Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-01
Southern Io1ua Items
Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids.
Taking the position that the show
ing of alleged motion pictures Of the
Titanic disaster would not be good
public policy. Mayor Roth put the Of
fetal ban on them. when they were
to be shown at local theater.
Dss Moinss.
Brig. Gen. James R. Lincoln, COM
mandant of cadets at the Ames school,
delivered an address before the minis
terial association here Monday in
which he declared that Tic future peace
of America would be endangered by
disarmament.
Wall Lake.
Two large focks of pelicans. con-
tanning at least 500 Of these large billed
fowl, passed over the city last Friday
They were very low and We're headed
for the south. Several shots were TAX
taken at the birds, but none We're
landed.
ksokuk.
Forty three teachers In the city
schools here have petitioned the board
Of education that each be granted an
increase Of SO a month. No action has
been taken by the board. The increase
ia asked on the grounds that the price
Of living has increased and because OF
the idle period Of three months dur
ing the summer vacation.
Prairisburs.
Miss Bertha Lehman, one Of the sur
vivors of the Titanic. is at the home
Of her sister. Mrs. A. Zunbrunen, near
1op no Sh
and long exposure during the wait fol
man occupied one Of the last life boats
to be picked UP by the rescuers. She
came here from Switzerland.
Mapiston.
A ten-acre tract Of land near Maple
ton brought a fancy price recently
This was the Charles E. Spencer place
which was sold to Barney Habinck for
$500. or $3.50 an acre. Habinck had
travelled all thru California, but could
find nothing to suit him, SO came back
to the old home and picked up what he
considered a bargain.
Fremont.
The six Sunday schools OF Cedar
township held convention here that
lasted over Sunday. Prof. Joy "A. Lap
ham, Prof. Walter Athearn and Rev
Mr.. Fisher OF Des Moines. were on the
program. On Sunday all the denomina-
lions united in a union Sunday school.
w. ]. Howell and S. j. Wallsmfth, lay
men Of Oskaloosa, gave addresses Sun
day afternoon.
Museatine.
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes Of San
Francisco will come to this city June
% to conduct the dedicatory services
of the new $4,000 First Methodist
church. which is nearing completion.
The program for the dedication is be-
ing completed by the Muscatine church
workers. and 1t is said that the ser
vices will be the most elaborate ever
attempted in Iowa.
Cedar Rapids.
Abraham Lichowitzky. q Junk gath
erer. was saved from instant death al
most by a miracle Monday when the
team he was driving crashed In front
of the Northwestern train. number
fourteen, ard the horses were In
stantly killed. Mr.. Lfchowitzky was
tossed about fifteen yards by the train
hitting his team and was injured so
that It was necessary to take him to
St. Luke's hospital.
Burlington.
The forty-seventh annua; session of
the Upper Mississippi Turnbeziek was
held here Sunday. Delegates from the
following societies were present: Dav-
enport. Clinton, Holstein, Muscatine,
Dn,rant. East Davenport, Burlington,
keystone. Grundy Center and Tama.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, c. Q. T.
Boehen: secretary, J. II. Jabons: treas
urer, Thomas Tank: turnwart. E. o.
Dorr. all of Davenport.
Perry. ;.
Mrs. Katherine Davis. the aged
mother Of Mrs. FAC Dunlap. who makes
her home at the Dunlap residence here.
was the victim Of a strange accident
Sunday morning. She attempted %
get up from bed to go TO the bath
room but as she started from the bed
che became entangled in the bed
clothing and fell to the floor In fall
ing she struck some Of the furniture
and severely bruised and skinned her
face and b!ackened one Of her eyes.
The fai, also dislocated her shoulder.
Stanton.
relatives here were advised by tele-
grams rom the White star line Of
acers in New York that the BODY OF
ernest q. Danbom, Of this city. who
wer. down with the Titanic, had been
recovered DR. Danbom and his wife
were returning home from an eighteen
monthS honeymoon spent IN sweden
norway arr; so:.!!::e. European countrfea.
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