Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-10

more than twenty years, until re-
strained by an injunction issued last
year. Members of the w C. T. L.
and other temperance organizations
have sent a petition of remonstrance
against his appointment.
Nevada.
Two well known citizens of the VI
! cinity OF Gearing are principals in a
| SANDER suit which was fled in the
Office Of the clerk Of the district court
! here Saturday, In the petition John
! H. Norton brings an action against
James Chance in which he seeks 10 re-
cover damages of $4,000 which he says
he has sustained thru slanderous and
/ defamatory utterances Of the defendant.
He declares that Clarence used vile and
untrue language regarding his char
acter.
/ oskaIoo.a.
Mrs. Flora f. Pond has received no
tice Of her appointment as an aide on
the staff of the national president OF the
| Woman's Relief Corps. This recogni-
ton is duly appreciated not only by
Mrs. Pond and the members Of Phil
Kearney w. r. c., but by the post
mem bers and by the public of Oska-
loosa as well. 1t is pleasing tina, Oska-
loosa w. r. c. is again remembered In
the national organization and the ap-
pontment. while mpimentary to the
corps itself, comes in recognition Of the
capability and the efficiency Of Mrs.
Pond.
Upton.
Max Krancy, a Russian Jew, aged
about % years, tried to kill himself by
shooting. krancy arrived in Upton
from Rock Island. on the evening pas
senger and without stopping in town
started afoot on the road leading to
Clarence. After walking about two
miles and arriving at point short
distance beyond the Sager farm where
Harry Wilmer now lives. he sat down
| in the snow and placing a 3s caliber
revolver to his right temple pulled the
trigger. Examination Of his injuries re-
vealed that the bullet had not entered
the brain cavity but had ranged down
ward and lodged at point back Of the
cheek bone
! Essex.
| People are still very anxious over the
| fate Of Bert Levine, the young auc-
::oaeer. and his PHYSICIANS are ret ct
| al certain of recovery. The disease
the destroying bacilla-has made ex-
traordinary rapid progress. He lies at
the home Of his sister. Mrs. Alex Lind
berg. ten miles east. The hurt was not
| in his heel as at first reported, nor was
| 1t caused by a horse stepping on his
foot. The trouble began by a slight
brazure on the inside Of the little toe
of his right foot. or an ingrowing toe
nail The poison spread and in order
to arrest 1t his leg was recently ampu-
| tated four inches above the knee. The
operation was all right and he stood 1t
well, but since then his condition has
grown more or less doubtful.
Atlantic.
Rev. William Abraham. one Of the
organizers OF the Des Moines confer
ence Of the Methodist church in 1863.
is dead here, aged IS years. Rev. Mr..
Abraham Joined the Wester Iowa con-
frence in 1851 on trial. having moved
to this country from New England. By
a division OF the territory In 1853 he be-
came charter member Of the Des
Moines conference. including the Sec
ton south OF the Chicago & North
western railway and west Of line
draw n south from Jasper county. Dur
ing ms many years as d. pa.tvI
served Brooklyn, winterset. Lewis
Farmer City, Anita, Prairie City. Xenia
Cambridge, Ames. Minburn. Rippey
Scranton. Brooks and Atlantic He or
ganized Methodism in Cass county II
1857, starting what IN now the frs.
Methodist church Of Atlantic, ono Of the
strongest churches in the state and pre-
sided over by DR.. Amos Griffith.