Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-15
Southern, Io,un Items

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for the up-river city The public en-
tertainment committee Of the Com
mercial club was authorized to appoint
committee to go to Muscatine and
extend an invitation to the Iowa de-
partment to meet here next year.
Dss Moines.
The lows Eclectic Medical Associa-
ton voted to meet in Des Moines again
next year, and chose officers for the en-
suing term, all the present officers
being reelected with the exception OF
b. c. White, vice president, who IS
succeeded by J. c. Box, OF Ottumw&
The other officers are: i p. Dsliek.
Rockwell City, president: II. F. Price,
Of Milo, recording secretary: B. G.
Minkler,, Of Des Moines. financial sec
rotary; Wv. Maple. Of Des Moines.
treasurer. .ta, f,.s;Gsi;':s,i 'ti%i.i.
Dee Moinss.
The .darquardt block was threatened
by fire which broke out in the kitchen
Of the Erickson cafe. sos Locust street,
Desk Sergeant Hubbard, Of the Des
Moines police.r and John Dugan. q hack
kdriver, discovered the blaze. atdturned
in the alarm. While penetrating the
dense smoke. asisquad Of fireRnen tell
Into a pit, and Barney Carraher, OF
truck company No. was cut about
the face, His wound was dressed by
the city physician. The cause Of the
fire is unknown. The damaSeis esti-
mated at $500. s
Museatine.
Two Muscatine young men will be.
gin a hike on the 21st Of this month
which will take them thru several
| states and terminate at LaPorte. Ind,
Carl Heinz and Raymond HotIdek are
the athletes who will take this way
in spending their vacation. The reason
for their selecting LaPorte as their
destination, is to visit the notorious
Guinness farm, where number OF
tragedies were enacted. They will stop
at Chicago en- route and visit friends
ina number. Of cities along the route
| Of travel. ;a@ T.
Burlington.
Forrest Mccoy. a local barber, re-
ceived the surprise Of his life when he
discovered that his bride, whom he had
married on April 26 as Miss Alice Hail.
L
William Brissey, OF Ottumwa, and the
mother of two children. Tho woman.
who came to Burlington about three
weeks ago, secured employment in
local hotel Mccoy alleges that he
knew her in former years and had con-
ceived for her afond attachment. When
they again met, his love burned anew.
He proposed marriage and his suit
found favor with his old fame. Mrs.
Brissey, however, said nothing about
being already married.
Fairport.
The present summer will see the gov
ternment biological station at Fairport
greatly improved, Tor II the present
plans OF DR.. r. Il. Cocker are carried
out IN full, large amount Of con-
struction work will be done within the
next three months. The large reser-
voir which is being constructed at the
north part of the reservation Is nearly
completed, and number OF concrete
outdoor tanks are also being put in. to
serve as breeding ponds. On July I the
congressional appropriation becomes
available. and during that month work
will be commenced on the construction
OF another permanent structure It was
originally intended to erect a labora-
tory this summer, but. a large tank
house may be built before work is
commenced on the laboratory.
sprinsdals.
"A band OF Nomadic people passed
thru the Village during the week beg
cling and stealing OF OF the good peo-
pie along their line OF travel. They
claimed to be from South America.
Some ,of them claimed TO be fortune