Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
Des Moines.

Des Moines.
The state pharmacy board has issued
registered pharmacists certificates to
fifteen OF the fifty-five persons who
took the examination before the board
in Des Moines, June Ii. Only this
number secured passing grades.
Fort Madison.
Fort Madison turned down the prop
osition to adopt the commission plan
! of government at the recent special
election, the vote being 254 in favor of
the plan and 720 against. The publicity
bill. which accompanied the commits
sion plan, was lost 665 to 293.
| Corning.
| II. A. Gilillan has fitted up the old
Lindell hotel. which he purchased some
| time ago. and will open an up-to- da te
hotel. The building has been repaired
and newly furnished so that things are
| in fine shape. The place will be opened
| to the public on Sunday July 80
Burlington.
! A large quantity Of prairie hay is
being brought across the river from
the Illinois bottoms. The loads are
ferried over, and the owners have found
a ready market. There is a serious
product from the Illinois bottoms is
in demand.
Lewis.
The electric plant here was started
Saturday afternoon to save Ted Bat
! tersby, a young man. from bleeding to
death. Battersby had tooth extract
ed by local dentist, who was unable
to stop the floow of blood. The electric
Ir,1 Sfo
with which to cauterize the young
mans jaw, and the flow of blood
stopped.
Lewis.
The members of the Boy Scouts of
Red Oak under the supervision of Rev.
Mr.. Wood of the Congrega tional church
are camping at Lewis. The scouts are
prepa ring for the second degree of the
order of scouts and are being Instructed
in the art Of swimming. cooking. first
aid to the injured. physical tests. sig
Mailing and other field and camp pas
times. 1t Is one Of the best vacation
trips that a young lad can take.
Clinton.
Clinton will be the mecca for spir-
itualists from all sections of the coun-
try next week and in the weeks to fol-
meeting at Mt Pleasant park the beau
tiful home Of the Mississippi Valley
Spirtualists' Association. The camp
meeting opens on Sunday, July so. and
closes on Sunday. Aug. 81. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be hundreds of
visitors as is usual.
Newton.
At the meeting of the local board Of
education Miss Laura N. Kilduff. for
mer superintendent of county schools.
was elected as instructor in Newton's
new normal course, which is 10 become
a part Of the local high school course.
E. J. Fl. Beard was in
Des Moines and completed the final ar
|rangements which places Newton
among the forty-one towns of the
state which are to receive the course
Iowa City.
Miss Anna Kutcher, living on South
Governor street. suffered bad fall.
resulting in broken wrist and other
bruises and Commissions. She had just
returned from high mass at II: 80
o'clock and was on her way down
stairs to dinner when her foot slipped
and she fell the rest of the distance to
the bottom of the stairs. Both bones
in her wrist were snapped OFF and 9TH
err bruises and bumps followed as a
matter of course.
Fairfield.
The eighth annual chautauqua assem-
bly, will be held Aug. 16 to % In Fair
field and from all Indications this will
be one Of the biggest years which the
assembly has yet enjoyed. An excel
lent program has been secured. The
tickets for the assembly were placed on
sale Tuesday and already number