Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-08

was born Oct. g, 1914, at Abarfrankin.
New Bayreuth, Bavaria, and came to
American in 1887. In 1S45, he returned
to Germany where he worked at his
occupations OF shoemaking and farm
ing for several years. He again came
to America in 1869 bringing his family.
His Oldest living child is Mrs. Lena
Rankie Of Dies Moines. who has reached
the age Of IS years.
Mary Wiese. aged 4 years, while
playing with several companions on
Lucas street suffered q narrow escape
from serious Or fatal injuries Sunday
evening when she was knocked down
and run over by an automobile owned
and driven by j. A. Verink of s14
Sycamore street. Just as the motor
vehicle was proceeding along that
thoroughfare near Logan street the
child darted out into the street with
playmate in pursuit. Mr.. Verink did
not notice the child until she appeared
directly In the path Of the auto. He
at once turned the car to the center OF
the street and while the little girl was
knocked down upon the pavement and
the motor car passed over her the
wheels fortunately did not strike the
PROSTATE form and the injuries re-
ceived were not serious in nature.
Fairfield.
The funeral Of William w. Stewart
who passed away Saturday morning at
the home of his foster son. Walter
Stewart, was held Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock at the home near Glas-
gov. An unusually large crowd Of
neighborS and friends were present to
| pay their last respects to Mr. Stewards
| life and character. Mr.. Stewart was
90 years of age at the time Of his
death and had been In excellent health
until about three weeks preceding his
summons from earth. Mr. Stewart was
one Of the real pioneers of Jefferson
county settling here in 1897. For sew
enty- three years, more than an ordin-
airy life time he had resided on the
farm upon which he died and the peo-
pie Of that community had never called
on Uncle Billy Stewart" for anything
in vain. He was therefore loved and
esteemed greatly.
| Museatine.
Muscatine promises to be real
convention city in the fall Of 1914.
! Not content with making overtures to-
| ward securing the Redmen state coun-
Gil. and the Masonic Grand Lodge, the
Muscatine Commercial Club has ex-
| tended aid to the local order of Moose
! in it's effort to land the 1914 meeting
| for this city A. l.. Madden, the first
grand secretary OF the state order ana
Dictator w. II. Graft, will represent
Muscatine at the convention to be held
at Des Moines and they will be pre-
! sented with more than hundred Mus
catine badges. which will be distributed
among the delegates. The local rep
resentatives have pledged the local
lodge that they will put forth every
effort to land the next meeting. The
Moose is rapidly growing order and
it is realized that the holding Of the
convention here would add an impetus
to it's growth locally.
centerviiie.
The negotiations over the, affairs Of
| A. Mitchell & Son. of Cincinnati, Iowa,
have resulted In a mutual agreement
that an assignment be made and Pierce
| Wilson will undertake to settle up
| matters to the best advantage for the
creditors. The liabilities will run over
$50, 900 and whether the assets will pay
out is considered very doubtful. The
main creditors have gone over things
thoroughly and the arrangement made
I; is satisfactory all around. 1t is un-
| derstood that the Bradley bank and
| Pierce Wilson claims are secure in
| whole. Other large claims are by the
other bank and Vol Leseney. Of Gin
| cinnati, and the Woodens of Center
vile. The Mitchells will retain only the
home forty acres and everything else
! will go to settle the claims. The
Mitchells have been engaged in an ex-
tensive line of operations livestock
feeding and shipping, dealing IN walnut
! logs, etc, besides operating the AL
| bert mine 1t has required consider
able money. The son also had some In
!! vestments in New Mexico