.
"ottumwa's Ways Are Ways Tha;
Pay is the motto for the city of OF
thumwa, according to the decision
reached by the judges in the slogan
| contest. which has been in progress
J for the past few weeks. Charles A
| Wellman. member Of the firm Of Man
! ming & Wellman. and one Of the mos
! enthusiastic boosters of the city. sug-
gested the winning slogan, and the
! first prize of $40 will go to him.
Atlantic.
Emery Anderson died in the Atlantic
hospital from appendicitis. He wa:
brought here a little over a week age
and operated o IL The appendix had
already broken and the case was q
very serious one. but he recovered from
the operation in good shape and it wa:
thought for a time that he would re
cover He was born June Is, 1894. neal
Brayton. He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs
George VI. Anderson, living two mile,
south of Rrayton.
Dunlap.
snocia1 co,pmit+ee Nrs Lens
Peters. patriotic instructor, and Mrs
E1ie Schlensig, president, representing
the local W. Il. C., has presented to thu
Dunlap high school q fac-simile lette,
written by Abraham Lincoln in 1856
to Mrs. Bixby, who lost Ave som o,
the field Of battle, while a sixth Ia!
MORALLY wounded in the hospital. Rev
Mr.. Gardner of. the Congregations
church made AZ appropriate address
which was responded to by professor
Seeley on behalf Of the school.
Tame.
Rev. J. D. vAnnoy, whose PASTORAL
Of the Baptist church Of this city term
mated at the beginning OF the pressn
year. has accepted . call to the pastor
ate Of the Baptist church at Esther
vile. He has supplied the pulpit TIER
since the 22d ultimo and expects &
move his family to that city within tn,
next two weeks. Rev. Mr.. vannoy'
nastn.ate in Fame covered q period o
two years ana Four months and IN tina
time he won the esteem and eonfidenc
Of the community.
0ttumWo.
Albert Grant. u Avery. pas1sd aWa;
at he Ottumwa hosDlial of injuries -
cefved In Q minfng accident Jan. - q
ttho White As4 ulnes near Ayosy.Mel