Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-13

be assigned as no one had been near
the room since the regular supper hour.
The place had not been closed moro
than twenty-nine minutes when the
fire was discovered. The damage will
not be more than q couple Of hundred
dollars, probably, tho the spices and
other contents Of the kitchen suffered
considerably.
Mrs. f. W. Clark had charge Of the
regular meeting yesterday afternoon Of
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety at the Congregational church and
Mrs. T. o. Douglass led the devotional
exercises. Mrs. Alice Wheeler and Mrs.
Frank Lewis reviewed the work since
1861 and Mrs. Mccoy and Mrs. D. p.
Breed showed present needs and the
illimitable opportunities of the future.
Mrs. c. r. Childs has had letters
recently from her brother, Rev. George
E. White, from Marsovan, Turkey tell
ing Of the outbreak Of cholera in
neighboring province and Of the clos
ing Of Anatolia College earlier than
usual because Of the danger. Rev.
and Mrs. White have also suffered the
loss Of some valuable things sent from
this city, among them being an organ
and some family relics and silver to-
gether with clothing. The box con-
tanning all this was lost by the sinking
OF vessel in the Black sea.
DR.. L. G. Lemley, who recently came
back from Richland. where he had
spent week at the home Of his par
ents. was attacked by tonsilitis after
his return to his home here and went
back to Richland again by auto yes
terday.
Dr. A J. Brock and his little daugh
ter have returned in good health and
spirits from the months automobile
trip that took them thru Nebraska,
Kansas and Colorado.
The Misses Rose and Mary Rule are
on the point Of leaving for a six weeks
visiting trip to friends at Livermore.
Coon Rapids and Des Moines
The Twilight League games are NOV
ing steadily and merrily on with fire.
quent changes in the standing Of the
clubs. The Cubs lost their claim to
infalIibiIity on Monday night when the
Tigers mounted to the dizzy height at
the top of the column which the Cubs
had occupied. The Pirates are still In
the hole but working desperately at
every game to get out on the level and
make start. The present percentage
standing of the teams is as follows:
Tigers. $50; Sox, .667: Giants. .6e1;
Cubs 500: Athletics. 500: Pirates. 600
c. W. H. Boyer is spending his sum-
mer vacation at his old home at Ed
gartown. Mass
Mrs. A Mehlin has gone to visit her
daughter. Mrs Samuel Williams, at
Oberlin. o. She was accompanied by
her grandson. Alfred Bonyata.
Rev Elias Handy, ]. C. Kibby, and
f NJ. Card returned last evening from
their week of fishing at Lake Jefferson
well Drowned and we'll satisfied, but
without any fish in evidence.
c. G. Penfield has returned from a
visit to his brother in the northern part
of the state and will make his home
here for the rest of the summer.
In spite Of the fact that the matter
has been kept before the public thru
the local papers, that women have been
notified that they have the right to
vote on this occasion. and all have
been urged to come out on Monday
next and exercise the right of fran
chise, there seems to be general apathy
In the city over the proposition to levy
a 10 mill tax for each of the next Ave
years to pay off the present floating
Indebtedness Of the city and put it on
business cash basis. Many seem to
think that I'VE shall get along some
how, as we always have, and II is OF
70 use to vote an extra tax upon our
selves as the council will spend all we
vote and then run in debt some more.
The present indication is that the vote
will be very light and consequently un-
satisfactory whichever way it may